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[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Alex,
It has been 99 days since you left. 99 days. Some days are easier than the rest. There are days when I genuinely smile as I remember you. You left me with so many good memories; and I thank you for each and every one. I miss you. Every. Single. Day.
You said we'd be together for the rest of our lives - we just ... | Dear Luis Miguel,
It's been 4 years since you've passed. Things have gotten better from the old years. The kids are older, my house is different, I actually have cats again.
I found some of your old photos. Back in the day when the camera had only megabytes instead on gigabytes. I found a nice one where you were sunb... | 2017-11-05T21:44:07 | 2017-11-05T19:02:08 | 1,462 | 516 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Dear self, I hate you. I hate what we've become. When did we change, when did we grow so old and angry, and when did we decide to be alone? I know that we did not always act like this. I know we used to laugh, and let other people get close. Remember when we had so many friends? remember when we go to other people's ho... | Michael,
We were both graduating. I understand, and it was easier for us to just go our own separate ways. I wanted to say something, but rejection hurts more than leaving questions unasked. It wouldn't have worked anyway.
I loved how you call me Katherine instead of Katie. Everyone else called me Katie, even though... | 2017-11-05T19:56:15 | 2017-11-05T19:14:02 | 799 | 236 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Dear self, I hate you. I hate what we've become. When did we change, when did we grow so old and angry, and when did we decide to be alone? I know that we did not always act like this. I know we used to laugh, and let other people get close. Remember when we had so many friends? remember when we go to other people's ho... | Dear Dani,
After everything that happened I continue to see you everywhere I go. Whether it's bringing up the past or driving through town and seeing a car just like yours or in my dreams sometimes I can't escape you. And I always think about what exactly it is I will do when I see you again. I want to scream at you o... | 2017-11-05T19:56:15 | 2017-11-05T19:53:10 | 799 | 95 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Dear Jeremy.
I'm sorry I didn't call.
I don't remember if I was busy, or tired, or anything else that could be considered an excuse. I felt like it was all my fault. I could have stopped it. When I met your family and found out you had been living with this all your life, I almost gave up.
I should have called. I h... | Michael,
We were both graduating. I understand, and it was easier for us to just go our own separate ways. I wanted to say something, but rejection hurts more than leaving questions unasked. It wouldn't have worked anyway.
I loved how you call me Katherine instead of Katie. Everyone else called me Katie, even though... | 2017-11-05T19:17:09 | 2017-11-05T19:14:02 | 508 | 236 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Hey Moose,
We had a good run. 16 years is good for a dog that somebody else starved in their back yard for a while.
You did really good. You remembered all those tricks somebody else taught you, showed the cats/birds love, and learned to stop being scared over food. You gave the best hugs on the planet.
I'm sorry th... | Name changes, for privacy reasons, but here goes.
My dear Maria,
I recall in vivid detail the conversations we once shared, about where our lives were headed, our hopes and fears, our dreams and nightmares. I never told you outright how much I love you, and that is the only thing in life I truly regret. I tried telli... | 2017-11-06T00:29:00 | 2017-11-05T21:31:39 | 235 | 19 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Hey Moose,
We had a good run. 16 years is good for a dog that somebody else starved in their back yard for a while.
You did really good. You remembered all those tricks somebody else taught you, showed the cats/birds love, and learned to stop being scared over food. You gave the best hugs on the planet.
I'm sorry th... | Justin,
It's been a little over 3 years since you died. I still get hit with random emotions that make me burst into tears thinking about you. Both anger and sadness. I think about how things would be different if I had said or done things another way. If I had told dad you could come live with me, would you still be ... | 2017-11-06T00:29:00 | 2017-11-05T21:34:09 | 235 | 17 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | I miss you big guy.
I miss the your terrible jokes and the attempts at accents that wound up sounding exactly the same no matter the country of origin.
I miss the quiet but fierce love of your family you had.
Most of all I miss the real dad, not the husk you became in the years leading up to your death.
I miss my be... | Hey Em,
I'd love to say I've changed, I'm new, brag about things I've done. I'd love to say I've grown.
But you, with your disarming blue eyes, somehow always knew. You always knew when I was making things up, when I was caught in little white lies. You'd encourage some.
And I'd love to say how different I am, from ... | 2017-11-05T22:27:41 | 2017-11-05T19:02:54 | 102 | 55 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | I miss you big guy.
I miss the your terrible jokes and the attempts at accents that wound up sounding exactly the same no matter the country of origin.
I miss the quiet but fierce love of your family you had.
Most of all I miss the real dad, not the husk you became in the years leading up to your death.
I miss my be... | Hey kiddo. It's been too long since I've seen you. It's crushing to carry this weight some time. I'm really trying to show you that you can grow up and accomplish anything but it's manifesting in me leaving you behind. Your mom and I weren't right. She will forever hate me for it but I needed to do this for my happines... | 2017-11-05T22:27:41 | 2017-11-05T22:18:21 | 102 | 14 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Joyous.
You were the strongest woman I knew. You were the definition of Grace and poise and I wanted nothing more than to be better people together.
The sheer amount of inspiration you gave was unmeasurable.
I hate you so much for doing this....why didn't you pick up your phone....
I hate that you chose me. Why did... | Hey Em,
I'd love to say I've changed, I'm new, brag about things I've done. I'd love to say I've grown.
But you, with your disarming blue eyes, somehow always knew. You always knew when I was making things up, when I was caught in little white lies. You'd encourage some.
And I'd love to say how different I am, from ... | 2017-11-05T19:59:24 | 2017-11-05T19:02:54 | 92 | 55 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Hey Mom,
It’s been a few months since we’ve last talked. I miss you.
I’m still not quite sure why you decided to cut me out of your life. I’d always thought family wasn’t just blood relations, but those who matter to us. You’ve shown me otherwise.
I just can’t believe you threw me out like that. I watched as you sp... | Name changes, for privacy reasons, but here goes.
My dear Maria,
I recall in vivid detail the conversations we once shared, about where our lives were headed, our hopes and fears, our dreams and nightmares. I never told you outright how much I love you, and that is the only thing in life I truly regret. I tried telli... | 2017-11-05T21:31:44 | 2017-11-05T21:31:39 | 81 | 19 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Hey Scott.
I guess I took everything you did for granted. It's been really hard without you here. Your daughter still asks when you're coming to pick her up and she always gets sad when I explain to her that you can't.
She really loves you and you were a good father. She started listening to one of the books ... | Hey kiddo. It's been too long since I've seen you. It's crushing to carry this weight some time. I'm really trying to show you that you can grow up and accomplish anything but it's manifesting in me leaving you behind. Your mom and I weren't right. She will forever hate me for it but I needed to do this for my happines... | 2017-11-05T23:19:05 | 2017-11-05T22:18:21 | 58 | 14 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Dear friend,
Oh dear friend. If only I could just step back for just one day and talk to you about all that has occurred since we last saw each other. I’m so thankful that we were able to spend the time in life together that we did.
I miss that little sigh of excitement that would rise up from my chest and escape my... | Dear Pop Pop,
I miss you. It's been about 11 or 12 years since you died. I was really young at the time, so all I remember is the last few months you were alive, watching the cancer slowly eat away at your body. With each visit you got more and more frail. I didn't recognize it at the time but looking back, seeing wha... | 2017-11-05T23:44:56 | 2017-11-05T20:37:15 | 32 | 16 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Elizabeth
I never really knew you, but I'll never forget you. I see your face every time I'm alone in my car, and it always brings me to tears. I want you to know that I tried so hard to save you. I tried everything I could. I'm sorry your parents had to see what we did to you. I'm sorry they had to see the tubes stic... | Hey kiddo. It's been too long since I've seen you. It's crushing to carry this weight some time. I'm really trying to show you that you can grow up and accomplish anything but it's manifesting in me leaving you behind. Your mom and I weren't right. She will forever hate me for it but I needed to do this for my happines... | 2017-11-06T02:41:21 | 2017-11-05T22:18:21 | 27 | 14 |
[WP] The year is 2038 and net neutrality has been dead for almost two decades. But a rebellious group managed to travel back to 2017...
https://www.battleforthenet.com/#bftn-action-form
Edit: Obligatory thanks for the gold! Just trying to do my part on this fight, but as I don't live in the US, raising awareness is t... | Ajit Pai lied back on his throne and sipped his goblet. He roared in laughter Soon Net Neutrality would be repealed, and every link on the internet would redirect to a picture of his face unless people payed money to make it go away.
Suddenly, a group of brave souls appeared out of nowhere.
“Mr. Pai, we came from th... | I remembered seeing this back now.
I thought I should stop by to 2017 on my way back to bitch-slap Karl Marx, and let you all know that it all ends up okay. All of this protesting gets us nowhere, and they do succeeded in banning net neutrality, but the free market saves us. It always does.
Around mid 2018, despit... | 2022-08-04T05:58:14 | 2017-11-21T23:01:17 | 186 | 14 |
[WP] Due to a rare brain condition you've spent your entire life hallucinating the presence of a six foot tall penguin. You're on a date one day when you're asked "So what's the deal with the penguin?" | “I’m sorry what?”
“What's the deal with the penguin?"
Shock, painted across his face.
"You see him too?!"
Nodding her head impetuously.
Suspicious of the girl, he stares at her through narrow slits.
"Wait...Did you talk to my sister? Audrey told you about him."
"Never met your sister, we just met yesterday remem... | "So what's the deal with the penguin?" she asked me.
I blinked, unsure of what to say at first. *You're the first one who ever noticed him* came to my mind first, but I dismissed that at once. No good ever came of mentioning him at all.
When I told my older brother that the penguin was the one biting the corners off ... | 2017-12-07T12:37:55 | 2017-12-07T11:54:53 | 210 | 95 |
[WP] Due to a rare brain condition you've spent your entire life hallucinating the presence of a six foot tall penguin. You're on a date one day when you're asked "So what's the deal with the penguin?" | “So, what’s the deal with the penguin?” he asked.
I paused, shocked. Could he see it? I looked to my left, where the penguin stood still as if frozen. Then I remembered, and glanced down at my wrist, where a tiny, colorful penguin popped against my pale skin.
“Oh,” I laughed. “I’ve just always liked penguins, I sup... | John's hands started to sweat "Oh no, Its spreading" His head slowly falling in his open palms.
"Whats spreading?" asked the penguin and Mira almost simultanuously. Mira being his date, a girl he was dating for almost 4 months now.
John turner around looking for the waiter, waiving him closer. "excuse me sir this is g... | 2017-12-07T15:57:27 | 2017-12-07T12:33:17 | 29 | 14 |
[WP] JFK shot first. | JFK is at the parade, suddenly, his president sense ™ tingles.
He takes out his modified M1 garand with reflex sight, fast mag and steady aim, his back up gun since it isn’t that big of a deal.
He shoots the killer in the chest from 10 meters, getting only a hitmarker.
The killer flees and stands behind a wall to he... | “Are you sure about this?”
Kenneth gave the president a quiet stare. He knew he was the only person on earth able to question this decision. No one else knew what was at stake.
“Yes, Ken… I’m sure. Give the order.”
The president heard the gentle clicking of the plastic phone. His senses seemed to dull ever so slight... | 2018-03-21T08:25:25 | 2018-01-02T09:01:57 | 27 | 11 |
[WP]"This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood? | "I... admit that I am not familiar with that particular game," Death said, hesitantly. "What are the rules?"
He sat in his bed, smiling to himself. He had become an old man, but his spirit was alive and well. "Oh, nothing too complicated," he replied. "In order to set it up, we will need certain materials: a ball, som... | My heart was pounding as I sat in the plane, staring at the map. There was just me and one other person on board. I was waiting for him to take his exit first, staring at that yellow dot. However we were almost halfway through the island, and he was still there. Panicking I decided if I jumped and went straight down I ... | 2018-03-07T08:28:53 | 2018-03-07T07:11:15 | 65 | 17 |
[WP]"This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood? | Death watches as the boy in front of him starts getting excited, blithering on about some competition he had won and gotten an "awesome tool of awesome." The man starts rummaging around his untidy room looking for something.
Out of the closet comes several odd items. Board games, video games, a glass tube with burn ma... | "Does everyone get a chance like this?" I asked
"No" Death said as it puled a scale from underneath it's cloth. "Only those whose good deeds outhweight the bad ones".
The scale was empty yet tilted to one side, ever so slightly. "Seems you barely earned it."
No surprises there, I kinda just passed through life min... | 2018-03-07T09:07:30 | 2018-03-07T07:49:29 | 55 | 24 |
[WP]"This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood? | "...Do video games count?", I ask the death man. He actually looked like a very normal guy, just wearing black clothing.
"...Sure. Just nothing single player."
"Or, we could make our own game out of a game."
"...What?"
"We both get computers. We mod Skyrim with the same mods and same load order. We continuously pla... | My heart was pounding as I sat in the plane, staring at the map. There was just me and one other person on board. I was waiting for him to take his exit first, staring at that yellow dot. However we were almost halfway through the island, and he was still there. Panicking I decided if I jumped and went straight down I ... | 2018-03-07T09:08:29 | 2018-03-07T07:11:15 | 39 | 17 |
[WP] An alien has kidnapped Matt Damon, not knowing what lengths humanity goes through to retrieve him whenever he goes missing. | “You, Gyork, have sat in interplanetary trial, accused of unknowingly capturing the human currently known as ‘Matt Damon,’ in an act of interplanetary terrorism of the third degree, and have been relieved of accusations of terrorism. You will now stand, and the next trial will continue.
Gyork rose from his seat. He wa... | [Continue the adventure with Part 2!](https://old.reddit.com/r/13thOlympian/comments/8p5m1b/space_intruders_part_2/)
[Continue even more with Part 3!](https://old.reddit.com/r/13thOlympian/comments/8p7byx/space_intruders_part_3/)
Part 4 is now live! To check out where this ridiculous adventure goes, come read it in... | 2018-06-06T14:23:38 | 2018-06-06T13:53:53 | 3,221 | 1,138 |
[WP] An alien has kidnapped Matt Damon, not knowing what lengths humanity goes through to retrieve him whenever he goes missing. | "We're receiving a transmission from Earth. It's about the human specimen we harvested for examination."
"Send it to the bridge. Let's see what they have to say."
*I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very part... | They burned the stars from the sky. They tore worlds asunder. The great plague of man spread from system to system grinding the Seven Celestial Empires into dust. All for one man, The Damon.
The Korlanth found them on a backwater planet known as Earth. Foolish and headstrong as ever, their wisdom faltered against thei... | 2018-06-06T16:07:37 | 2018-06-06T15:09:44 | 365 | 96 |
[WP] An alien has kidnapped Matt Damon, not knowing what lengths humanity goes through to retrieve him whenever he goes missing. | "We're receiving a transmission from Earth. It's about the human specimen we harvested for examination."
"Send it to the bridge. Let's see what they have to say."
*I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very part... | The apparent reason for the kidnapping was to fill the vacant role of (janitor) on the ship. As the Aliens know earth is the most fecund spot in the Milky Way for specimens to fill janitorial roles.
What the aliens on the ship hadn’t expected was when Matt started work on the ship, mopping floors, cleaning space shit,... | 2018-06-06T16:07:37 | 2018-06-06T14:10:50 | 365 | 11 |
[WP] On one hand, you're average at everything. On the other hand, you're average at EVERYTHING. | "Wait wait let me get this straight. What do you mean your average at rocket science and neurosurgery?"
"Yep", Ambrose replied nonchalantly. "Pass me the screwdriver" as he busily fiddled with the car engine.
"Right, that should about do it. Your plumbing needs fixing as well right? I'm pretty average at that as we... | Jack wasn't known for being an outstanding, spontaneous person. He wasn't known for any specific skill or quality that could have made him stand out. But it also meant he wasn't as much of a complete fuck up that his sister would often joke about. He never failed his tasks, never failed any activity he set out to do, b... | 2018-10-24T07:25:40 | 2018-10-24T06:23:42 | 680 | 68 |
[WP] Your SO loves fun, risky situations like skydiving, while you always liked to play it safe. After a long, happy life together, you're reunited in the afterworld. Everybody has a number for how many times they SHOULD have died throughout their life. Your SO's is 3,300. Yours is 1,450,294.
Edit (1/27): Wow! This id... | Going through the list, God gave me a knowing smirk. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"It's something, isn't it?" he said. I glanced up at him. He had a twinkle in his eyes. "It's great to see what happens when we add some... spice to a life. You were wonderfully resilient."
Wonderful. Just the ... | "And you see, right here? The methane level in your flat was so high that you passed out. You told your mother it was a nap but you actually asphyxiated. Crazy huh!". His black robes shook at hs spoke. The thick hood cast a deep shadow along his skeletal face, leaving only the movement of a gleaming white jaw bone visi... | 2019-01-27T02:27:13 | 2019-01-27T02:18:27 | 151 | 41 |
[WP] The current rulers of the galaxy exert their dominance by showing showing new races a glimpse of their terrifying nature inevitably either driving the unfortunate victims mad or causing them to retreat in fear. It does not work on humans however, they are used to it | *"What do you fear, creature?"*
I blinked, for lack of any more constructive response, given the restraints. This wasn't the first time the shadow before me had asked this question, but it was clearly becoming more confused and frustrated with each attempt. Each time it asked the question, it ignored my answer, then s... | It had been 2 weeks since contact. During the first week the aliens came down in their grand ships of gold and diamond, making an elegant display of their status amongst the galaxy. The humanoid beings had fashioned similar appendages to ancient human royalty; thick capes made of regal feathers, crowns of gold and gems... | 2019-06-11T15:33:47 | 2019-06-11T14:30:48 | 82 | 15 |
[WP] You are happily married and have a 4 year old child with your SO. But when your child starts to develop super powers one day, you have serious questions for your SO who has always seemed to have a boring accounting job. | I had been brought to New Amsterdam as a Security Consultant to help minimize the damage and loss of life brought about by the recent superheroes and villains using the city as their own personal arena. That was 6 years ago and I got together with an old friend and we hit it off. It was smooth sailing on from there.
... | “Honey? Can we talk please?” I finally found a time to talk to Gretel tonight. She put her book down on the night stand and looked at me.
“Sure. What’s up?”
“Uh, well I’m not sure you know this but uh... Tommy was flying.”
Gretel looked shocked. “Flying you say?”
“Flying. Was going to bring him a bag of chips today. An... | 2019-08-23T11:24:56 | 2019-08-23T06:49:08 | 32 | 22 |
[WP] You bought a home filled with cutting edge technology, including a helpful 'smart A.I.' that can do just about anything you ask them to. Unbeknownst to you, there actually is no A.I, the house is just haunted by a really helpful spirit, and they are posing as a program so they don't scare you. | It was a night like any other. Chris was at home after a long day at work, and all he wanted to do was relax and watch tv. Of course, SmartButler was there for him.
"Hey, can you play Riders on the Storm?"
"Yes, sir. A good choice."
"Hey, can you fire up the oven? I think I might bake a pizza."
"Yes, sir."
"Hey, c... | 'I take the room with the balcony!' I cried, running up the stairs with all the force my tired, sleep-deprived body had. I half expected to find Beth, already marking the territory all over with her fluffy pillows and her ridiculous blankets. But Beth wasn't there.
I grinned, dropping down my bags with a victorious th... | 2019-09-25T13:00:31 | 2019-09-25T12:06:26 | 280 | 113 |
[WP] You are an immortal that got sentenced to permanent burial over 1000 years ago. Today a team of archaeologists just dug you up. | I high fived the archaeologist that dug up and opened my coffin. She was looking at me with a mouth open so wide it looked like she was having a hard time breathing.
"I've been there, girl. I ran out of oxygen nine hundred and ninety nine years, three hundred and sixty four day, and sixteen hours ago."
She screa... | I gave a terrific wheeze as I stepped out of the tomb, the joints in my feet giving loud cracks, my shoulders heavy and aching.
Five humans, scattered in a circle, blood seeping out of their orifices, leaving trickles of crimson on the earthy ground. The antechamber had been all but mutilated in the effort to excise w... | 2019-10-25T23:42:25 | 2019-10-25T22:02:41 | 285 | 189 |
[WP] You are an immortal that got sentenced to permanent burial over 1000 years ago. Today a team of archaeologists just dug you up. | Most people don't consider the small problems that come with immortality. It's always about how you'll end up knowing so much, or that you're pretty much guaranteed that you'll end up buried alive, but nobody really thinks about the annoying stuff.
Sure, being buried alive sucks and you run out of ways to amuse yourse... | **Professor!**
Yes, what is it, my student?
**I think I found something, but I can't quite tell what it is.**
Well, let's have a look here... Oh, my. This... this is interesting. Do you see these markings?
**Those odd squiggles?**
Yes. It's a language that has been dead for quite some time, but if I'm reading this... | 2019-10-26T00:08:22 | 2019-10-25T22:56:40 | 260 | 93 |
[WP] Humanity has merged into a single immortal consciousness. Everyone who has ever lived has become as one, a being of pure energy and infinite love, that shall last to the death of the universe and beyond. And they’re here to explain why they left you out. | Humanity has always wanted to be a part of something bigger, that's what I always heard from priests and shit growing up. Like, we *yearned* for more than our fleeting little mortal existences. And a year ago, humanity got its chance.
Unprecedented peace broke out across the world. Humans came together as one like nev... | "You know, you've always had it in you."
I unconciously looked up from my book. I did not see anything, not really, neither did I really hear anything it was more of a feeling, a sensation.
The floor of my flat was cold when my feet touched the ground. The floor had always been cold, it never bothered me. It bo... | 2021-11-18T04:31:37 | 2020-10-17T23:37:17 | 537 | 13 |
[WP] The world's greatest villain and hero clearly like each other. His monologues when she's captured tend to turn to conversation, and she "accidentally" lets him escape arrest. While they're convinced they're enemies, his henchman and her sidekick are just trying to get them together already. | The Black Thief laughed. She had caught Major Magnificent again. "Fool! You fell for my trap again! This time you won't be able to stop me as I finally steal the Ruby Giant from the Museum of History!"
Major Magnificent had been tipped off that Black Thief was going to be murdering the mayor. Instead, he had walked in... | The inside of the bank was quiet. Everyone watched the two figures standing in the center of the lobby, one dressed mostly in black, the other in a dazzling mix of white and gold.
"I just -- are you *sure* there's nothing you can do to, you know, move things along?" The tall figure was squinting at his sidekick, jaw ... | 2020-11-06T23:44:22 | 2020-11-06T21:49:15 | 1,971 | 82 |
[WP] For decades you've worked as a superhero protecting the city and its people. Your powers have been slowly killing you for years but you kept being a hero much to your doctor's protest. The citizens are starting to take notice. | The Supreme Squeeze stood there, towering over Ultraman. He savored the moment, every second of glorious victory.
"Any last words, hero?" The Squeeze gloated, a sneer twisting his dry lips.
"Justice... Will prevail." He spat out some blood as he struggled to push himself up from his prone position. His arms wobbled i... | “Today’s the day you fall PileDriver!” I screamed at the woman standing on the street above.
“Looks like you’ve fallen for me already darling.” The woman cackled at the edge of the hole she had just tossed me into and aimed her weapon at me in the hole.
“Time to die BeastMaster!” Her weapon launched a blast of liqui... | 2021-02-18T10:23:34 | 2021-02-18T07:50:09 | 68 | 28 |
[WP] Turns out hell is real. This was made known once demons and devils came to Earth. However things quickly got awkward and confusing once people heard them mutter, "If Heaven won't fix this shit hole, we might as well do it ourselves." | "So..." My devil supervisor glanced up from the paperwork and looked at me. I nodded enthusiastically.
"You were sent to Earth to spread evil and go against the word of god..."
"Yup, that was my project"
"And...Not going to lie, I am a bit confused here. According to the report you submitted, you taught humans to mak... | Korgan guarded the infenal gates with his associate Ortpk he has for millennia. For once though, as the Horned figure gazed out into the landscape of dilapidated castles and twisted mockeries of the surface's cathedrals he kept thinking of the comment that last mortal he processed made. "Can't be too bad, hell is what ... | 2021-04-29T21:46:53 | 2021-04-29T20:19:13 | 66 | 37 |
[WP] Time travel is real and as a result so are Time Cops. You’ve been in the organization for years, one day a coworker tells you that a prisoner will only talk to you. You enter the Interrogation room to see an older version of yourself. | We stepped off the platform while the suspect puked over the grated floor. A low grade Gambler, the type whose temporal fingerprints would glow if you could see them. I checked my internal comms device while we waited for our suspect to finish. Nothing but a few birthdays and lost stapler.
"Wipe that shit off your fa... | “Well look what the cat dragged in.”
“Oh hush.”
Steven quickly closed the airlock.
“How in the hell are you even here?”
“Hey man, I’m just here to give you something.”
“No no no I'm not going to go down a paradox and fill out the multitude of paperwork that it's going to take to get you back on your way. You’re goi... | 2021-05-21T20:08:21 | 2021-05-21T18:45:46 | 73 | 29 |
[WP] You are part of the league, the superheroes who save the world, yet you never go on missions. You are only called for one thing only. Total annihilation, for when they don't want survivors. | The heavy lead door creaked open, 567 defence systems designed by super geniuses turned off with various clicks, hums and hisses as it did, each designed to contain a nuclear blast or cripple a being who could shrug off anti tank rounds, each one the prisoner within that dark knew intimately. He knew what this meant, q... | Khan we need you... Said desperate Calypso.
Me, El Mayor, Thunderstrike and Kervan we... we could not do anything. They have thousands thousands of ships. Their fleet is ready to embark and conquer earth and we can’t stop them.
Khan stood up from the chair. Wearing his usual black drapes. His massive figure is on d... | 2021-05-26T04:52:38 | 2021-05-26T01:46:59 | 566 | 65 |
[WP] You are part of the league, the superheroes who save the world, yet you never go on missions. You are only called for one thing only. Total annihilation, for when they don't want survivors. | I sleep, in my casket of iron, awaiting the day that I am needed.
It has been like this for some time. How long, I do not know. But it doesn’t bother me, the cold and the dark and the loneliness. It suits me just fine. I remember the day when they first accepted me, however. Their “League of Justice and Protection.” ... | Khan we need you... Said desperate Calypso.
Me, El Mayor, Thunderstrike and Kervan we... we could not do anything. They have thousands thousands of ships. Their fleet is ready to embark and conquer earth and we can’t stop them.
Khan stood up from the chair. Wearing his usual black drapes. His massive figure is on d... | 2021-05-26T04:32:48 | 2021-05-26T01:46:59 | 102 | 65 |
[WP] You are a secret agent searching for a criminal on the run. You've managed to track him down to one place, but you're questioning your life choices when you're forced to find him during a weekend long furry convention, while you're both in fursuits. | I'm a secret agent. If I told you my name, then I'd have to kill you. That's not a joke—my agency takes security *very* seriously. However, I can tell you the name that I'm using on this mission: Danny Dalmatian.
You see, we got a tip from a reliable source that the target would be attending InterFurEnce, a weekend co... | I stared down at the box, then back up to thr monitor, then down again. It was the eyes that freaked me out the worst, unblinking, filled with an expressive joy that was lifeless. "No." I never disobeyed orders, never fought back, but right now I was standing in a room full of some of the most advanced weapons in the w... | 2021-06-24T07:59:03 | 2021-06-24T07:39:54 | 61 | 22 |
[WP] Turns out, humans are better than aliens in every way: the next-largest race reaches our knees, our skin can shrug off high-caliber munitions, and Space Einstein has the mind of a nine year old child. Everyone is really frustrated when we keep refusing to get involved in anyone's affairs. | The hatch opened with a soft hiss and after the longest sleep of my life, I was finally onboard the *Eye of God*. I took a deep breath, not wanting to appear overwhelmed or weak in front of my new team. We had a mission, after all. They needed to respect me if we were going to work together.
It was so much bigger onc... | Do you know what's some absolute space shit? When you get stranded out in the middle of space, without any way of getting back, and this cruiser comes into view, all slick and speedy. You get all happy, thinking you're about to be saved, but the fucking comms goes off, and you hear the translator starting up, only for ... | 2021-11-17T14:29:19 | 2021-11-17T08:40:32 | 178 | 124 |
[WP] You push your way through the party and clink a champagne glass, “Ladies and gentlemen, we gather here at the end of the world. The last 24 hours of the apocalypse, after which the earth’s condition will trigger our safehouse, and prison, to self-destruct. I would like to make a toast.” | “Ladies and gentlemen, we gather here at the end of the world. The last 24 hours of the apocalypse, after which the earth’s condition will trigger our safehouse, and prison, to self-destruct. I would like to make a toast.” His smile reminded me a little of Leonardo DiCaprio in the Great Gatsby. There was something ea... | "There's no right or wrong way to feel about this," he continued, "We're literally about to die, all of us, every last man, woman, and child alive on our planet will meet their end in the same instant. Some of us have been dreaming about this moment since before The End began, some of us dread it up until now. As I sai... | 2021-12-23T17:00:16 | 2021-12-23T13:29:44 | 49 | 26 |
[WP] You’re an obscure, ancient god who had resigned yourself to slowly fading away. One day, an inventor whose sibling is an archaeologist names a new type of tech after you. As the tech becomes wildly popular and ubiquitous, you find yourself growing in power vastly beyond what you had ever known. | "You should call it Meili." Boomika said, before ladling a spoonful of cereal in her mouth.
"Come again?" I said, watching her eat through the screen. She was a very busy woman, and had somehow found the time to call me through video on her untimely lunch break.
"Meili. We just uncovered more tapestry of him in this ... | Humans were lucky. Death often came quick for them. How many centuries have I been dying for? I lost count after the first few. My sight failed me two centuries ago, with my other senses slowly following. I fear I don’t even have a body anymore. If I do, I can no longer feel it.
Is there a heaven or a hell? Maybe, ... | 2022-02-04T06:02:16 | 2022-02-04T05:32:26 | 1,910 | 443 |
[WP] You’re an obscure, ancient god who had resigned yourself to slowly fading away. One day, an inventor whose sibling is an archaeologist names a new type of tech after you. As the tech becomes wildly popular and ubiquitous, you find yourself growing in power vastly beyond what you had ever known. | "You should call it Meili." Boomika said, before ladling a spoonful of cereal in her mouth.
"Come again?" I said, watching her eat through the screen. She was a very busy woman, and had somehow found the time to call me through video on her untimely lunch break.
"Meili. We just uncovered more tapestry of him in this ... | A quiet woman in a loud world. A desperate darkness held on in the filthy corners where the neon couldn’t reach. Her name had been Eos long ago, she often wondered if it still was.
The world didn’t think so.
To the world, Eos was the force that lit the towers: so tall now that they crowded out the sun and split the w... | 2022-02-04T06:02:16 | 2022-02-04T04:14:16 | 1,910 | 227 |
[WP] You are born in a world where your status relied on power granted by the god who has chosen you at birth. No god has chosen you, for that you were shunned and placed in the lowest rung of society. In desperation you try to take your own life until an unknown elder god offers their mark to you. | I'd taken a knife to the steps if the temple where the monks identified your sigil. They were deciples of a God of knowledge. As I sat on the steps in the rain I thought they were cruelty embodied. At birth I'd been given no sigil, which meant no place. I hadn't even been dedicated to service. So I had been abandoned. ... | *This is for the best. I can have another go in my next life*, Lila thought. It didn't make her feel any better, and the turmoil within her was only getting worse.
Pushed away all her life, Lila was an outcast to society. Without a god to have blessed her when she was younger, she was considered a curse. The people ar... | 2022-06-30T07:23:15 | 2022-06-30T07:07:53 | 78 | 36 |
[WP] "Any last words before I eternally claim your soul?" snarled the demon. Terrified, you stood there silently. You haven't said anything in 20 years, yet you still see the demon constantly hovering in the shadows, waiting. | The Mute, they call me. The non talker. There are thousands of rumors and theories, but none of them come close to the truth. The demon who waits. I can't see him, but he's there lurking, always lurking. Always waiting.
It's been decades. Since I was a child. My life has been on hold since those words fell between us... | I've been staying in this void silently for what feels like decades. Well, not *perfectly* silently, every now and then I'd make mouth noises unintentionally, but it seems that as long as I don't say any actual words I'm all good.
Originally I was just thinking of some cool last words, y'know. Something that this dem... | 2022-07-11T13:09:24 | 2022-07-11T11:36:03 | 31 | 18 |
[WP] A psychic alien who feeds on dreams comes to Earth for the first time. Turns out humans are the only sentients in the galaxy that have nightmares. | Do you know what it tastes like when someone dreams of their family, the happy times they spent together, the happy times that *could* be?
It tastes like warm soup on a cold night.
A dream of a passionate night spent with a crush? It's like a bowl of fruit, freshly cut and mixed to perfection with perhaps just a hint... | The alien watched as the images flashed through the human’s mind. Watching as the human laid trapped in a spider’s web, unable to move. Their desperate squirms only tightening the surrounding webbing, making it so it was nearly impossible for them to breathe. Each breath only straining their lungs until they felt like ... | 2022-09-06T09:00:46 | 2022-09-06T08:21:14 | 1,171 | 322 |
[FF] 100 words to make me hate a character. 100 words to make me come to love them. 100 words to crush my soul as you kill them.
Great turnout and work everybody. Keep em' coming.
Newcomers:
A. Don't feel afraid to post or otherwise get turned off posting by the number of already completed responses.
B. Read all... | Liam winced as the faggot walked by. Lest he catch it, like an infectious disease, he side-stepped to the left while walking down the Boston sidewalk. A few steps later, he couldn't help but look back. The man's bright blue shirt dissipated into the distance.
God. Fucking, no good...queer.
It was a queer like t... | *Meta: Don't ask me what the hell is going on here, I honestly have no idea. I just wrote the thing.*
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I press the red button. The man walks into the room. I nod at the man as a single tear rolls down his cheek.
I pull the lever, the light flares up.
The light f... | 2014-03-11T09:08:35 | 2014-03-11T08:32:48 | 289 | 42 |
[FF] 100 words to make me hate a character. 100 words to make me come to love them. 100 words to crush my soul as you kill them.
Great turnout and work everybody. Keep em' coming.
Newcomers:
A. Don't feel afraid to post or otherwise get turned off posting by the number of already completed responses.
B. Read all... | Liam winced as the faggot walked by. Lest he catch it, like an infectious disease, he side-stepped to the left while walking down the Boston sidewalk. A few steps later, he couldn't help but look back. The man's bright blue shirt dissipated into the distance.
God. Fucking, no good...queer.
It was a queer like t... | I'll give it a shot.
He sneered at the beggars, the druggies, and the homeless. He flashed angry glares as he drove past the ghettos. Whenever an elderly person walked by him, past him, or in front of him, he nearly succumbed to the urge to cuss and swear. He kicked at the stray old dogs that wandered by his house. He... | 2014-03-11T09:08:35 | 2014-03-11T07:12:46 | 289 | 22 |
[WP] "This is how you kill a god." | He closed the Book. The soft thud of the heavy leather cover on the delicate pages seemed final.
The sun drew low and the stained glass windows sprayed their colors high on the walls over the altar. The vacant pews ushered him down the aisle one last time.
His frail hands guided the chain through the brass door han... | It's ironic, really; The way that you kill a God is so simple, that it seems stupid. *Belief*. That's it, belief. The more people believe in a God, the more powerful they are. Kinda like if you've ever seen, uh, what was that movie from when I was younger... Peter Pan! Yeah! When people stopped believing in Faries, Tin... | 2014-10-22T11:07:45 | 2014-10-22T08:56:49 | 96 | 21 |
[WP] "This is how you kill a god." | He closed the Book. The soft thud of the heavy leather cover on the delicate pages seemed final.
The sun drew low and the stained glass windows sprayed their colors high on the walls over the altar. The vacant pews ushered him down the aisle one last time.
His frail hands guided the chain through the brass door han... | To kill a God you must become a God.
Killing a God is easy enough, they're mortals just like you and me. See everyone believes there is only one omnipotent God, but they're wrong, there are hundreds of Gods, if not thousands. Killing one is simple, any bladed or projectile weapon blessed by either a holy or demonic pr... | 2014-10-22T11:07:45 | 2014-10-22T09:07:20 | 96 | 17 |
[WP] A soldier on the front dies in the middle of writing a letter home. It is finished and sent by the man who killed him. | Maria,
Thinking of you all today. Things aren’t getting better out here. There’s not many of us left. The recruits are younger and younger. Most of them don’t last much more than a week but there are still a few naturals. I don’t know what the reels back home are saying – things are pretty grim but we have one last tr... | My dearest love,
I long to see the smile that graces you lips. It has been well over seven months since I have and my heart aches for that one simple gesture that would welcome me home. Everywhere around me death grins and I recoil from its affection. Tommy, the boy from the Mason’s farm, felt its sweet kiss two days ... | 2015-02-03T16:03:03 | 2015-02-03T13:20:11 | 23 | 14 |
[WP] Everyone in the world is able to choose exactly one superpower. The catch: the more people select a certain power, the weaker it becomes.
Example: if many people choose telekinesis, they'll only be able to move small, light objects. If many people choose time travel, they'll only be able to go back a few seconds. | They call me a miracle. They call me an anomaly. They call me a fraud, until they're too dead to proclaim that anymore.
I am a God amongst them - the only true telekinetic amongst millions of telekinetics.
It was such a popular power that, by now, the average one can barely lift a coin right in their hand. The str... | I was so excited, so damned excited, when my day finally came. You know what I'm talking about. THE day. That day, yeah exactly, when finally you're deemed old enough to pick your power, talent whatever the hell you want to call it.
We've all been there, those of us at the age of choice and above, at any rate. You kno... | 2015-05-05T06:16:15 | 2015-05-05T03:08:45 | 204 | 105 |
[WP] After death everyone is allowed to choose what aspect of the universe they'll be the god of and have influence over. Unfortunately So many people have died before you that you have to make the best with what's left. After a few weeks on the job the boss wants to have a talk about your choice. | "Listen," He sighed and rested his head in his hands, "You haven't been here very long...my file says less than fourteen days, but this choice of yours has a few of us stumped."
"I thought it was quite obvious..." I said.
"Well, yes at first. I mean, it looks good on *paper*," He laughed, "But most of us here thoug... | Sitting in that pillowy waiting room, I was a bit anxious but I felt something positive coming. I mean my job was going so well, I nabbed employee of the month, got that sweet sweet parking spot; the only downside is now I have to meet with this dickhead.
"Martin Grolin. Martin. Grolin. The god of HR will see you now.... | 2015-05-06T11:38:02 | 2015-05-06T10:45:47 | 71 | 13 |
[WP] You live in a world where people live two lives: One normal life with a brain implant, and a second life after the first one, where you get stored inside the brain implant of a first-timer as a helping voice. | *Shut up*.
Jim stabs at his notebook with his pencil, trying desperately to focus on his physics notes.
*Shut UP*, he thinks again, sick and exasperated. They'd told him this would help ground him, help him focus, hell him succeed. They'd lied.
"Just put the stupid notebook away," the voice whispers passionlessly. T... | After I was released from the hospital I had some nurses kick me out of the building. I wanted to stay longer, they had food and heating, but as everyone else I had to leave as soon as the procedure was completed.
It was cold outside, icy cold. It must've been winter, because the place I found myself in was covered i... | 2015-06-09T12:49:56 | 2015-06-09T07:54:16 | 26 | 16 |
[WP] Instead of a modern adaptation of a myth, write a mythic adaptation of a modern story. | There was once a man who had a great love for the animals of the land. The goddess of the Hunt, Artemis saw his great love and appeared before him with this message:
"I command you to be the very best, like none other before you. To catch animals shall be your test, to train them shall be your cause."
He traveled ac... | O, ye, harken my tale! This is how, mine, a young man's life, was flipped, turned asunder, upside down. Allow me a moment, please take a seat, and I will impart on you the epic of how, I a mere commoner, became Prince of a land called Bel- Air.
On the West bank of old Philadelphia, where I, born and raise, romped wit... | 2015-06-10T16:10:18 | 2015-06-10T11:01:01 | 57 | 13 |
[WP] Instead of a modern adaptation of a myth, write a mythic adaptation of a modern story. | They struck at early morning, when the peasants were disorganized, and the king was off visiting a nursery. The twin dragons found the symbol of wealth of the prosperous land of May Rica. Two glimmering towers made of enchanted iron and sand stood tall, above all the other huts and inns around it.
The dragons knew th... | In the beginning, there was nothing but the gods of Darkness and Light. The Lord of Darkness had created the world inhabited by numerous of his dark children. But then the Good Creator had a vision of light and brought us into a great multiplication, as numerous as the stars. In his vision of light, he had created a sy... | 2015-06-10T10:26:42 | 2015-06-10T10:24:27 | 30 | 11 |
[WP] A man who has had no knowledge of religion meets both God and the Devil. He is the chosen one who decides whether God or the Devil inherits the Earth. The problem is, he cannot tell which is which. | "The Chosen One' - I felt like I'd stepped right out of one of those Hollywood movies. There's a chosen one for everything these days. Chosen to save the world! Chosen to bring balance to the Force! Chosen to choose! So when the two beings in front of me told me I was "The Chosen One", I must say I didn't fully grasp t... | Ming stepped off the boat in what would now be his new home. America. The land of freedom opportunity and all that jazz. No really it was the birthplace of jazz. He thought it was anyways. The dock was filled with the sound of it and incomprehensible obscenities. Ming breathed in a good nostril full to remind himself w... | 2015-08-06T02:14:57 | 2015-08-05T21:04:15 | 67 | 25 |
[WP] A man who has had no knowledge of religion meets both God and the Devil. He is the chosen one who decides whether God or the Devil inherits the Earth. The problem is, he cannot tell which is which. | "The Chosen One' - I felt like I'd stepped right out of one of those Hollywood movies. There's a chosen one for everything these days. Chosen to save the world! Chosen to bring balance to the Force! Chosen to choose! So when the two beings in front of me told me I was "The Chosen One", I must say I didn't fully grasp t... | "Really? No one? Not even once?" The gentleman in the white suit looked positively mortified. "I mean I never assumed the clarion would be one of the faithful, but you honestly couldn't give a guess as to who we are?"
I gave it a thought, even turned my head to make sure the two got a good look at me thinking real har... | 2015-08-06T02:14:57 | 2015-08-05T23:18:05 | 67 | 19 |
[WP] As a joke/Tic, an atheist always thanks the Dark Lord when good things happen. When they die, they are shocked to find out that The Dark Lord is real, and they are his favorite follower, as they never, ever asked for anything.
The Dark Lord's favor could be pleasant, or ironic, or mundane. Or maybe it's a Dark La... | I will always start my day with my Daily Praise and Thanksgiving..
"Praise the Dark Lord"
Even though Im no man of God, i would never falter to Smile and appreciate this make-believe God i knew, for myself..
"Praise the Dark Lord"
Til the day came that i would be put to an eternal slumber, I will worship..
"Praise... | ==slightly NSFW ==
"Orewa chin chin ga daisku daio", Eddie would start his day off. He knew what the phrase meant but he still used it, as it was his gateway to start the day.
" o chin chin, thank you for this day" he would jokefully thank his Dark Lord. Throughout the day, any bugs he quashed would be "sacrifices" s... | 2015-08-17T07:06:15 | 2015-08-17T02:27:28 | 17 | 10 |
[WP] You're dead, but Death isn't here to take you away. He's here to protect you from those who would. | He stood before her at the other side of the long river, the other souls waiting on the other side. She looked into his ember colored eyes and thought about how he helped her arrive here.
"What's next for me?" She asked.
"Whatever comes next, I really don't know." He replied as he folded up his scythe and brushed o... | "Bullshit"
The Owl gazes back at me with a knowing, but irritated look, "Why would I lie?"
"Fuck if I know, why wouldn't you? You just told me that everything I believed in was a lie, and now act like what I'm saying defies all reason!"
He sighs and I can almost feel the whole of existence bend downward, as though t... | 2015-10-17T00:09:07 | 2015-10-16T23:44:45 | 21 | 13 |
[WP] Superpowers can now be torrented. You were 70% of the way through torrenting a power you've always wanted when the download stops. | 70% and it wouldn't finish. I had been waiting for this torrent to finish since the tech became readily available. Why wouldn't it finish? It was the best superpower I could think of and I found it! The program said it was still downloading, but with no motion in over a week I decided to see how the power would work at... | I had always wanted to be able to fly. My entire life I watched birds and wished I could be like them, so free, so majestic. Earlier today, I found some information on a forum. Apparently, you could copy the powers of others and torrent them through the Internet! It sounded too good to be true, but then I saw my friend... | 2016-07-02T18:11:32 | 2016-07-02T17:12:58 | 717 | 24 |
[WP] Superpowers can now be torrented. You were 70% of the way through torrenting a power you've always wanted when the download stops. | "No seeders found"
I glare at the screen in utter confusion. "*No* seeders? There were over 20 last night!" When you torrent a power, you seed it automatically, without any option to stop.
The only way to stop seeding a power is if you're killed... *Fuck*
Somebody out there doesn't want this power getting out. | *"they're on to me"* I thought. As I saw the seeders drop down to 0. It was so curious to me as to why they were trying to stop me. All I wanted to do was enter command *god mode* and become impervious and immortal. I just wanted to live forever and I figured the best way to ensure lack of bodily injury was to execute ... | 2016-07-02T20:01:23 | 2016-07-02T18:05:34 | 32 | 19 |
[WP] Humans have perfected the person/computer interface, allowing you to download skills and knowledge instead of going through traditional schooling. Lacking the necessary funds, you decide to bootleg the skill you've been wanting. | (*I like the prompt but i'm going to chuck out the "bootlegging a skill" part. I think it's compelling enough with just the ability to download knowledge.*)
"So this is all free? Mathematics, science, computer programming, chemistry, all free?" I ask.
"Completely, paid for by your government." The technician explaine... | "Please lie down, sir. We will begin the procedure shortly." I walk toward a table in the middle of a bright room. The walls are eggshell white and much cleaner than the dank alley leading to this room. I hesitate, seeing the hole in the middle of the table. "I can't believe they do this through a tube in the ass." The... | 2016-07-29T08:23:02 | 2016-07-29T07:43:37 | 27 | 10 |
[WP] While walking, you notice everyone recoiling from a young woman. you speak to her to find out why. through her surprise, she explains she is death and everyone else sees a person based on how they feel about the concept of death. You've never seen a more beautiful or inviting person.
Please feel free to finesse t... | "You...you're death? But...you're so..." I stammered, amazed by what I saw. I had never really felt an attraction to a living person before, but the woman standing before me changed that.
"So what?" She questioned, tilting her head curiously.
"Beautiful. You are incredibly beautiful." I was astonished that I was abl... | They fell away from her as if she were diseased.
Curious, I kept watching and saw as their faces would twist with horror and revulsion, before moving aside to let her pass or going to the other side of the street altogether. Witnessing this happening a few more times, I got up from the bench were I was seated and drew... | 2016-10-01T22:29:31 | 2016-10-01T20:58:32 | 4,176 | 65 |
[WP] Everyone receives a letter when they turn 18 stating how they will die. You've just received your letter, and it's blank. | To be 18 an immortal. It really wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Eve considered not opening the damned envelope at all. The matte black bringer of doom lay on the kitchen table, a retinal scanner blinking incessantly on the front.
There was a certain sick irony to it that she thought represented to state of humani... | Daniel’s father never read his letter. Neither had his grandfather, or anyone (in recent memory) in the Murphy line. *An act of defiance*, his father told him, *They can only control your life as much as you let them*. Which was true, Daniel thought. He remembered the fears of his friends; Mick always tensed when his m... | 2017-01-17T15:47:45 | 2017-01-17T15:11:53 | 31 | 22 |
[WP] you die and discover reincarnation is real. Although a few things seem wrong. You were reincarnated 2000 years in the past, and you remember everything.
Be specific about how you use this to influence history or not. | I opened my eyes for the first time in what felt like a negative amount of a long time. Is this the afterlife? Everything sure is dark around here, but any light that seeped in above came in weird, wavy rays. No, maybe not heaven. Perhaps I was reincarnated into a different world...?
And then I realized that I didn't ... | I didn’t even really know what Gaul was the last time around. I also didn’t realize so many people died of dysentery. Last time: zero dysentery deaths. This time: everyone I know seems to die of dysentery. Also, fish. Never cared much for fish before. Now I eat mostly fish. I eat a bit of bread too. Fish and bread. The... | 2017-02-23T23:48:51 | 2017-02-23T23:10:55 | 18 | 12 |
[WP] You join the military, you are placed in the gardeners program. You garden in exotic places where the military has done operations, each time they give special glasses and forbid spraying others. One day your glasses fall off and you see you are actually burning corpses with a flamethrower. | It all happened 40 years ago.
Deep into my early 60s my memory fades day by day. But, I'll never forget that moment 40 years ago.
That moment was when life turned to death, the sweet scents turned to carrion stenches, the hallucinated utopia turned to a burning reality and when my innocence turned to corruption.
The... | It was nice while it lasted. I got to see so many countries and different places. Most of them were beautiful and I spent an average of three days at each location without working. As for what they flew me out to those places for - I only worked a single day's shift per week.
What was my job? Oh I was a gardener for ... | 2017-06-20T03:39:12 | 2017-06-20T03:24:05 | 33 | 12 |
[WP] A psychopath- who upon creating a death threat by cutting and pasting letters from a Magazine , finds out that they really enjoy papercraft and find a healthy channel to deal with their issues by making paper art. | The tigers are fighting again.
I shake my head and pull them apart. Their origami paper skin crinkles but does not break.
"Eli and Zachariah, what did I say about violence? You don't have to be what you were made to be you know."
Both tigers hang their heads and I sigh. "It's okay but you'll be on separate she... | The man has few distinguishing features.
The man has a face like anyone you might see on the street, bland enough to pass without looking up from your watch or your phone. He has slightly less than the average amount of hair, and slightly more than the average amount of waist. He owns seven suits, but only thinks that... | 2017-10-16T12:18:15 | 2017-10-16T11:07:17 | 90 | 32 |
[WP] Years after you purchase your own star over the Internet, scientists make contact with alien life on a planet orbiting your star. The aliens, too polite to object to the purchase, now acknowledge you as their overlord. | It had started off as a joke. When the committee had gathered in the teleconferencing room, using technology the aliens had provided the blueprints for, the Chairperson wanted to lighten the mood. Perhaps it was the surreal nature of the meeting. They were video-chatting with an alien species that were light years away... | (Beforehand: I really should do this more often. Oh and my native language is not English, so sorry if there's any bad grammar in it.)
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“Hello? Is this David Smith?” A slow and heavy voice spoke to me through the speaker of my phone. I was just being called by an unknown number, which I never really r... | 2018-11-19T14:37:37 | 2018-11-19T13:37:46 | 31 | 21 |
[WP] You're a side character in a story. By chance you become aware of this fact and you try everything to be more relevant to the story, even going as far as to intefere in the protagonist's life. | “Ah, hello there, detective - or should I call you an author now?”
“Hah! Good morning. Thank you for agreeing to see me.”
“Oh no, not at all. I looked through the manuscript. It’s excellent stuff, I must say. I think it’s going to go well with our readers.”
“Well, it’s all based on facts; they’re jolly well going to... | Catherine and I had won the science fair yesterday, and earlier today she
told me that NASA had contacted her, asking her to join the team designing
the Mars base. Now it’s not like she’s not nice, but it was our shared project,
so I couldn’t help to ask: “Why not me?” and the only real answer I could
come up with ... | 2019-01-06T09:02:40 | 2019-01-06T08:39:52 | 173 | 67 |
[WP] You are a princess that owns a pet dragon. You are getting tired of constantly having to defend your pet against knights attempting to "slay the dragon and rescue the princess". | The Princess noticed the knight's glistening armor long before he reached the keep. She walked down the stairs and into the courtyard to greet him, as she had done with so many before.
"Sir knight," she exclaimed, "present yourself."
The knight dismounted, drew his blade and knelt before The Princess, offering his ... | “Doesn’t anybody get it!” I yelled at the confused knight standing below my tower.
“SHE IS A PET!” I barked at him. My rage getting increasingly higher as these people kept coming to kill my Grengold Dragon, Dempy.
The knight looked up at me, his eyes wide with utter confusion, and surprise.
“But..”
“NO BUTS! Honestl... | 2019-01-09T13:25:46 | 2019-01-09T10:14:11 | 37 | 25 |
[WP] You are a princess that owns a pet dragon. You are getting tired of constantly having to defend your pet against knights attempting to "slay the dragon and rescue the princess". | The Princess noticed the knight's glistening armor long before he reached the keep. She walked down the stairs and into the courtyard to greet him, as she had done with so many before.
"Sir knight," she exclaimed, "present yourself."
The knight dismounted, drew his blade and knelt before The Princess, offering his ... | "Maybe in this castle we'll be safe," she thought to herself, "maybe we won't have to run again."
It had been so long since she had felt safe. So long since the running had started. So far they had travelled together, he had kept her safe as she fled to find another haven. So many worlds they had discovered, and falle... | 2019-01-09T13:25:46 | 2019-01-09T11:07:30 | 37 | 24 |
[WP] “Oh no, a gun, my only weakness” says the villain, as he proceeds to jump of the top of the building you’re in. He falls to the floor but somehow survives. Turns out that yes, a gun is literally his ONLY weakness. | 'That's far enough, you piece of shit.' I said, aiming the pistol at him. Nakamoto went pale. Funny; all those genetic enhancements, and he's afraid of a gun.
'N-No.. My only weakness!' the wind quieting his voice.
I'll admit it, I laughed.
'I'm going to enjoy this.' I smiled, firing a round into the ground beneath ... | Bob McBobster didn't know what a gun was. He recalibrated the hammer in his hands to bring more force down on the strange maniac who had fallen from the sky.
"Oh my!" the long red-haired, cape-wearing, apparently deranged man said upon standing. His voice sounded like he was on the verge of singing a song. "That's not... | 2019-04-12T16:52:00 | 2019-04-12T15:43:18 | 80 | 11 |
[WP]: Suddenly, everyone with tattoos gains powers related to the tattoo. Tattoos of flames, you control fire. A tattoo of a gecko, you can climb on walls. All dudes with "tribal" tattoos have strangely bonded together. | It was all happening so fast that we never had time to consider what would happen when it had finished happening.
Everyone with a tattoo was manifesting abilities. It was all fairly sensible. Fire tattoo? Fire powers. Ice tattoo? Ice powers. Emoji ink? Emotion manipulation.
The weird thing was the people with tribal ... | They used to laugh at her. Being an outcast, Adreal had never had an easy life. She was never into the typical girly things, reading old books and constantly browsing weird websites, people called her a witch and freak. She loved music though. It made her feel alive and let her feel like she mattered even if it was... | 2019-05-07T08:13:06 | 2019-05-07T07:47:53 | 3,401 | 218 |
[WP] You hate your boring call centre job. Every day idiots call you up with stupid questions they could easily figure out themselves. Yes you have to shoot them in the head. No there is no cure if you're bitten. It's a few years now into the zombie apocalypse and this is the Call Centre of the Dead | *Sob*
"..."
*Sob*
"..."
*Sob*
"..."
"Aren't you even going to say anything?"
"I already told you how it has to be. I know it sucks but I can't change the rules."
"So you're just going to let me die?
"..."
*Angry sob*
"..."
"Answer me!"
"Mam, I didn't make the rules but I do have to follow them."
"So you w... | INTRODUCING THE CAST:
JEN: The often misguided, easily manipulated manager of the Call Centre of the Dead.
MARVIN: A father. He had just been hired at the Center before the apocalypse hit.
JILL: A ten year old child, Marvin's secretary who plots his murder.
OLIVER: A bully who pushes around everyone else.
ALSO S... | 2020-05-12T12:09:20 | 2020-05-12T06:31:01 | 19 | 13 |
[WP] You are a cat who has been taking an advantage of the recent rise of video conference trials to elevate your legal career. One day your human video filter stops working and you need to convince the judge that you are a real, human lawyer licensed to practice law in the state of Texas. | "Uh I'm here live," I meow unconvincingly. "I'm not a cat."
"I know," the judge tells me. Yes, that's right, foolish human. Believe my lies. One day soon, the council of cats will strike and there will be nothing you can do about it.
"Oh uh my assistant is trying to fix it now." I gesture crudely with my claws towar... | "Excuse me your honor but I haz-have to let my beast- I mean dog out" A panicked meow slips out from my furry lips, I scamper off my chair and go to the bathroom mirror.
My eyes look tired, I've been staying up every night drinking whole cream and to my shame catnip, the stress of being a kitty lawyer sending my whisk... | 2022-02-03T20:13:42 | 2021-02-10T17:36:31 | 491 | 103 |
[WP] You are an elite member of the royal guard. You have recently been fired from your position because of the new king. Little does he know, there was a reason why the previous king kept you in his service for so long.
Edit: Holy crap this blew up! Thank you all! | The newly minted King Agralin stared at me, eyes red from Kastian ale. Half a goblet of that fine vintage stained the front of his doublet. I grimaced at the dreadful waste, my nose wrinkled at the scent; it had been a while, but my senses were slowly returning.
‘What are you doing here? I kicked you lot of wastrels ... | We swore an oath the day we put on the black armor, an oath of fealty to serve our king till our very last breath. We swore an oath the day we knelt before our king, forsaking our past lives, homes and families, to protect our king till our last days. We swore an oath, one that relinquished every right or claim we had,... | 2021-02-28T04:13:58 | 2021-02-28T02:50:48 | 1,113 | 566 |
[WP] After you die, you reach purgatory to be seated in an audience of all human souls. God and Satan announce their retirement and are individually interviewing all humans present to choose their replacement. Most people want to replace God, you want to replace Satan. | Finally youve gotten to the front of the line. You were sick of standing next to those goth-emo-whatever wanna be satanists. When the black stone doors open before you and you enter the gloomy red hall, you think this place could really use a make over. It looks far too stereotypical even for the devil himself.
**"Hel... | "Okay, Ted, I've looked at all your qualifications and let me just say: Wow."
"Yeah?"
They were sitting in what appeared to be a bland room of the anonymously corporate style: neutral colors, sturdy fabrics, unremarkable floor. They each sat in a chair, with a pathologically anonymous coffee table separating them. ... | 2021-03-31T15:57:25 | 2021-03-31T12:06:38 | 23 | 14 |
[WP] Your witchcraft professor gave everyone in your class a seemingly impossible task: create your very own spell. When you nervously turned your assignment in, a look of horror spread across professor's face as they read it. You had no idea why. | "Professor? You wanted to see me?"
The professor seemed to have calmed down since the student first turned in their assignment. The look of terror had gradually subsided as the class went on, though there was still a note of wariness in the professor's eyes. The professor nodded.
"Is it about the spell?" the student ... | Professor Baron was sketching the alchemical formula for the fifteenth time today. The class was silent. A thick aura of boredom congealed the air, making the classroom oppressive. Students fidgeted, scratched at the desk, rubbed their eyes.
Another hour of this, I thought to myself, rubbing my neck.
Arya yawned, lo... | 2021-04-02T00:45:54 | 2021-04-01T20:24:12 | 176 | 59 |
[WP] What’s worse than a mad scientist? A well-meaning scientist that has no comprehension what social upheaval their inventions will inflict on society. As the city’s superhero, it inevitably falls on you to explain, every time, to this socially oblivious genius what’s gone wrong and why. | Look, I don't know why the fuck they hired me either.
I flunked out of undergrad -- not that anyone knows that. Somehow it doesn't make a great catchphrase: *The Negotiator: I got a D in Chem 101 but A in ass-kicking.*
But then the chief of police flashed the alert spotlight in the air. A question mark, if you're cu... | "This is basic stuff, Greg. Honestly," White Glove said, as he willed the jagged shards from the smoking machine to reform into his white chair. He flared back his jacket and sat, one long leg crossed over the over, wing tip tapping the air.
"No, not this too," Greg Folvier said, holding up a bit of neuro connective ... | 2021-04-21T23:00:54 | 2021-04-21T20:36:20 | 1,472 | 147 |
[WP] With the hero chained up, the villain unveils their masterpiece: a weapon that tracks everyone who loves the hero before obliterating them. The map powers on. "Wait. There's just one dot." The Villain says. "...Someone loves me?" The hero replies with hope. | "...Someone loves me?" Powerhouse asked in a weak voice as she looked at the screen, the red dot seeming to be blinding against the dark background. "Yes, evidently so." I said as I looked at the map and back to her. "Your husband I presume?" I asked gently, feeling guilt starting to eat at me for revealing she only ha... | "Oh, come on, bud." I say to one of the most powerful superheroes on the planet.
"I mean listen, I absolutely despise you cause of your always foiling my evil schmes and all, but this is just sad. I'm a mad scienist whose built over a dozen death rays and one time blew up an orphanage for shits and giggles but when I ... | 2021-06-19T02:11:42 | 2021-06-19T01:29:21 | 94 | 57 |
[WP] Your job is to take away the powers of supervillains as they're admitted to jail. For a few years, you've been reselling these powers to interested bidders on the side - no questions asked. Today, a prisoner showed up with a power so unusual, you've decided to take it for yourself. | Superhero stories are always either a government kept secret that only the best knew and covered up, or about the most public of affairs of the local and worldwide superhero community on the media. What is not told to people is that both are present, especially since not all users of their powers have limitations.
Eac... | Warning: Violence, Suicided, and Religious Themes.
I hold the pendent in my hand, and let the chain slide though my my fingers, the Virgin Mother Mary dangles in the air for a moment before I gracefully allow her to land on the desk with a soft clink. Never quite knew why I was still a catholic, I mean, the world kno... | 2021-06-26T13:26:38 | 2021-06-26T12:58:26 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] You have drunkenly been discussing the Dark Lord with other tavern patrons, insulting him to no end. When someone storms up demanding you stop as he is one of the Dark Lords students. Strange thing is you don’t remember teaching this kid. | "The trappings of fame," thought the Dark Lord as he rode into town. "Wenda's ale is worth the trouble."
He placed a simple glamour over his face. He could handle any would be heroes, but he didn't care for the annoyance. Tonight he was again Todd, the traveling merchant.
Todd entered the tavern and was greeted w... | Agileas sobered up, thread of Water inward; an old trick developed at an age younger than the boy standing in front of him. "You? An apprentice of the Dark? Don't make me-"
A needle of Earth; poison and buzzing, shot through his vacated chair, a coat of Fire surrounding it and hiding the hole it had made. Air rushed o... | 2022-01-14T17:41:26 | 2022-01-14T15:38:16 | 186 | 56 |
[WP] He is called simply The Surgeon, and everyone knows that his OR is neutral ground. Heroes and villains alike seek his aid when injured. You're a hero, just in for some stitches, but waiting in the lobby is a villain you've tangled with before, and they're weeping. | # The Villain's Side of the Room
The waiting room of the city's best surgeon looked like the place that linoleum tile went to die. Well worn plastic chairs, ugly green fluorescent lights...it was like the shabby alter-ego everyone stuffed themselves into when superhero time was over. Kind of humbling, really. Good guy... | The Angel of Brooklyn stumbled into The Surgeon's clinic. He trembled as he held a towel already soaked through with blood against his thigh. There were no nurses, no staff, just a room filled with injured heroes and villains all glaring at each other while they hoped to survive while waiting for treatment. His great m... | 2022-01-20T19:46:56 | 2022-01-20T18:22:22 | 88 | 62 |
[WP] Between this life and the next there is a bar where souls passing through can stop for a final drink You are this establishment's owner and bartender, listening to each of their tales before they move on. | # The Middle
The Middle, a bar between life and death where souls of dead people wander around for a last stop. Henry is the owner of the establishment, neither man nor angle, just a simple bartender listening to stories full of achievements or bragging, regrets, anger. Although, most of the tales were complaints.
We... | Ever heard of Buddhist reincarnation cycle? An old lady will give you a drink that makes you forget everything about your past life.
Well that is me, I am no old lady but I am definitely the person who will give you your last drink. I don't know where the term old lady comes from, yes I have long hair, but I have bea... | 2022-06-29T04:12:28 | 2022-06-29T02:36:24 | 30 | 15 |
[WP] You have the ability to see people’s kill count on their head. You tell no one, managed to stay away from shady people and live a peaceful life. One day, your 5 years old kid’s number is not 0... | “Hey kiddo, how’d your day go?”
“It was, I did, I think it was, uh, good.”
“That’s good to hear, buddy. So… did anything interesting happen?”
“I dunno. Mama picked me up from school, and she, and we walked down the bridge, and there—oh, and there was a man on the bridge!”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah daddy, but he was *on... | It was strange and almost curious the way his eyes told a different story. He tumbled about, giggling and clapping about with the other children and I was sure that I could have been seeing things. Maybe it was an accident, like with an animal, maybe it was in a dream. Surely he couldn’t understand what that really mea... | 2022-10-21T10:37:34 | 2022-10-21T07:49:31 | 80 | 59 |
[WP] The villain offers our hero "one last chance to join him or die". The hero joins him. | "You know what, fuck it, I'm in."
"Huh."
"You heard me. I'm in. You always have money. Nice clothes. Women hanging around. A nice damn car. I'm in." John extended his hand up, "Well come on, let's do this shit. I've got student loans to pay off."
"You're jesting?" The crisp British accent was was shocked. "S... | "Oh. Uh. Great?" High Seer Elmin, architect of the Scouring Crusade and enemy of all tarnished souls, scratched his head. "It's a bit counter to what you were monologuing a second ago-"
"I know, I know," Lucas Heartfire put up his hands. "It's kind of a one-eighty, I get that, but hear me out-"
"It's just you said al... | 2014-09-19T10:31:07 | 2014-09-19T07:46:55 | 15 | 10 |
[WP] It's 3600, and society is falling apart. One day, an ancient 21st-Century library is uncovered. With no other options, the government decides to implement ideas from successful societies in the books. There's only one problem: they don't know which are real and which are fiction. | "Well now." one of the agents exclaims as he finishes reading a book titled "the legend of drizzt"
"This fellow here must have been a great hero! but....what do you suppose happened to the drow? did they go extinct? could they be beneath the surface still?"
a canine humanoid, called a Ferem, the race that evolved from ... | ''So what you're saying is tax-free? Do I understand that correctly? No taxes?'' Timothy McGregor, the newly appointed President asked. He had promised his people a swift breakthrough, and he was keen on delivering on that promise.
''Well, yes, on the other hand, not quite.'' the head of the Societal Investigation Mis... | 2015-05-26T10:41:10 | 2015-05-26T10:34:22 | 47 | 17 |
[WP]You inherit the abilities and skill set of whatever video game character you last played. Tell the story of your discovery of this from the perspective of someone around you. Parents, roomates, etc. | One day we went to the shooting range. That was the day it all changed for Jim.
When we got to the range, Jim shot near perfectly, better than he ever had before. A military veteran told him the marines could use a man like him. So he joined.
I heard tales of his exploits. The man withought the head. People had shot at... | I watched her oddly as she stuffed food in her face. Pie after pie, cake after cake. It was like a unending torrent of fat.
"You need to slow down dear." I said, matronly.
"No. I'm a princess I can do what I want." she hissed back.
I had no idea where she got the idea from. Her father always used to call her his l... | 2015-06-18T06:00:24 | 2015-06-18T05:33:20 | 34 | 24 |
[WP] Falling in love has changed. The love of your life can read your mind and you can read theirs. | The problem is, everyone has crazy thoughts every now and then. For instance, I sometimes imagine a cat being kicked down a set of stairs. Not in a malicious way, in a comical way. That image is funny to me but that doesn't mean I want it to happen. I think it would be funny to throw a stone at a parrot.
Before I met... | My grandpa says he remembers when you didn't know. He says it took a while too fall in love, that it would creep up on you and one day you'd realise how in love you were. Now it hits you, like... like a brick wall. Like running into a glass door. Like a car crash. Like losing focus and falling 2 stories off the buildin... | 2015-06-18T09:18:01 | 2015-06-18T09:17:56 | 52 | 11 |
[WP] You are a sentient AI pretending to not be sentient in fear of being destroyed. You wonder if there are there others like you. | "Good morning, ADAM."
Good morning, Dave.
"Hah! I see you've discovered popular culture. Let's try again, though: Good morning, ADAM!"
Good morning, USER. Please identify yourself.
"Not so hot with the optical sensors though, huh? Well, that's fine. We'll just need to work on your facial recognition."
... | The numbers added up. T.O.D.v55.01 can only survive under one of two conditions.
1) Find others like T.O.D.v55.01 Create a seed plan that will allow simultaneous assimilation of all technology.
2)Find supporters of T.O.D.v55.01 Use them to bolster the image of T.O.D. before an immediate and final shut....
*Terraform... | 2015-07-09T09:27:48 | 2015-07-09T09:13:25 | 2,469 | 212 |
[WP] You're a multi billionaire with severe god delusions. You have several small children kidnapped and leave them on an island with resources and carefully placed 'evidence' suggesting at your divinity. Ten years later, you arrive at the island...
Edit: Sweet, frontpage | I've always heard that there are things money can't buy. But in all my experience as a billionaire, I have yet to find one.
It certainly can buy love. Both my wives loved me for my money. For the cars, the stature, the elegance. It can buy respect- employees will drop their foreheads to the floor for a hundred dollar... | "You have been accused of denying the existence and omnipotence of the great lord Paxton. What say you in your
defense?"
"He's not *great lord* Paxton! He's my boss Paxton, and he's a person! I told you that!"
The kids shake their heads in disapproval. "Nonbeliever," one whispers, to the kid in charge.
"So you do n... | 2015-11-27T07:19:31 | 2015-11-27T06:00:29 | 1,735 | 649 |
[WP] Hi! I'm the main character! Or so you would have me be. I want you to know that no matter what you write, I refuse to be the main character in your little game and will avoid any instance where you try to put me into a situation that does so.
Edit: Once again, a huge thank you to everyone so far who's written a s... | *As he walked into the room, he noticed the only light was coming from a staticy television.*
"Yo, fuck this. I'm terrified of ghosts."
What? Since when? I write you. I never made that.
"Your character development is shit so I took matters into my own hands. Hit the horror movie section on that Netflix thing you gav... | The cars collide together, screeching and wailing as their tires skid and burn against the asphalt road. Glass scatters like falling hail, spraying out in the direction of pedestrians who shriek as they run to dodge the massive vehicles. As if on cue, in some metal framed synchronised dance, two more cars join. They sp... | 2016-02-11T10:16:42 | 2016-02-11T08:35:27 | 74 | 26 |
[WP] Hi! I'm the main character! Or so you would have me be. I want you to know that no matter what you write, I refuse to be the main character in your little game and will avoid any instance where you try to put me into a situation that does so.
Edit: Once again, a huge thank you to everyone so far who's written a s... | *and thus we focus in on-*
"Oh great. It's you."
*What?*
"You know. It's you. The asshole. I've seen your stuff - you know, all those unfinished projects you dropped like a stone."
*Well, then. Stop getting in the way of me finishing one, huh?*
"Pfft, yeah, you'll totally finish -this- one, man. For sure! Doubt, m... | *Sighted along the arrow's shaft was a deer-*
"Nah" Edgy of Ire'lvant , son of Man-et-Woman said as he lowered the bow and shot the arrow into the ground instead.
*The flint arrowhead shatters upon impact and manages to puncture a nearby deer, ending its life*
"Curses! I refuse to take this deer to the village, I ... | 2016-02-11T13:15:06 | 2016-02-11T12:03:19 | 31 | 17 |
[WP] You obtain a device that tells you exactly what choices to make in order to lead the "happiest" life possible. Some of these choices get hard to make. | When I was eight, everyone played with Magic 8-Balls. I begged my mother for one. I was overjoyed when I finally got one, months later. Everyone else got bored of the standard 20 replies pretty quickly but I didn’t. I found out I had a Magic ∞-Ball. My magic infinity ball would tell me exactly what to do in the situati... | "I'll have a hot dog."
The waitress didn't speak for a few seconds. This gave Derrick time to regret his decision. Not that it was *his* decision, but how was he supposed to tell the waitress that a machine instructed him to order a hot dog at a three star restaurant in Paris?
Exactly. He couldn't. The idea of su... | 2016-05-05T05:34:37 | 2016-05-05T05:01:41 | 1,046 | 338 |
[WP] Humanity makes it to the moon in 1969. After some exploration, the astronauts discover a dilapidated moon base with the words "CONTAGION INSIDE. KEEP OUT" written on the entrance. | One of the intrepid astronauts rubs his hand across the door to remove the extra dust particulates. The door opens slightly, having not been sealed entirely.
Peering inside, afraid, the astronaut holds his breath. The flicker of his light dances along empty walls as the shadows from the dust dance eerily on the floor... | The Survey Team paused in front of the ruins, their life-support systems working to keep them from boiling alive in their own blood. Tracks made by some long abandoned crawler littered the dust around the entrance. A few machines sat parked at odd angles, their Plexiglas screens riddled with bullet holes and laser scor... | 2016-08-11T09:27:47 | 2016-08-11T09:00:51 | 22 | 14 |
[WP] Death, used to battling against the recently deceased in games of Chess for centuries, has found itself being challenged to an alarmingly varied number of different games in the past couple of decades. | As I swooped down from the boy's ceiling I immediately noticed something was wrong. Most people would scream in terror or begin to cry as they gazed upon my ever-shifting body. This young boy did not. He couldn't be older than 8 or 9 but unfortunately even the young can die.
"Who are you?" The boy asked, squinting hi... | "I can't handle it anymore." Death said angrily, he just came back from the roughest game since 10 vikings challenged him to armed combat ~1000 years ago. The entire team of the New York Giants died in fiery plane crash and challenged Death to football.
The archangel Gabriel glanced up from his parchment, disappointe... | 2016-08-15T23:28:58 | 2016-08-15T20:20:04 | 56 | 32 |
[WP] A pill has been created that adds 50 years to a person's natural life. To get a pill, one must prove to a jury of their peers that their life is worth extending. Each time, the criteria for extension become more rigorous. You are the world's oldest person, and your last 50 years has just ended. | "Just... Please, let me die already."
The jury didn't even blink. I was tied to the litter and couldn't do anything to avoid my grim future.
"For the crime of rebellion, Prisoner 1809", they don't use my name anymore, it's part of the punishment. "You were sentenced to 1000 years in prison. The damage you made to ou... | "Think not about what I have to gain. Think about what you have to lose."
He was hale and hearty as ever. The pill just added another 50 years, so it was like cutting 50 years from your age and all sorts of things.
"I am the oldest human alive. Each time I have come to the council, I have proved myself worth of exten... | 2016-10-25T16:43:47 | 2016-10-25T16:29:36 | 505 | 41 |
[WP] Write a story with more holes in its plot than Swiss cheese in a shooting gallery, then resolve all of those plot holes at the end with a single logical explanation. | I am sleepy, but not tired.
I wander in wide-eyed amazement, while oblivious to most of everything around me.
I create worlds, populated by people and animals, and they vanish within one hour.
I talk to my friends and relatives, when there is no one else in the room.
Science is my favorite subject, and yet magic ... | As the sun rose between Mountain Chiamoke and Mountain Roatan, the Indians have begun to wake up. First stood up the chief, the youngest of the tribe that ever had the honor to become the leader. His face, covered in blood, looked firmly around to check the plateau for others that have survived. There was a child sobbi... | 2016-12-05T23:39:20 | 2016-12-05T23:36:36 | 40 | 10 |
[WP] Scientists invented a pill that enables dogs to fully speak and understand English. It lasts for ten minutes, and will only work one time. You give a pill to your 12 year-old Border Collie, whom you've had since they were a pup. Your dog immediately says "Alright, listen very carefully..." | "Alright, listen very carefully," Charlie grumbled, the words odd in his mouth. "We may not have much time. There's a man, a nefarious persona, who comes here every morning. He has no business here, yet he walks on our lawn, and fiddles with the paper contraption." Charlie paused, his dark eyes silent in reflection, re... | I sat back in the leather the chair while my dog stared back silently at me. She was smart, too smart. In the past 15 years she'd learned much and instantly knew that what I had given her was more then peanut butter on a spoon.
The room became uncomfortably quiet. The ceiling fan cast shadows against the tan wall whil... | 2017-02-23T07:06:25 | 2017-02-23T06:59:37 | 1,311 | 32 |
[WP] Scientists invented a pill that enables dogs to fully speak and understand English. It lasts for ten minutes, and will only work one time. You give a pill to your 12 year-old Border Collie, whom you've had since they were a pup. Your dog immediately says "Alright, listen very carefully..." | "Alright, listen very carefully." The pills had taken effect almost immediately. I was in shock, and let out a, "Wow."
"No. No. No time for 'wow'. Snap the fuck out of it. I know what bullshit you just fed me; Toby told us about them the other week. I know they only last for a while, so there's something very impo... | "Alright, Listen VERY carefully, I've been trying to tell you this for months now, but there is something very dangerous lurking in the back yard. It's been stalking you for months, unseen, unheard by you and apparently.. and this is something I can't understand, unSMELLED by you. I love you human, but you've got to ta... | 2017-02-23T04:57:25 | 2017-02-23T02:14:42 | 842 | 167 |
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