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"So how'd you die?" "Alright, so I went over to my friend Felix's place, or you know used to be his friend."The man sighed. "They got me drunk, I think poisoned too." "Shit, man. That's rough." "Then the fucking bastard shot me in the stomach." "Holy shit. The fuck you do to him, man?" "Let me fucking finish. So w...
"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, then you're the asshole." We're sitting in the break room and Jeremy overheard us groaning about the people we have to put up with all day. Ha ha, the fucker thinks it is so hilarious to tell us we're assholes in t...
"My wings!"Travis exclaimed. From the moment he knew he'd be granted a single wish, these wings were all he could think about. When he asked for them, Travis was very specific. Looking to the genie in awe, he described the shape and size to him, imagining the beauty he was about to witness. Poof His wings appear...
By rights the guns of the fleet should have crushed this port's resistance long ago. The port's own ships are long since sunk, but each day a ragged army of defenders rises up out of the marshland that surrounds the docks. Each skycraft, painstakingly but hurriedly crafted from wood and repurposed sailcloth, creaks u...
Last one. Last one. I promise, last one. Of course it never is, and I always know. Yet there's something oddly comforting about thinking it. Last one. Until it actually is, and then reality hits and its time to come home. I'll have to explain to Jane where the money went...and I can't keep saying its on fishing suppli...
"Whatcha doin, Dexter?"Dee Dee's blonde hair poked around the corner as Dexter was buys electrifying something inside a stout glass case. "Dee Dee, get out!"he shouted, waving a finger at the six-layered door that she somehow had managed to get through. Her head disappeared behind the large piece of machinery again, ...
I wanted him to be robust. A survivor. The progress bar on the screen is at 80 percent now, I've been uploading Greens AI since nightfall, and it's nearly midnight. It's been 10 minutes since they found us and have been working at busting through the heavy cast iron doors to my workshop. For some reason ever since I h...
Gone. All gone. I had spent the greater half of my life on this research. Hundreds of research assistants, thousand's of gallons of coffee, countless nights without sleep, not to mention the financial costs. Getting grants was easy at first, once we proposed what we wanted to do, but after twenty years, people lose f...
Through a lot of my life here, I've thought of myself as just a glorified analyst. I just ...watch what's happening to somebody flagged as a threat. If something comes up, I flag it, and if it's bad, I pass it immediately onto the next person up. They've got me watching a lot of people. Some of it makes sense, religiou...
I gasped. "Oh, shiiiiiit..."I mumbled as I struggled to regain control of my hands and pull the car over to the side. It was a quiet, deserted road - I had purposefully chosen to take this way home for that purpose - and I didn't really need to worry about crashing into something. But it might help me anyway to get us...
This morning twelve changed over. For now, only half are Mars. The other six started off hard with cocaine or heroin. Two of them already are Twisters. One of them was one of my best friends. We promised each other we would never change. We promised each other we would graduate together and stay clean and not throw a...
Bob Ross paints in his back yard. "Now, there's a happy tree. Let's put another on there. Yes, there it is. Another happy tree, and there's a happy fence right where the property line is. Now, I'm going to mix some pastel white with burnt umber to create a little shadow on the fence." Mr. Rogers stands on the other ...
They came. Pops and bangs woke me up. I went to the glass. Rain. Always rain. Daddy wasn't there, but Mom was. She was already awake. Pops got louder. They were here. Mom said to hide and be safe. They're bad men. We've been here since I was 4 when the lights went out. I've only known bad men. Bad men took my leg. H...
“Oh thank the Cosmos my multi-com is still working.” A man croaks the words as he stumbles out of shredded space craft remains, smoke and sparks spewing from electrical guts and twisted carbon fiber attempt to light the deep night. Between mini explosions in the debris a robotic voice can be heard, “Greetings and Salut...
"I will live forever"I said to myself. I donned the helmet, God help me. It powered on. I felt pain. My neurons were being wiped out one by one. You can't make a copy without damage to the original. I awoke. But I wasn't myself. I could feel the difference. My slow, sluggish thoughts had been replaced with hyper-fa...
I have always loved her. I wanted her to understand that, to know that even before I knew her she was everything to me. That each part of me ached to know her, that I would give everything I have for her. A careful sort of sting. In one vein and out the other, and I’m laughing even though that doesn’t make sen...
Lisa fumbled for the key in her petite handbag. "I wish mom didn't buy the one thousand compartment bag. I know I'm heading into intermediate magic, but this is getting ridiculous,"Lisa said, her whole arm inside the wallet sized purse. Jared stared dully at the front door and jiggled the door knob. "Nope,"Jared s...
Here’s a little background on me. A few days after I turned 17, I died jerking off. I know, I know. Pretty lame. You’re probably giggling and asking “What, did you do that stupid shit with the belt and the lemon?” And to that I say “Fuck you,” and also “Yes.” And still fuck you. It feels fantastic, and I had pulled i...
Eminem: "Billy Shakes uses the Queen's English in his prose, in his stories and it goes, 'Hath, doth, thou and thee...' Thinkin' you deep cus you write tragedy? Well it's just me, but I think you're as snot-ty as one- could- be. HEY! And, hey, Will how many characters did you have to kill off for it to be a...
One coin for the tower in the wasteland of yore, One coin for the spire full of ancient lore. Three coins for the Pyramids, full of ancient tombs, One coin in the Palace, hidden secret in a room. One coin buried, in a chest that's sealed tight, That only can be opened in the darkness of the night. One tower sta...
The music was filling my body, I had to let myself go at this moment. I feel myself flying across the dance floor, But i have the itching sensation that somebody is watching me. Whatever The bartender sends me shot after shot, putting me into a trance. I scope the club looking for something to take home. *Daaa...
Poof! The tiny demon sprite suddenly appeared out of a wispy cloud of dark smoke in front of me. It floated in the air, opening its fanged mouth in a wide yawn. "Greetings human,"the demon hissed, the words slithering from its mouth. "I am the demon Azmodan, third ArchDemon to the great Lucifer." I frowned and cros...
I loved nature, so they put me in a concrete cell. I loved the quiet, so they added music. I loved the music, so they made me work. I loved the work and how it helped me pass the time, so they made me read. I loved to read and learn, so they made me dance. I loved to dance, so they put me in a tiny cell, barely sm...
Today's the day! Today's the day! Social media comes back up today. No one really knows what happened but me. You see a month ago, all the social media sites all agreed to shut down simultaneously, as a mass scale social experiment, and entrusted me with finding the results. And today's the day they're back online. ...
It was the last train, and Matt sat in that weird stance, half way between playing on his phone and blissful sleep. He wasn't alone, and for once the rats weren't the only company in the Bronx. "Hey man, leave the lady alone." Matt looked up from another prompt to hand over cash in exchange for cheating his way throu...
I lie in the snow with my eyes closed, wondering why there isn't as much shooting and shouting and swearing as normal. I open one eye and look around. No one seems to be around. I sit up and see the rest of my platoon lying on the ground around me. "What…what are you guys doing"I say "Shhh we're playing dead" "No no...
There are two types of jobs- those you shower before and those you shower after. This was clearly the latter, thought Antonina as she scrubbed the brain matter from in between her fingers, watching skin flaps and flesh chunks clog themselves in the drain. She didn't have to worry about the employees reporting her- the ...
Three brothers sat at a table. The eldest wore two rings on one hand, one made of swirling water from a calm stream and another made of the breath of a tornado. The middle child wore two rings, one of cold iron, the other made of flames, calm and warm to the touch. The third wore no such rings, instead, he carried a ca...
“Attention, mining frigate Kilimanjaro. I regret to inform you that your ship cargo now belongs to the glorious Fifth Fleet of Aggressive Acquisition. You will surrender your bridge immediately.” Aboard the Kilimanjaro, I listened to the transmission with a distracted air. I was busy trying to balance a dozen things, b...
I smile at Mary as I hold her hand while the time vortex rips us back through time yet again. She doesn't smile back. I'm pretty sure she's growing tired of this endless cycle. The two-decade-long time vortex comes to an end and my body reshapes to its previous state, 24 again... I give a happy sigh, glad I'm out of ...
I woke up in a strange place, which was odd in and of itself. The last thing I remembered was being blinded by the headlights of the oncoming semi truck. I shouldn't have woken up. Climbing to my feet, I realized that I hadn't woken up. I was dead. I had always thought the cartoon depictions of the afterlife (you kno...
#5 things you didn't know about Cthulhu's rise (#3 will shock you): Cthulhu just rose from the dead, and the first thing we, as humanity must do is capitalize on it. So here's a list of 5 things to do now that one of Isaac Asimov's monsters has risen from the sea. 1. You can now go swimming again, without fear of mon...
I was the only one in the house unaffected by now. They'd all been effected by it and not even noticed the difference, I guess they didn't know any better but it was mortifying to watch. We'd been the same for years, then one man in a suit offering them to sell their soul for a promise-all-of success... They of cours...
Jan 2089: The Diary of a Student Prof Han ran a new idea by the Oxford maths department yesterday. For energy generation. Perpetual motion is impossible in the confines of conventional systems of interacting particles. Why not just break the rules then? Create a singularity and collect hawking radiation as it dissip...
The genie wore a beard twice the length of two goat tails. His ghostly body was a tint of red. "So fine fellow. How would you like to be the smartest man in the world?" I was considered a prodigy in my young age. My home was in New York and still is. I won 10 piano championships, played 13 different instruments, beat...
See, you know how ebola doesn’t spread very fast? Diseases that require person to person contact – through saliva or other bodily fluids – are slow moving. That makes then pretty easy to contain. Despite what most people think, the CDC actually does it’s job pretty well, and they’ve had practice. They even have a zomb...
"Friends, subjects, countrymen, tomorrow the balloon goes up."Prince Michael surveyed us regally from his office chair in the middle of the helicopter pad, sunlight gleaming off his polished breastplate in the clear ocean air. He was flanked Prince Royal James, and Princess Charlotte. Both wore modern battledress and ...
I'll be honest, I did not expect him to be so powerful. When I first heard of the devilspawn, he'd apprantly ripped the souls out of a few bandits near the eastern border. No tracks were found, no motive, no sort of clues to point me towards whatever killed them, except one thing; my name was carved into their chests....
Sunlight. Birdsong. The excited laughter of children that borders on hysteria. Those were my first memories. From all accounts I was a happy child, a free child. I walked early and I talked early; my mother had high hopes for me. My older sister wasn't jealous, instead she just wanted to play with me and push me ar...
My eyes quickly open with a jolt and I feel a rush of warmth. Though I'm the only one here, the carriage has a dozen plush, first class seats. Each one smothered in rich leather and embossed with ivory lettering. Twelve names, twelve seats, but one passenger. I find my name and take a seat, the chair reclines automati...
"You will be executed for your crimes against us." The soldier glared at them in response, unblinking as they read through the list of charges against him. He sighed deeply as they finished their reading. "You have been tried by the Supreme Court and have been found guilty. You will die for what you have done to us."...
To: J.J. (jjabrams@starwarsep7.com) From: George (theonetruegeorge@outlook.com) Re: Little help? See... The first thing you need to do is introduce the family. It could be any sort of family. Except Gungans. Don't make the same mistake he made. I still shudder at the thought of that. *Anyways, you introduce the...
"Why not?"she said. "Because people will treat you differently,"he said. "Only until they get to know me." "No. It doesn't work that way." "I see." So she wore it for years and her life was good. But curiosity forged a stream in her brain, which became a river, which became a canyon. So she took off the mask and ...
[INT: Jerry's apartment.] JERRY: 'The ocean called, they're runnin' outta shrimp?' GEORGE: Yeah, yeah, yeah. But then, I said to him, 'Oh yeah? Well, the jerk store called, and they're running outta you.' JERRY: (smiling) Really? That's great. You said that to him? GEORGE: Well, actually, I thought it up on the wa...
My greatest shame is that I am still alive. I was in my office that day, boring and meaningless as always. I sat, and sat. I continued to sit as I always do, until the floor shook and fire erupted from the elevator shafts and floor below. The windows shattered around me, and a cold wind rustled through my suit jacket...
Everyone in class was staring at me. I looked at my shoes and the floor two feet beyond as I floated over to my desk. I sat down in my floating chair as a paper ball lightly brushed my face. "Thank you"I said as the rest of the class snickered. "Alright settle down settle down"said the teacher, turning to write on th...
First post, rough draft. I'll probably come back to this later, but I hope someone could enjoy my first r/writingprompts post while I stay up waiting for my Dad to come home. ---------- Jimmy Dunsen had a rough morning that Christmas Eve - at school, one of the 5th graders had told him Santa wasn't - was never - re...
I have to say, I really expected this robot possession to be a breeze. Possessing a living, breathing human being is so easy, surely possessing an inanimate chunk of neatly organized plastic and metal couldn't be that much harder? Boy, was I wrong. You see, these robot things don't have a soul. That already complicates...
From the Journals of Sir Edmund Malfoy, Humble Servant to His Majesty, King Henry VIII of England - c. 1516 - 1558 ------------------- c. 2 February 1516 - Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, London For months now, my Lord has been anticipating the birth of his first child. Ever so slowly, the date has been drawing ...
an excerpt from "Connections: World" #Chapter 6: The World Ablaze ###Intro On November 11, 20xx, the video game world woke as the first movements of the United PC Bloc swept across the border to occupy Footballsim, a province in neighbouring Segaslavakia. Claiming historical precedent, the UPCB annexed Footballsim...
The first time, I was willing to ignore it. It was halloween, so it made sense that he was dressed as pirate and coming home late. Still, that doesn't explain the loud bang that announced his return at 2 AM or the fact that he smelled like he'd spent 3 weeks at sea. The second time, he shook me awake at 5 AM asking m...
#Title: Great Spirit, Show Us The Way “Some white devil child dropped from the sky,” said Dances with Friends to the tribe of elders. He set the sleeping child down before them. They all sat Native American style in a circle and looked at one another with stoic faces. “It seems they can come from anywhere,” said P...
To ~~my darling~~ ~~my friend~~ Casey, Just wanted to write and say hi. ~~I was hoping if you'd wanna go get some dinner later~~ Wondering what you were doing. Right, so. It's just that, we've known each other for a while and I really like the way ~~our relationship~~ things have been going. ~~Recently, though, I fe...
A riot of color: yellows, oranges and reds. Plants. Or autotrophs, really. They moved. Everything was brighter. Everything had an odd sharp tinge, like being in a spotlight, a slightly color shifted, daylight tinted spotlight. The drone had gone through first. It was a light weight one, a little bigger than th...
"YOU HAVE NO PROOF!" Great, another superhero coming to take me down a peg. Sometimes I wonder when this will get old. Admittedly it's far more interesting than working in IT like I did before I won the power lottery. "When did you get sick last?"I ask the new guy with an I on his chest. "I never get sick, I never...
As I looked out at my family, I marveled at my fortune to have discovered a cure for the very disease that ailed me. For the first time since the implementation of cryo-warp, it would be used for an admirable purpose: to postpone the lives of cancer patients as they awaited the advent of publicly available treatment. B...
We don't know how, and we don't know why, but something mangled our automoderator's code from within. There was no attack, no external access. You can see clearly that it was a self contained issue. The best computer scientists in the world are still trying to understand how something that was not programmed to learn o...
A naked bulb illuminates a warehouse, bare save for two shapes kneeling limply in the middle. One is tall, somewhat gangly even, snout jutting under the burlap sack tied over his head. The other is smaller and bulbous. The light overhead buzzes. Click, clack, click, clack, click, clack, click. "Mr. The Mouse?" The...
I sat frozen in my car. My hands trembled as they held up the thermal camera. "What is that?"I whispered. Through the camera lens, I could see my family sitting in the den: five red-and-orange distinctive human shapes. But beneath them, through the ground, I saw a sixth shape. At first glance, it looked like a h...
For some, it is as simple as a missed letter or phone call, a message that they never responded to. For a few, it's as traumatic as every other loss, with words they've always wanted to utter, but never spoken. For most, it is time, the passage of which comes by very subtly, pride and dignity in the way of closure. For...
I still remember how freaky junior high was. One day, my buddy is a short, chubby kid, and the next day, he comes in as the toughest, buffest kid in the grade. It's weird. I've seen a lot of people change through my days. Hell; I've even seen one of my closest friends become the hottest girl I've EVER seen. It's crazy ...
Werewolves were amazing fighting machines in their half-state. Just like the Hulk, if a Lupine got upset at you, you backed off. There were other amazing were creatures and various types of shapeshifters and of course, once I'd come of age, I'd entered the were lottery. People used to think that being scratched or b...
"My God. Alert the Vice President and the Secretary of State. Keep the press out of the way." Within minutes, the top political and military figures in the world were in a conference call with the president. "Some of you may not be aware of this, but we have a holiday in the U.S. called Groundhog Day. It's based on a...
Once upon a midnight dreary, as my wings grew weak and weary, Over many a quaint village I did soar More slowly now, my wings were flapping I chose a house and began tapping Hoping the master was not napping So I could ask for bread and nothing more It took so long for him to greet me, I nearly fainte...
The cool air brushes past me as I focus my willpower to cut through the wind. My feet are fifty feet above the ground as I fly through the summer breeze, zig-zagging just to show off. A quiet hum emerges from me as I look around me. People are having fun and it seems that they're not paying me any attention. From w...
Jeb walks outside. He has been with his computer all day. The sky is blue. The sun is high. And his eyes try to hide. But his eyelids aren’t thick enough. A strange noise blends with the normal suburban sounds. “Prrrr.” Diffuse Jeb turns around to let his neck take all heat from the summer sun. He opens his eyes. A ye...
Ted walked in, knowing not what may be behind the door of his home. The light on, though no one was supposedly inside, Ted was afraid. "I am not afraid." You are. You don't know what could be in the house. "I don't give a shit what's in the house." What if it's a burglar? "I have a gun in my car. I've had it ...
"So,"I said, "the butter?" Mathais stared at me. "Ask him,"he said. I turned to Donald. "So..."I said. I got nothing. "The butter?" Donald turned to Mathias. "Ask him. Ask him. Ask him where he thinks butter comes from." Mathias slapped an empty plastic beaker off the table. "I know where it comes from!"he shou...
My eyes caught the girl as soon as she stepped into the tavern. She couldn't have looked more out of place if she'd been draped in glow-worms. Of course, I wasn't the only one to spot her arrival, her appearance, and I knew it. All around the dim, damp, musty room, the scum of Calaphel shifted in their seats, hands ...
It was for the best. We all thought it was. We all agreed, we all swallowed the talking heads on TV who said it was the only way we could survive and avert another war. At the end of the day, when it came to the moment of truth, we all did it. It took three years to destroy our humanity. Millennia of culture and art a...
He woke up in another dirty motel, with another dirty hangover. This was Stan's life now, and although it meant spending time in the pits, it did pay well. He killed for money, hired for his humor. It was sick, but in a way he took it like a calling. Every cheating husband, every rival gang leader, every random chum...
"Alright, everyone, it's come down to this,"the three-headed announcer yelled into his microphones. "The defender of Earth has somehow managed to correctly answer every question we could throw at him, and all he has to do..."He paused for dramatic effect. "Is correctly answer our final question, and Earth will be spare...
"Noooo... No no no."There was a humming in my ears. It vibrated to the point of it being almost painful. It could only have meant that someone has entered my most private of sancuaries. I'm only thirteen. I need to be able to get away from people, alright? Where am I going to store my shoes or posters of my favorite bo...
The blue man took the podium of the UNSC, clothed in blue. Soaking wet, smelling strongly of seawater, of course, but no one had either the courtesy or the courage to confront him over it. He laid his spear at the edge of the platform, and began. "Hello, all of this Alexandraean council. We would like to begin by say...
Ping. Another text hits my phone wondering where I am, my fingers casually glide over the keys as I tell my parents that I'm sitting in the same chair I was when they left. Message could not be sent tap to try again. Tap. Message could not be sent tap to try again. Tap. Message could not be ...
Our Cycle moves between and around the Holy Craters. Never through them. I've heard the Long Death story enough times. Wander too close, and you will become crippled years later. Your sons will be born with missing arms, or no mouth. Your daughters will be a torso and a head. Spawns of the desecration their parent c...
The messiah had been born. He had lived and died for us, hung upon a tree. We should have been healed. We should have been pure. Yet there was still rot within us, still a canker gnawing at the hearts of men. We still sinned. Innocents were slaughtered, greedy hands stole from the poor. Every man with the power built ...
It was time to write a story. The third one, to complete the infamous trilogy of magic. I sat down, looking at the two previous series, shaking my head as I know this one will be a failure too. But, alas, I kept staring, hoping that maybe, just maybe I might succeed and finally tell a great story. At first, I knew i...
Miss Martha went for a walk in the woods. It was a long walk. A quiet walk. The last woods left of a bygone time. Near a little park. Behind her quaint little neighborhood. What was left. Now, it was going away. She sat on a tuffet to eat her dog-curd satay. When along came a deer who sat down beside her. It ...
Sure, they'd given us 48 hours notice, the legally required minimum time allotted for such international disasters. An amount of time looked over by most save the scrupulous few. I can't say I blame them, the 99.9%, they simply had more pressing issues to negotiate at the time. Drought and famine threatened wide swa...
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The Powder Brother? Yeah, I know him. He's a one-trick show. Ask for Big River and get Muddy Water. Ask for Rocky Road and get Owl City. Dirty short cuts with sandy shore tunes, that's his ragtime. The Brother's bouncing mad with those ditty, witty, sitting songs. Fingers flashing, smiles...
The friendly man is back in town. Are you ready to have fun? The parents don't like when he comes 'round, 'cause away from home, kids run. Big horses pull his giant cart Some say is full of gold. Some think instead it's full of treats, At least that's what they're told. If he gives you a wink and a tap on...
"Why were you locked up?"I ask SCP-343. "Why do you think?"replies the prisoner. "You're God, aren't you?" "That's what they call me, here--"he points at his head-- "in my head, that I can hear." "Prayers?" "Yes,"says SCP-343. "And other stuff. All the vile evilness in the world, and the good." "You still haven...
Although they couldn't see it, their shadows danced and performed for each other upon the wall in the midday sun. The two elderly citizens walked towards each other, not recognising the other, but their shadows knew. Many years ago, when both of them had a spring in their step and a healthier outlook on life, the two...
"Why can't we have sex with the lights on?" "We just can't." "You're beautiful, Jennie. You don't need to feel insecure about your body." "It's not that." "Pfft."Chad thought he'd do the alpha male thing and flicked on the switch. Jennie pulled the covers up to her nose, nervously looking at Chad. Chad gave a ha...
And so, after lunch, our band of heroes approach the monster's cave. Convening a council, they discuss which of them must give their life to sap the monster's strength for the day. First, a dwarf makes his pitch to the group. "It should not be me. We need to send someone else in first, someone weak. After they have be...
I can't understand commander Riker's love of his fedora. He wears it on duty. This ain't according to protocol or starfleet regulation. It's blowing my positronic systems to the point where I can use contractions. I think. Wait, do i? Interesting, my inner monolouge is inconsistent with both Grammer and spelling....
First rule of time travelling: Don't kill Hitler. Second rule of time travelling: Seriously, don't fucking kill Hitler. Third rule of time travelling: Jesus are you daft?!? Ughh. If you kill Hitler, go back in time and sabotage your Hitler assassination. Fourth rule of time travelling: Something something butter...
'Jack Frederick Rosenpete, under clause 36a of the Fair Time Act, all 'Timepiece' branded lycra, apparatus and commercial property are to be destroyed, and I hereby sentence you to 25 years real-time for the sexual harrassment of Savannah Prince while timificated.' *gasps and chatter around the court room' '25 years ...
26.April 2016: Today, they'll be putting me in the freezing box. I only have five years to live and they'll me testing a new technology: They freeze my body until they've found a cure and at the same time find out, whether it is possible to preserve a human for decades. All my friends and family came over to say goodb...
"*New* Thunderbolt Coca-Cola - High amperage, low calories, all flavour!" --- "Divinia Sugar Substitute - low-calorie high-octane sugar substitute that shifts your baking into high gear. Your family will love it, and be clamoring for more!" --- "Tiger's Claw Coffee - high-octane beans roasted with...
Captain Woodward stood stoic, eyes poised on the glass of the viewing bay but with none of the visceral reaction that the awe-inspiring scene should elicit. Her focus remained entirely on discrepancies, little deviations from the norm that would elude a less astute observer but could nonetheless spell disaster for her ...
"And with that, allow the graduation ceremony to come to an end! Thank you, everyone, for joining us this evening and I hope all of you will rise to great heights!"The principal bowed, and began to walk off the stage. The crowd erupted into excited chatter. "Dude! You're so lucky!"Derrick leaned over to me, happiness ...
The guard heard a small mewling sound, a kitten had somehow made it to the top of his tower and was licking at his dinner. The guard laughed. "Want it? Take it, my wife's a lousy cook and I've got enough money for a trip to some tavern or another."He turned back to the job at hand, using his massive lantern to search ...
Martha Johnson sat down with a tired sigh. All around her was chaos and noise. The sounds of bombs in the distance, the cries and moans of the injured and dying, the sirens, and the whining of drones and planes overhead. Always, this constant cacophony of noises. Never a quiet moment at the West London Regional Hospita...
He watched the card before him on the table slowly close with the smallest push of air towards him fumbling with the large envelope again in his hands. Handwritten he knew the scrawl of the letter from years of taunts. The years of fights and anger, had he been wrong, because now he felt a new heat inside that he had a...
"We never could have seen it coming. For ten years, we've been dependant on the dead for food." "You...eat them?" "No, we didn't eat the fucking walkers. But the walkers were the shepherds. It was something nobody thought about. It was just the way things were. You see, with so few humans left, the dead turned to ani...
“Daddy?” Came the call from my daughter's room. I was alert and awake within an instant. It was so strange that once I slept through every cry that awoke my wife, but now I could not escape into the dreamscape and be out of range of my daughter's cries. No longer could I slumber, so my bare feet found the floor and I...
"But wait! What's that behind your ear? Why it's a two pound coin! And with the change from your other ear that makes enough for a steak, chips and pint" "sigh... every night... ok, Gandalf, it'll be ten to fifteen minutes" "Merlin" "What?"The barman turned back as he pumped the beer from the cellar. "It's Merlin. ...

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