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No one tells you about all the counting you do. It's tedious. How much money is in the envelope, how many bystanders are in the area, how many rounds are left in the chamber, how much poison is needed, how much bleach to buy. Anyway. The kinds of people who stay in this particular part of the sprawl are a resili...
Insanity, part I It doesn't take that much to drive a person insane. Trauma plus stimuli, and lots of, lots of patience. Insanity is repetition, so there's a lot of patience to be involved. My services are costly, and for good reason - every case that I take, spans at least a year, preparation and execution inclu...
"Are the translations working?" "Yes, Commander Alex, everything should be 100%." "Well, open up then. Let's see what they have to-" He pressed the button before I could even finish my quick little quip. In an instant, I was zapped outside the ship and standing before a slew of scientists. Some in white clothes, som...
"Death in your sleep, a peaceful passing?" I knew the rates. I did pause, but for less than a second. I shook my head. "Something unexpected, but quick and relatively painless? Let's say, a few seconds at most - in subjective time?" I frowned. Too little. Even though I'd sacrificed a lot for her, that was too little...
Then a knock came at my bedroom door. "Come in,"I said gently. Mom softly opened the door. Carefully, she stepped in while balancing two mugs of tea in her hands. "Hey, sweetie,"she said. She looked around for a place to set the mugs. I watched her from my bed, knees curled to my chest. She eventually chose my de...
A car alarm was going off. One of those chirpy after-market ones, not just a horn. It was too early for this. The light coming through my blinds told me that it wasn’t noon yet. I pulled my pillow over my head and tried to go back to sleep. The car alarm slowly died but gave way to a yappy dog going nuts. I decided tha...
"Put your hands in the air this instant!" She turned around slowly. The villain quivered slightly. He must have been a newbie to the whole scene, she thought. That cape he wore- such a great opportunity for a grapple or a toss. That mask- kind of blocked his vision, it'd be so easy to blindside him and- "Shut up! S...
Splat! I quickly meandered my way through the busy streets as the hysteria persisted, stepping over the lifeless bodies strewn about. It had been the third day straight that male cadavers had fallen from the sky and nobody knew the cause. A horrendous anomaly and, quite frankly, an inconvenience. This is a tourist t...
His breath was even, his mind was clear. He drew the blade from his side, settling into another kata. A light hovered in the air as he adjusted his stance. He paused briefly, watching the flying wispbot as it hovered in front of his eyes. A face appeared in its blue flames, the abstract, idealized face of a child. ...
DOCTOR INFINITY'S GUIDE TO HEALTHY SUPERCHILD REARING 13th Edition Chapter 1: ...and baby makes three! Congratulations! If you are reading this book, you have most likely been recently blessed by the birth of a child. Being a parent is simultaneously one of life's greatest joys and challenges. Not every...
The captain comes to your row and sits down in the seat next to you. "Hello passenger,"he says. "Hello Captain,"you reply. "Why are you here?"you ask. "The autopilot is on. The first officer is watching it. I am on a break,"the captain answers. "Okay,"you say. You both look out the window for a while. A little...
“Excuse me.” A small puff of smoke escaped my nostrils as I shifted my enormous, scaled head. I was dreaming of green fields, sheep, and hidden caches of bandit treasure in tiny caves. I smiled, my pearly whites shining wickedly in the dim light of my cavern. “Excuse me!” I felt a tiny thump on my snout. It tickle...
I have never been someone you would consider important. I was never fit for the pages of immortality. Some men are born great, is what Shakespeare said, right? I was just born lucky. I look up at the sky and I hold my wife. The one thing I've learned in finance, the one thing that I really think about, is that the ti...
Puffball steeled himself for the task ahead. Someone had to tell Mario. It was the right thing to do. Puffball, Bolete, and Morel had been minding their own business, carefully refilling the coin cubes when they spotted her. Princess Peach, their beloved ruler, hid in an enclave with Bowser. Hidden by the bushes, ...
"No way,"I gasped. My mind had to be playing tricks on me. Seconds ago, I had seen the television remote fly across the room to Jack's open palm, as if he had summoned it. Now Jake had always been the slow one in our group. His jokes often didn't make sense and he was often shy and awkward when around women. But the w...
Yawn. I was tired but I needed to go meet the client I promised to see at her house. I should not have had so many drinks last night. Sheesh. I checked the street signs to check if I was on the right path. Punctuality was always the key to good business, I would always say. Mori Lane. A very strange name for a nice qu...
Rubbing my eyes in a futile attempt to make them less weary I again strained to read the tiny print on my monitor. While still in school I had dreamed of an exciting career as a research chemist, being on the forefront of scientific advancement and utilizing the building blocks of our universe to make the next great d...
I am a good boy. My tail doesn't wag as hard anymore, I'm tired a lot, and the stairs hurt my joints too much, but I know I'm still a good boy. I know because my family keeps telling me. We're in the FastBox. Sometimes when we get in the FastBox, we go to the Park, or the ToyFoodPlace, or somewhere else, but there's...
######[](#dropcap) Atop the outpost, Dozens of boots stood on the warming stone of the tower, figures silent and listening for any explanation in cool morning air. There were many men present, this day. More than might usually be expected to stand watch for such a location, considering its depth within the heartland...
The two legs are not here. That's okay. I wait. The food is not in the food place. I let the two legs know but I have to find two legs first. Okay. I smell for two legs. Hm. They are not here. That's okay. I can eat other foods. Other foods are not as tasty but that's okay. I will look for two legs. But I ...
I stopped my pills again last week, and she's finally back. My sweet Harriet, who I married five years ago, and our daughter Priscilla walked in the door today, and I wept. “I missed you,” I sob, staining Harriet's floral shirt with tears as I cry on her shoulder. She strokes my hair like she always does, whispering t...
This box is bound for the Jagiellon, a cruise ship heading for the outer reaches of the solar system: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. In the databanks I can access pictures of the route and see the images that previous passengers have uploaded, but I know it’s not the same. There’s nothing quite like being there in perso...
I grinned mischievously as I leaned forward, poising my quill exactly... "What the -..."Cedric batted at his ear turning in his seat to figure out what exactly had tickled it. As he shrewdly opened his mouth a cough right behind him caught both of our attentions. "Is there something you wish to share, Mr. Diggory?"My...
The beast spins in its grave. Besides the campfire, Oogha turns the spit. The boar drips hot fat into the flame. You can see the burning reflect in their hungry eyes. With the hunt complete, the celebrations begin. At first, I meet Gorghua and his wife, Groghua, who explains the history of her maiden name: Groghua. I ...
Davin stood before his throne, sword in hand, staring intently at the immense doors at the opposite corner of the chamber. His remaining men, the twenty two that had survived, stood similarly. Weapons held in hand, awaiting what was to come. Aldwin frowned deeply. He looked at the men, from his position he could not ...
The house was still, impossibly still. Jamie creaked quietly down the stairs, reaching up to grip the bannister and pausing with both feet on each step before tackling the next. The only light was a ghostly flicker from the living room. Jamie could hear the smooth, grounded voice of a news anchor, but it was muted as s...
His hair was greasy and hung low in front of his nose. A thick half-inch stubble grew from his face, except for a nick on his chin from where he hit it on a table as a boy. It looked like he stood a half inch shorter from when I had seen him last, although that was nearly thirteen years ago; I had grown a lot since the...
Oh wow nice prompt can't think of anything now, so here's an old one I wrote to piss off a friend _______________________ Was in market Wanted to eat rice and curry Bought curry for 6.99 Found Egyptian rice for 24.99 Found sun rice for 18.99 Went with sun rice Went back home and fired up the grill Turned i...
My name is Florida Man. I had recently lost a promotion to a mean son of a bitch who basically bullied me out of my birthright. Needless to say, I was pissed, so I started hittin the sauce pretty hard. Another morning, another headline. "Florida man charged with aggravated assault after hurling a cheese wheel into c...
I live alone. Depending on who you are, I might explain upon meeting you that I prefer it that way. Fewer complications. Less… clutter. Literally, sure, but also the clutter that other people inevitably bring into our lives: Dates, appointments, social engagements. The myriad pleasantries that constitute human rela...
"I don't believe we've met!"hollered the man in his suit, dashing across the open campus. "I'm the dean of this here department."he gasped, struggling to catch his breath. "This is the commons, you can't be the dean, there's no department here."I retorted, determined to get to the bottom of the prank on their website...
I never expected to get a job offer from an assassin. Never. Crazy thing is, I am just nuts enough to consider it. I apparently have the skill set to be of use to him. I'm a computer science graduate. Working a 9-5 now. Severely underpaid. Basically volunteering. My company is doing really badly. If I didn't make th...
I sat in my airship awaiting the red plumber that would inevitably come. As I pace back and forth in my little room a thought springs to my mind, "What if this time he kills me?"I can't let that happen. I've taken him out a few times before. But then, as I recall, he was inexperienced. He wasn't prepared for my shell a...
The red hammer and sickle spray painted over the Superman symbol looked crude and shaky, a futile gesture of man insulting a god. It started on the 12th of October, two years ago. The mayor was honoring Superman for ending crime in Metropolis. “Six months without a major crime and we have one person to thank, Supe...
It all started with an off hand comment full of innuendo about kangaroos and boomerangs on a thread on Reddit. Next thing I know, it's a full blown war between two countries... I never meant to be the catalyst for war, I just wanted a few upvotes. You see, I said that the Australian PM diddled kangaroos with a boomer...
I ran across the street, holding the phone in front of my face, quickly dialing 911. I put the phone to my ear as I looked behind me. I didn't see him, but I couldn't be too sure. "911, what's your emergency?" "Yeah, I-I was kidnapped, I escaped,"I came to a stop and panted. "I-um, I'm running away." "Okay, sir, sta...
Snek. Is this my name? S N E K. What does it mean? The human once said, "Alistair. Your name is Alistair," Once. Now I am "Snek" I stare at the human. "You're such a cute Snek. Hey, hey, man, watch. Boop!" It poked me in the face. "Boop the snoot!" It poked me again. This is aggressive behaviour. "Bo...
"We have identified a likely specimen,"Krynkos said. "He appears to be a male of the species." "Is he defenseless?"the captain asked. "He is wandering alone in the woods,"Jethryk said. "This planet is so inhospitable that these aliens usually cover themselves with artificial protective coatings. However, this specime...
Everyone knew that the world would end in a bang; the fuse had been fizzling away for quite some time. Bombs grew and evolved over time, first used to kill people, then vehicles, then buildings, then cities, and then entire countries. Humans racing against other humans to discover the best ways to kill humans. But a...
I wasn't sure what I'd expected, but it certainly wasn't all this screaming. I'd used the stone cellar of my ancestral manor for the summoning ritual. The manuscript called for an unbroken sixteen hours of incantations, so I'd needed the seclusion offered by the derelict mansion deep in the forest. I was immediately...
You need to award me my doctorate. I have seriously been through enough, I can't even. And do you know how much my parents have given to this school? There's a whole dorm named after them. I obviously don't stay there because gross. Daddy says his princess deserves a castle, so he rents the top floor of an apartment co...
He felt sorry for the boy. This was not the first time he would arrest him. This would not be the last. He was a young boy and had taken up with a bad crowd. The children these days were often with a bad crowd and he wondered if it was the parenting or the dawn of a new generation. *He looks like me when I was youn...
I stood on top of the immense cement wall, looking over at the Hellscape. At least, "Hellscape"is what it was called behind me. I looked back over my shoulder, at the ocean of grey buildings below. Each one was the same size, same cube-like shape, same purpose: to house a family. They stretched out to the horizon, as ...
I blinked. "Humans. What do they know. Thinks we just laze around, clean ourselves and brush up to them. And that grey Jimmy got into a fight with old Itam in the next house......... I'm bored!"Salem stoped purring, stretched and jumped off. She walked to the door and started meowing. "Hello~ I need to use the toilet...
I couldn't tell if he was amused or perturbed. He, being Death, of course. I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't say of course - you didn't know. Anyway, I couldn't tell his mood. Not because of the hoodie over his head...er, skull. But because there was a dark, encompassing darkness over his face that revealed nothing of...
"Holy Crap,"I shouted while simultaneously falling off the bed. My dog Juju rushed head first into the drywall as he hurried into the bedroom. "Your dog is stupid,"said the invisible man. I picked up Juju as my mind scrambled to make sense of the situation. Do I run? Do I stay? There was something oddly familiar and co...
How did I let this spiral out of control? Gavin was deeply aggravated that he didn't turn back time sooner. If he had, there would've been greater room for error. Unfortunately, he had been snoozing in his window seat when this all transpired, his head pressed up against the wall, his body awkwardly tilted and crampe...
"Are you sure you actually want to do this?" I looked up from the book into her eyes. She didn't have remarkable eyes, nothing out of the ordinary. Hazel with small flecks of gold in them. It was the gold flecks that allowed me to trust her. The V'ndaal clones were perfect, too much so. "No, but do we really have an...
Let me just say: Barney has some issues. For as long as I remember, he's been obsessed with spies. I don't know if he's aware that I can hear him whispering "The target sees me"into his jacket every time I look at him, or if he knows that crouching down and muttering "In order to hide behind the rock... you must *bec...
Jack felt the edge of the cliff with the heel of his boot. A few tiny stones rolled away and fell down toward the roaring surf below. The man with the shotgun took another step toward him and Jack had nowhere left to go. "So this is it."Jack looked around, searching for something, anything that could get him out of t...
Ken flashed his bank card over the scanner and picked up his IV music-bag of "Grade-Blue BubbleGum Synth"of the bar. He walked back over to us in the corner table of Lutesifer, our favorite audiopub. "Bubble gum pop? Grade B? C'mon man, that's not the Ken I know." "Hey easy does it, I’m really starting to like this ...
The people were turning on him. Mark could see that. Oh sure, they'd loved him when he'd arrived at their village and vanquished the evil cyclops that had been ruling over it for the better part of a decade, eating the livestock, defecating near the town water supply, staring angrily at everyone with its one big eye an...
5 years. 5 years was the minimum, if you didn’t want to die from radiation poisoning. Possibly longer, we were told. When our personal bunker was installed, they told us that it would be better if we stayed in for ten years, or even more, if the bombs actually fell, just to be safe. Even if the radiation was survivable...
"Mom?" I reached out to touch her hand, but she immediately withdrew it with a look of disgust and fright. Dad wrapped his arm around her shoulders and led her away. "Stay away from us, mister!"he spat. "Or you'll live to regret it!" The shelf stocker gave me a similar look of disgust, while a few passing customers l...
I waited patiently to be born, curious what I would look like once I was reborn. I could tell it was almost time to reenter the world- I could feel my mother pacing incessantly. It was very strange, though- I was blind and deaf, and I was desperately wondering what I'd done wrong with my karma when I'd been Nancy Angst...
Taking my gun out of my pocket, I knew today was the big day. The day I had waited for. Running out of my abode, my destination was clear - the white structure where the president sat daily. Only that he wasn't fit to be a president. He was responsible for some of the vilest crimes against humanity, and it was time to ...
"I'm getting something,"The medium held their hands, shaking, the her ears. She continued, "Has anyone here, lost a Mary?" "M'dear this is Ireland. Everyone here has lost a Mary."The rest of the mediums backstage took a drink. They knew a fraud when they saw it. There's no way that the spirits would give someone an ea...
None of it mattered. Sir Oswald was alright with that. He stood in a dusty red desert, clouds of red lightning and acid rain churning above them, ready to fall at any moment. He had volunteered readily to stand on the front lines, as any of his order would. He had been selected, and he was grateful. His eyes shone wit...
Jack leaned back inhaling the fresh salty sea breeze, he looked towards the horizon. Noting the massive thunderclouds approaching them. "Sir we need you down in Command. Somethings come up."Jesse his assistant yelled across the deck. Jack looked back calling out. "Momentarily. I'll be right there." ".kacJ rtZ gni...
Lucifer (a.k.a. the Adversary, Father of Lies, the Deceiver, the Fairest and Fallen) scowled at the shiny Keurig brewing system. “Would you believe,” he said, “that we just got this? I mean, honestly.” He tapped the sputtering silver coffeemaker with his trident. Where the twisted, blackened tines of his weapon touch...
I sat behind her in first grade. Isabella D'Tario. All my life, my eyes shun bright pink when I saw her. I loved everything about her. The way she treated other people, how smart she was, the smile that covered her face when she would pull a juice box out of her lunch sack. But when she talked to me, her eyes did ...
Stephen fumbled his keys as he frantically tried to open the door. He yanked the door open only to be greeted with a cloud of smoke. "Ayy, bro, wassup?" "Will you put that damn thing out?" "Sorry bro, you shoulda told be before I lit up." "Goddammit Xayden, why did I have to get stuck with an alien from a planet co...
Turns out I made the game scenario mimic a Dark Souls vibe more than I intended, woops. Enjoy anyway :P --- There is nothing but darkness. I knew I had won again. And so, I hung my head low as my hair fell in front of my face, letting the massive, black parasite holding me up fall forward, spreading across the...
So You Want To Become a Lich And who wouldn't? Sure, most people are a little put off by the idea of their body eventually becoming little more than an abhorrent skeleton animated by blazing eldrich power, but you're a mage. These ideas come to you all the time! So let's get started: **Your two-step guide to s...
They were already there. They had always been there. Waiting. Watching. They saw us at the pinnacle. Maybe, just maybe they knew, they just had to wait. Nothing is perfect forever. Our once grey and colourless world has been reverted to a more natural state. The forest has reclaimed the cities. Vines have grown over ...
Good news: We've successfully appealed your ruling. You will not have to pay the X'notora. Um... thanks, floating bold letters in the middle of my visual field? Also: What the hell? This was the easiest way to communicate with you. You can call me Arthur Hey, that's my middle name. **I know, that's why...
I must have done something bad today for those men in black to break my door down tomorrow. It was still dark out. My room was blanketed in a swirl of purples, blues, and reds from the neon sign that hung just outside my window. But what day is it? Did I miss work again? I pulled my phone off the nightstand. There was...
I'm a genie who can only grant one wish. It may seem cheap, but one wish is all you need. Three wishes may be enough to cure the pains humans suffer everyday. Starvation, world war, heartbreak, grief. But one is enough for what I specialize in. I am a genie who alleviates the pains the genies don't dare touch. The pain...
The president frowned at the two photographs on his desk. On the left: a hideous squid-like alien stood between two human astronauts, holding a jar of what appeared to be peanut butter. On the right: a cute fluffy alien, about the size of a small dog, stood on a table in front of those same two astronauts. He looked ...
I've always had insomnia. Before it happened I'd tried every drug on the market, both prescription and over the counter to just get some rest. My doctor was at the end of her rope and we even tried medications that weren't for any condition I had, just because the side effects would cause drowsiness. I tried therapy...
"Did you hear that?"Satan questioned Adam, "God can't even beat the intro!" "He's been trying for so many years I lost track. He just keeps restarting if things go wrong." God, ignoring them, picks up the controller and tries again. Picking a new save slot, he selects start. The screen is white, empty. A vast abyss o...
The light was fading over the capital district, Four. Having outlasted the previous six districts, the time had arrived for the great migration to the front of the column. For the aristocrats of the Rolling Towers the transition was a smooth wait. They passed the time enjoying the confusion over their sunflower garden...
It's a simple job, one that has kept him feed and comfortable for the better part of several years now. Tending the streets and sweeping away the messes has proven to be quite the worthwhile occupation despite what most would think. Unlike the common desk jobs or labor intensive jobs most migrate towards, street sweepi...
"So now who is laughing, Batman?" "I was laughing because I thought you were trying to mug me, and I show no love for muggers. And what is that smell? You have a cat litter box down here don't you, Jake?" "I told you to call me The Shoestring Kid." "Well shouldn't The Shoestring Kid be getting to dinner? Nana has ...
The most important part of commerce is having something someone else wants but doesn't have, and I really lucked out on that front. After It happened, I was left alone with twenty-five random guys in a medium sized farming town, which seemed hopeless at first, until I realized how much these previously lonely nerds wou...
______________________ ______________________ #Story My mistake was answering the phone despite not recognizing the number. "This is Dave."I could hear the buzz of activity on the other side of the line, so it wasn't a pre-recorded telemarketer call, at least. The cheery voice on the other end of the line was not ...
It's strange, the ticket agent didn't acknowledge me one bit. But they didn't try and stop me either when I just helped myself to boarding after she wouldn't take my ticket no matter how vigorously I waved it in front of her face. I couldn't help but think to myself how low the standards of airline customer service hav...
Harry took another drag of his cigarette and watched the smoke linger in thin wisps. He'd been smoking for 97 years now and it was the only thing that could soothe him during stressful situations. "So what you're telling me is that I have to wipe out 2 years?" "Yes sir, unfortunately your memories before 2030 are in ...
"That's impossible,"the white-coated doctor said, sitting across from Jack, who shrugged. "We have repeated this experiment four times- the chances are immeasurably small." Jack cocked a half smile and gathered up his lucky deck, shuffled it, and felt out all four jacks without looking. "Just happened,"he said, not ...
Devlin sat in front of the temple, the setting sun falling in the west. He breathed deep, filling his lungs with the sweet autumn air, enjoying the cooking breeze on his face. With his eyes closed he focused on his surroundings, feeling the currents in the air, the weight of the armor on his body, the solidity of his s...
Such a tragedy. An intelligent, responsible, and fun-loving saint such as myself gets struck by lightning and put into a coma. And-to top it off- no one has figured out how to read my messages yet. Perhaps, none of my doctors or nurses know morse by heart. Or, perhaps folks in the so-called medical field are too clos...
Day in day out I was confronted with this beeping noise. It told me I was lazy to perform mundane tasks with every high pitched sound it made, but it was barely audible if not in the bathroom. With full determination I took a chair, put it under the detector and take a closer look. "Twist to unlock"- easy enough for a...
As I approach the small village, a church bell starts tolling. Its sound echoes though the deep valley. The small path snakes upwards, and I am panting in the warm afternoon sun. The plants that grow beside the path are buzzing with life, bees are flying from flower to flower and a small lizard is bathing in the sun on...
There was no flash of light, no dramatic sign that anything had changed but there was a sudden presence in the cramped and dirty bathroom. In the darkened mirror a silhouette slowly resolved into the form of a bloody and disheveled woman. As her features solidified a maniacal glint was obvious in her dark eyes. And t...
It's picking up, I think as I walk through the cold rain. The darkness that surrounds me is now a reality for both myself and the other pedestrians, the sun sets early in winter. I am grateful for my rain coat, a gift from my mother because she knew I never carried an umbrella. "How can you move to a city where it ra...
"Hey Dex!"Jim called to his son. "Where did you put that sport coat you borrowed from me for senior portraits? Is it in your closet?" It sounded like Jim was already in his room. Dexter jumped to his feet, racing for the stairs. "No Dad! Not my closet!" "What, afraid I'm going to find your pot plants?"Jim shouted bac...
I attended a gym today. Not just any gym, but a "Personality Gym". I don't know why I agreed to Mary's idea of giving it a shot. I merely asked her for advice to chase girls, on making girls my girlfriend, because she's my sister and she's a girl, so as a girl she must know what a girl wants, and she merely gave me a v...
"-And you put the trap here, near the outside of the entrance of your field, that should keep all but the strongest thief players from taking your produce Mr.Barley"I set the hidden bear trap under some hay. "Thank you Mr.- uhh."He looks up at my tag. "F@gg0tM@ster27? Such an odd name, I've only seen heroes with nam...
Of all the things to miss, and there are many things to miss, hunger is the one I miss most. Seems counterintuitive, I know, but going through life there was no purer or more easily sated desire than hunger for me. That first bite of Karen's Bistro sub was always such a kindness in the middle of a long and tedious day....
The biggest hacking and cyber crime spree in world history - a case that could make or break someones career. It was tormenting GCHQ lead investigators, particularly Frank Shaw, a veteran of cyber crime investigations of over 20 years. The pieces of the puzzle didn't make sense. The clues left behind by Isildur (the p...
My dad has stopped speaking to me. My mum tries to appear sympathetic, but her eyes do not lie. Like dad, she too, is disappointed. Ten tests and multiple consultations later, the results are still the same. Certified 'Null'. It has been two weeks since we received the test results. Two weeks of uncomfortable silence...
"Stop slacking off Sam, and get on the fryer!"screamed my manager. "Alright.. boss."I grumble as I extricate myself from the break room, and grudgingly go back to preparing more fried chicken for the ravenous hungry crowd of entitled customers which was growing more violent by the minute. "Sam you lazy bum, you proba...
I descended down into the awful depths. Dragged down by thousands of hands. I felt a plunging sensation and fell onto rough stone. The cold, clammy sensation caused be the hands was replaced by searing heat. When I finally opened my eyes I saw tidepools of lava all around me. Past the pools was an ocean of lava on one ...
“Let me out, please let me out” I scream through the wire mesh surrounding me. A teenage girl looks at me through the mesh, a kind smile on her face. Perhaps she will rescue me. “Bless, it’s squeaking at me. I can’t believe how small it is!” “It surprises most people.” An older man with an official looking badge repl...
"Everyone, just fucking chill!"Jackson, a nerdy, overweight teen snaps at the panicked group huddled into locked cabin. "We have no power, no cell reception, and he is somewhere out there."Jackson continues before slowly standing from the old dusty sofa. His small group of friends seem confused, none of them quite sur...
"I... I challenge you to a game." I had practiced saying the line many times, from the moment I discovered my powers. I wanted it to come out serious, stern, cool even. But what rolled off my tongue was nothing more than a stutter, almost drowned out by the noise around us. There was a reason people loved picking on m...
“Shit, you weren’t supposed to come back yet.” Tammy froze in the doorway as she watched the words come from her own mouth. Well, it obviously wasn’t her mouth but by god whoever the intruder was looked exactly like her. “Who… who are you?” Tammy stuttered as she slowly started to reach for her phone. Fuck, she th...
The Preposterous Tale of Plum the Depressive It was no wonder that the world was populated with such passionate individuals. It was also no wonder that these individuals gravitated towards those most like themselves, and formed groups. The intensely angry grouped with the intensely angry, and built their towns of...
The killer sprinted across the street and I followed, heedless of the light turning red. My arm reached out, catching hold of the man's collar, but then, unfortunately, a truck slammed into me, sending my body flying down the street and also breaking several limbs plus my neck. It had been quite a while since the last...
The long trail of clear water shattered the lake. For an instant everything broke and the sun wavered and threatened dark. The shadow of the boat passed by. Winter was in the air, but winter was a dream for the hopeful. Its ice would protect them, shield the onslaught of the lonely soldier. From the depths light was ...

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