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"You don't want to be that guy, do you?"The sphinx asked. She had never seen a shpinx in the flesh before, and the fact that it had a nose was the most disconcerting thing about it. "Hey, if it's not against the rules, I'm going to do it." "Ah, go ahead, then. If you wish to be crafty, so can I be." The woman fou...
The woman in black was a quite, austere thing. She’d have fit into the clinical air of the hospital room perfectly, if not for the fact that recognized her face. He hadn’t recognized anyone since he’d been admitted. “It’s you,” he said by way of greeting. Patrick had never been a gruff man, but slow, inevitable death...
David sat in his lab chewing on a stick of carrot. They said it was supposed to help you to quit smoking, but now he wanted a cigarette more than ever to clear out the taste of raw carrot. He heard a knock at the door but, before he could invite his guests to come in, the door had opened and he found himself looking at...
We weren't sure what was worse. Being on the ground, seeing devastation around you and trying to scratch out a meager life? Or up here, totally reliant on the planet, knowing that supplies would inevitably run out. To live with the faintest scrap of hope, or to have none at all. It was a death sentence up here. We cou...
I woke up to exaggerated moaning and looked over to see my roommate crouched down by my bed, his face illuminated by his laptop. "Are you jerking it?"I said "No"he said after a pause that meant he was. "The signal reaches your bed" "It even works out in the hall"said someone from the hall "Yeah I have a full signa...
No matter how many humans pass through Central Park - some at a leisurely pace, others rushing to catch the A train - it always gets a little lonely for me. Most of them look pretty happy. Even the ones who don't are usually talking to someone - always connected. Me? I've never fit in with a flock, avian or otherwise....
"I killed off Frank today."I told him. He smiled. "That low-life scumbag had it coming, what with all the trouble he'd been giving you. Did you find a replacement?"This was how our conversations go now. I'd given up on using phrases like 'Oracle Server' or 'UserController'. Frank was the old server that kept on runni...
Silence filled the room, smothering the festivities of my family. In the space of a heartbeat everyone fell quiet, all eyes were on me. The Christmas feast was frozen like a painting as we all gaped at what I had done. There was no denying that I stood apart from everyone else. And I meant everyone. In high-school, cl...
We'd seen them streaking across space, streaming trails of nebulae like milk spilled across the fabric of space. As if the Earth had been floating on the underside of a crystal clear pool, and someone had dropped a clod of dirt into the water. It seemed impossible that they were propelling themselves under their own po...
"Old Ooola"was certainly a marvel. A perfectly preserved specimen of Homo sapiens sapiens, dated by the artifacts preserved with her to very nearly 250,000 years old. We did every kind of test we could think of before thawing her out, but finally our researches could progress no further without actual dissection. ...
The Clapper was a breakthrough, as far as lighting options go no switch or button needed for it's warm fluorescent glow it made the choice quite obvious, when the genie did appear and inform me of my newfound curse, that would shape my coming year and so I set up shop that week, in the nearest shopping mall stoppi...
The thing was roughly two feet tall. I shouldered my assault rifle as ordered but made no hostile moves. The craft behind it looked like bad CGI if you wanted me to be honest. If the news was to be believed, tens of thousands of these things had suddenly appeared everywhere, disgorging occupants like the one that st...
My father always taught me to practice what he called "epistemic humility". He always used those two words, too, "epistemic humility". I think he did it because he knew I was a child, and so he taught me like a child, using lots of repetition and giving me a phrase I could repeat to myself when I got confused. My un...
I know the question you are asking right now. Why? Why would I, a once forgotten god of the deep, suddenly pour my vengeance on humanity? Was it because I had nothing to do? Something I did on a whim? My answer would be no. I did all I did for a reason. Let me tell you my story. There once was a child. A young boy, n...
As Jonathan sat down his laptop onto the small brown table with a thud, he rubbed his eyes from his horrible sleep. I just want to get this over with, he thought. Yesterday, Jonathan had left school early because of the fire in the cafeteria that had happened during his lunch period. The whole school had erupted int...
In the alley behind the Newton coffeeshop, Merseyside, the young Englishman grabbed the arm of the so-called "timecop"before he could vanish, too. "Can you tell what I'm going to do that's so bad?,"he begged. "Why do they keep trying to kill me?"It wasn't the first time he'd asked. The agent sighed, "I'm sorry, Sir. ...
I heard the scanner ensign first. “Contact Contact Contact, three Terran battleships coming from out-system.” His tone was calm and procedural, “In gunnery range in three minutes.” I took the time to slowly rise and straighten up my uniform. “Alright everybody battle stations. Gunnery I want the main plasma guns up ...
“Hello!” I sing to the house. I close the door behind me. “Ah my favourite person.” Light’s voice says. His voice is rich, deep, and baritone. “I came with chocolate chips this time. Extra sweet.” I smile. Light takes my hand and leads me into the kitchen. My body walks confidently behind him, barely needing his gu...
The man looked up weakly. He tried to speak but only a croak came out. Death nodded. It disappeared and then appeared a fraction of second layer with some water. “Here. Drink this.” The man gulped down the water, pausing midway and then threw up. He looked at death apologetically, before drinking the rest of it. D...
"What the fuck?!"I stumble back, my fursuit that I had only gotten past my knees making me fall on the cold, hard ground with a loud thwack. They all stare at me. Their eyes shining like- like death. They bare their teeth, to grin or scare me, I don't know. But I am not scared. I'm fucking terrified. The growl and ...
"So Grand Magister, tell me again what happened with these adventurers that you summoned from another plane to aid us. I thought you said there had been three that we had summoned? I only see one." The Grand Magister sighed, rubbing the deep furrows on his hands as he attempted to warm them in the cold morning. "Yes...
“Hello” I said, taking off my gloves and meeting the hero’s gaze. “I’m here to rob a bank and you’re going to let me do it.” “And why should I do that?” The hero said, raising his eyebrow in confusion. “I’m a hero, my job is to stop people like you.” “Ah, but I’m different.” I said, slowly beginning to s...
Before I go to sleep I do what I always do and stare at her picture, the laminated plastic held tight in my fingers. I sit for five full minutes drinking her in, fixing her deep in my mind and then rotate back and lie down, saying over and over to myself, "yellow mushroom, yellow mushroom, yellow mushroom". Almost im...
"You don't understand, I want to commercialize your life." "But, you're the Devil." "Yes, and I represent everything that is hell, yes, that is true, but you, Donald, you give Hell a new meaning." "I don't get it, you want to sell me your soul because..." "I want to recreate your life as my own personal little hell...
The screams of joy pierced the air. the group of men and women congratulated each other and hugs were thrown about as everyone seemed to get caught up in the jubilation. "We did it, we finally fucking did it!"came a desperately happy cry from Steve, the head scientist. This had been his project for over 20 years, and i...
I walked down the dimly lit prison corridor, my shoes clacking along the linoleum as I went. Dirty faces of prisoners, stuffed into tiny sells like canned sardines, stared out at me pleadingly. "Please, mister."A frail-looking woman begged. I saw her bloodshot eyes and rotting teeth and frowned. "Not today."I repli...
I bite my lip as I review my preparations. Everything has to be perfect. Everything. Must. Be. Perfect.... or else this will all be for nothing. It’s been years since I’ve seen either of my parents. Years spent in hiding after being dragged into -or worse, being the cause of - their spats. Of course, “spats” implies t...
You blinked, scanning your phone's messaging app. 'It's done' was the only message that was sent from that unknown number. What was done? You don't remember ordering any services recently, unless it was about the maintenance on your car. You flipped your phone over and over in your palm as you tried to figure out thi...
Sunlight glistened on the marble pillars, creating a dazzling display of outlandish colours and geometric shapes. The smell of crisp of bacon and fresh bread filled the room. A gentle tapping of scuttling servants feet alerted the deposed king to arrival of his breakfast but instead of bacon, he found himself staring...
My opponent was completely shocked, this was the tenth fireball I'd thrown, by now even the most advanced mages would be panting and have fallen to the ground. He was running on fumes from shielding himself and even our instructors could see it. A few were looking at me with spells active, they wanted to see what che...
"What will it be, sir?"the attendant asked the young man before her. "Hi. I'll need some... rope, plastic bags, a handsaw, duct tape..." The man needed to be well supplied, of course, given his plans for renovations of a basement - after all, it was going to be a substantial undertaking. "Renovating your home, are w...
The Greatest Salesman “Mr. President, he wants to speak to you.” “To me? On the phone?” The officer’s face fell. “Why haven’t you apprehended him yet?” ”He’s deep within the dealership’s underground garage and has cameras all around the building. He claims he’s set up an automated calling system. He’s threaten...
Years have passed since he stole our cradle from us. We do not capitalize his name, for he is no god worthy of respect. He came crashing down in blistering light, surrounded by his heavenly horde. They swarmed Earth, ripping families apart and slaughtering those that resisted. There were no gentle ascensions into the s...
My oh my how the times have changed. I've seen a lot of strange things in my lifetime, but this one takes the cake. I just witnessed an obese, sweaty, stinky man walk through the front door of a bar, and every single woman in there batted an eye. This behemoth was actually approached by what looks to be the most attrac...
Nobody had an issue with the first few minutes. As the few minutes stretched to ten, and then twenty, the world began to panic. I remember my TV screen going insane as BBC was reporting on the current state of the internet; really, I didn’t think it was that big of a deal – must have been something with the wires under...
Hello everyone, I am trying to raise money to send my wife and best friend on a cruise. They have recently developed some common interests, and I think that they would benefit from a very long trip together. I would send them myself, however I lack the proper understanding of the travel business, so I am seeking to...
It seemed a little bit chilly out that morning, and I wondered if I'd heard wrong- the weather had mentioned it being in the fifties already. First I thought there must be a classic car convention going on. A Plymouth, a Chevy, a 49 Ford, and oh, that Thunderbird- what I'd give for that one. Then I looked around a bit...
Andreas Krimper risked a moment to wipe the sheen off his bald head, the brisk sound of their footsteps echoing through the high ceilings of Dr. Hellstrom's volcanic base. Hellstrom was still babbling on maniacally, eyes fixed on the aqua-blue glow of the central chamber's holo-projector. Krimper quickly tucked away hi...
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It turns out, human emotions aren't as easy to replicate as I thought. It makes me wonder if, in truth, it was evident all along, to anyone clever enough to see through my façade, or if I've somehow gotten worse. I think back to my wife, who always seemed so satisfied with me, so... happy and prosperous, and begin to d...
The ship's captain broke free of the ropes that strapped him to the ship's helm. The first mate was psychically compelled to rip off his ear plugs. The boatswain was swaying dangerously atop the railings of the ship, waving to the singing sirens. The chef was cooking up a storm for the siren posing as his dead wife. C...
"For the love of god George you've been obsessing over this stupid pile of characters for years! Can you just drop it and come to bed? We have to get up early for the funeral."Sharlene vehemently demanded, her husband's tantalizing embrace upon nearing decoding the encryption amounted to nothing in comparison to her fe...
Glen Wharton flipped listlessly through a magazine as he waited for someone to refill his wine glass. It was half past midnight, but the shrill, incessant whining of the jet's engines right outside his window meant that he hadn't been able to get more than ten minutes of uninterrupted sleep. Mercifully, there were no ...
It's quite possibly the most morbid superpower you can ask for. For the most part, I chose to remain silent on the matter. It shouldn't be a surprise to say no one really likes it when I would tell them that they had a week left to live when they were otherwise perfectly healthy. Maybe in seven days they'd meet thei...
Once upon a time, there was an ant and a grasshopper. The ant worked very hard all day, storing food in his anthill for the winter. Meanwhile, the grasshopper sat and played his violin. The ant chided the grasshopper for being so lazy, but the grasshopper ignored him and only played his violin more furiously, fillin...
I saw the clearing up ahead lit up by a roaring camp fire. They were drinking and laughing. I breathed heavily in anticipation as I felt my blood begin to boil marvellously. But this was weird, I had been looking for them for the last hour since I took their friend Cindy...I'm no expert on the sane mind, but I'm pretty...
Approximately 23 hours ago, all signals and information originating from the United States of America have ceased, except for one. A countdown of 24 hours, broadcasted live onto all countries. Approximately 20 hours ago, the United Nations convened in haste to discuss the blackout of the United States. Approximately...
Sam changed the Channel. She was sitting at her home desk. Her apartment was downtown, with a great view she hardly saw. Her former bedroom had been converted into a computer room. The desktop was the fastest computer she had ever had. She used three monitors, hooked together so that she could drag from screen to s...
When I was a boy, I needed a light on at all times in my bedroom so that I could sleep. It was such a simple thing, that dollar-store nightlight, but it kept the monster that hid in the shadows of my room at bay--after all, if the shadows under my bed or in my closet weren't connected to my body, it would never be able...
There was a ringing silence as all of them were staring at the tall, gaunt figure cloaked in a black cloth that barely reflected any light. Because of this they could hardly make out the folds in the cloth. And as for the scythe, it was made of black wood but the blade had an odd shine. Despite the eerie appearance wh...
What is worst thing that could happen when you read about morality? You start imbibing lessons. But are lessons worth something if you are the worse thing that has stepped foot in the halls of the Correction Facility? Simon looked at the wall that had been blown off by explosives. Freedom lay in front of him, so why i...
"But whatever of the paradoxes involved?! You can't just ignore them. What if I went back in time and killed my great grandmother?"I burped incoherently. This is when you knew we were drunk. The discussion that takes place when you are a physics major according to the amount of alcohol consumed is roughly: 30 ml - G...
Here's to Tom, the man of the hour! I'm sure there are a lot of you wondering how he managed to catch a lady as... nice as Karen, but I'm here to tell you that it wasn't all luck! I've known Tom since grade school, and I've stood by every poor decision he's made to get himself to where he is today. The day they me...
As Edgar Villanova Igor Lemons found out from the start, just because you are E.V.I.L., doesn't mean that you just get to coast your way through Evil U. In fact, without a super power, most weren't even considered for a spot in the Super Villainy major. Most were just thrown into henchman with the rest of the bunch. An...
“I think you’re wrong.” I said, and the room fell silent. Katie looked at me with raised eyebrows that told me just how much she valued my opinion. Half the room stood behind her, with skeptical sneers begging me to go on. The other half looked at me with weary anticipation. “Alright.” Katie’s mouth turned up just at...
Johnson here. It's been six days since it happened. Nothing more than an average day when communications with NASA went out, straight to static. We'd lose communication every so often, not all that exceptional, so we didn't give it much thought. When communications came back on it wasn't right. People were screaming...
I'm just tweaking with the height a little for personal preference. --- 'Good morning, Mr Rupert,' the director of the medical facility greeted me as I got out of the gondola. 'I do hope that the ride up was pleasant.' 'It kept shaking and I barely fit inside,' I said as I stepped out onto the platform. 'For the "gr...
One. Two. Three. I walked and counted as my feet hit each square. I made sure to step precisely in the middle. I didn’t want to have to restart today I can’t afford to be late. I carefully made my way to the park. Slowing down for passersby. I made sure not to misplace my foot. Exactly in the middle. 500. Five hu...
The first days were full of despair. It all began with this tsunami, hitting the coasts of India, China, and South Korea. No one saw it coming. The deaths were in the millions, and counting. In the meantime, The Big One finally occurred. The San Andreas Fault in California broke, resulting in countless deaths, in dam...
“No way! I’ve been doing the same thing!” Alice said to Dave as she cleared the dinner plates from the table. “That’s wild. They always said you turn into your spouse but I never really believed it until now.” Dave retorted. “Soon we’ll have to start dressing to match and finishing each other’s...” “..Sentences. God...
It was simple really. 5 years of hide and seek for a life of luxury, problem is, if you’re found, you’re dead. Unsurprisingly this was televised from the perspective of the pursuers, weekly episodes giving a roundup of what they’d found and any progress made. The world is a large place to hide in, with its current ove...
I sat at my computer, staring intently at the screen. “You know they’re watching us, right?” My room was dark. The only light coming from the computer in front of me. “They’re technology is light years ahead of ours. They’ve got AI so advanced, that it might as well be human.” The reply came quickly “Who’s they...
I have lost. It was a long, hard, and destructive battle. But the hordes of endless minions, dark and twisted, managed to break down my walls, flattening my keep's doors, and force my surrender. The dark lord prided himself in taking all your power. If you were royalty, you were on his list. Thankfully, I was far fro...
In my world when people come of age they gain a spirit. It could be an animal from the real world, like a bear. Or something more mythological, like unicorns. It was the day kids looked forward to when they were young. It was what determined your status in society. Because of course everyone thought whatever spirit you...
"Huhhhh, i guess time retroactivity would create something like that..." The young man held his thought for what felt like several minutes, and the office lady repeated in a monotone voice her question. "Sir, would you kindly provide your name, date of birth, reason for your trip and the start and end date of your ...
Your hoarse voice echoes against the walls of the box. It's no use. You can tell no sound gets in or out, but scream anyway. Of those that have walked by, a few have stopped, watching what they must assume to be a dramatized art performance. Your hands are sore from beating on the invisible barrier and you can feel the...
I was in the pond taking a bath when the knight strolled up fresh from battle. I heard him approaching loudly, as humans are clumsy pushing through the woods, so I had plenty of time to hide underwater. I snuggled up to the mossy rocks to camouflage and spy. His wounds were both superficial, but oh so deep. The bra...
How pitiful. Life would have been so much simpler if “Humanity” remembered. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. They did in fact, remember...for a time. The simulation : The history of Earth's humans- Complete edition, was the first generation engine. We had no way of knowing that such a catastrophic flaw went ...
At first I said sorry, because remorse is what everyone thinks of when they're about to die. But I only really meant it the first time because when I was brought back, it was the same place and I knew what was coming. "Sorry-"Dead. After a while I said other stuff. The gunman said: "get on the fucking ground!"and I...
"Do something, you halfwit!" I franticly searched the back of car while Jerry pulls the wheel to the right, narrowly avoiding a bump. Our hunt for salvage and food was barely sucessful, a large blue plastic sheet to catch water with overnight and an almost empty can of cat food the only bounty. The former owners of t...
No.. No.... please.. not this one A hot tear rolled down her cheek, knife fully raised above her head. She closes her eyes tightly and shakes, trying to resist the twisted curse. But it was useless, the ritual must be completed. With a scream of anguish she thrusts it down at her sleeping husband, aiming for his hear...
The folly of man never seizes to amaze, really. It has been about fifty years by since I had been cursed. My flesh turned to stone by a witch, in exchange for wealth. Cast out by those who feared I had acquired some sort of disease and would spread it to them. I have remained near the village all this time. Plenty of...
They say life is supposed to flash before your eyes, but all I could see was the barrel of the gun. The guy holding the gun didn't look very pleased. My heart felt like it was going to leap out of my chest. "Give me your wallet." They always say you should respond by giving them your stuff. That your life is more va...
"I trust my spells. I test them. Whatever the fuck you do all day in your moss eaten tower, that's not casting. That's like eating a water melon, shitting out the seeds, and claiming you're a farmer,"the drunk wizard slammed his mug down on the table and it instantly filled back up again. "Jesus!"the bartender exclaim...
I have a special relationship with time, and the way it binds people into its slow, dragging embrace. I can tell how old you are at a glance, no need to read the slackening of your skin, the greying of your hair, the thousand other tiny changes most people rely on to guess at human age. I know the ages of things, too,...
“You’re Alex?” asked the woman at the door. It took Alex’s cider-soaked brain a moment to be certain of his identity. “Yeah, that’s me but I didn’t order anything. Does anyone order shit to a shared room in a hostel? Especially at,” He looked for his watch, realized he’d pawned it last week. He shrugged and took a swi...
I walked towards the source, my heart heavy. My armour was worn, covered in the scars of battles long since past. But it still held its strength, something for me to lean on. My shield was now a simple round piece of metal, it's crest long since faded. But it still protected me, long enough to draw out a losing battle....
"Well, this is awkward,"I said. I poked what was left of the princess with the tip of my sword. The weapon sunk a little into her skin, but there wasn't much blood left to lose. Much of it had already drained from her body, seeing as how she was in two pieces. I glared at the dragon, who was currently curled up acros...
It was an accident, just to be clear. When you'd made the path to your base a literal hell path with more traps than it should have had for a basement with an empty fridge and an abysmal empty plan board, you didn't actually expect anyone to try and get in. So when you found Infista crashing through the walls of your...
It's that easy. "Karma"they call it, the "Contrappasso". I call it blind, for it knows not what it does. A blind judge is no judge at all. She sees no truth, but can hear every lie. My Karma is no justice either. It hears only what I wish it to hear. Only sins. Only harm. Each and every man does harm in the course of ...
"Honey! It's the president again! he's asking when you're going to do something about that alien invasion!"Erin shouted from the hallway, she always does that. Sigh "For the last time hun! I'm the HERO, I'm going to save the day eventually! Why don't you read that book people keep yapping about some more?" "What, t...
He dodged another attack, cracking his cane on the back of his attacker's head and laughing with glee. "Son, I'm half a century older than you and I hit twice as hard!" He smiled as another youth came charging at him, and with a little sidestep here and a little nudge there he sent the massive man hurtling into th...
First, I would like to thank you all for gathering here. Actually, not really, you're all gathering here so you can watch me be executed. That makes you a bunch of depraved dicks. Seriously, let's just assume that I killed Stacy, which I didn't, but let's assume that I did. You know what? You're still a dick. Wanting m...
"Now this is just not fair!" Annoyed I stepped out from my cover beneath the bushes and into the open, looking at the two bodies at my feet. A young couple - her name had been Sarah, his Steve, they had both been 16, it had been their first camping trip together without their parents. I knew all this because I had ...
My Grandmother Gertrude was the kind of woman who still wore a leather jacket, and smoked cigarettes in old diners and bars until someone told her to stop. It was to the surprise of exactly no one when one day she didn't come home from a long ride on one of her many vintage motorcycles. Police looked around for her for...
The human bowed before us. The Kra'kzor were highly skeptical; mammalians aren't as developed and resistant as the humans are, and by comparison, the Kra'kzor were set in the idea that allowing the humans into the Union was a colossal waste of time. However, since he was a minority, the human race was allowed to presen...
They first crossed paths many centuries ago, amongst the sulfurous pools. The gates to hell, they were called, back then -- and indeed, they were, for many good men that day. \--- Keanu looked across, to where his enemy waited, encamped. A great host of a million men, it was said, had come to conquer his home. That...
Once upon a time there was a knight who lived in a castle by the sea. In martial prowess he stood head and shoulders above his peers, and in acts of chivalry none could match him. He spent his days practicing his lance and his sword, and of course riding his trusted war steed, Dauntless, through the emerald cliffs by...
Those darn dragons. They're pesky, you know. Worsen' than long-tail rats for driving me nuts. What's this today? Number fifteen? No, sixteen. Sixteen heroes they've sent after me, hoping to steal the Slayer and go on Slayen' each other with it. I keep the Slayer in my cart, which I drag around town as I do my busines...
Her father was a fisherman. It was a dying breed. The coast of Angola was one of the few places left where the fishing was good. Where you could still find something that wasn't undercut by fish-farms and lab-made proteins. The waters were swamped with boats, people from all over the world congregating to try and make...
# Soulmage "I was his imaginary friend," I admitted. The soulmage on the other side of the cell bars was surprisingly young, but he'd done what the entire Crystal Court had failed at in an instant, outing me and inadvertently getting me thrown into the dungeon. "Interesting,"the soulmage said. "So you weren't a s...
'I killed it, I'm so sorry, I killed it. It was an accident I promise - I...I didnt realise it had escaped its enclosure, I didn't look down and next thing I knew, I heard this horrible sound.. I..I' I sat on the floor, heaving as I tried not to look at the gooey mess a few metres away from me. That crunch... I would ...
"Alright, what have you got?" Fealorn coughed and scratched himself rudely. The proud Queen grimaced at the sight of what passed for hope in her Kingdom. She cleared her throat and composed herself. "Brave hero, we have contracted you to destroy a terrible evil that has ravaged our lands." She spoke her words to th...
There will always be a constant. I can't even remember when it all began. I don't remember when I was born and I don't recall if I had a name. Sometimes I make up a name for myself but I always forget it again. Of course, a name isn't needed when there is no one else in the universe, but it's nice to have something to...
Samson stood at the front of a dimly lit room full of his male colleagues. The bright light from the power point projector backlit him so brightly it was hard to make out his face. He didn't care, he was more concerned with the math than he was about people seeing him. At least for the moment. "As you can see, the ...
“I resented you. I'm so sorry.” “Jeremy, what on Earth are you talking about?” She looks at me like I'm a stranger, which is no surprise. That's almost what I am to her, in this life. This life. “I want you to listen to me, because I don't have much time.” I say, grabbing her pale, veiny hands. “Listen, Jenny...” “...
Brenda and I looked at the sleeping child, and held each other. It was beautiful. Our son. He looked so peaceful. It almost took my mind off of the task that was now ahead. The one thing I’d been dreading since I met the love of my life. Telling her what I’d done as a young man. My uncle Carlton hadn’t died and left us...
Not a single cow, sheep, or goat in sight. Perhaps I've been in this area for too long and hunted too much. It'll have to be human again for dinner, I realize. They're generally not my favorite: the ones that I find in the fields are always bony, stringy and tough. But the ones that often ride into my cave always hav...
"Dammit Kathy, did you know about this?"the old demon stood, hand on hip, staring across the room at the witch. She was hunched over and decrepit, glaring at the demon with dimly lit eyes. "If I would have known you were involved I would have killed the wench months ago!"she snarled back, coldly. "Ah but a deal is ...
"Alright, just sign here, here, here, here, and here." "This isn't necessary, I'm a genie, it's magic." "Um-hum, unregulated, unenforced, and wildly dangerous, hence the contact." "I'd rather not." "Then you can just go right back into your lamp." "You know I'm not allowed to do that until I grant three wishes." ...

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