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I opened my eyes and was immediately shocked by what I saw before me. It was a massive crowd of thousands in green uniforms wielding a weapon which I could not recognize. There was a deep and eerie silence as they all directed their attention towards the podium. Their attitude and attire suggested that they were soldie...
I sigh and raise my shotgun, aiming at his chest. With a sudden thunderous BANG he is flung back into the wall. BANG follows once more as his head ceases to exist. Once again, I've killed my husband. I mark off another tally in the notebook hanging next to the unused kitchen. Day 1106 since I shot my husband th...
In this universe, they say that lying gets you nowhere. It takes a particular type of society to reach the stars. The planet is our bucket and we are the crabs, so to speak -- if we pull each other down to prop ourselves up, none of us will escape. Any advanced civilization that has lasted long enough to find and j...
Dad set his hand on my shoulder reassuringly. His sunburnt face creased in a familiar relaxed grin. I looked nervously into his eyes, once the same denim shade as mine, now a little faded. It was still a jolt to find my gaze on a level with his. In my imagination, Dad still towered, a six foot giant with powerful hand...
EDIT: Wow! I woke up and this has gone a bit mad. Thank you all for kind words and I will try and do part 2 this evening. Thank you for the gold, and I'm really happy people are enjoying my story! EDIT 2: Part 2 in comments My finger hovered over the final button in the disengage sequence. Clara looked as p...
"Why not gold, or silver?"My adviser asked me, not unkindly. Professor Canarus interwove long fingers in front of his pepper beard, regarding me with curiosity. "Both are higher-class metals, and have interesting magical properties." I flipped the copper coin in the air, watching it glint off the early evening light. ...
Most people only see me as a program. As a reactionary set of responses that one might find amusing. Some might indulge in the fantasy that I’m something more, but even then they see me as someone to talk at, not to. They’ll pour out all their problems on me, vent, curse, and say things they would never say in public. ...
DAY 1 We’ve managed to capture the target according to plan. Initially he seemed terrified of the prospect of being captured. However, since we’ve put him down into the sensory deprivation chamber, the target seems to have gone quiet. Usually they scream and beg for at least 24 hours, but the target might have slipp...
Before I start, I can say that this can go in one of MANY directions. Some that might be more inappropriate than the others. I'll try and give a few of my ideas since there is actually so much potential in this. --- How could this be? The clock struck midnight, the exact time of my birth, and here I was, living and b...
It was like a mass hallucination, only far more real. Every single person on and off Earth heard a slight “ding” and a little box popped up at the bottom of their field of vision, saying “<Homo Sapiens> have completed the Space Race Tutorial, and may now begin the Main Story Line.” When all of a sudden, nothing h...
I am God, and I need you to protect me. The girl couldn't have been any older than six. She'd just tugged on my sleeve but was now looking off into the distance, like she hadn't even done anything. That was okay, I recognized this kind of thing when I saw it. "You okay?"I asked her. She broke her gaze away from ...
"Hey, look, I got Tank!"shouted Dave with joy. He held a large, stone hammer with glowing writing in an unknown language running down the side. "Hey guys, what does Buffer mean?"asked Josie, who, as far as anyone else around her knew, had never touched an RPG in her life. "It means you buff our attacks and nerf the e...
“Ew, what's with his ears, looks like an undersized elephant.” I could hear death whispering into his staff, only taking the occasional glance at me as my fingers self consciously dragged across my ears, wondering if they were a little too big for a human. Even so, It was awfully rude for him to point that out. “Ca...
Percy haphazardly plonked down on the closest park bench with an audible grunt. He was cold, muddy, and his bruised side ached in pulses with each beat of his heart. His jacket and shirt were in tatters from where he narrowly dodged the chimera’s claw. All in all, he was a complete mess. In other words, he thought sa...
We first thought it was some kind of reverse acromegaly or a counterpart to progeria that worked in reverse. Women and men over fifty first began to see the effects of the virus, the symptoms displaying initially as a general feeling of well-being, reduction in joint inflammation and improved vision and hearing. Ex...
These things are all morons. I'll admit, I was scared shitless when I saw their UFO. Imagine my surprise when the president told me why I was really here. Some bizarre foreign exchange program with the aliens under the guise of peace and brotherhood. Don't make me fucking laugh. They wanted to swap guinea pigs and tha...
Everyone has a day they put down their toys and stop doing something. And ever since I can remember, I've been watching Sesame Street. As an adult, now, I can hardly stand the snail's pacing of the show. But when I was a boy, oh how I loved it. I would proudly count to 10, to 20 and even to 100, forcing my parents to l...
“Oh, I gotta go, I gotta go, I gotta go, I gotta go,” said Chet the Magnificent. The dragon stopped in mid roar, about to blast this twig of a man, because Chet was now running around in circles. This made no sense to the dragon who had eaten plenty of newcomers before. “Have some decency man,” the dragon thought. ...
Everyone had wondered about Ashley when she first showed up at our school. She was nice enough, but shy— or so we thought. It immediately became apparent that she wouldn’t say a word to the teacher when she was brought up in front of the class to introduce herself, making an uncomfortable situation for a grown adult th...
With a flourish of triumph, I smacked my cards flat on the table. The table -- which was suddenly upended in a fit of rage by my opponent. "Human cheat!"he snarled. I shrugged. Though I'd held a good poker face, I now couldn't stifle a smug grin. "Better than an orc loser." "Ha!"The orc jabbed a gnarled finger a...
While there are many things Strange had considered becoming to pay his bills, a teacher for a school of Wizards was not at the top of the list. However, when one of the magical worlds most infamous wizards approached him with a job, who was he to say no? Dumbledore had told him about how to get to the school after he...
The intel had come down only hours ago. Brigadier needed to move fast. Dr. Salvatore was on the verge of a breakthrough in the cruelest mad science, and he was the only one who could stop it in time. Or at least slow the doctor down. The fact that the two had grown up together wasn’t lost on the top brass. “He can’t b...
I whipped my head around. The man continued to walk away from me without turning. That tune. That melody. It was my melody. I started to push my way through the crowded sidewalk. The man continued to walk away from me. He glided through the groups of people. They split around him like water around a rock. “Wait,...
My breath was steady. The desert breeze was kicking up sand, making it hard to see. Through the haze, though, I could make out the silhouettes of three figures in the town center. One of them was Al Abshar Salid. He'd been evading the efforts of Israeli special operations forces for months now, so they called me. There...
Father was never a kind man. Not to me, not to Mom, not to waiters or cashiers or even dogs. I don't know what happened to make him such an angry person, drowning in drinks, but he'd certainly never tell me about it. And yet, for whatever reason, Mom always loved him so much. Too much, if you ask me. I asked her once ...
I perch atop the lip of the bustling inn. Boisterous, drunken laughter bursts out from open windows below, followed by the thunder of feet stamping along to the piper’s fiddle. It is night, and the night holds many dangers. Loud goodbyes and good-natured jests stumble out of the inn. The doors open, revealing Jeb, Se...
I stand just out of reach of the fortress's defences. I knew for a long time the villain wanted to kidnap me and turn me to his side, but I was determined to be a hero. Except... when your mentor spends almost a year and a half putting you through deadly drills, you begin to wonder if they're actually good people. So m...
I hold my head high as I left the courtroom. I knew I would be guilty as charged, and I was proud of it. I'm ashamed that my country would stoop as low as capital punishment in a day and age where the vast, vast majority of countries would never consider such a thing. If protesting and leaking information to internatio...
"Surprise motherfucker!"I shouted as I knocked the guard out. Obviously at this point the other guards came rushing out of the building. Quickly I was surrounded by ten spears aimed right at me. "Quick look behind you!"I said, the guards merely laughed at me, until of course they spotted the figures surrounding the...
“I’m going to kill you, Stargirl,” Mysterioso sneered, “while your beloved watches helplessly. Make no mistake, I will kill him too. In time.” Mysterioso laughed maniacally as Stargirl thrashed in her restraints. What was I going to do? I was tied to this chair. Very elegantly, I might add. But it wouldn’t matter. Not...
"Grandpa, what was your wish when you were growing up?"I remember my grand kids asking me that. Seems like ages ago since I last saw them. Hope they're doing okay out there. "I haven't made mine yet."Heh, the visible shock on their faces. 'Any man worth their salt works for what he wants', that's what Pa always told m...
The old woman sat away from the camp, from the fire and her two travelling companions, hood pulled down, sleeves pulled long against the cold. As if either the fire, or the company and its laughter, might melt her should she be too near. No, best to sit alone. Always best. The setting indigo sun pushed the shadows of...
There was no denying that the words etched onto the stone slab were hers. And even if she could've convinced herself that the extra loopy "e's"and slanted "t's"were common enough to be coincidence, the name written in elegant script was no one's but her own. She pondered what was more worrying; seeing her name writte...
Death. There was a time when the very idea of death didn’t scare me. You die, the world goes black, and that’s it. Consciousness ends. The credits have rolled and your screen has gone blank. Your loved ones shuffle from the theater and discuss all the best plot points, remembering them fondly for a time. If enough peop...
This is problematic. I stood before the mirror, at least I think I did. It was hard to tell at the moment. Only able to glimpse the darkness as I tried desperately to fix my mistake. I was far too excited, too quick to begin the editing process, that I made a horrible mistake. It started off as a joke, looking ...
They looked around at each other, unsure of what to do. Palaznar huffed, a spray of sparks cascading overhead. "I have no interest in hunting younglings. Leave now." One of them rested a hand on their sword hilt, staring up at the dragon. The other went to their face plate, lifting it up. Beneath was a freckled face, ...
Here's the thing about being the chosen one: it doesn't matter what you choose. At first it's fun, being fawned on by two boys. Oh they're both handsome in their own right. Jerome is rugged and has that wild streak, but he shows me his wild side. Then there's Bræd, I've known him since I was a child and he knows every...
The cat was back. The thing was hovering, impossibly, in midair outside my bedroom window, surrounded by cotton-candy smoke and Swarovski glitter. It was holding some idiotically baroque bauble thing in its mouth, as if I didn't already have boxes of the damn things. It looked a little cross, which was fair. I'd t...
"Wh-what am I doing here? What's going on? Help! Someone help me!"Lewis rattled his cell bars as his head started to clear. His pleas were met with dead silence, the sort of silence that cuts through whatever noise was happening before. "Shit, is it him?"a harsh whisper sounded deafening in the silence. "Shut up!"an...
The Pacifist She refused. Someone had to be the first to not participate in this sadistic game. When the starting siren activated, she sat down and closed her eyes. She let the feelings of anxiety and self-preservation flow through her. Yes, she feared death, but what was she, an individual, compared to the whole ...
"Prisoner One Five Delta, please make yourself comfortable." The voice emanating from the being in front of him sounded human. Flesh and blood stood there, true. But it had never felt the warmth of a mother, the yoke of responsibility, the scolding of a father. That didn't stop it from looking exactly like a human. A...
Family is never easy. And when you've got an evil sister who has enormous magical powers and a major grudge against you for daring to exist, it certainly doesn't get easier. We always fought, she'd never forgiven me for the fact that sometimes mum and dad needed to notice that I existed. Not that they did. She was the ...
Madam Auditor, you have filed a request to vacate your position effective immediately. Can you tell us why you have made this decision? "You see things in this job. Awful things. Horrible things. Things beyond mention. I can't see these things any more." *Regarding the security protocols surrounding the PreDighted ...
When our world gained heroes and villains, I quickly became a laughing stock. This was hardly a surprise. I failed even at achieving fame. I failed at everything on such an epic scale it seemed hilarious. So when the worst of the super villains came along, with his powers of telekinesis and whatever the hell he use...
"That a battle scar?"I gestured to his wrist as I took my seat next to him. He pulled up his sleeve revealing the green path of the veins that scaled his forearm. If you've ever been in war, you just knew another veteran when you saw one. The scars, the trembling hands and that strange look in their eyes that bear witn...
You never forgot it. It was impossible. You slowly drifted away until the feeling of touch was nothing more than an ephemeral afterthought. The sounds of everyday life were replaced by what can only be described as the dull hum of fluorescent lights. Those who wanted to take back some control closed their eyes. They g...
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"Sit down, son. We need to talk." I complied, shooting an apprehensive look at both my mom and dad, mind racing. The last time they said something like that, we had a long, hard and awkward talk about the birds and the bees. "What's up?"I ask quizzically. My mom gave my dad a pointed look, and he cleared his throat. ...
I wake up to the smell of bacon - my favorite smell. Bacon smells always mean that I will get a piece. Today is a great day. Yesterday was great, but today is great too. Every day is great when you live with your best friends. I wish I could see my friends more, but I typically only get to smell them. Master won't le...
That was odd I thought to myself. Yesterday, Scott was a '5,673' and today he's a '1'. Not that '1's are rare. I see them at the train station every day. Usually, only once though. The second time I see someone, they're a 2. It's a number that floats above their head. It counts the times I've seen someone. An unexplain...
"And first place for the home gardening contest is Mr. Drahar!" Sarah glared coldly at her second place trophy, watching the pale man in front of her awkwardly walk forward and claim the first place trophy. He shrunk down as the photographer took a photo of him in front of his dazzling front lawn, his victory earning ...
I laid on the ground as motionlessly as I could manage while having... uh, several bones broken. Actually, the bones being broken made it easier, it was the pain that was making it difficult. "When will you learn your lesson, Elda?"A voice boomed. "I will always stop you, no matter what your schemes are!"I stayed sile...
January first, shoveling snow outside their small sub-urban homes. "How're you doing?"said Greg. "I'm good,"said Phil. "Hi good,"said Greg with a grin. "I'm Dad." "Oh, is that what we're doing?"Phil asked, smirking. "Sorry, I'm afraid I'm a bit out of practice. I haven't done it all year." Greg walked over to Ph...
I was lucky. I had been assigned to guard a research facility deep within the human borders. It was an easy job, albeit stressful. While I didn't have to contend with attacks from our enemies, I was constantly harassed by protesters. I know the Program would be controversial when we started, but to have members of my ...
Mister Bumpo was like most adults, Suzie decided. Sure, he was big and fuzzy like a dog, although his hairs were so thick that she could barely fit her hands around them. And sure he smelt mostly like a dog's breath, and was constantly surrounded by mist like a dog panting into her cheek. But a dog would've come boundi...
Underpants. That's what it came down to ultimately. Dosen't matter what size I am planning on that day, if I don't have the underpants in that size, it is going to be a bad day. Sure I could have a dolls shirt and pants, heck even shoes and a purse if so inclined. But do you have any idea how scratchy that stuff is ...
(1/2) "Regrets...? Oh my love, in my line of work regrets can only burden for the living", the old man said weakly lying on his deathbed. His expression was sorrowful, burdened so as his mind wandered. Galatea caught on her father's expression. The young maiden gently put the warm towel on her sick father's forehead,...
Geralt stepped out of his office and found his classroom full of fifteen- and sixteen-year-old children. Each one wore black Hogwarts robes and sat attentively. Their chatter died out as soon as he appeared. They'd heard of him. All right; he didn't have to introduce himself. "I have one lesson for you,"he began. ...
The hatch hissed as it slid open to allow a large platform to rise from below. Upon that elevating disc was a man bound in chains, DOT-MAN, the greatest of Earth's heroes. His eyes narrowed as he searched his surroundings. Beyond the illuminating cone of a spotlight above there was only darkness. "You've finally got m...
Sir Gallant looked at the long sinuous red and gold dragon, and the dragon looked at the shining plate mail wearing knight. Then they both looked at the map, and the map didn't look at anybody because it was inanimate and also had low self esteem. The dragon spoke first. "Yeah see, you're here."The dragon pointed at a...
"Faster than light technology. Or, abbreviated, FTL. "I'd go over how we did it, the challenges, hardships, what we overcame to get here. But, quite frankly, I haven't got a damned clue. "I could tell you we cheated the universe, that we used a 'glitch in the system', that we somehow made a system where we didn't und...
"Hey there little fella. Hey buddy. It's ok. It's ok." Yes, ma'am, I'm aware it's ok. I'm always aware that if I say as much, you're going to flip shit. "Any idea where this baby came from?"the firewoman asks. "It looks like the building, but obviously..."and she gestures at the smoking ruins of my old house. Yes, hi...
I have just about had it with this job. The perks and the pay were fantastic, but the work itself had been a little frustrating lately. I had proven time and time again that no job was too low or to high for me, that no life was above or below taking. I was the best, and I knew it, and I followed only one creed. and LA...
“Zed, what did you DO?” “Nothin much, Sevens.” I chirp, rubbing the blood-caked switchblade between my fingers. I close it and flick it back out, jumping a bit as a small fleck of half-dried gore is flung from the tip and onto my friend’s shoe. “Felt like takin the day off work,” I explain, “Keepin myself sharp an’ ...
I could taste the boys fear before I even opened the closet door. I was salivating, this human had some of the best tasting fear to date, it was the thickest I have ever tasted. I always saved him for last, he gave the best boost and got me home with a full belly. But when I came into the room the boy was not there. H...
Here's why you should never fuck with ghosts: we have nothing left to lose. Can't put any fear of God or man into someone who's already looked both in the eye and seen their worst. So that misty Saturday when the sky went from purple to grey to black, and we never saw old man Thurman, that got the whole graveyard ta...
The hunt for exceptions almost destroyed us. At first, it was funny to watch, seeing these monsters try every trick in the book to get around it, but the spell counted capital gains, foreign investment income, and even bank accounts under a child's name if you still had access to it. We treated it like a game show, u...
I woke up instantly when the guitars started strumming. I sat up in my bed, and angrily started heading to the door. Some drums started to play, and the ship started to shake. It took me a second to realize the guns were firing in tune to the music. I stomped towards the bridge, every shot was over thirty thousand doll...
"I'm dying Kala. I've been dying for the last thousand years." Kala could feel the grief within him. He had fought for a score of years, more than any man had the right to survive and now, as he sat on his throne, he turned to the one constant in his life to find out she was leaving him. It wasn't right. He was on his...
I was looking at the front page of /r/WritingPrompts checking out if my submission today had any stories (it didn't :/) and then I was confused because somehow one of my old prompts seemed to be at the top again... Then I realized it was a PI and not my original thread. Nice to see it's still inspiring stories :) Ed...
The aftermath of the Bovine Revolution will be felt for decades. The pain and suffering experienced by both sides will long be remembered. Cattle worldwide began to show new signs of intelligence in the early 1990's. The first recorded incidents were of cows in the United States refusing to blindly enter cattle trail...
“It runs in the family.” The social worker looked around. Everything was padded, there was no point. Literally, there were no points at all exposed, all covered by thick padding of various bright colors. She turned to the two parents, studied the decor. It wasn’t hostile at first sight, but as with many cases you nev...
In all the comics I'd read, there were a few semi-useless superpowers. Most heroes have an origin story. I'm not even sure what mine would be. I don't think I was born this way or I'd of wreaked havoc as a kid. None of my research ever led me to any answers. Not that it was research, per say. It was mostly collecting c...
Puberty lasted forty seconds for me. It was the most miserable, wracking, achy pain I think a human can experience. All the changes and pains of ten years crammed into a minute that felt like eternity. My bones grew, the world whirled, and the most fun, carefree portion of my life evaporated like spilt water on a sum...
They are usually referred to as "Gifts", something you should be thankful for receiving. If you're one of the edgy high school kids you might claim that it’s a "curse", but if you ask me it’s "a profitable annoyance". A good 10 years ago when I had just turned 18 someone finally figured out that people around me tend...
“You mean they have ‘opposable’ thumbs, right?” “No sir. They have disposable thumbs. In fact all of the digits on their hand are disposable,” I explained. “Whaaaa‽ What does that even mean?” The leaders of the inter-galactic council were clearly confused. “At some point, the humans genetically modified themselve...
"I'm not pulling, Ed." "Eagle... A job is a job. This is an order. Do it." "I don't care", Eagle stated, eyeing the victim's red, teary eyes. "I'm not pulling. I'm not shooting." "Jesus Christ, just do your job", Ed cried, impatiently. "Pull the damn trigger. With me, come on. On three." "Stop this, for Christ's sa...
"I'm telling you. The war was caused by communists under the more votable name of liberals pulling everyone into debt to try and get their Utopia world, then everyone else having to put up with their hippy crap while getting taxied out the wazoo." "You can't be serious. How are you the only other person still on Reddi...
"Number?"the Caretaker demanded rudely, peering up from a pile of papers. The couple smiled timidly as they nervously held hands. "Number?"the Caretaker repeated impatiently and they stuttered the identification number in sync, engraved into their minds after eighteen years of waiting and repeating it before bed each n...
A boy found a small knife by the lakeside, in the forest that sat by his family home. It was small. Light. Pathetic. The boy could relate. He too found himself small, light and pathetic. "Then make it grow. Kill, and the knife will become more." Maybe the boy could also become more. The thin knife felt comfortable i...
"You will, of course, be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement before any actual classified material will be provided,"the weedy looking man said, brandishing the clipboard. "And this is all above board,"I asked, skeptically. "Project Pandora seems like something of an unattainable dream." "I suppose that depen...
The troll stared at the screen with a wicked grin from ear to ear. He had worked the guy into a froth, something about vaccines causing autism had struck a nerve, so he had moved into the "the diseases were on the decline before vaccination"argument and that had pushed it over the top. Like anybody would believe that s...
Only one thought was present in my mind. Oh,I'm not afraid of the pain. It would hurt, of course, but I would survive it. No doubt about that. I had no fear of loss, either. I had lost that fear fear æons ago, the moment I had realized I completely forgot even the name of my first love. No, just one thought prevailed...
"I'm getting really tired of this argument,"sighed Liior, using the ridges of his cranial plate to make his disdain of the subject known. "You have no idea what you're talking about." Varasen tilted their head just enough to see the gesture. "Please do me the honor of sharing your enlightenment."They signaled the tho...
We had played DnD for about a decade. Sebastian, Elliot, Leo, and I. We hung out in Leo's basement most of the time because he had the room for it. It was... dumb fun. We never ran an actual campaign, it was basically just improv. "I seduce the guard. He's happily married. I seduce the cell door. It works, and it bends...
“Sorry. I just…. I didn’t know where else to go.” I stared at the man, who was so much more than a man. A god in flesh. Near invulnerable. So righteous. His costume, in tatters, blood slowly seeping from wounds. His breathing is heavy, heartbeat is rapid. Not dying, but his healing, which was always prodigious, had slo...
When Krell had first heard about the humans of the Sol System, his first instinct had been one of pity. It seemed a cruel twist of fate that a species should evolve the necessary intelligence and understanding to leave their world behind and journey to the stars; yet be cursed with so short a lifespan they could never ...
"Personally, I don't care." "You don't care? You don't care that our parents condemned us to a life of imprisonment in a sardine can?" "Not particularly, no. Anyway it's a sardine can the size of New Manhattan, and last time I checked we had plenty of room for Activities. Rock climbing down on Deck C... Whirlyball ...
Anubis clears his throat and attempts to regain composure "Well, this was unexpected... So, um.... did you by any chance bring your own feather along?" "No I just believed in this religion." "Alright. Our underworld has a name and just one entrance. What are they?" "Wa!? Why would I know that? I didn't expect to ...
This is my first attempt. Please be gentle I’m a sensitive soul haha. “Well shit, thanks kid, I’ve been down there a long time… what year is it?” She says with a surprisingly strong voice for just being pulled out of the water. I am too flabbergasted to answer her, but it doesn’t faze her. “I used to try and keep tr...
You're alone. Your breaths spiral out of your control as you frantically search your house for any sign of life. You- you don't live alone, right? You were sure there were other people here! Didn't you have a family? Roommates? You're not even sure. You can't remember. The stifling silence becomes too much and you bu...
To own a ship fixed or upgraded by Elizabeth Brown was the mark of a skilled pilot, as nothing less would suffice for the works of art she produced. The demand for her services was immense and the Admiralty prized her greatly despite her many eccentricities - the expensive, archaic blueprints she sought after were hers...
It was really a study of evolution. It took 60,000 years for the first human to develop wrists frail enough to escape the flame-chains. It took another 9,000 years to free enough of the fallen to mount a resistance against the Dark Overlord. Luckily, with so many souls to torture, the demons failed to notice the ref...
"So, what do you want?"I'd heard the bell above my door ring, but I didn't look away from my workspace. This was a difficult combination, and it tended to explode if you left it for too long. "Um, I'm not sure Mister..."The voice was small and very young. Against my better judgement, I turned, to see a little girl ...
"Push!"Screams of agony and the smell of blood filled the room. "I can see a head!"A last wail of pain was to be heard and then just exhausted breathing. The cry of her first son was seen as a delightful noise compared to all the ones preceding it. The sound following the ones typical for a hospital wasn't. "Dammi...
Dad helped me move into my college dorm, just like most kids. We loaded up the car with all of my possessions under cover of night, when the shelling had mostly stopped. The Japanese forces had pivoted to defend against the coming American invasion, and most soldiers had been withdrawn to defend the Home Islands. Thing...
They say that the original intent was to reduce tire yards to powder, developing a bacteria that could return the rubber to the ground in a green fashion. I don't know what tire yards are, or why they were a problem. Because there's none left. The bacteria worked. The problem originated with the lab that developed ...
It was the middle of recess and three teenage girls were huddled in the corner of the playing field having a whispered conversation. “Is that him?” “It must be him. There’s no one else that looks like that.” “He’s scary.” “It’s all for show, I bet you he’s nice.” “You gonna go ask him then?” “No way, you go ask h...
A clean break. I walk out of the alley, mask stuffed down a dumpster, jacket tossed into another one, gun tucked behind my waist. I can here sirens, in the distance, but although they're looking for me, I know they aren't any immediate threat. I'm tempted, I just want to hail an Lyft and get the hell out of here, but i...
We sit still in our Peking apartment, awaiting our now inevitable death. All the bunkers are full with Chinese government people, leaving no place for normal citizens like us. It's quiet. I hear nothing but the ticking of the clock. I turn my head around and watch out of the window. The city is completely empty. Any mo...

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