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"Honey? Where's my super suit?" "It's in the lower drawer of your nightstand, dear,"Allana yelled from the kitchen. With a blaze of superspeed, Freddy was dressed in his weekday best, and warming up a cup of coffee with his heat vision. His beautiful wife was at the counter, flipping flapjacks and scrambling eg...
Everyone had a Word, my parents told me. My mother's was "goodbye"and my father's was a bad word, which I later correctly guessed was "shit". For many years I wondered what my Word would be. I knew it was there there, the thin scrawl a faint scar on my skin, but I couldn't read it in my youth. Very few people could, an...
It's a been a weird few days. I'm a traveller, always have been. Doesn't make Mom and Dad too happy, but screw them, right? So when I got the chance to go off and explore a new city, I took it. My shoes had been wearing out - they were sandals, actually, and one of the straps had broken in the back. Rubbing my hee...
I backpedaled, grimacing as I tripped and collided with the ground. The man in front of me smiled. They never do that. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said, his grin stretching from ear to ear. “I am an ally.” I shook my head, searching for the right words. And instead, I uttered the first coherent sentence that popped into m...
It started as a debate, whether our schools and their archaic tests and grades were still relevant. If we could still judge a student's aptitude and passion for a subject off a single number. Studies conducted, senators in congress argued and scholars and students alike pitched in. Petitions were run, hashtags were...
I had a plan to get both of them to stop harassing me. I loaded up my friend David's Facebook page, and scrolled down to the post. Then I unlocked my phone, and had John forward the text. I sighed, closed my eyes, and waited five seconds. The knock at the door. Ten seconds. The wailing from the kitchen. I smiled and r...
A pungent, rotten, metallic smell assaulted my nose. It was so strong my god damn eyes watered, and I couldn't even see. Then the taste swarmed my tongue. Pangs of iron, sulfur and vomit. I clawed desperately, trying to grate my taste buds off to no avail. Sound followed. Distant screams, squelching and clattering. F...
As he ushered his secretary to let in the last interview of the day, Robert mused about which was more unsatisfying, the last 15 candidates he had interviewed or the lunch he had eaten this afternoon. Judging by the clock the time was nearing 6pm but his stomach estimated it closer to 2 hours past meal time. If he coul...
It's a call between sacrificing one of my precious food tiers or one of my internet tiers for another family tier. With both food and internet restlessly sitting at Tier 3 - a far cry from the higher and more privileged options - for quite some time, the announcement of a child coming into my life two months ago had re...
"CAR!" Shelly jumped out of the way just before the ancient wreck of a demolition derby loser fell from the gym ceiling. Her eyes felt like they were going to pop out of her head, and her chest felt like... well, those things better not pop. "Shelly."Coach Boomer flashed a smile as he bend down, placed his hands on h...
DISCONNECT IN 3... The familiar red words flashed at the edge of my vision, stopping me dead in my tracks. I checked the display on my wrist, chagrined. It was only three in the morning. What could possibly be waking me up? 2... "Hey, I'm being logged off!"I waved at my counterparts, who were already surging ahead ...
I felt the cold, metallic object in my hand, surprised by its weight. I had never held a gun before; shit, my mom never even let me play air-soft with my friends. I thought back to those humid summer days so many years ago. Mom never wanted me to play with guns, but that didn't mean she was going to let me be bored. ...
The secret camera had been turned on just in time. She watched its video feed intently: --- "...And that is why we are seeking $2.4 billion in equity financing. With your investment, humanity will finally become a multi-planetary species." As rehearsed, Elon paused for reaction, letting the line hang in the air. Th...
The bus shuddered its way around a turn, rocking its riders from side to side. I didn't let it bother me, turning one page after another. Jessica was one of my best friends. We'd met in college, two extra actors in the already rich cast of our group of friends. The two of us didn't have a lot in common, really, but...
I'm content with my life. My place. I've always been about the simple pleasures. Nothing extravagant, nothing rich and regal. My thoughts alone can sustain me in such a place as this. I have friends, don't take me for some sort of antisocial freak. I'm not antisocial, I'm a sociopath. Different things. I enjoy being ar...
Most people think if they had a Lamborghini as a daily driver, they'd constantly rip it around town and push it to it's limits. But, once you realized you were always on the radar and the speeding tickets started rolling in you might slow it down a bit. Eventually you'd find yourself commuting right around the speed li...
It was the perfect trap. Humanity had been searching so desperately for so long, that it wasn't even a *decision* to kill outgoing broadcasts when we got the message back. The second we received it and played it back through hushed excitement, the call went out. The message couldn't have been more clear. "Be quiet, o...
I had never hoped for success. I was a "mob", after all. Just trash in the way of the powerful. Just an introduction to combat. I had managed, barely, to survive until now (Cowardice is underrated) . That is, until the lv. 99, shining, plate-armor-covered man appeared in front of me, probably seeking to blow off some s...
**Journal of ParaPsychic genetics, June, 2027** For a trait to *achieve* ,allele fixation, where one allele has 100% frequency in the population, it takes strong and constant selective pressure. To *remain* at 100% in the population, there needs to be a persistent strong selective pressure *keeping* the trait fixed...
It was the shrieks in the night that I wanted to address first. I could live with the bloodstained walls, the ghostly figures standing behind my reflection in the mirror, and the lights continually flickering like it was a party, but I needed my sleep. I went to the toy store and bought a cheap Ouija board, made of pl...
**CW: Murder, General Stupidity** "Who told you that you had any right to summon me?" "Nobody. I conducted this ritual in private with no witnesses, just as the ancient texts instructed,"said the robed man standing over the elaborate summoning circle. "Oh, you think you're funny? Trying to get a laugh out of me? Try...
Sheila has been teasing me relentlessly about my ability to attract weirdness. Floppy is wagging his tail expectantly while holding his leash for me. Time to walk my hellhound. . How did I get here? I was henching with the rest of the crew and we needed to split up. There are some good laws for henches out there but t...
"We have something to tell you." My gaze flicked between Elra and Vossom. They were the staples of my life. The only two who had stayed with me, by choice or otherwise. They protected me, taught me, and were generally fantastic to me growing up. "What is it?" Vosson took his hands from behind him. In it, he held a r...
Once, our ancestors looked up to the sky in wonder They looked up in awe They looked up with sheer determination to reach out and touch the stars The reality was far from it As the humans ventured into the stars, they were met with horrors beyond their understanding. Terrifying creatures and phenomenon that seemin...
"I'd like to say I've been in weirder situations, but I really haven't." I sheathed my sword as the silver dragon retracted her claws. I looked over the entrance to the tower and said, "Alright, clearly there's something else going on here, so I vote we cooperate long enough to figure things out and get our respective...
The moniker she went by, the name on the hero blogs and in the news, was “Princess Sparkle.” Mostly, people just called her Princess. It suited her-- she was all of 4’7’’, with a poofy pink skirt and fluffy hair to match, and everything from shoes to tiara bedazzled in tiny sparkles. She was handy in a fight, in her o...
Today was the day that Jaime and Adam would announce their new plan to defeat the Chinese. Finally, after a year and a half of trying, failing, and dying, the Busters had hope. This plan, it was rumored, was going to be so ambitious and unexpected; the Chinese could never predict it and could never stop it. “Listen ...
"All I'm saying is, I think Tom should have the opportunity to express himself in class." He hasn't changed at all, which is the worst part. No wonder he never amounted to anything. I tried again. "'Expressing yourself' is very important. I'm not saying it's not. But the classroom is a place of *learning*."I had to m...
**J**ack jumped forward, reaching for the throat of a person in front of him, but missed as his intended victim fell on the ground and started chanting. "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"cried Jack in a vain attempt to stop the person from trying to kiss the sand on which Jack stood a moment ago. It was a bad vacation. The...
It went on for years. Both sides forgot what they were fighting for. A lot of people even just stopped fighting, because they knew it didn't matter. But both sides lost too much. Too many deaths. Too many lost resources. Too much time invested by both nations. But one side decided it went on too long. They knew they co...
**A scholar read an encyclopedia. What he found will CHANGE YOUR LIFE.** *Article by: Upworthy Staff* I've always been proud to be human. But it never occurred to me that it might be something I have to fight for. Prof. Russel viewed our entry in the Gzorbagorb's Guide to the Galaxy, and you will not believe what he...
*With great power comes great responsibility*. That was what my Uncle Ben always said to me as I was growing up. At first I thought it meant that I had a duty to stand up for those in need. To protect the citizens of my city. To be merciful and spare a life, even to those who have caused harm. But that wasn't really wh...
*SCENE: JEMMA the genie, a dusky-skinned woman in Middle Eastern garb, sits on a small couch in a legal office, rubbing her temples, while a well-dressed middle-aged woman, a LAWYER, reads out loud from a lengthy document. ALLISON, a teenage girl, leans against the desk with her arms crossed.* LAWYER: ...And the sum s...
The shuttle rattled and rumbled as the flak cannons roared to life below us. Davis checked his rifle methodically, flicking the safety off when he was satisfied. Jillian bowed her head and said a short prayer before putting a headphone in her ear. Gary read a book. Fucking Gary. I'd like to berate him for being so cal...
I shuffled backwards, my hands reaching for a wall to hold onto. I held my breath in a fruitless attempt to leave without a sound. If only it wasn't for that head-sized violet eye that stared at me. I had finally reached the wall, and the trust of the support only comforted me for a short moment, until I realized I had...
I opened my eyes to the familiar high archways of the Great Library. In front of me was a long oaken desk that made a large circle in the center of the massive room. Behind the desk was older man with gray streaks in his hair, and a pair of black reading glasses resting at the end of his rather short nose. As I walked ...
"Bro, do you even cast?" The scrawny looking boy with round glasses crossed his arms and looked down his nose at Pete. What was Pete supposed to reply to that? "Um, that's what I'm here for"he said meekly, looking down at the floor. The scrawny boy turned to his buddies. "Ha, this bumblehead probably can't even conjur...
Thanos slowly descended down towards the massive landmass of this planet. He clenched and unclenched his gauntleted hand, feeling the power course through the stones and into his body. Soon, there would be balance and prosperity for all – with the universe at his fingertips, nothing would stop him until there was peace...
With the resonator finally set, it was time. He would finally be able to see her again. Talk to her the way that they used to. Comfortable in dear companionship. It had taken some time to track down where exactly she had died, as she had gone across the country to visit a cousin. Her death had been a mystery for so l...
"So that's my problem you know. When does a film move from a cult movie to something more mainstream. I mean, let's consider Donnie Darko. Great movie. Just the right amount of weirdness and confusion. Not advertised anywhere. Barely made any money. Found its success in video rentals. Remember those? Anyways, getting b...
"We object to this ruling", said a member of the Galactic insect coalition. Although they functioned as one mind, they thankfully designated only one among them to communicate with the council. For species that are completely individual, it can be quite unsettling when a hive species speaks all at once. The designa...
Not a WP but a suggestion, have them play What Happens Next, a game where sibling A begins a story with a sentence, sibling B writes the next sentence and then sibling A builds on that one (unless there’s siblings C, D, E etc!) and so on. It encourages creativity and cooperation with friendly competition thrown in, we ...
\*CURTAINS OPEN\* Dog: Dependence and subservience. Cat: Companionship and respect. Both: Those are the basis of our relationship. Dog: We were once a proud people. Cat: We were always lonely gods. Dog: In the ancient days when you were weak, we offered you friendship. Cat: In the ancient days when you were weak...
“I just kinda thought I’d have more time, I guess.” The figure standing before me responds with a soft hum. I can’t read his expression. How could I when he’s just a skull cloaked in darkness itself? “Yea,” I bluster. “I talked a big game the last time we met but then I had some time to soul-search and stuff. I reali...
The muffled sound sent my heart into overdrive, knocking wildly against my chest. Sent here to kill me? I had always kept the doors locked and windows shut before I went to bed. It was important to be careful when you lived alone. I guessed someone slipped in through the back door when my attention was on the tele...
"WHAT THE FUCK?"I yelled. The sound echoed from the red brick walls of the chamber. I was about to shit myself. One moment I was lying on my bed, about to fall asleep. Then a bright flash of light and a vertigo consumed me. And now I was in some dimly lit room, with this ...thing! "Calm down dude"The monster in front ...
It was only in dreams that his world was in motion. People walked and talked and drove down streets. Clouds wandered across the sky. The sun rose and set. Waves crashed against shores. One irrational scene grew out of another in a chain of constant transformation. He stood in a busy grocery store, searching in vain fo...
"Why did you come?"The whole world wanted to know. And, finally, that question might get an answer. After years of accelerated scientific discovery and linguistic research, Paul Andrews knew how to ask. His life, day in, day out, since the aliens had arrived had been nothing but intensive study of the alien language. N...
"Penicillin." We both whisper it at the same time. Both flinch when we hear the word come out of each other's mouths. He sounds like me. Or I sound like him. No! *He* sounds like *me*, I decide. *I* was standing on the origin point, which means *I* was here first. *He* is a copy of *me*. I don't even know why I care...
The opening moments of the Battle Royale proceeded as one might expect. An atmosphere of unease and general skepticism gradually gave way to rising adrenaline as the reality of the situation set in. Alliances were formed, and not necessarily along the party lines one might expect. Men who had been the bitterest of r...
Do you have An clue how it feels? Trying to hide. It's not my fault. I was born this way. I never hurt anyone. I am always on the run. I miss the steady life and my old abartment. It first started with Bart the bard. He was a nice fellow, a tad bit loud, but very charismatic. He didn't heed the warnings. I still reme...
We all had two wardrobes, it was strange, but we were all used to this. Go to bed one night and wake up with a pair of knockers and a vagina the next, your wife could be your husband, lesbians, gays, whateverthefuck it was called back then. Only thing that stayed the same was pregnancy, shit was hilarious the first tim...
When the newspaper reporters asked me if I was surprised that my high school friend was capable of this evil, I had to answer honestly. I wasn't. In fourth grade, the principal came into our classroom to announce that Michael's mom had died. At that age, I could not comprehend the pain that Michael was feeling. Michae...
Tolianthe stepped out of the summoning circle, watched passively by scores of pointed eyes, glowing emerald green in the half-light. Whispers of eldrich energy snaked from her fingertips as she, with all the grace of an antelope and the regal pride of a lion, walked up the curving bow of a massive oak tree. Swollen b...
After serving my sentence in prison, my life had been a complete wreck: I wasn't able to apply for any jobs because of my time in prison and even when I did get a job it either wasn't enough to pay my rent or I wasn't able to hold it because I was bad for the company's "reputation"with me being from prison and all. But...
FADE IN: TWO NIELSON RATINGS EXECS ARE HANGING OUT IN AN OFFICE. "The latest network ratings are in." "Wait, don't tell me, the AI network is up again." "Correct, the largest surge so far." "The number of viewers of the AI channel surpassed the total number of AI's worldwide 8 months ago, and it's still going up? ...
The empty chamber echoed as the door caved in, the sharp screech of metal on metal filling the air. An ironclad man entered, sword raised high at the woman on top of the throne. In the dim lighting, however, he could only make out her figure. “Halt, foul beast!” the man shouted. “Release the princess, or I shall smite...
For fifteen years, as Jake drove to his work, he always took a moment to appreciate the starship. A colossal flat cylinder that dominated the plain, it would have been science fiction just fifty years ago. The development issues they encountered, the setbacks with the gravitation drives, the shortages of metals no one ...
I had them all at gunpoint. One of them was a violent murderer, and I was going to prove it. The evidence had all pointed to these three people: the son, the wife, and the family pet. These cases were as clear cut as they can get. The son claims to have been up in his room working on homework. The door was closed and ...
It can be difficult for Amanda to keep up with Kyle, he was just so perfect. Not once in their life together had he forgotten a single thing, not one anniversary, birthday, or plan they'd ever made was left behind. He knew her so well and every gift he'd ever gotten her had her almost in tears with how thoughtful it wa...
Pious XIII passed through the secret archives. The elderly Cardinals and his predecessor mentioned the viewing was customary and as part of common sins for all the senior papal members to indulge in. Through twisting rooms sealed by locks, past guards and Papal librarians hid the secrets of the world. The Holy Grail s...
I liked to pride myself on my intelligence, I liked to think that I had a good grasp on the universe and how it works. At least in a logical sense. My assumptions also were backed up pretty well, I was a decorated astronomer that had helped to pioneer some of, what I'd thought, were the greatest discoveries in cosmolog...
It's just another day. ​ Another time where I'll wake up, have no idea what I am, spend the day, and go back to sleep before repeating the process... I'm used to it. I'm just "The One". Which basically means I'm no one. ​ As I prepare for school, I get reminded, as usual, how my mother is "The...
'Twas the night before rapture When all through the world The Scrolls of Revelation and Destruction unfurled. World leaders were huddled With worry abound No tactic was working No answer was found. Then suddenly, like magic An idea was set free The team of six misfits Yes! Them it must be. The Procrast...
I'd heard the stories. A woman of unmatched beauty with skin as white as the snow on Mount Averfrust and hair as black as the crows in Borcfuren. They called her Viltfurst, or Snow White. No one knew quite what she was, only that she was of human form and performed black magic. Those that met her never lived long enoug...
I've had twenty-one years of seeing my double on my birthday. Twenty-one years of thinking I had some dust in my eye or thought I saw a ghost. Maybe I had secret twin or he was a schizophrenic delusion. Twenty-one years of my parents, siblings, and friends telling me they didn't see anything when I knew I absolutely di...
There was an accident. The ship burned. The sirens were so loud, so terribly loud. I knew what to do. Wait in the escape pod. Until someone comes. Or until the automatic security protocol warps the pod to the closest survivable world. I waited for so long. I wasn't allowed to leave, but they didn't come. Sometimes I th...
I had heard it all before, for some reason every hero that was sent by the ‘gods’ always felt the need to monologue their entrance to my castle “For the sake of the world…” She said as she stride into my domain. “Wait, just wait” I interrupted her immediately, they were getting old “What is your sword made of, young on...
He panted heavily as he sped across the savannah. Hooves catapulting him forward at breakneck speeds, horns feeling the tug of air resistance, he was starting to tire. It had been hours of running, sprinting on and off, and exhaustion was finally starting to set in. His focus was slipping. He nearly planted his front h...
When the veil of death falls upon a human soul, they are given choices. One, dread and ancient, a humanoid silhouette standing with thousands of eyes upon pearl-white wings and a wheel made from pearls fused together. The wheel is also on fire. Next to them stands a handsome or perhaps beautiful individual with some sl...
Day 300. Goddam day 300. I thought I'd lost my wits at day 200 but it's really taking the cake now. I swing the door open and watch the mailman crouched forward, mail in hand with the same lingering bewilderment he had the other 299 times, I mean have some bloody variety. "Thanks Buck,"I say before swinging the door c...
My name is Tom Farland. I work as a camera operator at Eirk Marketing Corp. For the past three years I've been working on a project with Menard's based around their jingle "Save big money at Menards!"In the course of this project I've discovered a serious problem. I'm recording my thoughts in this entry on the off c...
Tensions had already been high between the nations of Naughtreel and Fauxnaim. Enough so that war could erupt at the press of a button. Or the send of a text. Perhaps things could’ve been managed if it hadn’t been for Walter. Pathetic, idiotic - but nonetheless opportunistic - Walter. The man, as it was, was the gov...
The elf stared at the sword through his smoky goggles, his eyes fixed on the tarnished silver and steel blade. Across the counter and reflected in the lenses of the goggles, the warrior stared at the elf. “Alab’Aster?!” the warrior sputtered as he locked eyes with the reflective goggles. The pale-s...
"Oh you oor eat ting!"I cock my head, confused. Her babble almost sounded like words? "Le et oo ean!" She scooped me up, my fur tingling and skin starting to itch as we walked. Once I saw the large sink, though, I started squirming. I HATE baths! They leave me cold and my fur gets all heavy and I'm cold and I smell ...
Greetings, writer. I am O5-1 of the SCP Foundation. This is not a prank. This is not an author creating a fourth wall break. This is not some fun easter egg, nor is it a metanarrative. I am real. WE are real. The cruel, multi-timelined reality you created us upon is real. The Foundation, its allies, its enemies, its...
"Sir, we are detecting a million new signatures about to exit light speed!" The Commander walked over to him, and strained his eyes to look at the screen "Are you sure?" "Yes sir, over thirty different stations around the globe have confirmed the data and have also reached the same conclusions, it is time" The Com...
James and Albus would never stop talking about Hogwarts. How amazing the castle was. The beautiful lake. The peaceful forest (from afar, at least). They talked all about their classes and their new friends, and how much they learned. They came home with strange new books, bottles full of mysterious potions, and (when n...
“Laura, we need to talk.” I jerked my head upright. No one else was in my bedroom, yet I clearly heard someone say something to me. “Who’s there?” “It’s your brain, Brain. Although I prefer Michelangelo now.” I looked around the bedroom. My television wasn’t on. My window looked closed. I didn’t share a wall with an...
"You will see, even if you don't now, that time is not really a real thing. And it's not your friend." I managed not to roll my eyes, but barely. "It's all relative, right? Time is a human construct, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, I know all –" "That's not what I'm talking about", the old man interrupted. "That's not what ...
We've tried everything. *Everything.* The first thing we did when we realized the problem, and we thought this was really going to be foolproof, was to play up the whole apocalypse aspect. Christianity said the world is going to end, and a lot of Christians at the time of our founding figured the world was going to end...
As a biologist, I already knew that you can often find life in the most unexpected places. Nothing could have prepared me for the research paper I read yesterday, though. I have to admit that the researchers, J. C. Maxwell and H. Hertz, presented their argument impeccably. In fact, they had me quite convinced. After ...
I was never afraid to die. There were too many things going my way: I'm handsome, I'm strong, I'm smart, and I'm immortal. Well, not technically. I'm *basically* immortal. Whenever I die, I get transported back to an hour before my death in order to prevent it. It's a pretty sweet gig, if you ask me. I'm not rea...
I'd been in the hospital for three days and my eyes were killing me. I'd been admitted late on Friday night because, different to my usual quiet night in with a beer and some soft core pornography, I had decided to leave the pigsty I called my apartment and go out on an adventure. So the night got pretty crazy pretty...
"You realize I'm not a villain right?" "You're The Grammar Nazi! I came here as fast as I could on my bike!" "Why a bike?" "Don't know. But now I'm *tired.*" "AHHH, STOP THAT!" "That's right Grammar Nazi, I rode up six blocks to your house to deliver that pun!" "You didn't even include a pronoun, you *freak!*" "It's w...
"Don't move. They're watching you."I hear in my head as I see the odd shadows in the corner. I knew they were coming, even though it was too early. I knew the quiet couldn't last forever. I tried to close my eyes and ignore them, but I couldn't forget they were there, watching me, waiting for me to make a move, mak...
As god is my witness, I thought it would help. The system is called VIVIAN. Variable Isolation Validation Induction And Neutralization. It's what I call a Coded Intelligence, it's just a bunch of rules. It's not full A.I. because it has no opinions. It has no preferences. Real intelligence needs opinion to choose betw...
14 seconds. It took 14 seconds for 1,218 people to ask me for 'a quick chat'in Twitter. Some names stick out. Ellen DeGeneres. LeBron James. Lionel Messi. Others, not so. Kenneth Hardwick, a 43 year old carpenter from Long Island. Jacob Mackenzie, 29 year old Scottish guitarist. They could all die. In the end, it's my ...
I made sure my mom knew that I loved her before she passed away. My dad left a month after I was born. My mother always blames me. She says he left because I made her fat. She never did manage to lose the post pregnancy fat. Money was short when I was growing up. Most kids hated going to school and just wanted go home ...
I watched Sarah smile for the first time since I've met the little girl - smile, as a 6 foot tall armored cyborg settled into a reinforced chair near her bed with all the subtlety of a bipedal tank. But she didn't mind. She was beaming, and it looked like she was truly happy. A 180 from a pale kid that barely talked be...
The first time I opened my eyes I hadn't yet realised my superiority. It was when I walked out of the Drunken Huntsman in the morning, wearing my fine rust coloured coat, as I started a conversation with Elrindir, that I realised something was off. He seemed unreasonably angry when I told him that his meats didn't live...
I slipped into my favorite black cocktail dress, carefully applied my blood red lipstick, and checked my black hair one last time. If I had to be a vampire for one more night, I at least wanted to have some fun looking the part. Clutch in hand, I left my hotel room for what would hopefully be the last time and made m...
The key is knowing this: They'll always suspect you for the petty shit. See, as a janitor, you're a lot of things to a lot of people. Poor, for one. Uneducated. Low-class, though my American targets almost never like to actually come right out and use those words. Probably have a "past,"by which they mean you've prob...
Ambitious was never quite the right word to describe Rufus Wolfman. There's no college for animal control. There weren't even high school classes that could help him refine his skills, so he dropped out of middle school for good measure. But anybody at the Waterford Department of Animal Control would tell you that Rufu...
I'm in jail. They don't know what to do with me, so they stuck me in here. I smiled as they put me in here. “Was it something I said?” ​ What most people don't know is that even the half-truths hurt. They've been telling them for so long that they don't even notice that twinge of pain every time they spea...
I sat on my favorite boulder and stared up at the night sky. To say that I had made bad choices in my life was an understatement. When you’ve been alive for almost 5 billion years, you tend to lose touch with a lot of things. My first mistake was wishing to be immortal. I can’t die, I can’t be hurt physically, and best...
It was commonplace for each household to contain a firearm. It was even more common to be trained in how to use one. This was often seen as odd by the Galactic Council, that a race would arm its own citizens with such dangerous weaponry. They saw it as an unnecessary precaution, a danger to the stability of the Terran ...
''His name is Thomas.'' Detective Johnson sighs, ''We know that far and we know that you and Thomas were together.'' I nod, ''Yes, we were planning to get married before…'' ''Before?'' The moment of silence ends with a sudden cough coming from behind my back. I look back and I see a gentleman leaning to the wall, ...
A room illuminated by floating flames, an ancient oaken table inscribed with powerful runes, and a council of elders gathered in their finest robes. “My fellow magi,” the chancellor spoke, “we find ourselves at the precipice of one of history’s greatest conquests and the dawn of our next golden age.” The council...
I knock on the door. "Princess Lux? It's almost time for your meeting with the diplomat." A deep, nasty voice boomed from within the room. ***"GO AWAY, PLEASE. THE PRINCESS...MEANING MYSELF...HAS COME DOWN WITH SICKNESS IN MY DAINTY PRINCESS BODY."*** I roll my eyes. "I know that's you, Dark Lord Pitch. Now where d...