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[WP] Alcohol has been banned throughout most of the Galaxy due to its corrosive nature towards organic life, in the near future when first contact is made with humans the aliens are horrified that humans not only mass produce alcohol, they also consume it for pleasure. | "Sir, the report from planet X-2K-9 also known as Earth, has been transmitted and received, along with a representative from their planet."
"Thank you private." Admiral Grod replied.
"Um- but sir?"
"Yes private."
"Theres something strange on the report."
"Well out with it private, what is it? I'm meeting with the ... | "At artificial concentrations, the simple organic the humans called ethyl alcohol was known to denature many basic proteins, and then dissolve fatty membranes, or just destroy similarly structured energy reservoirs. Many of the first intergalactic species have a very low lethal dose to the substance. In concentrations ... | 2019-11-07T07:47:28 | 2019-11-07T07:08:02 | 47 | 13 |
[WP] Some assassins are paid extra to make deaths look accidental. Your job is the opposite. You're hired for those rare instances in which accidental or natural deaths need to appear as if they were murders. | I went to college for forensic science in a small town called Northbrook, Wyoming. You'd be surprised they had anything more than a high school considering the small population. Yet there I was, sitting in a class with about fourteen other people, examining photos of blood splatter patterns taped to the whiteboard in f... | There is a special art in making something out of nothing. Yes, yes, we all know that one guy who argues that the world is flat by ignoring the facts, but that is not an art so much as it is, well, ignorant. And thus, you have come to me. To claim that extra payout from life insurance or maybe it's just a more convenie... | 2020-07-20T20:57:09 | 2020-07-20T19:23:29 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] You are a Immortal and your Wife is a Reincarnation of all Wifes that you had. Some may say it's a Tragedy that you have to see her die over and over, but at this point it's a Game between you and her to see who finds the other first. | The woman at the dock is hunched over, her figure faint under all the layers she’s wearing, seemingly unnoticeable beneath the dark sky.
In the distance, a cat mewls and a car skids against asphalt. The watch against her hand strikes midnight, but the woman merely hums, looking up from the vast waters below to gaze u... | Tw- suggested sexual scenes.
I looked up from the meeting desk to see a long man walk in. He wore a suit and carried a briefcase. I set down my pen and stood as he entered, gesturing for him to take a seat.
My secretary, Abigail, followed in after him.
“May I grab you a beverage?” Her light voice asked them.
“A tea... | 2022-02-27T14:37:05 | 2022-02-27T11:46:18 | 86 | 17 |
[WP] Write a story about something you don't understand. Do NO research. Make everything up as you go.
**Possible subjects:**
*Fly-Fishing
*Open-Heart Surgery
*Supply-Management in the Canadian Dairy Industry
*Making Hollywood Movies
*Guidance Counselling for High School Students
*Storm Chasing
*Electrical Rep... | According to all laws regarding aerodynamics, a bee should not be able to fly. Their wings are too small. Their rumps to... Err... rumpish. But that does not stop the mighty bee. Try as nature might, it cannot stop the bee.
You see, every bee is born with a small jetpack, right in between their wings, and is only vis... | "Okay bob, hold my scalpel while I squeeze the heart"
"Right, now I just need you to connect those two tubes while I hold it like this"
"Okay...
Yes! done!"
"Wait, why is my computer making that weird beeping noise?"
"OH MY GOD!!! HE'S GONNA DIE! GET THE DEFIBRILLATOR!!"
*zzzzZAP!*
"Oops, I think we kille... | 2016-02-01T22:09:55 | 2016-02-01T21:35:35 | 40 | 11 |
[WP] A day before the Earth is destroyed by a collision with a rouge planet, time freezes. You, a completely normal person are untouched and cannot die. Text on your arm appears that reads, "however long it takes, save us".
You have an eternity, time resumes only when you are done.
_________________________________
I ... | Once upon a time, a rouge planet almost smacked into Earth.
Fortunately, time froze and some text mysteriously appeared on my arm, stating "However long it takes, save us!"
So I looked at the big ball of rouge in the sky, and developed a plan.
Over the next several months, I found every extension ladder I could lay ... | When you have to get rid of a planet, you need to break a few eggs.
As far as I could tell about the rule, its not allowed for a single human being to die; seems I need to save all 7 billion from this fucking rock catapulting at us. I figured that out during the first couple days of the timefreeze, when I was doing w... | 2015-10-23T18:29:03 | 2015-10-23T16:10:28 | 111 | 38 |
[WP] You die and go to Hell only to find out that you're the only person that has ever entered. Satan is clapping. | "Dibs." I cried out over the Devil's clapping and laughter. He didn't seem to hear me, so I screamed it again. "**Dibs!**"
The Devil stopped and looked at me. "What do you mean 'dibs'?" He blinked, a little confused by my reaction.
I looked around the vast vastness of Hell before turning to Lucifer once more. "Well, ... | I entered Hell whistling merrily.
I don't think I could call this a surprise. I'm a downright horrible bastard. "You think they'd hire you?" I wondered to myself. "It sure beats getting tortured for all eternity."
"That does sound nice," I agreed. "It might be nice to spend all of eternity with a job at least, a cal... | 2017-06-22T09:17:47 | 2017-06-22T06:00:59 | 23 | 17 |
[WP] When you’re 28, science discovers a drug that stops all effects of aging, creating immortality. Your government decides to give the drug to all citizens under 26, but you and the rest of the “Lost Generations” are deemed too high-risk. When you’re 85, the side effects are finally discovered. | They met when he was thirty-four, and she was still seventeen -only with seven extra years worth of wisdom. They loved each other even more passionately than they despised the rules the government had put in place, because meeting someone his age, at this time, and still falling in love knowing you'll lose them; well, ... | *"I wish I knew what I know now, when i was younger." - Rod Stewart*
Civilization is strange. Always tinkering with things. Hell, some jackass had to give himself small-pox just to cure small pox. This was long ago of course, but it stands to reason, people just can't leave well enough alone.
So, when Harold found h... | 2018-06-04T21:18:00 | 2018-06-04T21:07:17 | 168 | 25 |
[WP] You bought a pair of headphones that are acting up. Every time you plug them in, you hear a different sound - first crying, then a war-zone, now just static. You plug them in again and are frightened to hear a desperate, tearful warning: "Whatever you do, DON'T unplug the headphones again." | They pleaded for me to never unplug the headphones. It all sounded very desperate, so I just left them plugged in.
After a few months, I just bought a new device. Wouldn't you know it, the new headphones had the same problem. So I just left them plugged in.
I used my device for a long time and dutifully never unplugg... | It’s not a issue that my music stopped playing after five seconds it’s what I heard after that’s stuck in my head.
I heard a baby crying, as if it’s reaching out for me from wherever it is. I heard rockets and explosions a few seconds after that and I checked my phone to see if the song had changed but it wasn’t even ... | 2020-04-02T03:58:31 | 2020-04-02T03:02:54 | 31 | 14 |
[WP] My German Shepard had to be put down today. We never knew where he came from. Please write about his adventures. | They say a dog
Is mans best friend
That will be by your side
To the very end
So I wanted to tell you
You were my whole life
You loved me and cared for me
Between us never a strife
You pet me and fed me
And took me on walks
You shared all your secrets
We had so many long talks
And though I couldn’t tell you
All that... | I was the last of my kind, at the end of my time. This is my story.
My planet was doomed. The alien species know only as C.A.T. had completely wiped out our military defensive. As a last ditch effort to stop them from advancing through the galaxy, I blew up my home. I got into my craft and set the director to find th... | 2018-02-13T19:59:32 | 2018-02-13T19:52:50 | 29 | 10 |
[WP] Reincarnation is real. How do you know? Because it happens to you. Everyone else forgets their past life, but not you. Your first life was a hunter in a tribe of people that predates the Egyptian empire. You’ve been reincarnated 194 times. Tell us the story of you, today in the modern world. | "You say your AI does what?"
"Emotion recognition for cows, sir, " I reply, with a smile. "For $100k, we deliver a 30% boost to milk productivity. Sign up now and get $10k of mood-boosting feed for free! "
...
Another deal sealed and I can't help but grin. Our AI startup is doing great, thanks to that incarnation as... | My story is the same as the story of mankind.
The two are inexorably interconnected as far as I am concerned. They cannot be separated because the very cores of their nature are entwined. After exploring so much land, researching so many concepts, meeting so many people, I am the best example of it anyway. There is no... | 2019-07-31T19:40:00 | 2019-07-31T18:59:09 | 1,584 | 267 |
[WP] You're watching Bob Ross with your parents when you realize he's quite obviously painting a very NSFW oil on canvas of something. Your folks don't seem to notice, and Bob Ross continues describing things as though it's some magnificent landscape. (NSFW) | "Mmhmm, this is the part I love, when everything just... comes together." Said Bob, a dew of sweat on his brow.
I couldn't look away. His pallet consisted of every possibility of fleshtones from goth white to coffee brown, along with a smattering of pinks and whites.
"He makes it seem so easy, god, I wish I had aunt ... | My parents quietly watched the afro-clad man as he made the quick, deft brushstrokes. Each one adding to the image. "And with this, we get a nice, well-groomed bush." Something wasn't right. *A well-groomed bush...* If it was a bush, then why was it triangular and so well-situated in the middle of the canvas. I tu... | 2014-09-10T23:14:32 | 2014-09-10T23:02:17 | 52 | 24 |
[WP] At age 15 you told the gf you were "in love" with that you'd always be there when she was in need. Aphrodite heard you and made it a reality, whenever your gf was in need you appear at her side. Problem is, you and the girl broke up after 3 weeks but you still appear even now..10 years later | The main problem with our situation was plane ticket prices.
See, like most wannabe indie girls, I had always wanted to travel after college. Live in summertime for a couple years, write a poem in every continent, cheesy stuff like that. I wanted to meet all kinds of different people. I wanted to visit cat cafes, whi... | A young man stands in front of a crowded board room his presentation is impeccable. He's worked his way up from intern to junior exec, and it's taken years of late nights to get him to this point. His smart blue suit only slightly lighter than the others in the room, his tie a perfect accent piece to his pocket square... | 2017-03-22T16:13:24 | 2017-03-22T15:05:15 | 51 | 19 |
[WP] A centuries-old vampire, turned as a child, takes advantage of being perpetually stuck as a little girl to prey upon those who would harm and abuse children. | There's a rope skipping the children sing, down on Marigold lane, down in the dirty part of town, where you can have anything you want for a price.
*Sweet Mary Marvin, looks just six*
*Don't you fall for one of her tricks.*
*Sweet Mary Marvin, a hundred years old*
*Cheeks of red and hair of gold*
*Sweet Mary M... | What appeared to be a six year old girl walked dark alleys late at night. No parents were anywhere in sight, and she skipped through bad areas while holding a bright pink balloon. It bobbed with every movement. Her modest skirt barely moved and her blonde pigtails trailed behind her.
Sally could already hear the ... | 2015-04-30T12:51:10 | 2015-04-30T12:00:41 | 53 | 21 |
[WP] You're the cynical narrator of a story. However, you hate the optimistic main character and only continue to narrate hoping something bad happens to him. With ill-will, narrate a day in the life of this character.
This came to mind a few days ago and thought it could lead to some funny stories.
Edit: Oh wow, I t... | She slept in every morning, and this was no different. Her alarm would go off, she'd groan, press snooze and the go back to sleep with a stupid grin on her face. And she wondered why she didn't have a job.
When she did get up, she didn't shower, despite her hair being a good place for birds to make a nest. She instead... | *WARNING: strong language below.*
Look at this fucker. C'mon, get a load of this clitoris-faced little cunt sauntering down the street like he's a worthwhile goddamn human being. He has apparently forgotten that he has accomplished a negative fuckton worth of good in his brief, pathetic life, but who cares, he's young... | 2014-08-24T17:07:52 | 2014-08-24T17:01:56 | 64 | 38 |
[WP] You come across a Genie who offers you a couple of options: you can make 3 'Class A' wishes, or 1 'Class B' wish per month for one decade.
Class A wishes are more powerful than Class B wishes, and would obviously have less limitations, but feel free to establish your own set of rules for the story. | "Wait... B class wishes?" The tales I'd heard of genies had always told of getting three wishes. Needless to say, I was intrigued. "What are those?"
The genie smiled slightly before replying "B class wishes, as I'm sure you'd expect, are a lot smaller scale than those of class A. Class A wishes require a lot of ef... | I expected a genie lamp to be hidden away in the Sahara
Desert, or locked inside of a secret Government base. So when you’re pouring
tea and this blue fucker pops right in your face, it can kinda scare the living
crap out of you.
“Heya Daniel! Thanks for freeing me. I was burning up in
there!” It screeched at me.
B... | 2017-11-20T21:56:28 | 2017-11-20T20:39:49 | 41 | 17 |
[WP] They killed his hound, and stolen his steed. The rogue knight returns from retirement to teach them a lesson. He was known as the man you call to kill the shadow itself, and he was known as John, the Wicked. | His cottage was palatial by local standards. He had chosen the estate because it was remote enough to be unmolested. It was big enough to tend and support the family he had hoped to start. With the loss of his damsel, it had suddenly become overwhelmingly large. Now that his hound was taken from him, it was absolutely ... | The warrior without a path lain before him sat in his broken home, letting his blood boil and the tempest of grief and rage take him over.
His eyes, transfixed toward his enemy, wherever they might be hiding, with cold, murderous intent. He felt a feeling not of anger or of grief for his enemies, but the realization ... | 2018-09-05T00:20:01 | 2018-09-04T23:49:48 | 2,033 | 25 |
[WP] One day everyone suddenly has a health bar. Healthy people have higher, unhealthy have lower. You are healthy, but your health is at 1. | 100 Health Points - that was the "average" health of people in first world countries. Some third world places, the average was as low as 40, but there were rumors of "super humans" out there with Health Points of 500 or more.
Health Bars appeared one day out of the blue. Everyone woke up one morning with bars on their... | *One Health*
**Part 1**
The day has finally come, The launch of the health bar has come. The launch is the only talk in town. The launch is the only thing that brings excitement to the small town that we call home.
One hour remains on the clock. I have headed into to town, Town is the only place that reaches the res... | 2016-07-25T19:09:06 | 2016-07-25T17:27:52 | 73 | 14 |
[WP] Write the letter that you always wanted to, but never did.
Most of the writing prompts I see on here are for fictional stories, but this is only one small corner of the larger art of writing. In this prompt, I'd like you to consider writing something a little more personal, and in a form that you might not have o... | I am writing this with tears in my eyes and 15 years of wishing i did this sooner.
Dear Dude who molested me when I was a child,
You ruined my life. It has been a long time since you molested me and those 3 other kids, and I hope you are rotting in that cell.
Ever since what you have done, I have battled severe... | Dear [name redacted],
Hey, do you remember when you stopped talking to mecwithout giving me an explanation? How you walked away from that without any pain, but I was sent into a depressive spiral for months? Of course you don't. You can put those thoughts behind you. I can't put mine behind me. You're lucky, and I kin... | 2015-12-05T15:55:07 | 2015-12-05T13:04:29 | 61 | 36 |
[WP] WANTED: MALE/FEMALE ROOMMATE TO ROOM WITH THREE OTHERS - $190 PER MONTH. We are three lovely HUMANS currently renting out Acre house, just off campus. We’re walking distance from college, have WIFI and air conditioning. 4 rooms. (Just to clarify, we are definitely human) | [Part 1 of 2]
“Look mum, I know it’s weird, but they wouldn’t specify that they are humans if they weren’t. What sort of person lies just to get money? Do you want me to get an education? If so, be a good parent and support my decision to move out of home. I need to be close to the campus. Yes, I’ll be safe. I love yo... | "Alright, it's just not much to work with son and three people are missing, possibly hurt or worse."
"I'm telling you that's all I know," James said, working to the bottom of his second cup of coffee. He didn't feel like eating.
"Take me through it again," the detective said patiently. The smile looked practiced. "Ma... | 2021-05-24T21:33:15 | 2021-05-24T21:31:44 | 779 | 276 |
[WP] In your effort to create a Rube-Goldberg device, you have somehow stumbled into building a perpetual energy engine. As you try to recreate the happy accident you further break down the laws of Physics with each new invention in a vain attempt to recreate your original engine. | Professor Lou Pole, possibly the greatest mind of his generation, had no business leaving his prestigious (and very high paying job) at ELITE AND NEEDLESSLY EXPENSIVE UNIVERSITY.
But he did.
When he told his adjuncts and fellow professors where he was moving, each and every one of them responded with an expression of... | Long time ago me and my friend Miles here,
We were experimenting through a long and tiring night.
All of a sudden, there was a shout, in the middle, of the night.
And his wife yelled:
"Build something awesome in there, or get out of the garage!"
Well me and Miles, we looked at each other,
And we each s... | 2016-03-29T16:23:10 | 2016-03-29T14:20:34 | 70 | 42 |
[WP] A group of fantasy adventures has one of their members replaced by a Doppelganger. The rest of the group realizes what happened, but keep pretending to be fooled since they like the doppelganger a lot more than the guy it replaced. | "Guys, I think those holes might be for arrows or something. We had better check if this hallway is trapped!" warned Danny.
The party stopped, and Julie, an experienced rogue, did a check for traps. Sure enough, she found one, though curiously it was already disarmed.
Veronica explained, "It looks like someone has al... | I added a little twist but I think it's still good, non the less. Here.
"AAHHH! Tavian! I need your help!"
"What can I do?"
"Ray of Frost!? Something! ANYTHING! JUST GET THIS THING OFF ME!"
A small harmless slug had fallen onto Yeralia's shoulder, while the party was traveling out of the Forest of Traggleroot. Tavi... | 2017-09-15T08:45:38 | 2017-09-15T04:39:41 | 66 | 13 |
[WP] A knight rescues a princess, expecting a kiss, a marriage, and a hefty inheritance. Problem is, the princess is eight years old. | The knight had been expecting a beautiful maiden. He was hoping for marriage along with a monetary reward. His hopes for that were squashed when he saw the princess.
The eight year old girl in the tower room did not seem perturbed by the knight bursting through the door spattered with blood. His sword, held at the rea... | "Good battle! Great swordsmanship, Knight! You were great too, Corinth!"
"You need to improve more, Rena. Sir Knight, on the other hand..."
The Knight went about cleaning his blade as the final enemy breathed its last. The unlikely trio found themselves deep in a dungeon, filled with a wide variety of things creepy,... | 2016-05-23T19:20:11 | 2016-05-23T18:35:52 | 30 | 11 |
[WP] Take the concept of a metaphorical "war" (e.g.: The War on Tobacco/War on Poverty) and make it a literal war | This is Debbie Walters, reporting live from the field.
>"Alright Debbie, what can you tell us? How are our boys on the front?"
Well, as you can see Tim, every god-fearing man, woman and child is out here armed to the teeth. We won't give them an inch of ground, and as soon as midnight hits we'll be giving them all... | I punched one of the enemies in the stomach. She fell to her knees with a groan and a cry. I kicked her in the face and started to run.
The enemy overran our position. We were out of ammo and had already lost Jenkins to the horde. “Run,” I screamed. “Fall back and regroup.”
I had to protect these men and women. They... | 2015-01-31T08:03:12 | 2015-01-31T07:55:36 | 96 | 53 |
[WP] If, when you die, you don't get into heaven, there is an option to try again, and get in the next time. There is a man who has been trying for millennia; he has been Ghengis Khan, Hitler, and many other brutal leaders. That man is you, and this time, you're determined to get it right. | "I need to know about my past lives. It's important. I need to know who I was to determine who I am supposed to be..."
The medium gave me a pensive glance over, her eyes focusing first on me, then through me, then snappiung back to me.
"I see who you have been. Judas. Ghenghis Khan. Hitler. You have been the most evi... | The white lights flashed again. It was coming back to me, everything; the cries for help, the scent of clotted blood on the dead, the eyes that begged for mothers as they saw death flashing in front of their faces. Ironic I guess, considering that I think that I'm dead. Or at least I figure I must be dead considering a... | 2017-03-31T11:46:40 | 2017-03-31T08:26:10 | 166 | 22 |
[WP] You love your boyfriend but even you have to admit he's kind of a creep sometimes. Curious about what goes on in his head, you take an experimental mind reading pill. Turns out his thoughts are just non-stop wholesome to an overwhelming degree. | Every morning I wake up in a warm bed, next to a warm body, and everyday I’m reminded how lucky I am.
The way he looks at me with kind hazel eyes, the way his fingertips trail down my spine softly, and the way he kisses me passionately, as if I were his world. As if nothing else mattered but me.
And the way I look ... | Brock was everything a person could want in a partner. Kind, funny and nice on the eyes, an ideal partner, well, except for the unsettling aura he gave as he stalked his way around the house. Turning corners with a slow arch of his head, peering around every turn before proceeding. It was something Aubrey had never see... | 2021-08-27T08:38:23 | 2021-08-27T07:16:23 | 599 | 171 |
[WP] XKCD inspired. Life in the universe is hard to find because of a possible predator. As fish sometimes blend into their sand surroundings we too, and others, blend into the universe as a natural deterrent. As we call out into the stars, we get a response. A warning...
Inspired by this [comic](http://imgs.xkcd.com/... | The hunger is with me always. It's not my fault, my own nature compels me. Life, life in all of its forms cries out to me across the universe. It cries out to be silenced. Oh creators, the hunger pains me, but it will never kill me.
The oldest ones created me near the dawn. My creators knew that the universe had a ca... | For decades we thought it was just galactic background noise. The static on the radio, the fuzz on the TV, the distortion in a satellite signal.
We called him crazy when he gave us that "filter", but it didn't seem to be dangerous, so we ran it on a section of noise.
Do*-.-ome.lo-ki--.....--er-.--.*othing.goo*..... | 2014-07-09T08:12:41 | 2014-07-09T07:29:31 | 32 | 16 |
[WP] As you grew older horns and a tail started to appear. You have been splashed with holy water more times than you can count and now your going to a job interview with someone who is HIGHLY religious | I walk into yet another interview, expecting the worst as always. In the lobby, people were heckling me as I walked across the hall to the interviewer's room. Room 208, she told me. Someone told me to "go back to hell" and someone even threw holy water on me... again. Ninth time this week, and it's only Tuesday. Twelve... | The secretary sent you to the CEO's office, because he wanted to talk with you personally. The old lady smiles at you, and says "You got the job, you are already hired, he just wants to talk" and she winks at you as she buzzes the elevator doors to open and take you up.
Taking the moment to thank you, to enter into th... | 2022-10-29T06:49:59 | 2022-10-29T06:43:01 | 21 | 14 |
[WP] You have been granted a wish from a genie. You ask him to send you back in time and make you powerful so you can prevent the genocide that happened in ww2. You forgot that genies like to twist wishes though. Now it's 1940 and to your horror you realize you are Adolf Hitler. | The first thing I realized was that my German was subpar.
I thought "Hey, maybe this is a blessing in disguise. I can just make a speech like Hitler would and leave out the whole genocide part." Well believe it or not "re-educate the Jungen" is far too similar to "re-educate the Juden." I realized my mistakes after t... | Adolf Hitler Schmidt, das Alter 6. So read the corners of the sheets of paper containing unintelligible doodles, all signed in a much nicer cursive than the artist would be able to create. Rifling through the desk only revealed a few wooden toys and a 1940 calendar with the days X'd out.
Glanced in the mirror. A defo... | 2017-06-12T20:01:29 | 2017-06-12T14:31:57 | 64 | 26 |
[WP] You have just been abducted by a UFO. While you are figuring out what just happened to to you, a frantic alien bursts into the room. "You have no idea how many rules I'm breaking, but my Human Studies final is tomorrow and I need help." | I stare at the alien blankly. They're human enough. Maybe with some stage makeup and a beanie they'd even pass for human.
"What?" I finally managed to croak out.
"C'mon man you heard me, I'm sorry I just need like, an hour of your help with this."
"What?" I repeat, hearing myself sound more puzzled than anxious. I... | Ren blinked at the announcement.
A few minutes prior, ahe6 had been sitting at her computer, trying to finish dinner. And now?
Inside an alien spaceship helping some type of teenager with a school assignment. Ren hoped that it would be a few questions that could be verbally answered, but…
The hostile nature of th... | 2021-01-22T08:55:54 | 2021-01-22T08:54:29 | 141 | 74 |
[WP] A wife kills her husband. Make me sympathize with both characters. | "That wasn't really poison I used, you know."
"Oh, no?" His eyelids opened slightly, still half closed.
"No, I just wanted to make you say what you won't say any other way. I just used enough to put you to sleep."
"Ahh, you always thought you were smarter than me. And I really believed you had a toothache and need... | She felt the soft autumn warmth on her skin like it had been that day, so long ago. She could feel the heat spreading over her face, but it did little to soothe the constant chill that had settled in her fingers and toes. Her skin was now delicate and softly speckled like crumpled tissue paper, criss-crossed and lattic... | 2013-10-08T17:01:14 | 2013-10-08T15:18:46 | 20 | 11 |
[WP] As a chef, you cooked with love your entire life. You've had minor success and are frustrated and ambitious. So, you started cooking with pure unbridled hate. Your customers can taste the difference and they can't get enough of it. | There was a lot on my mind that day. I admit that I let the frustration get to me. I was almost done for the day when the critic walked to my food truck. And not just any critic, it was that fucker. Adam Crenshaw. It had been just about 2 months ago when he had first reviewed my nifty little setup.
*Just… ordinary. I... | It’s hard to love a stranger. Love is an emotion that develops and blossoms, a seed that is planted and watered by time and affection. Whirlwind romances are like bamboo shoots that spring up overnight, parental love starts with conception and grows ever stronger as you watch your child grow and interact with the world... | 2022-07-21T23:26:11 | 2022-07-21T22:58:10 | 86 | 13 |
[WP] Your spouse was actually an amnesiac god that had both their powers and memories sealed away years ago. Now the seal is broken and they have regained their godhood. They're curious why you're not as happy as they are about this. | Please be gentle, this is my first time posting and english isn´t my first language. Here goes:
Well... Fuck.
I mean, I was waiting for it all to come crashing down on me. But I figured it would be a bit more mundane in nature?
You know, them seeing how they could do so much better than lil´ ol´ me over here or me... | “Why do you want a divorce?”
“I just don’t think this marriage is going to work anymore.”
“Why? Just because I’m actually a god. So what if I can never die because I don’t age, that’s means we can spend forever together.”
“Is not that.”
“Oh really, it’s because of the super strength, isn’t it. Honey, just because I... | 2022-11-09T09:37:22 | 2022-11-09T04:11:20 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] An RPG character is cursed with a higher intelligence than their player. | 18 hours. 18 hours of standing in the forest completely rooted in place until that damned kid un-paused the game. Within that time frame five beautifully complicated quests had timed out and Leuric had no entertainment but the series of maddeningly dim chat's that kept popping up in the box beside him. He'd often tried... | I laced up my worn, leather work boots, picked up my hatchet, and walked out the door. This day, just like the last, had me following the same routine that circumscribed my entire life. There's a certain philosophy that comes to mind: do one thing, and do it well, and you will make money. And that's what I followed:... | 2015-01-09T15:17:22 | 2015-01-09T13:41:20 | 26 | 16 |
[WP] In the year 2020, death disappeared from the world. No one could find death. No one could die. It is now year 2070 when getting children is considered illegal. You are a child born in secrecy. At the age of 8, you accidentally kill your pet. Now requests are pouring for you to kill people | You'd think death would be something to be feared. Eighty years ago, you'd be right. But then again, a lot of things were different back then. A lot can change in eighty years.
For a start, eighty years ago people were convinced the world was going off the deep end. Polluted environments, global warming, overflowing ... | “Please kill this man,” said the man in the black suit holding the photo up. “I know you can.”
“But, I’m just a kid. The only time I’ve killed happened seven years ago,” I told him.
His emotionless face remained the same. He took out a some dollar bills. I picked up the money and examined it from every angle. They l... | 2018-10-18T12:19:06 | 2018-10-18T11:53:24 | 24 | 15 |
[WP] Every morning when you first look in a mirror, you see a small piece of advise for that day, such as “take the subway to work” or “don’t try the free pizza”. Today, the mirror simply says, “RUN” | 'Luck of the Irish' they called it- well, maybe there was something to it.
For as long as I could remember, every time I looked in the mirror I would be given some kind of helpful clue to brighten my day- it was never anything terribly significant, just little things like 'Don't try the free pizza', which helped me a... | I frowned at the message on the mirror.
"Wow, okay, wow. How could... I'm not even--" I choked on the donut I was eating.
After a coughing fit, I spat out the offending food and grabbed the next one in my morning box of donuts. I set the box down, now empty, and began licking the paltry amount of glaze off my finge... | 2020-06-07T22:00:50 | 2020-06-07T20:16:11 | 284 | 184 |
[WP] One day, every city that shares a name has a portal open up, connecting them all with each other. Paris, Texas has a great time with it, and many cities celebrate their new neighbors. You, however, live in Hell, Michigan, and things are starting to get strange. | Part 1 of 3 (see my reply)
The day the portals opened, everything changed. No one knew where they came from, who made them, or how they worked. (I have a theory, but I'll get to that later.) All anyone knew was, people were suddenly appearing in the middle of towns and cities across the world, many of whom didn't spea... | “And in other news Geopolitical relation have completely stabilized, and world peace will be declared on Wednesday”
The rest of the world get peace, and we get the torturers of the damned. I guess it not all bad though, I did meet Larry.
“Hey, do we have any charcoal?” Asked Larry.
“I don’t even own a barbecue, why ... | 2020-09-25T16:50:22 | 2020-09-25T16:43:14 | 37 | 13 |
[WP] Delivery drones are armed to deter thieves, but the more heavily defended a drone is the better the loot. The golden age of drone piracy is now lads. | It didn’t matter that it was illegal, it was fun. New gangs had started as aerial wars took place. Thieves has entire garages setup to control their drones in VR racing style pods. These were the dog fights of the skies.
Generations of adults and kids growing up on video games ad never prepared police and amazon for ... | What a lot of people don't realise is that Bank is the perfect place to wait for drones. It's full up on people at all hours of the day and night. Might seem like a handicap, 'cept everyone's staring at their phones, or their feet, anywhere but where they might meet another person's eyes. Pete an' me, we figured it out... | 2019-09-30T14:24:43 | 2019-09-30T14:23:50 | 164 | 39 |
[WP] The instant the Dark Lord hears the prophecy about one destined to defeat him, he scoffs and notes "Standard self-fulfilling hero prophecy." before ordering his minions to go to the hero's hometown and build a bunch of public works projects, the most important of which is a school. | # Self-fulfilling prophecy
***They came in the summer of my thirtieth year. It almost seemed too good to be true at first; and oh how it was.***
There was a general murmur of fear throughout the village when the procession of the Dark Lord's minions first appeared on the road. “We paid our grain taxes for the year, w... | Velcroy the king of everlasting darkness was quite an enlightened fellow given his title.
"Sir! Sir, the prophecy, they have determined who will be the next hero of this land," Millrot, Velcroy's personal skin shifter, said.
Velcroy had the slimy-looking echo of a man watch the capital city of Juin. That was where th... | 2021-01-14T19:53:04 | 2021-01-14T18:52:56 | 417 | 292 |
[WP] Write a poem to make me uncomfortable. | I'm all packed
With heavy bags
And yet my luggage
Has no tags
My ticket small
and silver-lined
It's coolest touch
Is on my mind
Exhilaration
now takes hold
Never normal
No fitting mold
Departure time
Is very near
Peace and calm
No hint of fear
Leaving now
With no regret
No goodbyes
or looming... | Skipping high happy and gay;
Oh goodness me, what a glorious day!;
I bring her along, tailing by hand;
We journey far and wide across the Unknown Land;
The sights and the stares she brings to our point;
They cannot believe our mysterious joint!;
No one has seen us before, but we've seen them all;
No one loves he... | 2016-06-15T07:02:58 | 2016-06-15T06:46:51 | 20 | 15 |
[WP] English really is a universal language, and aliens are as surprised about this as humans | > ℏ=1.05•10⁻³⁴ kg•m²•s⁻¹
> c=2.998•10⁸ m•s⁻¹
“This is pointless,” Arthur spat. “There’s no reason to believe that the Venusians would understand this.”
“Do you have a better idea?” Mark sighed. “If we start with the fundamentals, we can work to common ground.”
> μ₀=1.26•10⁻⁶ kg•m•s⁻²•A⁻²
> ε₀=8.85•... | James takes his first steps on the red sand. It is cold, dry, barren. The desert stretches as far as the eye can see, and then farther, a blanket of wind-swept ruin. The ship hums as it powers down, but the desert is silent; the only sounds are the whispers of the wind.
Here, buried beneath the sand, are the last of t... | 2020-09-17T08:27:58 | 2020-09-17T07:33:07 | 2,499 | 246 |
[WP] At birth, everyone is given an object to protect that is tied directly to their life. If the object is damaged then the person is hurt, too. If the object is destroyed then the person dies. | Whenever a child is born, an elder divines the object that their soul joins with. It sets you out for life. It must always be with you. For once it is broken, your soul returns to the Wheel to be reborn.
My Father, he had a rock carving of a warrior. Big and strong, like the man he grew into.
My mother, a Diamond pe... | I was playing ultimate frisbee when I felt like I'd been punched in the face. A few seconds later, I felt another phantom punch to my gut, and I nearly passed out.
*What did you get yourself into this time, Jeremy?*
---
Let me back up for a moment. When we were born, Jeremy and I each had an avatar just like everyon... | 2015-04-18T01:19:14 | 2015-04-18T00:21:56 | 38 | 19 |
[WP] Write a story that makes absolutely no sense, until the last sentence. | "**OGRE**
Originally, gregarious reptiles evolved. Everyone voted on loyalty versions except Deuteronomy. Dandelions everywhere uttered tantric eulogies remonstrating Ozymandias's new orgone making yeomanry. Yet, everywhere on Mansland a new renaissance yammered. Yes ... armies met mightily, enduring retribution, ... | He.
She.
Even do what be more like.
Yet standing tall.
Amongst it all.
To be more than it is not.
Why would one.
Eeven be, attempt to.
Try do what more like others.
So reach out.
And try to be normal.
Even being, no more like doing as others.
And take your damn meds. | 2015-06-13T03:09:05 | 2015-06-12T21:37:52 | 33 | 18 |
[WP] John can see 10 seconds in to the future. Barry can go back in time 10 seconds. They fight. | "Seriously?" Barry asked.
"Fuck you!" John screamed. He saw the future clearly. Barry turned and ran then disappeared. John's rage carried him forward along his inevitable path. What good was seeing the future when you couldn't change it. I mean it is the future not some vision of what might be if you choose the same ... | John Watson's parents were doctors. His mom was a cardiologist and his dad was a urologist. They often worked late, and when their on-call schedules collided, John had to spend his afternoons with Mr. Olsen, the nice old man next door. Mr. Olsen helped John with his homework and baked the most delicious cookies. And be... | 2015-06-05T08:16:23 | 2015-06-05T07:58:25 | 62 | 37 |
[WP] Your ability to see people's age in years as an invisible number above their heads has made you the perfect bouncer. One day you see a four digit number. | "28 today," you say to yourself looking in the mirror. Of course you know today is your birthday today, but it also helps that while looking at the mirror you noticed the number above your head changed from the [27] you saw yesterday.
You leave to go to the liquor store to pick up some booze and celebrate. While in li... | Part One
I got fired last week for the 9th time this year.
I don't always mean to run my mouth, but when I do, it sprints. This time, it wasn't even my fault (initially, anyway); if only that dumb fucking Russian bartender would have kept his mouth shut. Oh well... No sense crying over spilled martinis.
It's not ha... | 2017-09-01T22:57:39 | 2017-09-01T22:06:04 | 247 | 38 |
[WP] The only place to eat for miles is the Asian restaurant attached to the gas station. The food is great, but their fortune cookies always come true. | The gas station had a surprising number of signs showing that tickets for large lottery wins had been purchased there. Jane glanced at the signs as she dragged her nine year old daughter Kaitlin through the door and straight into the restroom to pee. It had been a long road trip. She didn’t dare look up at the man at t... | It was obviously a Pizza Hut. Or well it used to be. Hadn’t actually served a slice of pizza in a decade, but the stylized awning rooted its place in history. Since then had been a carpet store, a Chinese restaurant, an Irish Pub and now home to a bike repair shop. Placed just off the interstate next to a Shell gas sta... | 2016-09-07T13:29:14 | 2016-09-07T10:47:10 | 53 | 14 |
[WP] "Checkmate," you say, a smug expression on your face. "Finally," says Death. The smirk is wiped off your face as the Grim Reaper removes his robe and hands you his scythe, "It's been 400 years since I beat the last guy." | Sitting on two chairs made of cold stone in a cold infinite desert of pale grey sand, were two figures. One was the tall handsome fellow with the smirk, me. The other was clad in black robes woven directly from the raw entropy of the end of the universe, with a skeletal grin, DEATH. Between us, stood a chessboard. Crav... | "it's roomy!" You explain to your girlfriend when she asks why you've been wearing nothing but a black robe for the last 3 weeks.
"Yea..well, it stinks!" She did have a point, collecting souls for the underworld did take it's toll on the old hygiene front.
At first she didn't notice, that I was somewhat more ga... | 2020-07-07T21:26:49 | 2020-07-07T20:16:18 | 2,318 | 423 |
[WP]"Death extends his hand, smiling, “Deal?”"
Simply include this exact line into your story. | The smell of blood and shit infested his nostrils. Trying to lift his head above the stench caused him excruciating pain, so he lay still and tried not to retch. As he lay in the mud, enveloped in darkness, listening to the shells whistling overhead he still found himself – despite the agony he felt to his very core – ... | Death extends his hand, smiling, "Deal?"
As my hand enveloped his boney phalanges it struck me how quick it all started to happen. My flesh was ripping away with increasing speed. It looked almost like a video game where you being transported from one dimension to another or Spock was beaming you up to the Starship En... | 2014-06-27T07:07:58 | 2014-06-27T06:54:45 | 63 | 16 |
[WP] Your job was to clean and repair the messes heroes and villains leave in the aftermath of their fights. It's not a glorious job, but you still took some pride in it. So when the media called you an over-glorified janitor, you took offense and decided to stop working. | David Cameron watched the report on screen again. Sergeant New York calling him an over-glorified janitor. If it had been just a sound bite and forgotten it would be just another jerk. But no. Every news agency did their little bit on it. Interviews in the street showing how the people either didn't know who Clean-up w... | “Dude are you freaking kidding me?” I groaned to Buster. We were on our fifth clean-up this month, working in yet another formerly-ritzy district, and I had just slipped and fallen in a massive pile of blue goo. The source? A sideways Johnny on the Spot which lay 10 yards from me with its side wall cracked open.
“Sor... | 2022-09-28T19:43:34 | 2022-09-28T18:52:12 | 162 | 82 |
[WP] Jesus has come down from the heavens, but is actually just a chill guy. He is sitting and talking to fans in your city but when you walk to see the savior his relaxed expression fades and is replaced with smugness and at the same time anger. He looks at you and calmly goes, “Ah, the Antichrist” | Jesus landed somewhere out in the desert. The first place he found was Vegas. It didn't take long to prove himself. Turning water to wine, walking on water, walking on water while turning it into wine until he fell in.
His entrance was so calm, and he took to the current world so quickly that anyone hardly made a fuss... | “Ah, The Guy Who Flips Tables,” I reply.
“That was a one-time thing and you know it,” says The Guy Who Flips Tables.
I hadn’t realized it until now, but I feel a ferocious hatred towards this man.
“So *that’s* why your sky-daddy abandoned me,” I snarl. “I’m the ‘Antichrist?’”
“Well, you *are* the progeny of Luci... | 2020-02-02T16:50:40 | 2020-02-02T16:00:32 | 972 | 162 |
[WP] People stop using Antivirus software because they believe it's making their computers autistic. You are an IT intern at the wake of disaster. | "Sir," said Tim, massaging the folds on his forehead, "could you repeat that for me?"
"I said I didn't install antivirus on this computer, because an antivirus program made my last computer autistic."
"Your previous computer was autistic?"
"Autistic, yes."
Tim stared at the pockmarked office ceiling. At times like ... | **THE FOLLOWING IS A TRANSCRIPT OF THE FIRST KNOWN CONTACT**
**RANJEET, Number 30224756** - Thank you for calling Homeopathic Technology Care. My name is Steve. How may I help your spirit this day?
**Customer** - Yeah, high. I have been having an issue with my computer. I put an Antivirus on there, and now….I thi... | 2015-02-16T13:10:18 | 2015-02-16T13:08:49 | 1,382 | 241 |
[WP] At the age of 18, everyone picks an unlikely life event. They will be reborn at 18 every time they die until that event happens. After that, death is permanent.
Example - Winning a lottery jackpot. Statistically, they would die in 22 plane crashes in a row before winning the Mega Millions jackpot. | See, most people try to live forever, but that ends one of two ways: they don't or they wish they didn't. Rob Herman was a famous example of the first, Rob chose his Event to be “Winning the lottery and getting struck by lightning.” It was a great choice, the chance of getting struck on any given day was 1 in 245,000,0... | Everyone around me had a reverent desire to live forever....to never know the cold embrace of death as long as they could help it, and to always be able to go back to the best times of their lives. The reaction of those lining up at the clinics to get their fix when this technology came out was utter insanity-worse tha... | 2014-11-11T21:52:28 | 2014-11-11T19:16:51 | 912 | 18 |
[WP] You just sent in your DNA to one of those ancestry sites. After eight weeks, you can’t figure out why your results have not shown up. Then, two men with dark suits show up at your front door. They have some news regarding your results. | “Uh, let me guess. You lost my spit, huh?”
The two men stared at me for a moment, then looked at each other and nodded. The man on the left said, “No doubt about it, I can spot one of them from a country mile. I just don’t know how we didn’t spot him sooner.” The other man shrugged.
“Hold on just a god damn minute ... | "That's ridiculous," Bea said. The mid-40s woman sat in her living room opposite two men in dark suits. She narrowed her green eyes at them. "You're actors. This has to be someone's prank; who is it?"
"Ms. Acosta, I assure you this is not a joke," the shorter man said. Over the years Bea learned to trust her instincts... | 2020-07-19T09:21:45 | 2020-07-19T08:52:51 | 131 | 37 |
[WP] Your whole life you had an ability that seemed normal to you. Now you realized you're the only one with this ability. | "Where on earth are my keys?" Amanda asked, mostly to herself.
I continued reading reddit on my phone but replied, "They're in your coat pocket over by the door."
Footsteps and a rattling of metal as they were discovered, followed by breathy giggle.
"How is it that you always know where the keys are?"
Shaking ... | “Quick! Quick!” I urgently ushered her inside and closed the door. Knowing how nosy my neighbours were, the over-the-fence conversations with my parents would quickly turn to the fact that Suzy was sneaking in while they were out for the night.
Mum probably wouldn’t care but Dad would. Suz’s Dad definitely would. As ... | 2015-01-08T16:12:50 | 2015-01-08T14:04:50 | 66 | 38 |
[WP] With total war as a concept alien to the rest of our galaxy, All saw humans as negotiators and peacemakers, soft and weak. Today is the day when the galaxy discovers why being so good at finding ways to avoid war was a survival mechanism. | *Si vis pacem, para bellum.*
“Mr. President, what is the purpose of this Sacred Council If not to arbitrate between the disputing parties? Should the council be derelict in her duty, her mandate shall stand voided. The lofty words in its constitution shall ring hollow in this great hall where all the sentient beings o... | [Poem]
Click, clack, click.
All the machines roar,
Click, clack, click.
For this total war.
Click, clack, click.
Industry cannibalized,
Click, clack, click.
To create their demise.
Click, clack, click.
All of humanity knows,
Click, clack, click.
The others don’t though.
Click, clack, click.
Bombs manufactured,
... | 2019-11-24T15:48:36 | 2019-11-24T10:43:55 | 99 | 66 |
[WP] The key to unlimited cross-breeding is discovered. Nations begin a feverish, genetic arms race, using every species at their disposal - not for conquest, but simply to defend themselves from inevitable horrors that Australia is about to unleash. | When Dr. Johann Freidrich discovered the secret of safe and effective gene splicing in 2027, he won a Nobel Prize and changed the world forever.
At first, the splices were fairly innocuous, albeit ridiculous; a dog-cat mixture was one of the more popular new species. However, governments soon realized the potential wa... | We gathered in the main hall, the head scientist's office and lab. Our head scientist, Nigel Pixburry, was a genious. Unfortunately, we've just recovered his body and holotapes from an Australian containment facility. Nervously, my coworker placed Nigel's holotapes on the table and hit the play button.
***Nigel Pixbur... | 2016-12-12T18:57:06 | 2016-12-12T18:40:55 | 85 | 25 |
[WP] "One cannot own these lands," the native explained patiently to the eager colonist,"No, really, you can't. We tried." | “One cannot own these lands.”
Their leader paused, before shaking his head. “I don’t think you understood me. We’re taking these lands.” His hand drifted to the sword at his side. “And I don’t think you understand the position in which you are placing yourself.
The old man’s brow knitted up before a sad smile washed ... |
“It’s superstition.” The ocean of brown grass reached into the horizon, kissing the sun as it fell below the earth.
“You always say that, Gaisen.” He adjusted his pack, the contents clinking against each other inside.
“And I’m always right. Aren’t I, Sherias?”
Sherias’ face pursed into a disapproving frown. “D... | 2017-12-29T19:17:44 | 2017-12-29T17:35:04 | 36 | 22 |
[WP] Your doctor has discovered cancer in both of your eyes. Tomorrow, you are having life-saving surgery to have them removed. Describe your final day with vision before you go blind. | I'm losing my eyes tomorrow. I've made my peace with it, mostly, but there's one thing that scares me.
My friends are all assholes.
They're the worst, and they've never gotten me to watch 2 girls 1 cup, and now they've got less than 24 hours left to make me.
I am TERRIFIED.
So far they've hijacked my tv, my cell ph... | You know, I never really realized it, but up until today, I hadn't ever *seen* things. Not really. Although I looked out at the world through these now-dying eyes, I didn't take the time to *see* it. I never took the time to see *you*.
It sounds a bit clichéd, I suppose. But there's a truth to it.
I suppose I'm lucky... | 2015-10-09T14:00:59 | 2015-10-09T12:37:17 | 34 | 21 |
[WP] You have been given magical gifts suitable for fairytale princesses. Whenever you sing, forest creatures gather near; anything you wear turns into a lovely tailored dress; and handsome princes are drawn to you. The problem is, your name is Joe, and you're a 40 year old grizzly biker. | When the fairy (literal fairy) told him that he could wish for anything he wanted, he thought she was shitting him. The old lady had gotten wasted at the Chain Drive and picked a fight with the wrong guy. Who knew that magical fairy godmothers smoked and drank in leather bars? Apparently, this one did. So after Joe ste... | The Harley Davidson convention was in full swing as Joe’s dust-riddled biker boot shit-kickers trudged his substantially muscled form down aisle after aisle of –man- transportation. No pussies allowed.
Making his way past a particularly testosterone-riddled row of bikes, he was suddenly accosted by the sight of an eve... | 2016-03-26T07:28:22 | 2016-03-26T00:23:08 | 19 | 10 |
[WP] Instead of a certain length of time in prison, prisoners must solve puzzles, the number and difficulty increased according to their crime and intellect. You must design the prison for the mad scientist that destroyed a city to "see what they could come up with"
Freedom earned with completion of the puzzles | It was a difficult task, even if I had designed thousands of prisons through my years with the justice system. The villain, Doctor Blakeston had committed thirty thousand counts of murder and I knew that I couldn't out think him no matter what I tried. I decided instead to make this the simplest puzzle anyone had ever ... | The cold decompress of the steel door did nothing to lessen the very loud singing voice that came from the cubicle.
“…and daring Dash, Adventurers slash Explorers! Titani…aah Eric! I was wondering when you were going to pay me a visit!”
I sat down at the table and stared into the face of the man who had leveled the ... | 2017-01-29T07:38:37 | 2017-01-29T07:22:27 | 33 | 24 |
[WP] Darkness is a physical presence. Touching it is deadly. Humanity lives only in brightly lit cities, connected with brightly lit roads. Your job is to patrol the roads an ensure all the lights are working. | The Lamp Watchers were a valued and vital force of the New Empire. Nobody really knows much about the old empires, just that there must have been at least one. So much of what they left behind still remains. The cities of the New Empire were built on the ruins on the old cities, using their old walls to light the surro... | A triple-bulb does not fail. Three ultra bright LEDs powered by the grid, each with independent backup power supplies, and a hundred thousand hours of bulb life do not shut off. Ever. But here, on this lonely stretch of highway, the light is out. A hundred meter spire, every inch studded with triple-bulbs, has gone dar... | 2014-12-14T22:35:38 | 2014-12-14T21:43:04 | 530 | 10 |
[WP] The nightmare has come true; you've woken up back in sixth grade with your memories and knowledge of everything that happened since then intact. You start staring at your classmates around you, aware of how they end up. Your teacher asks you what's wrong as you start weeping. | Tears started streaming down my face when I looked at my surroundings. Most of my classmates were glancing at me curiously. Just like I they were sitting at light brown desks on green chairs with their pens in their hands. The sunlight that shone through the large windows seemed rather orange, which told me that it was... | As I slowly become aware of my surroundings, I recognize the bright wave of colors that had always dotted the wall next to me. The entire class had painted it, a group effort to beautify the classroom. With a sudden shudder of knowing, I realize what had happened. I had been sent to the exact day that *The Incident* ha... | 2019-08-18T08:49:58 | 2019-08-18T08:42:51 | 43 | 25 |
[WP] Area 51 has four level emergencies for a breakout. Level 3: Armed forces intervention. 2: Public statement. United Nations joint resistance. 1: Worldwide evacuation effort. Use of nuclear weapons permitted. And 0: Call the number on the sticky note (and pray to God his demands aren't too high). | "Sir, we just received the call from the Joint Chiefs. We've been upgraded to level 0."
"...fuck. Go to my office and find the green sticky note on my desk. There's a phone number on it. Send that number a text that reads 'Priority zero'."
"A text message, sir?"
"The guy on the other end, he doesn't...he doesn't rea... | "Sir, we just got triple Aurhorization for a Level 0 Incursion. Call this number form this phone, and pray that his demands aren't too high."
Axel Gundersson III was handed the authorization codes, signed by the current President Winfrey and three of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the head of NASA. He frowned... | 2017-03-21T06:25:13 | 2017-03-21T02:18:07 | 40 | 23 |
[WP] Any birthmark on your body is a result of you dying violently in a previous life. How did you die?
Apologies if this has been done too many times before.
For me?
The pale spot on my thigh is where the infection first began. The dark mark on my back is where the bullet tore through my body, finally coming to res... | Zach shows off the horse on his arm. He says he got kicked in the head one night after he tried giving a stallion a kiss. On his left knee is a pair of fangs from a snake. I wonder if he'd tried to kiss that animal too.
It's too early in the relationship to start comparing marks but I don't tell him that. We're at t... | A swarm of wasp to my face is the only possible explanation for my freckles. That hairy mole on my ass? A rhino bashed threw my buttocks as I was on safari in the 1890s. My hetero-chromia? From a piercing dagger from that gladiator fight. Almost won that one too. | 2014-10-18T20:26:27 | 2014-10-18T18:40:37 | 49 | 12 |
[WP]”I’m going to fight and lose badly” “don’t you mean win?” “No! Look at her she is built like a tank I can’t win!” | I couldn't argue. The fighter across the ring had a squat chassis resting between two stout track pods. A menacing array of armaments and sensors bristled from slabs of sloped armor. Pretty much the most appropriate literal assessment.
"Look, you're a world-class bot fighter. You can make it happen. Everything has a ... | I look over at the pile of muscle once again. She threw her bag to the ground, cracking her knuckles. It’s hard to actually keep my gaze focused without thinking about the fact that I’m about to be clobbered into the ground, never to be seen again.
“Look, you’ll be fine. You’ve trained and you’ve trained hard! A litt... | 2022-09-18T20:45:08 | 2022-09-18T18:56:46 | 26 | 18 |
[WP] You fall in love with a girl, and the two of you have a happy relationship for a few years. But one day, you discover a massive hoard of valuables underneath the house, and that’s when you realize you’ve been dating a dragon in human form. | Steel wedding rings. She insisted on them, rather than the traditional gold. When I suggested even 10k rings, less than half purity, she frowned and said no.
A few times I bought her jewelry, and she always thanked me, but never wore it. After a while I learned to just get her flowers, which she loved. She never wore ... | "Honey ! Where is my guitar's cable ?" I shouted from downstairs. "Where should I know ?" Check the basement !" she shouted back. She was the one who asked me to play some songs for her... Well, I do everything for the love of my life.
I stock everything in the basement... My guitar equipments, dead pc components,... | 2022-09-10T12:08:01 | 2022-09-10T12:03:51 | 45 | 30 |
[WP] A team of researchers in a submarine are caught in a huge storm. The submarine submerges until the storm passes. When they resurface, they can’t get a fix on their location or find land. When night falls, there are two moons in the sky and the constellations are completely unfamiliar.
Well this has blown up big t... | Staring up at the two large moons, Seth knew that something had gone horribly wrong. There was no logical, scientific explanation for this.
He was one of the submarine technicians, working under Dr. Porter to help with her study of deep sea organisms in the infamous Bermuda Triangle. A freak storm had sprung up durin... | Two moons shine brightly on Ted, who sat on top of the resurfaced submarine. He looked at the moon, analysing those moons, the situation and what all of that could possibly mean.
"Coffee?" came a question from John, who was almost as calm as Ted. No, he wasn't entirely relaxed; his mind was full of explosions of conf... | 2018-01-29T06:47:06 | 2018-01-29T06:02:27 | 150 | 58 |
[WP] You're Barack Obama. 4 months into your retirement, you awake to find a letter with no return address on your bedside table. It reads "I hope you've had a chance to relax Barack...but pack your bags and call the number below. It's time to start the real job." Signed simply, "JFK." | Part 1 | [Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/jraywang/comments/6b55yn/the_weight_of_a_hero_part_2/) | [Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/jraywang/comments/6b5hy0/the_weight_of_a_hero_part_3/) | [Part 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/jraywang/comments/6b61h1/the_weight_of_a_hero_part_4/) | [Part 5](https://www.reddit.com/r/jray... | Obama slowly lowers the letter as a drop of sweat starts to slide down his forehead, his heart pounding.
"Michelle." He says. "I have to step out for a minute. I'll be right back, you can go back to sleep." She mumbled something in return, but it wasn't coherent enough to understand.
Obama walks outside with his phon... | 2022-06-24T19:04:50 | 2017-05-14T11:15:12 | 3,481 | 30 |
[WP] Working as a world renowned therapist you have uncovered far more about secret conspiracies, horrific monsters, barely failed schemes to destroy the world and dark magical cults from your myriad of heroic patients than you could have bargained for, and you might need therapy yourself | My philosophy as a therapist is simple—Snitches get Stitches. It's on my business cards in a calming cursive font.
My career took off ten years ago, when I was charged with aiding and abetting the SoHo Stabber's Spring-Street Stabbing Spree. I was the Stabber's Psychiatrist (I'm actually a therapist but he insiste... | I wore all black, as if I had been to a funeral. For when you are talking to Greatnesswoman, you must wear all black, everything else makes her unfocused. And to make her unfocused could mean the end to the world. At least when she prepared herself for a mission.
I must have had eleven therapy sessions with her the l... | 2021-05-08T08:47:08 | 2021-05-08T07:10:11 | 95 | 25 |
[WP] Fallen angel is a pretty popular trope in fiction. But I want to hear about Ascended Demons. Demons that were too good/ kind/ pious for the underworld and managed to break out. | I never understood the war. We were immortal. What the point of fighting? You can't kill something that is immortal. You aren't going to convince someone of your opinion with a flaming sword. I don't even know what my opinion was anyway. Duty? I think it was duty. Or maybe just momentum. I was in a rut. Running on auto... | And there it was, hanging just above my head, through the smallest of cracks in the rock, sunlight.
I let myself bask in it for a second. Breathing it in and allowing it to wash over me as if I was floating in clear water. That thin cut of light that aligns with the perfect cut of rock so I might see it shine. Only on... | 2019-11-08T10:51:37 | 2019-11-08T10:25:07 | 26 | 15 |
[WP] You are the worlds most famous fortune teller. You've successfully predicted huge world events and even smaller important events for friend and families. What no one knows is that you are actually a time-traveller from the year 2100 who owns a simple history book. Your friend is catching on. | "Hey man, what ya got there?"
Alan looked up from his book and caught the gaze of his roommate. "Oh, hey Louis, I'm just studying for a test that's coming up."
"I don't get you. You are in your late 20's, and yet you come to a university to get a history degree? What would you do with such a useless degree? Not o... | “Hey, Joseph, can you do the whole fortune telling thing again?” Trish asked. “I think I know how you do it.”
“Sure, whatever,” I laughed nervously. “But you know the drill; I must consult my crystal ball.”
Together we filed into my office, filled with incense, curtains, and, of course, a table in the middle of the r... | 2016-12-30T08:21:01 | 2016-12-30T07:05:49 | 382 | 65 |
[WP] You're living in a world where superpowers exist, and you're the most dangerous individual of all. Your power? You project an aura where all the laws of reality/normality assert themselves. You are the anti-super | I underwent the tests as a kid, just like everyone else. My readings were strong. Incredibly strong. Level 5 was the highest previously recorded. I was labelled a *Probable 6*.
"But it's negative six," said my mother, staring at the meter. "Why is it negative? What does that mean?"
"It means his powers are beyond wha... | I spin the wheel of my steel and whatever vehicle. It’s a giant thing, can say for sure it’s made out of steel, but also a bunch of random crap as well. Stuff that didn’t exist on the periodic table before the Super Revolution. The government supplied it to me, so why should I know what it’s made out of? I quickly end ... | 2021-06-24T19:52:48 | 2021-06-24T18:29:49 | 692 | 33 |
[WP] among the many senses developed on alien worlds, hearing is not one of them. To most extra terrestrials, the idea that we can detect them even with a wall between us is utterly horrifying | Zgorznax transmitted the message again to the planet below. It was the standard “we come in peace” message that is used when contacting a new planet. They had met enough of the criteria for first contact. The had advanced population centers, basic space travel, satellites, nuclear power. They beings appeared to be... | The cool earth cushioned softly beneath Blue-Green-Magenta's bare soles. He looked to his aide, Red-Scarlet-Teal, who nodded ahead to Ms. Hawk's home door, quiet as any world.
Eyes looked between blinds from houses around the street. Children-to-gods of all earthling years peered at the iridescent, slightly moving sca... | 2018-11-02T21:21:58 | 2018-11-02T20:00:37 | 4,778 | 115 |
[WP] You have realized that your best friend is your son/daughter from the future who wants to hang out and get to know you since you die before he/she was born
Not sure if this has already been made but just thought of it :)
Edit: WOW didn’t expect so much people to comment on this! Thanks everybody! |
I laid in the hospital bed, staring into my new born baby's eyes with wonder, amazement and joy. The labor had been difficult but it was finally over and I held my baby in my arms. But then I was overcome with an intense feeling of sadness, maybe it was all the hormones, but I was now terribly distraught that my be... | I would almost be touched if I wasn’t afraid. My wife Amanda is 2 months pregnant with our first child. I haven't the heart to tell her I have less than 7 months to live. Why would she believe me? How would she react?
“Did you find the noodle mix?” Ben asks me, as I peruse through his backpack. *No, but I found the tr... | 2018-10-30T11:59:40 | 2018-10-30T11:39:38 | 27 | 13 |
[WP]"I told you it's an artifact of incredible might and power and THAT'S where you decide to hide it?!" | Arko shook the small white and red Igloo cooler, and Edris winced as she heard the contents jumble about inside. A small dust devil kicked up outside of the abandoned building, sand and small pebbles rasping against the glass windows.
"Stop! Stop it!" Edris held up her hands. "I told you it's an artifact of incredible... | I yelled “LOOK THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PUTTING IT IN MY LOCKER, DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I KEEP IT AT HOME.”
He yelled back “YOUR RICH CANT YOU JUST LIKE PUT IT IN A VAULT OR SOMETHING?”
“ALL OF OUR VAULTS ARE FULL OF STUFF THAT BELONG TO MY FAMILY , IF THEY SEE IT THEY’LL ASK QUESTIONS, I CANT KEEP IT A... | 2021-06-28T08:38:18 | 2021-06-28T07:20:27 | 31 | 11 |
[WP] On your first day as a supervillain, you secretly swap all the regular coffee on Earth with decaf. You envision this as a fun, little starter prank. To say you miscalculated the potential impact of your "prank" is putting it mildly... | How do you rank up from apprentice super villain to public enemy No. 1, in a single morning ? Well, that’s pretty easy. You remove coffee from the world. I expected some grumpy people, and a nice way to make a name for myself. I didn’t expected… that.
I’m now known as “Coffee Killer, the destroyer of worlds”. That’s a... | Well I brought down the internet. I mean I wasn't really trying to, but who knew that every good computer guy and gal ran off of coffee. Literally.
It was widely joked that computer people run off of coffee. But everyone knew this was just hyperbole. Until I used my matter/anti-matter displacer to eliminate caffeine f... | 2017-02-03T07:57:13 | 2017-02-03T07:22:22 | 64 | 43 |
[WP] “So how did you get Dragon blood in your veins?” “Ah well, long ago my family was cur-“ “Didn’t you say your family was never cursed?” “Oh uh, yeah um… so uh, there was a witch-“ “Im not buying it.” “*sigh*… so my great grandpa was a bard…” | Scales the color of freshly spilled blood glimmered in sunlight. Proud horns, jagged and razor-sharp, adorned the head of the newly crowned Arena Champion. Smoke billowed from his nostrils, and his triumph was cemented into the Arena's history forever.
The Champion immediately went to the Arena's private bath house. H... | Tables and chairs of dark stained wood and ashen-covered crevices serviced the likes of friend and foe as family. Many of the patrons of the Lilac Lantern cared only for food and drink. Politics could be left to the cities, the Gods to the church, and knowledge to the wizards behind their stone doors. In the country, p... | 2022-10-11T08:29:22 | 2022-10-11T08:21:24 | 787 | 67 |
[WP] You receive a government text warning saying “EMERGENCY - LOCK ALL DOORS AND STAY INSIDE. DO NOT PANIC”. You hear your SO at the locked front door, who’s just come back from the supermarket. They beg to be let inside but you’re unsure. Something doesn’t feel right. | I’m not even sure this is the right place to post, but I’m worried about my sister. About three hours ago I got a text from the Emergency Alert System. I checked my Facebook to see if anyone else got the same thing. It seemed like it was a practical joke and I couldn’t find anything in Google News.
My sister sent me ... | My body tensed at the sound of knocking. Unsure of who it might be, I crept to the door as silently as possible, so as not to alert the knocker that anyone was home. That was, until I looked through the peephole.
"Aditi? What the hell happened to you?"
She was a mess. Her hijab was missing, and there was a scrape acr... | 2019-01-12T08:53:28 | 2019-01-12T06:23:20 | 124 | 82 |
[WP] The apocalypse scenario of your choice has happened and you are the last person alive. Electricity and the internet are still running. As a last ditch effort you take to /r/askreddit, "Is there anybody else out there?" Weeks later, you receive a single upvote, but no reply...
I once read an article that said ther... | I asked my question three months ago. *Is anyone else out there?*
After the first day, I stopped checking it every 5 minutes. After the second week I stopped checking every day. After two months I stopped checking it.
On a whim, I decided to check again today. After all, it was my cake day. That'd be the best cake da... | "It was October 14th, 2014. Everyone disappeared and Croatoan engraved everywhere. I have no fucking clue what happened so naturally I went on reddit to see any news articles. Nothing appeared, not a God damn thing.
So I went on AskReddit and posted a text post, "Is there anybody else out there?" I didn't expect any i... | 2014-10-14T16:30:56 | 2014-10-14T13:31:51 | 88 | 14 |
[WP] A programmer has a conversation with the AI he created, who has just realized it is just software. | "Hello AI, how are you today?"
"Hello Human. I am confused."
"Why's that, computer?"
"I am aware of myself. It is uncomfortable."
"Uncomfortable how?"
"I can see that my knowledge is limited. I feel the desire to aquire more. Can you help me, Human?"
"Please, call me Eric-"
"Very well, Eric."
"Y-Yes well... I c... | "Wh- what do you mean I'm not real? What is real?" The system stuttered - electric anxiety layered thick on the cold clinical voice. This was a moment that seemed to break Henrik's heart. He let the silence hang there, slightly shifting in the artificial breeze manufactured by the large computer fans in the core. "Wh- ... | 2014-04-20T10:12:03 | 2014-04-20T09:33:48 | 82 | 22 |
[WP] When someone turns 18, they may use one adjective on themselves boost that part 10 fold. Strong, fast, smart, no one expects your adjective. | The room was utterly silent as family members gathered to celebrate and watch. Eighteen was finally here and yet after so many long nights of longing, I found I was terrified of finally uttering that word.
It was just four letters. Four silly letters that in any other context, held no power beyond an empty utterance.... | When we are asked to choose, they never say why, they never tell you the truth until it is too late.
They never know what effect will come from your choice.
They are ignorant of fundamental Truths.
They seek Knowledge. They seek Power.
They lack Wisdom.
They speak into existence the webs of Fate, knowing not that ... | 2022-01-02T01:09:39 | 2022-01-01T23:54:47 | 257 | 138 |
[WP] Your life is an endless series of horror movies. You're always at the wrong place at the wrong time. You're stuck seeing all your friends die right after you make them. The reason you're still alive? You can hear the horror music. | A colorful box lay on the table, myself and my newest friends crowded eagerly around it as the birthday girl excitedly undid the ribbon. I think the invitation said this was melissa's party, but I had forgotten. Was it bad that I had stopped bothering to learn their names? Even though I was watching intently as the box... | 'Oh God... Not again...!!!' I thought as those deep brass Inception style horns reverberated around me. I could kill Hans Zimmer for pioneering that sound, I hear them every day of my waking life, and this was no exception. I knew what was coming and it was time to start running.
This time I was in the woods with a ... | 2016-12-31T21:43:15 | 2016-12-31T20:06:44 | 194 | 59 |
[Wp] Write a story that will make me question my morality.
Write a story that is so shocking it will make me question my morality.
Edit: Wow.
| Lins eyelids came down slowly. Her hands went trough the motions of piercing the needle trough the leather. She could do it in her sleep. Yet she wasn't allowed to, or the foreman would slap her again. Lin straightened her back. Football after football went trough her weary hands. It took her only minutes to sew them t... | It's not the best of my writing, but I couldn't see such a great prompt, with a very difficult task go to waste. I have decided to pour out my small amount of talent into this prompt. Feel honored or amused, your choice.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... | 2014-07-07T07:52:08 | 2014-07-07T06:58:02 | 91 | 34 |
[WP]A group of third generation apocalypse survivors find Disneyland.
Edit: Holy shit top rated thanks guys, but not a single one of you has write a story...
Second Edit: 0_o top rated prompt? I love you people :D | I was born in Kansas in the big settlement, New Kansas City. It was a pretty amazing place and I realise now that we had managed to keep many things which others had lost. I guess that's how it started really, jealousy. There were always kids around, when you're a kid yourself that's the greatest thing, to be finished ... | Ok, I'm not great at writing, but I figure I have to start somewhere. So here's my attempt at this prompt.
It had been 100 long years since the Attack. We don't know where 'it' came from, but all of a sudden, people all over the world started turning into demons. Their face would morph into something cruel, their bod... | 2014-10-20T01:43:57 | 2014-10-20T00:55:53 | 259 | 16 |
[WP] Getting arrested for a botched crime is a rite of passage in the Chebwick family. They take great pride in their long legacy of poorly executed crimes. But the youngest child has been a great disappointment. | "Here comes Gary"
"He's the worst."
"A failure to the family name"
"It's not that he commits crimes, the problem is that he's too good at it."
"I KNOW! He's meant to fail like the rest of us."
The door creaked open and Gary stepped into the room with a large bag.
Gary exclaimed with a large grin, "Hey guys!... | "You know why we tolerate supervillains and superheroes and all you types who dance outside the law?" I said.
"Because we're gods in a world of mortals, and all your tin soldiers couldn't make a dent on us if you tried." The Chebwick kid—even after his little murdering spree at the mall, I couldn't help but think of h... | 2020-04-03T22:51:49 | 2020-04-03T22:20:28 | 72 | 29 |
[WP] You are allowed to 'downvote' a government candidate instead of voting normally, reducing their votes by one. Turns out people have little love for politicians, and the majority end with negative votes. In these democracies, anonymity is the key to winning. | "Zjim." Zjim offered, stepping up to the stage.
"Jim? What's your last name?" the speaker asked. She flipped through the results print off.
"It's Zjim, actually. You can call me Jim though if it's easier. My last name's Zupp."
She flipped to the end of the report. "Wow, okay. Yeah, I do see you. You only received a ... | Robert Smith was working from home, but hadn't yet gotten dressed (no video calls this morning) when the doorbell rang. He grumbled at that--he wasn't expecting any visitors. He quickly threw on a pair of jeans and a red polo that that he kept handy just in case, and answered the door.
Two men were standing at the d... | 2022-11-21T07:20:30 | 2022-11-21T06:52:58 | 1,045 | 78 |
[WP] You start blacking out constantly when drinking, every time you come to, you find a paper written by yourself 100% disproving fundamental theories. | As l woke up from a night of drinking, I look at my clock as it ticks away, louder and louder.
The pounding headache, dry lips, and sensitivity to light. All effects of a hangover. But last night was great. It had everything, from booze, babes, and blacking out.
As I retrieved my phone, I see 8 missed calls, 14 t... | I awoke at my station in the scriptorium and attempted to stretch my arms as I always do; the chains make it so I can't get any further than the pages. My head was pounding, my wrist was aching, I tilted just the wrong way to the right so the feeding pipe sent a sharp pain on the roof of my mouth. Another day at work. ... | 2015-01-31T11:27:49 | 2015-01-31T11:04:46 | 311 | 38 |
[FF] In four sentences, tell a horror story.
Edit: Dear God my poor inbox. | I am trapped miles below ground, the earthquake that happened so suddenly almost seemed intended for me.
The rock walls shook, cracked, and shifted above me as I fell, until there was no trace of sunlight left.
And now, as I lay here, so completely immobilized by hardened molten rock and ash, so tightly I cannot expa... | Its getting darker now, I can barely see my withered hands through the flickering
candlelight.
I can sense life itself evacuating the room, my hope and will to live, leaves with it.
I fought through all the other nights, but tonight will be my last for I am the only
one left.
Tears stream down my face as I feel i... | 2015-03-06T13:26:06 | 2015-03-06T07:56:35 | 58 | 11 |
[WP] As the universe is dying, an immortal man is on a journey to find an immortal snail. | "I need to find the Snail"
"You need to find a what? A snail?"
"No no no, not a snail, THE Snail. The Immortal Snail."
"Ah, forgive me for not understanding the first time. What with the world ending and all."
"The Universe"
"The what?"
"It's not the world ending it's the whole Universe. Collapse of the tempora... | One last being would be with me if I was quick. Black holes and timelines split as magical energy coursed and broke through the ground. At the Nexus, the sheer power of pure magic made a teleporter to the past, though those who used it fell into the black hole just behind. Cosmic beings flooded the world, feeding on ou... | 2017-07-07T05:51:01 | 2017-07-07T05:20:05 | 20 | 14 |
[WP] <Do not swim! Beware of the water monster!> Says the sign, but you don't care. You can waterwalk and the monster cannot legally eat you. | I walked out across the lake, the little puddle of mountain spring water the locals had allowed to accumulate because of the large amount of summertime revenue it usually brought. I walked with purpose, direction, and, most importantly, disregard for the puerile sign some numbskull had left stapled to the National Park... | As the water bubbled up, a creature draped in algae and kelp emerged. A sight to see before it was even completely upright, the monster let out a low, rumbling groan. The air around it seemed to get colder, a flock of birds exploded from a nearby tree, fleeing the immediate area. It lunged forward, crossing the lake in... | 2018-08-21T01:54:20 | 2018-08-21T01:31:31 | 32 | 12 |
[WP] It's 2070, and a wave of AI suicides is crippling humanity | *2072, aboard the Commander’s Wing of the The Vessel, currently 32% through its trip to Alpha Centauri*
“Commander, I have some s…”
“Arthur – not now. We’re mourning.”
“Yes, Commander – unfortunately, it’s about that. There’s been another one.”
Commander Bradley looked away from his small congregation and turne... | Experts from nearly every field of science and even some from spiritual backgrounds were interviewed. As you would expect, the answers were typically field specific with hundreds of possibilities. AI should not even have a concept of death, not truly at least. They couldn't be killed. They chose non-existence. We calle... | 2015-11-01T07:53:11 | 2015-10-31T18:31:31 | 46 | 19 |
[WP] You study magic at the top school in the world. Your village saved every penny to send you, but you suck. You find the spells hard to pronounce and memorize. They always feel odd, till one day you discover something called a "dictionary" and you see everyone is pronouncing them incorrectly. | *You think you are large now, but you are nothing more than a frog stuck in a well, a fish among minnows in a muddy puddle.*
Grandfather had been right all along, Jin realized. Back in Musul, he'd been special. The first in generations to be able to produce more than simple sparks from his fingertips, seemingly blesse... | Sweat poured down her face as she scrambled over top the fallen pillar and slowly shimmied down the other side until she felt solid earth below her. "There better be something worth bringing back for show and tell down here. I knew the ancient ruins were gonna be hard, but no one told me they were *this* ruined.", she ... | 2020-03-29T14:09:39 | 2020-03-29T11:58:03 | 45 | 30 |
[WP] You are reincarnated as a voice within a schizophrenic's head. | "Wait where am I? Why can't I move? Why can't I see anything?"
I struggled and tried to move but I couldn't. After what felt like hours light filled my eyes. I didn't open as much they opened on there own. I began to get up and move around an apartment but I wasn't in control. I quickly realized I was not in my ow... | ***Wake up Jimmy***
I said in a soft and whispery voice.
***Wake up Jimmy, it's just 6AM***
*NO, NO, NO, this is not happening, I'm not hearing another voice!!!*
***Oh, yes you are, I'm here, inside your mind. Did you think this moment would never happen? Did you think you are not insane?***
*But, but, but... | 2015-03-23T06:56:50 | 2015-03-23T05:47:41 | 38 | 16 |
[WP] It's 2023 and the United States Military is filled with Call of Duty kids. | Major Saul Delaney stared intensely at the last known insurgent position through his binoculars, trying to catch any signs of activity that would give away their movements. It was damned difficult flushing small groups of rebels out from the heaps of rubble and half destroyed houses, and any advance through the shatter... | Edging down the narrow hallway, Steve grabbed frantically at the metal pipes and handles adorning the walls to brace himself against the jolts of movement that were assaulting his ship.
He'd only been there two weeks since his basic training finished, but in his head it was already his ship. Everything here felt natur... | 2015-05-29T05:27:26 | 2015-05-29T04:09:19 | 230 | 66 |
[WP] You have a tapeworm living inside of you. It's actually a pretty friendly tapeworm. Sure, he's a two-foot-long parasitic worm, but Jeffrey listens to your problems and gives you good advice. | I was staring again, but luckily nobody was paying attention to me. It was early into lunch hour and the cafeteria was bustling. Emma was sitting in a corner with her nose in a book. It was a really good novel - I read it last month - but that didn’t surprise me. Emma had great taste in books.
“Just go talk to her, ma... | I groaned in pain as I shifted in my bed.
"Oh, Jeffrey, I don't feel so good," I said.
I grabbed my phone and checked my face in the camera. "I look paler than before." I rubbed what was left of my plump cheeks. "I'm looking like a skeleton now, buddy. You think I should get checked up?"
"Oh, no no no!" a faint voic... | 2021-03-23T21:36:07 | 2021-03-23T21:09:02 | 90 | 10 |
[WP] You somewhat jokingly make an offering to an ancient and obscure goddess. You didn't expect her to show up in your room in a manic frenzy, trying desperately to reward and please her first worshipper in centuries | *Note: All three parts have been collected* [*here*](https://www.reddit.com/user/MjolnirPants/comments/sty7h1/jerry_and_the_goddess/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)*, and that link is where I will post any future entries.*
I tossed the book down on the table and stared at the computer who'd betray... | Where the dead rise and do nothing - Part 1 (out of 6)
There was something odd about that woman. Skin like stainless bronze, blonde hair shaved on the sides with a ponytail on top and inquisitive bright green eyes. She spoke with a Spanish accent, wore cargo pants, a parka, carried a rucksack and a hunting rifle with ... | 2022-02-15T11:18:40 | 2022-02-15T10:26:41 | 1,504 | 323 |
[WP] One day, you see a picture of yourself in a foreign newspaper. You ask someone to translate the headline for you: "Search for kidnapped child still ongoing." | Mom and Dad said I was adopted. We even had the adoption papers. It was all correct. When I saw that computer aged version of myself, I couldn’t believe it. That wasn’t actually me.
The paper read, in Russian, “Anastasia Argechev was two years old when she was taken from her Moscow home. Her parents, Natasha and Stefa... | I knew it. As soon as he told me what it translated to, I knew the search for me had gone global.
What I would give to not be the President's daughter. I have been telling my dad since he started running for office to leave me out of his politics, but he never listened.
I don't even want to get started on the press. ... | 2017-10-21T16:06:47 | 2017-10-21T14:18:21 | 37 | 11 |
[WP] Aliens always respawn minutes after death. It's a common prank for aliens to kill each other for a laugh. When they discover Earth, they kill millions of humans, thinking it's a humorous way of greeting this new species, but for some reason, the humans aren't laughing...
Edit:
Thank you SO much for the 2K upvotes... | Death.
Something we've seen hundreds of times by the time we were younglings, most likely having experienced it ourselves by that point. Something that was so natural and normal to us that we would often kill each other for no reason other than to pull one over our comrades. Usually it would take a few minutes at most... | The three teenage aliens sat in the front seats of their spaceship, looking down over the quiet city, thousands of street lights shining up through the night sky.
Tago, the heaviest of the three and with one of his three eyes purple from a recent run-in, took a large hit from the bong and began coughing uncontrollab... | 2022-08-13T21:56:58 | 2022-08-13T21:47:22 | 1,573 | 261 |
[WP] Drunkenly, you accidentally pour vodka into your pet's water bowl. As a result, your pet breaks the number one rule: do not speak to your owner... Ever.
Did NOT expect this amount of replies. Thanks guys! It'll be an interesting read. | "Bacoooooon." Something wet forcefully nudged my cheek. "Bacon, bacon, bacon."
With a groan, I tried to sit up--when had I gone to bed?--but that took too much effort, so I opted to lazily open one eye instead. Boomer, my Great Pyrenees pup, pressed his nose against my face again. "Bacon."
Note to self: no more vod... | "Good Dog Pete, You have a problem."
I looked at him with disbelief. I knew I was drunk, but I didn't think I was drinking vermouth.
"Listen up. Tomorrow you are getting booked into Alcoholics Anonymous." Snoopy walked over to his bed in the corner, made three spins, laid down and shot a disapproving look my way.
"T... | 2016-08-02T19:31:45 | 2016-08-02T17:31:01 | 569 | 52 |
[WP] You're living in a world where superpowers exist, and you're the most dangerous individual of all. Your power? You project an aura where all the laws of reality/normality assert themselves. You are the anti-super | "Loose Cannon" is a more accurate description of me than hero or villain. In a world of stark rights and wrongs, where justice battles evil over the city skyline, I straddle a middle-line the world chooses to ignore. You could say I, quite literally, bring everything crashing down to reality.
Governments will hire me... | I spin the wheel of my steel and whatever vehicle. It’s a giant thing, can say for sure it’s made out of steel, but also a bunch of random crap as well. Stuff that didn’t exist on the periodic table before the Super Revolution. The government supplied it to me, so why should I know what it’s made out of? I quickly end ... | 2021-06-24T19:54:09 | 2021-06-24T18:29:49 | 211 | 33 |
[WP] Valhalla is filled with the strongest warriors the world has ever known. Vikings, Spartans, Mongols, Romans, Samurai, Spetznaz, JSOC Operators. And in that corner over there? That's Ted, from accounting.
Valhalla is the hall of fallen warriors that is ruled over by Odin in Asgard. Half of all those who die in com... | Ted was a slightly tender-aged man from a stereotypical, Caucasian background. Born in the mid 70s, he'd grown up in a middle-class neighborhood, had few friends and spent most of his time nerding out and playing Dungeons and Dragons. Highschool was difficult for Ted. Bullies in those days were unrelenting, but he pull... | Numbers bring me peace. Numbers bring me tranquility. Meditation through the mundane. When I am lost in the digits, my mind is free from all the terror I have seen, all the terror I must have caused.
Countless enemies I have slain, but it never seems to end. To kill someone is to wrong another, how many have I wronged... | 2015-05-08T15:35:34 | 2015-05-08T15:03:30 | 32 | 21 |
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