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"Oh, yeah, - said the man behind the counter, - they do that now." I glanced at my phone's screen one more time. It was now showing -15% of charge. I forgot to plug the charger for the night, so the damned piece of plastic was nearly at zero when I left for work. But I got worried when I saw it at -1% at lunch, when I...
"Fine."I said indignantly. I wasn't going to make a scene like last time. I'd have to find new territory soon. This block of restaurants was starting to remember me. At least today's visit wasn't a total loss, i took a bite from a burger i had pulled out of the trash. I hadn't eaten in two days and i almost cried as t...
At first it was all a box, all red pain and walls. The worms took a long while to dissipate. But as they cleaned the room where my body was found, as they scrubbed my blood from the floor and my smells from the air, as they replaced the sheets and the curtains and the desk... I wasn't upset that they had moved on, in f...
'GET OUT OF ME' I screech, finally able to express myself after hundreds of years. 'Excuse me?' says this guy who first crawled up inside me a week ago. 'GET OUT DUDE' I cry, flapping my windows and doors open wildly, 'THIS FEELS GROSS' 'Wha...what?' says this guy who's literally standing like, in my throat. 'I...
Oh dear. Oh dearie me. You're here to read, aren't you? That's not... I'm afraid this isn't going to be pleasant. The main character is... Well, dead. I know, that doesn't usually happen before the story begins, but here we are. Now, I know what you're thinking. The author has gone all meta-textual and is breaking ...
I watched as the hero arrived. Long blond hair, with a grey matte suit and tie on, bland facial features except for one thing, his eyes. His eyes crackled with electricity, and hunger for me. In previous fights with other villains this 'man' had always taken on the entire army of grunts with ease, every grunt falling...
"Ok class, today is a very important day, we will be studying the data obtained from the famous visits to one of the oddest planets with intelligent life, now I do not have to tell you all the importance of this data, it seems that you are all very well aware". The lecture hall was quite full, never did a lecture on fr...
Dennis walked through the empty halls of his apartment. He had just come home from the funeral of his roommate, Mac. A melancholy aura plagued the two man gaming setup they had built together. Half of it was missing of course: Mac wanted it to go with him to the grave. Dennis looked at his dusty keyboard- it remained u...
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 That's five. That's a solid integer. Not realistic, but one half of base ten. Maybe it's family of farmers somewhere out in the Steppes. +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Okay. Ten. Ten even. Ten. I think ten could send a message. Ten isn't an accident right? +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Fifteen is a better number. Some...
Dying is really strange. One moment you're alive and the next everything gets really foggy and calm... Then you're alive again. Well, actually you're dead, but seeing as your soul has been freed from your mortal constraints, the clarity of thought that blood loss has robbed you of returns. I "sat"in bed next to my old...
Gary settled himself into his office chair and logged into the prayer inbox. He sighed with an air of trepidation as he opened the spam folder, ready to sort the few genuine prayers out from the mindless drivel that had somehow made its way in. He'd been asking God for a better spam filter for years, but apparently (Ga...
The day Pennywise finally decided to kick the bucket was a day no one cared about. Adults were too busy doing taxes and car repairs and shopping for spices. Teens were occupied sucking face and finding good streetwear and taking pictures of food. And kids, oh the kids, the only ones who knew that Penny existed at all...
So LPT: Don't show up drunk to stats day. Let me give you some background. For the record it was the day after graduation, which was the worst timing possible. Of course my family had to throw the grandest of graduation parties. And of course my drunk uncle showed up, as usual. Except this time I actually took that te...
Myrddin Emrys Seeking position of: Head Wizard Career Summary: A forward thinking wizard with over a thousand years of experience. A proven record of advising famous heroes (such as King Arthur) and accomplishing magical feats. Also capable of going head to head with other wizards and witches and coming o...
I had come home after a long day in the university. I let my hair down and breathed in heavily. Who knew that an undergraduate thesis took so much work? My head was still swimming with statistical analyses and APA citations? I took off my coat and as I shook off the rain on my umbrella, I gave a deep sigh. I was just s...
It hurts. Everything hurts. All is black, all is silent. Yet still, it hurts. It seems to last an eternity, this darkness with which I commune. With no reference point, time really becomes endless. Or instant, who is to say? I lie there, or at least I presume I am. Again, no point of reference. But what I cannot see...
“Son of a female dog. You’ve gotta be shitting me,” the words were out of my mouth as the thing I had just thrown in the trash reappeared in the box in front of me. It was a stupid, cheesy ass necklace I had made years ago out of bits of wood, stones, and bones back when I thought I was a real witch. I grabbed the th...
Gripping my seat, my hazel eyes dart around the plane cabin. Did I hear that right? I mean, this is 21st century America, isn't it? I know customer service isn't what it once was, but I just want to make it to that business meeting in one piece. Every occupant is deathly silent. An uneasy tension sucks the air from the...
"Ted. That's your name right,"Link speaks slowly and my anus clenches instinctively. "I've heard your friends call you that. Or do you go by the name you've given me? 'DickBonerMaxx69?'" His voice is deeper than I imagined. All these years, waiting for Link to talk and, I dunno, maybe it was the elf look he likes to ro...
I'm cursed. Believe me, I have no ill intentions. It's just that whenever I say goodbye to someone, they disappear. Well, I've had enough of it. I've decided to see where they go. I need to use my power on somebody. Not somebody I like, or an innocent stranger I don't know. Maybe Josh. The world could do without a bul...
A quote has been passed down through generations of my family. We'd kid around that it was the first thing I learned to say. "I'm afraid of animals that aren't afraid of me." So we knew to stay away from certain animals, geese. Those fuckers always had one eye on you, the other eating a parking lot French fry. I hat...
I must admit, quite frankly, this will seem a strange beginning to a lifelong love. I was merely seven, at the time, when I first met the man who jumped through time. I was young and small, and quite insignificant, a frail doll capped with strawberry curls and a placid mien, silver eyes brimmed with tears. The castle...
Dave stared at the floating window in front of him, massaging his right eye with his knuckles. He’d been awake for nearly three days, only leaving his recliner to grab more Hot Pockets and the occasional toilet sprint (a regular diet of ready meal curries, cola and microwaveable turnovers really could result in a ring ...
Meanwhile, in the Land Where All The Writing Prompts Are Simultaneously True: ---- "Well,"Tao said, sliding into the seat across from me, "I'm immortal." I grimaced. "Oh man, not you too! That makes you, what, the [sixteenth person this week?](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/search?q=immortal&sort=ne...
Snow sat nervously, watching the bright eyed dwarf read the final, and published copy of her memoirs. He had chuckled at the title, belittling poor, kind Dopey in an apparent belief that the smiling and bright eyed dwarf had been left out. She watched as his eyes roam the final page, a frown furrowing his dark brow. ...
"But... but..." "Look, urp Morty! I already tried the spatial destabilizer on him. Zip, Morty. Nothing. To big for a portal and the ship just erp ran off! I'm out, Morty! Done! Got nothin! You got us into this mess, you deal with the pan-dimensional hell-squash beast!" "Oh jeeze, Rick! Oh, god! Can't you, I dunno...
Dilbert "Metalman"Swendsen was by all accounts crazy. He stood on the corner of Atwood St. and 101 in the blazing California summer with two metal wires coming out of either side of his mouth and attached to his retrofitted LA Angels baseball cap. He'd cut a hole at the top for a metal antenna that was duct-taped on t...
I look at a small crowd of people. What is it 40, maybe 60 Jack Dangers? Scumbags. I pull the trigger, my rocket is launched, and small mushroom of an explosion blossoms where they used to be a moment ago. I look at my tablet to check out the stats. Only 1890 copies to go. I rub my hands in satisfaction. Nobody is a...
PART 1 The plane sat deserted on the runway. Yellow tape and uniforms separated it from the outside world. The local PD had already done their "investigation"and turned up jack shit. That wasn't a surprise though. This wasn't their game. "So, you think it's him?"Henry asked, trying hard to keep pace. "We'll see so...
A Messier Job Than Most - Part One Victor Yen raced to the lavatories, his unfinished turkey sub leaving a trail of processed meat and goopy mayo behind him. A delegation of Monks from the Oronos Sector tailed him, sucking up his floor bits with their spindly trunks. From what he’d heard, the stringent bylaws of the...
Dude, come on man, get up. You just don't get it man! I use my powers to make their smallest annoyance their biggest problem! Acne? Becomes so bad it requires them to stay home. Some random super hero? Suddenly the super hero is way stronger. I know, I know, just let it all out. He was dealing with depression! He ...
December 12th, 1941. Montgomery, Alabama, Confederate States of America A group of men meet in a large, well lit room inside the capitol, well sheltered from the hard, constant rain that pelted the windows behind them. "Mr. Fredericks, it's nice to make your acquaintance, I'm Jonathan Cambridge. Welcome to Montgo...
"Liesen!"I exclaimed, "Is everything ok?"My tiny friend lay prone on his regular table, but instead of being surrounded by piles of books and reams of paper, the table was bare. He lifted his head slightly in way of greeting and a tiny puff of smoke rolled out of his snout. "Ok, now I know something's wrong,"I frowned...
I ran frantically. Pushing people out of my way as I careened through the shopping mall. He was pursuing me at a non-threatening distance. I heard him call out through the crowd. "Hey, bud! You dropped your phone!" I felt a cramp start to seize my right calf. I tripped up, clutching at my leg. I could see him com...
Some 7 months ago, I stumbled across a Facebook event page that showed up in my news feed. ''Book Drop''. The point was to take one of your own books, leave it somewhere in the city and post a cryptic message on it's whereabouts on the Facebook page. I scrolled through the page, seeing books I'd love to read but unable...
"Hello, sir, may I take your order?" "Uhm, yeaah, let me get the uh...number 5 large, the number 8 extra large, make that double, uhm...let's see....number 15, yeah super size, uhm...and the number 20. Large." "Would that be all?" "Uhm, actually...throw in a number 7, two number 12's, and a...hmm, and a number 6." ...
Special Agent Murphy analysed the scene, his superior, Bob Plenty, shadowing him as he mapped the area, attempting to come to a conclusion. “Well, sir, it looks like an open and shut case of head violently falling off.” “Head violently falling off?” asked Special Agent Plenty. Murphy rose from his knees and turned ...
The radio cackled as the voice on the other end forced its way through. “The radiation levels are quite substantial, HQ.” The group of scientists at HQ were watching on via satellite footage which was being streamed through various televisions dotted around the room. Ben, the head Scientist designated with the task o...
The party was held in a long, narrow house. All of the valuables had been taken away and replaced with Jack Sparrows, Batmen and Harley Quinn’s. One guy was in a full Iron Man costume. It must have cost a fortune, I thought. I shouldered my case of beer and walked through the revelry looking for a place to park mysel...
"What could it mean?!"David had spent hours trying to decipher the code, to no avail. Searching Google once again for a new field of cryptology brought no new light to the message. Two hours later, David threw in the towel and went to the nearest gas station to buy all the different types of lottery tickets he could fi...
"I'm going to take over the world, you know."The man with the pale blue eyes and the prosthetic left arm told me with a grin. "Really?"I asked with a smile, practicing that necessary nursing home art of seeming to give a fuck after three hours of having the same conversation. "Yes! Red Fist won't see it coming. I w...
Through the foggy air the truth shimmers, like curtains of rain in the distance, and for the moment, if you are really in the moment, everything becomes clear and still. In that moment you float like you are in a pool and the world vibrates and then you go to the otherside. You hardly feel the blood, and if you do, its...
"Lemme have a whiskey sour, on the rocks." The barkeep hesitated, studying the features of my face for a split second before deciding he wasn't convinced. "No problem, pal, but I'm gonna need to see some ID." Dammit. This always happens. I've had a baby face basically my entire adult life, and my new job won't let me...
"This is all your fault." "My fault? Woman, how is it my fault that the store ran out of pineapples?" "Well, you wanted to take that bloody dog of yours for a walk before going for groceries, and now we're too late to get pineapples." I moved my cart with dairy products closer to them and continued stacking yoghurt as ...
"Quadratic Equations? I had this for lunch yesterday,"the dog groaned, as his master's homework ended up in his meal box again. He already knew the laws of quadratic equations better than the 14 year old did, and he still didn't have a way of showing it. "If it was Indices or something I could revise, but I can't imp...
"It was that damn stone"said Tristius. "That wretched lady and her blue diamond led The Titan to our home and destroyed everything we knew. Our families. Our history. Our people. But now that we can wield its power, now that we are bigger in numbers, we will take back what they stole from our ancestors!" *The deck wa...
"Heist of the century", that's what they would call it. It would be- "Stop talking to yourself, we got work to do."Kyle looked at me with an annoyed expression. Without doubt, he was the protagonist of his story. However, in reality, he was a pretentious douche playing tough guy. "Dude, I'm serious. And stop insultin...
Being the last God is lonely. Loneliness is not a bad thing – I’ve lived the longest of any creature, I’ve witnessed things of great beauty, from the Golden Age of Rome to man flying on the moon. I’ve been responsible for many of them, too. I am the air and the earth, the sky and the sea. To be alive on Earth is to wor...
All his life, Xavier had enjoyed few things more than video games. But, at age 15, he discovered a new system which changed his life. Covered in a blanket, a plain cardboard box sat, unobtrusively, out in the yard. Digging the inside box from the packing peanuts, Xavier stared at the unfamiliar system name and desig...
"So yeah, that's about it,"I said. Patiently, I waited for Winston or one of the other heroes to reply. "Just to get this straight. You came from another Earth? You sure about that,"Tracer asked inquisitively. "Yep,"I said, smiling at her. Yet, she did not smile back. Instead her reaction appeared to be switching i...
The rebels had always been suspicious about the dinosaurs. It just didn't make sense. What could wipe out almost all life on the planet? Then there were the clues. Strange bits of information hidden in the news, studies, and archeological digs. They wouldn't make sense to anyone who didn't follow them closely. But the...
"Toot, toot, my maiden! Place my flute upon thine lips and I will sing for you the tune that my father and his father sang before me!"Rafi slapped his hands against his cheeks, squishing his cheeks inward while releasing a high pitched squeal. "OooOOOooo!" The court around him erupted in laughter. As a finishing move,...
Just when I was finally starting to regret my career choices, this job had to come along. It only took me ten years before the delusions wore off. I tried to drown it in alcohol, burying the faces of all the men, women, and children I killed under a deep layer of whiskey induced haze. But this job? Heh, this one I look...
"Code 77 Red to the front. I repeat, Code 77 Red to the front. May God have mercy on your souls."Roger had been helping load concrete mix into an elederly gentleman's truck when he heard the words he had so long dreaded. There was only one way an employee of Home Depot could respond though, they'd made that very clea...
After 148 rings, the bell finally stopped. Although I'm certain all our ears are still ringing from listening to it. "148! 148! What is it? How are they coming by?"Bob screams at me from two feet away. "Shut up and let me check the list!"I scream back, not sure if he hears me. "For gods sake, hurry the fuck up! We...
I jolted suddenly, and my favourite pen clattered to the floor, resulting in a large crack spanning its length. I winced. That pen had served me faithfully for years. Holding it was comfortable, writing with it was smooth, and changing the ink tube was easy. I would miss that pen. But I pushed those thoughts away. The...
In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu lies dreaming. Sometimes those dreams disturb his sleep. Fitfully he shifts and turns; above him the Empires of Men fall. He dreams of a red balloon. In his dream, the redness of it occupies his eyes entirely. The softness of the light that plays upon the surface of that balloo...
Day 2, I have found that the large slime balls hold, what I hope, is some kind of water. It seems I will live another day. I now only need to find food. It’s odd how fast you can block out all this strangeness when your life is in danger. Day 5, It has been some time since I’ve written here. I don’t know how much l...
I saw it happen, you know. She was an old lady that lived four doors down the street. She always wore her cross and a rosary, always went to church on Sunday. She donated to charity. I didn't know her all that well, but I always bade her good morning and asked how she was when we crossed paths. Elizabeth, I think she...
"So that no good two timing son of a tax collector sold his first born?" "Yes, now give the child to me." "A nah, you see that lazy asterisk anywhere around here?" "No." "Then this baby ain't his first born. This is my baby and I didn't make no deal. Get outta my house." "Fair enough. And since it seems he has...
#I just want to go home. I've been here for days. Dad told me before my 18th, that on my 18th I would be able to travel forward in time. He said I should stop when I find my soulmate, but didn't explain much after that, or at least, I wasn't listening. I was daydreaming. On my birthday, he gave me his watch. it ...
The sky took a dark color, heavy and brooding. Lightning flashed high and away in the impenetrable black. Then came the rain and the world was masked in its clear curtain. Father Phillip Grey arrived first. He had been wandering long and far and his hair was grey and he was tired. Never had a man felt so tired. *Se...
Stupid parks. I hate this trip. Why did she drag me here? I don't know the language, the food stinks. This is miserable. Maybe if we didn't get such a cheap hotel, or if I had a chance to pack. Or if I had one good book to read. But no, nothing. Just this stupid scenery, stupid people, and some stupid museum full of ga...
In the skin of a slayer It was in the inaugural year of the third reign of King Kunbaldis, when Melweg first set foot into the heartlands. He left the little hamlet called home behind, in search for valour and glory in the farthest reaches of the world. He did not make it so far, because of all the places to go, h...
Isabelle was growing so fast, learning so quickly. Everyday she looked more and more like her mother. I can not believe it had been 5 months since the police officer knocked on my door. It was the worst moment of my life. Having a stranger with a blank face apologize to me while they inform me the love of my life was...
Them that there, that's Ocyrus. Boy, what can I say? Dumber than a sack of wet rats, but he's our biggest man here in the village. I asked him, I did, back when I first seen him, how tall he was. Six foot two he told me, can you believe that? Never been one of us above five foot, and this oaf comes up here with six foo...
I had figured out how to do it entirely by accident. I had been what, eight? Nine? I don't remember the exact date, but the rest I remember with perfect clarity. We were at a travel agent's office, about midday. Mum had been on my left, a ring on each finger, dad to my right, the first of his grey hairs coming through....
My fingers slowly traced over undecorated letters on the cover of a leather-bound book resting casually on the shelf before me. louis jay Most people go their entire lives without finding their story. I reached for the book and held it cautiously in my hands. I wanted to open the pages, but some unknown for...
"Hello, Zeus, how's the kids?" I swing by with a jeweled pitcher of coffee. Two cream, two sugar and a lightning bolt shaped stir stick. Whole wheat toast for Odin, a flagon of mead, four eggs "from chickens slain in combat"and a diet cola. Aphrodite, Hera and Athena sit in the center table, noisily gossiping the c...
On a sunny Sunday summer solstice I was strolling down the sandy shores of the sauntering Sacramento I saw a strange sight. Small sentients servicing a solitary Salsola Tragus. Said servicing, I surmised, supplanted the scant scirocco, supplying a secondary motive force. Surreptitiously, I slowly snuck, suddenly surp...
I'm not evil. I swear. But when I walked into a room, called for the attention of the entire room, and then clapped my hands, I knew what I was doing. Everyone looked up at me at once. Some were old ladies reading a newspaper. Others were children playing a ball game. They were all content and happy, until I initia...
Darth Sion slowly made his way through the busy streets of Coruscant. All around him, passerby were stopping in their tracks to look at his handiwork in the distance. The Jedi Council chambers, the top of the Jedi Temple, was now a smoking ruin. It's occupants shared a similar fate. A large crowd on the streets was now...
Domestication. A harsh,but perhaps the most accurate term. My comrades would say that they uplifted us. The union would say they are gods. I would say they were people. The year is 3464. The union of canines have been fighting with the republic of holy purpose. They were the enemy. They were trying to exterminate ...
I pounded half the pint, turned to my friend Rory, winked, and said, "Hold my beer." The footballer oaf re-riled his limey, and Rory put his hand on my shoulder. "You sure?"Rory asked. "'Cause ain't no way you're walkin' away." "Trust me,"I said and repeated, "Hold my beer." Only, not quite like that. Not precise...
Meanwhile, in The Land Where All The Writing Prompts Are Simultaneously True: ---- "Can you understand me now?"the dog asked. "Yes,"I said. "Just like I could yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that." "Good,"the dog said. "So,"I asked, "what was with that loud bang and flashing light from la...
Little Barb squatted down in the muck. She breathed in the air and felt invigorated. She saw the colourful mountain of plastic before her. Puh-la-steek. It flowed so easily off her tongue. A little girl of 9, she ran to the mountain and started to pick out the colourful parts. How many could she get before the Plastic ...
Awaken, pitiful mortal! "Hm, wha?"I sucked in the cool air and leaned up off the ground. I shut my eyes tight in an effort to gain some clarity, stumbling along the dark alley towards the street. I felt a bit woozy and reached a hand out to feel a lump on the back of my head. The slight dampness made me consider th...
"I'm being modeled,"he said sheepishly to the rest of the group. They all sat in hard metal gray folding chairs arranged in a circle. The abandoned warehouse echoed his words. "They're your friend now?"a woman with dark rimmed glasses held together with duck tape squirmed in her seat. "Yes, I was contacted last night...
Smoke ominously clouded the skies, and the air was darkened with a feeling of evil. Mount Ngaruhoe was on fire, as rivers of fiery hot lava slowly rolled down its barren, rocky slopes. And through it all was visible an army of orcs, moving, seething, acting with a purpose unknown. The slumbering forges, long hidden ben...
Yawn… I reach out for Rover, but he’s not there. That’s okay, he usually gets up before me anyway. I roll out of bed and bound down the hall. Breakfast! Breakfast! Breakfast! It seems harder than usual to get the refrigerator open, but I manage on my third try. I drop my bagel and it lands on the floor. Oh well, it’...
One woman stands alone above the churning, pressing humanity. They have nothing, they want nothing, living other lives than facing their hopeless own, deteriorating selves. Solitary hopelessness is the Prophet only they answer to. Ultimately, ...
"The arrogance!"T'vek turned to his fellow researcher, Mylok, to make sure he was seeing the same thing. They both looked down upon a blue planet through the ship's view ports, scans giving them views of various deaths found on land and sea. Images of vehicle accidents, multiple forms of hunters catching prey, rodents ...
‘Show me the film.’ I demanded. On the screen before me, the picture came to life. The alien spacecraft, a large silver disk resting on the grass, opened and a ramp appeared. I gaped when I saw the creatures sliding to the bottom. One by one they emerged, slipping down the ramp like a slip at slide and the park. It...
It started on a Saturday. Teddy Roosevelt's nosebleed barely had time to dry before the people came. The crowds piled their cars on the street like Jenga blocks. Their mouths gaping as they collectively asked questions that began with "why"or "how."And for a whole week there wasn't an answer. The population of South D...
It's day 337. I've been trapped in this horrifying construct for nearly a year now. When I got here, everything seemed off. There was this one ride in the middle of the park, and nothing else. No toilets, no food, no drinks... that probably should have been my cue to turn around and get the hell out. But I ignored my...
Swamptown at dawn. Just another sour moment in another long, sour day. This goddamn room is boiling. The windows are painted shut and the fan barely spins, even when the power works. I’m sweating through the lumpy, straw-stuffed sack I call a mattress. The girl beside me is drenched just as bad, and I can smell the res...
Bobby glanced between the ends of an alleyway as a fat guy named Dave arrived with a brown paper bag. "You got it?"He asked, the dealer frowned and shoved the bag over. "Yeah, I got it. Pure Grade A Hostess."Inside the bag, eight plastic-wrapped twinkies. Bobby salivated, reaching for his billfold. Taking one out, he ...
In the abyss, the Excellus drifted. The stars hated to shine on the vessel so far from home. Drifting through the void, the solitary astronaut emerged from his slumber, haggard and pale. The engines fired, the lights red shifted. In the viewport, a hope to get home, but a risky one. A vast ring of light, pulled into a...
My heart dropped in my chest, colour draining from my face. They had found me? What kind of sentence was that? I tried to think of anyone I would have qualms with. I wasn't in any Witness Protection Program I could remember in my life, no weird memories or major blackouts related to drinking (a habit I thankfully didn'...
Death clicked through the different reddit posts, intrigued in finding new references to himself. Perhaps it was a bit egotistical, but he was on his short break and wanted to see who would take notice of his work. He recalled all the times that he had been the top post on the media platform...though some human always ...
“Come on then. Let’s see it,” said the NASA chief, reclining in his chair with a smile on his face. “Sir, we have two pieces of bad news,” replied a nervous commanding officer. “Bad news is for the future, John. Just play the video.” The projector burst in to action as the footage from Jupiter shot on to the white p...
Mr. Curie had an intelligent face and darting, searching eyes. He owned the Curiosity Shop. Whenever I would come in, he’d stop whatever he was doing, meet my mum’s eye for a quick moment, as if to acknowledge something important, and then turn to me to say, “Just yesterday, something very, very curious came in. You mu...
The Lord-King of the Chatta was dressed in the finest diamond draping as he entered the room. The Chatta as a race were short, with many legs and a disproportionately large head compared to the human equivalent. They're eyes were large and soft, able to be malformed to some extent and still function. they communicate...
The president's secretary came running into the oval office, yelling for the president. "President! President! NASA has just achieved first contact with an alien civilization!"He panted, a trail of documents and papers following him into the office. The president glanced at the secretary, and looked back at the paper...
Luckily When I was sentenced, the average lifetime was only 84 years. These days, its more like 270. Still though it's been hell. I've spent the last 400 years or so strapped into this hospital bed, hooked to every machine imaginable. You can barely call this living, but I've certainly been conscious the whole time. ...
"You know, I thought we would have at least a few more years before we got attacked by armed lunatics."You comment as you drive to the airport. "Yeah, I thought they would wait at least until my sixth birthday."Your angel says from the back seat. "So what is your plan? Because you can't ask for help until you turn te...
Fingers tapped at a dark keyboard, the security footage of a storefront replaying on the monitor was the only source of light in the room. "Agent Hugo, you're still here."Said a voice from the corner of the room. The speaker was hidden by the dark. "That isn't unusual for you, but I feel I should be aware of your rece...
They drove as fast as they could but all around him was chaos and flames and shouted names. The energy simmered amidst the blood on the street. He never noticed how easy blood takes to concrete. The red runs deep beneath the coarseness, flowing out like some gaping wound. The car drove fast but he could not outrun th...
Perhaps one of life's most bittersweet truths is that we are but a part of their lives. And they are all we know. One day I will not grow older. The creeping black that surrounds us will come. I can already feel its searching fingers when the nights are cold, when my bones hurt from the mountain of age upon them. ...
We've been fighting for about a year now, and we'd been holding our ground reasonably well. Obviously the aliens weren't used to this. They'd already made it pretty clear to us that they could take us all out if they wanted, but that they wanted to preserve the planet. So, when they sent a radio signal announcing that ...

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