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[WP] A man writes a guilty confession to something that isn't illegal or morally wrong, but he feels that it should be. | "I just can't sleep anymore, Doc." Sven tearily said from the couch.
"This about the event again, isn't it?"
"What the fuck else would it be?!" he said, incredulously. "I can't get it out of my head, I can't stop thinking about what I've done."
"We've talked about this, Sven. It's alright, no one blames you, you h... | 4 | 0 | 23 | 15,700 |
[WP] A man writes a guilty confession to something that isn't illegal or morally wrong, but he feels that it should be. | I adjusted my glasses and waited for the blurred words to focus. The words read:
"My dearest Susan,
These past twenty years have been nothing but bliss. Every morning I wake up next you is a day happier
than the one before. You have been a selfless, passionate wife and I have failed you. I am so sorry
... | 5 | 0 | 23 | 15,701 |
[PM] I've got about five hours to kill, and I'm looking to write a bit. So, prompt me! (Any genre, type, etc. is in bounds, just try to keep it SFW.) | An angel comes down to earth to witness the birth of Christ... Unaware that he is 2014 years too late. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15,702 |
[PM] I've got about five hours to kill, and I'm looking to write a bit. So, prompt me! (Any genre, type, etc. is in bounds, just try to keep it SFW.) | A boy, his uncle, ice cream, and one big mistake foils the plan of a novice assassin. Bonus points: write from the perspective of the assassin's boss who is watching everything. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15,703 |
[PM] I've got about five hours to kill, and I'm looking to write a bit. So, prompt me! (Any genre, type, etc. is in bounds, just try to keep it SFW.) | A man's in a trench. He is about to go over the top. He knows he will not survive. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15,704 |
[PM] I've got about five hours to kill, and I'm looking to write a bit. So, prompt me! (Any genre, type, etc. is in bounds, just try to keep it SFW.) | "Tell me, Paul. Why did you shoot up your school?" | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15,705 |
In a world where society is fixated on the number glowing above your head, and losing the light means certain death, what happens when Number 22's light begins to flicker? |
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[EU] Scooby-Doo and the gang decide to go investigate and find out what's really going on up in Arkham. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 142 | 15,707 |
[EU] Scooby-Doo and the gang decide to go investigate and find out what's really going on up in Arkham. | "C'mon gang, let's investigate! There have to be some clues around here somewhere!"
"But Freeeddiiiiee, this place is so creeeeepy! Not to mention it clashes with my outfit..."
"Don't worry Daphne, we're right on the Creeper's trail, I know it! Maybe we should split up and look for clues..."
"I'm not sure that's ... | 95 | 0 | 142 | 15,708 |
[EU] Scooby-Doo and the gang decide to go investigate and find out what's really going on up in Arkham. | I apologize for the length of this, also I'm sorry for trying to imitate Lovecraft's style. (Also bonus points to whoever figures out what I shamelessly copied)
I think the court will find that I am most certainly sane, though it is easier for me to attribute my experiences and testimony to insanity, most especially f... | 12 | 0 | 142 | 15,709 |
[WP] Time Doesn't exist. | Mary. *"It's nice to meet you, Mary."*
She seemed a nice enough girl. There was an air of sadness about her, but she smiled when she spoke to him. She took out a pack of cards.
Cards. *"If only there were someone to play with."*
Four of hearts. Jack of diamonds. 7 of hearts. Ten of clubs. 7 of spades. Each para... | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15,710 |
[WP] Time Doesn't exist. | I will lie, am lying, and have lied in a field of wild grass looking up at the stars and will find, am finding, and have found myself irrevocably and equivocally bored. I am keenly aware of my existence, of my entire life. I have seen it all, front to back, back to front. I will live, am living and have lived every mom... | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15,711 |
[WP] Time Doesn't exist. | I walk through a park, carefully placing each foot in front of the other. The air shimmers with the rays of the sun, occasionally broken up by what few clouds there are. Sounds of children playing, adults laughing, the groan of the swings, it all comes to me, washes over me. But I've heard it all before. I've heard it,... | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15,712 |
[WP] A stranger knocks on your door and claims he/she was a long ago resident. This person tells you they are going away for good, and would like one last tour of your home. You soon realize this is no ordinary visitor. | [deleted] | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15,713 |
[WP] A stranger knocks on your door and claims he/she was a long ago resident. This person tells you they are going away for good, and would like one last tour of your home. You soon realize this is no ordinary visitor. | "But what about the bedroom? Can I see that as well?"
"Of course," was my immediate reply, but I instantly regretted it. It was the salesman smile my guest gave me that filled me with such discomfort. Perhaps I was too hasty letting a complete stranger in my home. But he said he lived here years ago. He was tall and w... | 19 | 0 | 11 | 15,714 |
[WP] A stranger knocks on your door and claims he/she was a long ago resident. This person tells you they are going away for good, and would like one last tour of your home. You soon realize this is no ordinary visitor. | It's a bit long but I got into a serious **thing** whilst writing it. Enjoy!
> *Ding Dong* the doorbell sings. *Ding Dong* is there anyone home? *Ding Dong* won't you let me in? *Ding Do*- I rasped the deadbolt across the door. The door was jerked open a fraction, and, no knives incoming through the breach, I press... | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15,715 |
[WP] A stranger knocks on your door and claims he/she was a long ago resident. This person tells you they are going away for good, and would like one last tour of your home. You soon realize this is no ordinary visitor. | Todd was about to set the groceries down and go close the back screen door when someone knocked at the front. "Gloria's not here, she's at school!" he shouted. And had to be picked up in...Christ, twenty minutes. He'd have to hurry. He rushed to the front.
The woman standing at the front door with an expectant smile o... | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15,716 |
[wp] you have a party. All of your favorite video game characters are in attendance. Tell me all about it. | "Hyaaaaaaaaaa!!". A loud shout erupted from one of the hallways. Shit. Looks like Link found the flower pots in the guest room. At this time of the night, I was just asking for trouble from the Hero of Time. I think he may have had one too many bottles of spiked Lon Lon Milk.
I glanced sideways at Snake, who st... | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15,717 |
[wp] you have a party. All of your favorite video game characters are in attendance. Tell me all about it. | I sent invites to all the heroes that ever were; from the Hero of Time to the Master Chief, and all their sidekicks I invited too.
And as the hours crept on by, I felt myself begin to cry. Until I heard a familiar sound, a "wakka wakka wakka".
And then I didn't even have my food.
The moral of the story? Don't invite... | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15,718 |
[WP] A father gets to write his childs' destiny and life. He is in a dilemma, from his horrible life experience, he knows how bad life can suck, but he knows it has its importance too. what does he do? how does he come to the conclusion? | *That won't do.* Jim thought long and hard about where his son would go in life. He thought about his childhood, his friends, his experiences in school. He thought about his love life, the women he would meet, the fun he would have. He thought about his career and his future family, the children he would father and... | 10 | 0 | 18 | 15,719 |
[WP] A father gets to write his childs' destiny and life. He is in a dilemma, from his horrible life experience, he knows how bad life can suck, but he knows it has its importance too. what does he do? how does he come to the conclusion? | My son was better off without me. I have a tendency to destroy beautiful things and beautiful he was.
I remember him being born. It was a shit hole of a place, not even good enough for pigs. There wasn't enough fucking money for a proper bed, let alone a decent room. It was filthy and dark, like a men's restroom at t... | 4 | 0 | 18 | 15,720 |
[WP] Write a short story in the 3rd person in which the main character interacts with their narrator. | She sat alone on her bed at the end of the day, fiddling with what was left of her pencil. It's clear that she has been sketching for hours by the graphite covered hand meticulously finishing a portrait of a budding flower.
Jessica looks around, confused. Something appears to have startled her.
>Hello?
She pleads... | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15,721 |
[WP] Write a short story in the 3rd person in which the main character interacts with their narrator. | >It was 6:30am and Marcus awoke, swearing he'd heard something. He looked over at his clock in a daze.
"Six-fucking-thirty? Aw, c'mon!"
>Today was supposed to be the day he slept in. A major snowstorm has been sweeping through the region and classes were cancelled today. He tossed and turned for hours, trying t... | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15,722 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | Sounds like a great synopsis. can't wait to read it! You are the second entrant. :)
Edit: Regarding covers - A good resource is fiverr.com where you can get a reasonable cover made for five bucks. That's if you decide to sell this in the future. lol | 5 | 0 | 12 | 15,723 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | Just a gorgeous story. It started a bit slow and ended so quickly that I had to reread it to fully get what was going on, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Obviously it's too early to vote, but I think your have an incredibly strong entry and if your NaNo novel is this good, I'd look forward to seeing it once it's published... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,724 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | I thought your story was just visually lovely! I would like to have read more, especially the failed quest. I always wonder about "bad guys" and why they would go through the trouble of destroying everything, when it would just end up with them either being entirely alone in the world, with their henchmen that they dis... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,725 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | What an ending. This is yet another story with such a beautiful concept and setting, and you pulled it off wonderfully. I really think that out of all the stories in the contest that I have read so far, this is the one that pulled me in the most. I felt invested, which is a testament to your writing skill in and of its... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,726 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | Honestly one of the best fantasy stories I've read in ages, because it did something I rarely see: it embraced doom. Too much fantasy literature (and general fantasy media) shows us a world that almost dies and then doesn't, through the grinding machinations of the protagonists. This story posited something differen... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,727 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | Just a fantastic story! A treat to read.
Bravo! | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,728 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | Lovely story. One of my favourites. The tone of it is very appropriate, quiet and elegiac. "Band of heroes confronts a villain" is an old trope, and you've put a new, fresh, sorrowful twist on it.
The descriptions of the dying world (and how it gets better as Sarim draws closer to the obelisk) are beautifully done. I ... | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,729 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | This is really good! The characters were both well fleshed out and interesting. The fact the world should end so soon after they finally re-meet each other made me all sad and stuff, and there's really nothing I value more in fiction than that.
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[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | I agree with others - this was an enjoyable and well-written read.
Good luck! | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,731 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | I hope that someday, I'll be able to write half as well as you do. Very incredible story. I found myself loving, laughing, and crying along with the characters in the story.
Ah, So good! Great job. :) | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,732 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | Wow. I was truly moved and enthralled by this story. I really liked the original twist on the generic fantasy trope of the band of adventurers questing to defeat an evil sorcerer. I thought the characters were great, and I really enjoyed when they reminisced about their past adventures and their old, lost friends. This... | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,733 |
[PI] - The Oracle at the Obelisk - FEB CONTEST | This was one of the strongest stories in the competition. You have some wonderful skill with high fantasy. My only critique is that this story is too short and really calls out to be a full-length novel. But is that really a critique? I think not. I'm glad you are fleshing this piece out. I would love to help you out i... | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,734 |
[WP] An ageing population pushes a country's resources to the limit. To deal with the issue, compulsory euthanasia is introduced. Years later, the leading advocate for the policy is about to undergo the procedure. | The escort service arrived at his house at 8am, just like the letter had said it would. He watched from the window as two men exited the vehicle and walked up to the gate. He thought wistfully of last night’s meal, a light one before 7pm just as the letter had instructed. A lot of people ignored that part: most of them... | 20 | 0 | 10 | 15,735 |
[WP] An ageing population pushes a country's resources to the limit. To deal with the issue, compulsory euthanasia is introduced. Years later, the leading advocate for the policy is about to undergo the procedure. | He sat in the chair; feeble and weak. The body of an 80 year old man, finally seeing his destiny.
"Any final words?" Asked the doctors assistant, waiting to put his mask on.
The old man looked inward, then out at the world. "I made it to the end. Now you have to watch me go. Throw the switch, seal my fate and yours... | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15,736 |
[WP] An ageing population pushes a country's resources to the limit. To deal with the issue, compulsory euthanasia is introduced. Years later, the leading advocate for the policy is about to undergo the procedure. | “But I’m young,” James insisted. “I’m forty two.”
“James, you know as well as I do it’s not your age that’s the issue.”
“I have at least twenty good years ahead of me.”
“You were Identified, Dr. Keller, as at significant risk for heart failure.” The woman held up a hand to silence the ensuing objection. “By every me... | 2 | 0 | 10 | 15,737 |
[WP] You live in Chicago. One day while walking along the street, you stop, stare at the sky, and realize that living in this city has ruined your life. | You lured me out, into your heart.
You held my hand in line and kissed me on the ferris wheel, bought me tickets to the Symphony and surprised me with Art Institute visits.
You caught me that baseball at Wrigley field and poured me another drink at Simone's.
You stripped me down at your threshold and sunk your barbe... | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15,738 |
The characters from shakespear tragedies meet in the afterlife. |
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[WP] A man gets thrown down into a deep, dark hole. Why, and what happens? | "Don't try anything." Anthony said from behind. Peter turned his head in the direction of his voice. His eyes blindfolded, his wrists sweating in his bindings.
"Please, don't do this. I didn't see anything." Peter's protests echoed along the walls of the crypt. There was a dank smell of sewage, rats and rot threateni... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15,740 |
[WP] A man gets thrown down into a deep, dark hole. Why, and what happens? | I'm shrouded in darkness, consumed by it. How long has it been? I lost count of time. One. Two. Three. Four... Four days? I haven't been able to think properly since first contact. I suppose it's our own fault, we should have seen the signs. Asteroids don't suddenly change course and start hurtling toward planets norma... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15,741 |
[WP] A man gets thrown down into a deep, dark hole. Why, and what happens? | My first ever creative writing via WritingPrompts! - http://chapterfy.com/r/the-drip/ | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15,742 |
[WP] A man gets thrown down into a deep, dark hole. Why, and what happens? | Life released my body
and I fell to the ground.
I was noticeably chilled
by the hole's dark embrace.
Surrounded by piercing loneliness
and wishing for it to end.
Life had control over me
and was messing with my mind.
"The loneliness will be over soon,
it's just a matter of time."
I knew it was a trick
... | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15,743 |
[WP] A man gets thrown down into a deep, dark hole. Why, and what happens? | "There's no air. There's no gravity. There's no goodbye. There he is just twisting and churning helplessly trying to find a way out like they all do."
As Grey looks at the subject displayed on the screen, "But why give them a suit if you're just going to sink them? It'd be more economical if you just ejected them in ... | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15,744 |
[WP] A man gets thrown down into a deep, dark hole. Why, and what happens? | Loose dirt crumbled at his feet. A miner’s spittle rolling down his cheek, Thomas searched the crowd, hunting for any sign of reason or compassion. “Gentlemen, please, consider your actions!” Thomas couldn't keep himself from a quick glance at the gaping void a mere step behind him. “You are not murderers!”
“Naey, we’... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15,745 |
President Schwatznegger has completely ended the war on drugs. Everything's legal. Write a commercial for one. |
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President Schwatznegger has completely ended the war on drugs. Everything's legal. Write a commercial for one. | Gilbert shook the crumpling can of Mountain Dew. A last gulp of the sugar water remained at the bottom. Strewn around the room were empty bags of McDonalds and 2 liters of every soda under the sun. The bags closest to the couch that now was permanently sagging in the spot where Gilbert sat, almost unified with the love... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,747 |
President Schwatznegger has completely ended the war on drugs. Everything's legal. Write a commercial for one. | *Scene: An industrial loading dock. An all-American trucker (attractive young white male, good looking in an everyday-blue-collar sort of way) is preparing his big rig for a long haul. A rockin' Toby Keith song plays quietly in the background*
NARRATOR: It's 2:30pm. You've got a thousand miles to knock out before you ... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,748 |
President Schwatznegger has completely ended the war on drugs. Everything's legal. Write a commercial for one. | It would probably involve [this](http://i.imgur.com/gXcsbWW.gif) | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,749 |
[FEB] Displaced Empire | Hey, you seem to have incorrectly tagged your prompt, it should be [WP]. Check out the sidebar for more details on tags.
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[WP] Write an unexepected Zombie outburst that happens on live TV | alright if no one else will, ill write my own fucking prompt.
It was all happy go lucky same as any other day. Drew was standing next to an old black lady who was just tickled to death just to be on stage. She had only won $1100 playing Plink-o which is kind of low. Still though she was happy.
"Step up here Anita.... | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15,751 |
[OT] Micro-story/prompt contest encourages young writers to embrace brevity and give weight to their word choice | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15,752 |
[WP] Write about a demonic possession. Make me laugh. | [just some inspiration](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81dGoYYU9vI) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15,753 |
[WP] Write about a demonic possession. Make me laugh. | Thunder boomed as I hurried up the steps towards the house. Rain was falling down in sheets, somehow managing to slip through the cracks in my oiled coat and trace cold trails down my skin. I clutched my satchel tighter to my chest, praying that the water wouldn't seep inside and blur the hand-written pages of my pre... | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15,754 |
[WP] Write about a demonic possession. Make me laugh. | The demon came in through my nose. They didn't say it would come in through my nose. I sneezed him out and Mom was mad.
"Jessica Maria!" she said, "You apologize right now!"
"I'm sorry," I said. I couldn't look at her. I knew I'd fouled up pretty bad.
"YOU TOLD ME THE CHILD WAS PREPARED," the demon said.
"She i... | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15,755 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | He stood over the man's corpse, the battle had been waged, and against all odds, the man had lost.
He looked rather pitiful now, his arms and legs twisted in uncomfortable positions; the fall had left his body broken and maimed. *No open casket for this poor, sod.*
The crowd was quiet, onlookers locked eyes with h... | 38 | 0 | 150 | 15,756 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | "Tell me, Mr. Curondo, do you think that the means justify the end?"
Mr. Curondo, tanned, well-muscled, shirtless, and strapped to a tilted surgeon's table replied with his usual bravado. The laser was slowly sliding between his legs.
"Evil is evil Raen. In the end, good always triumphs."
The black cloaked figure re... | 77 | 0 | 150 | 15,757 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | "You don't know what you're doing?" Reese spat. Count Chocula laughed a merry laugh, his brown brows furrowing with malice.
"Save your breath," the chocolate specter retorted. "It's done." Count Chocula shoved the wooden skewer through Reese and pinned him to the giant mutant strawberry.
"Please, don't." Reese begge... | 49 | 0 | 150 | 15,758 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | The body fell slowly. Later, people would say the visual itself was stunning: it was a man blocking the path of a tank, with only his body; it was a person jumping from dozens of floors up to flee a burning, collapsing building. They would say the entire speech--death knell to some, manifesto to others, salvation to mo... | 15 | 0 | 150 | 15,759 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | "You don't understand my plans. I will change the way the world turns, forever," the Growler spoke out loud as darkness covered the lands. "You have been smited, foul hero, for supporting the evil Regime of this new world. I was born in a time, long ago, where we had a society of equality. You smell, you stink of r... | 2 | 0 | 150 | 15,760 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | His prison wouldn't budge, not even with a hundred super-powered punches or close range lazer blasts. Its clear walls remained strong and intact, nothing as much as a smudge from the assault. The emotionless face of Alister's mask remained fixed on the prisoner.
"Even after that display, you still deny my logic?" The... | 26 | 0 | 150 | 15,761 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 150 | 15,762 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | That was the last time she looked upon those eyes. Those eyes that shone with righteousness. No, more like utter stupidity. He had no idea what he was toying with.
Exasperated, she tossed aside his limp body. The thud to the ground was accompanied by an eerie solemn silence. The world had gathered to watch their hero ... | 3 | 0 | 150 | 15,763 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | Doom did it. | 1 | 0 | 150 | 15,764 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | Shadow looked up, pain written across his face. "You're a fool. What's a world without darkness going to be like?"
With a contemptuous movement, Den kicked in his throat. "Oh, how is a world without evil going to be worse than this one?" he asked rhetorically. Shadow, predictably, had no response beyond incomprehensib... | 3 | 0 | 150 | 15,765 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | I nonchalantly sat in my armchair. As the Leader's forces closed in around Washington DC, I poured myself one last glass of champagne. My shotgun on my lap, I contemplated starting a last stand on the steps of the Capital Building. A final "Fuck you" to the tyrant America was facing.
However, in my silent war against... | 3 | 0 | 150 | 15,766 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | The shuddering of armor echoed throughout the hall as the Knight hit the ground, this helmet reverberating as his ears rang. Above him stood the gloating Necromancer, her grin twisting in ways that the human face was never meant to twist. Black robes billowed out behind her in a glorious display of power, the crackling... | 2 | 0 | 150 | 15,767 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | The two stood alone in the ventilation complex, buried deep in the planet's core. It's colossal structure pumping sanitized air throughout the planetary colony.
"You can't stop me now. It's much too late for that, my dear."
Monsieur DeVount stood in front of the loading compartment; it's designed to allow supplement... | 2 | 0 | 150 | 15,768 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | "Your a monster. You hear me a monster." Spat out the man on executioners block. The emperor looked on at him and his hand. The executioner's blade held still. Inches from his face.
"Funny. Almost funny. Tell me hero, what makes me a monster?" The hero looked on with cool eyes, unwavering. "It's okay, things can't g... | 2 | 0 | 150 | 15,769 |
[WP] The villain defeats the hero but the world turns out to be a better place because of his twisted views. | I let him live. I always let them live. They say it's the first big mistake people in my line of work make, but 'they' don't get it. It's not about ending the enemy, it's about *showing* them. And that's what I did. I showed them all.
Captain Firebrand. Ms Liberty. The Green Domino. All those bloody costumes and plast... | 1 | 0 | 150 | 15,770 |
[MP] "We didn't start the Fire, Part 2" | Newsroom, Tina Fey, Shameless, Christian Gray
BP oil spill, Obamacare health bill
Bid flu, cabin fever, nothings new, justin beiber
North Korea even still, colorado passed a weed bill
Military's flying drones, people screaming, iphones
Bill gates and steve jobs, all the other rich slobs
Clinton out, bush in and ... | 6 | 0 | 11 | 15,771 |
[MP] "We didn't start the Fire, Part 2" | 9/11, NSA, 2012 no judgment day
Afghanistan, Suddam Hussein, Oppa gangnam style
Justin Beiber, Kim Jong Un, Trayvon Martin, Facebook boom,
Gang wars in Mexico, Dick Cheney, Carl Rove
(boy, its a pain in the ass to finish this in his style, I'll let someone else take over)
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[WP] In the near future, the reanimation of the recently deceased becomes scientifically possible. Despite being illegal in the United States, underground scientists reanimate someone that committed suicide. | It happens in basements, abandoned warehouses and even old farmhouses, hooked up to massive generators that the inhabitants do their best to hide. Old Russian and Chinese military class reanimators, smuggled over the Mexican border that produce the desired results maybe 50% of the time. If you get lucky.
But it didn't... | 17 | 0 | 12 | 15,773 |
[WP] In the near future, the reanimation of the recently deceased becomes scientifically possible. Despite being illegal in the United States, underground scientists reanimate someone that committed suicide. | "Are you guys stupid?"
He said this before looking around, before taking in his surroundings, before any of the men and women present there had the chance to say anything.
Finally, one of them found their voice.
"You know why are you here?"
The room looked like any operating theater, but that wasn't what the ques... | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15,774 |
[WP] In the near future, the reanimation of the recently deceased becomes scientifically possible. Despite being illegal in the United States, underground scientists reanimate someone that committed suicide. | When they first brought me back, I was kicking and screaming. I could not control myself. I didn't want to be here.
Coming back to reality was tough. It started with the creeping anxiety. Then came the gut-wrenching feeling that I did not belong here.
It's very hard to describe what it's like on the other side. I'd ... | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15,775 |
[WP] In the near future, the reanimation of the recently deceased becomes scientifically possible. Despite being illegal in the United States, underground scientists reanimate someone that committed suicide. | I knew there wasn't any fucking afterlife. I knew it. Not that I really expected to just pop into existence somewhere, golden gates on one side and some fiery abyss on the other, some douchebag immortal or whatever telling me about the pros and cons of my life, like each one was some kind of ticket I won at the carniva... | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15,776 |
[WP] In the near future, the reanimation of the recently deceased becomes scientifically possible. Despite being illegal in the United States, underground scientists reanimate someone that committed suicide. | The clock ticked past 12. Three days now we'd been locked in this lab.
Our research into re-animation had been funded by Oliver White, a Texan billionaire. His only child had abandoned the family business for a foreign lover, and he had come to the conclusion that for his name to live forever, he would have to remain ... | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15,777 |
[WP] In the near future, the reanimation of the recently deceased becomes scientifically possible. Despite being illegal in the United States, underground scientists reanimate someone that committed suicide. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15,778 |
[WP] It snows for the first time in a century. Legend has it there's a predator that hunts only in freezing temperatures. | It looked like the sky was showering crystals upon us.
Everything around us was blanketed in the white purity of snow. Oh, how I had heard stories as a child of the times this happened annually, and sometimes with great ferocity that whole homes were consumed by this substance. By gosh, some homes were built with it! ... | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15,779 |
[PI] Displaced Empire - FEB contest | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15,780 |
[PI] Displaced Empire - FEB contest | Hey Mr_Lazy_PHD, if you're entering a submission for the 50,000 Subscriber Contest then you should include a link to your story somewhere where you can submit longer pieces:
* Google Docs
* Zoho
* Dropbox
* Blogger
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[PI] Displaced Empire - FEB contest | Unfinished? I saw this listed but the novelette is only two pages... | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15,782 |
[WP] Two people panic at the sound of church bells in a crowded square, then notice each other and stop panicking. They both fall to the ground at the last stroke of the bell. | As I sit in darkness of my hotel room looking down at the courtyard with only the simmer of light from my fast fading roll up I run through the plan one final time as I have but a minute left I pull the bolt back and the round slides into the chamber and rest the rifle in my shoulder and wait...
11:59
The courtyard wa... | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15,783 |
[WP] Two people panic at the sound of church bells in a crowded square, then notice each other and stop panicking. They both fall to the ground at the last stroke of the bell. | And then the church bells sounded. *(No no no no no not yet can’t leave yet not yet.)* He scans the crowd frantically, desperate for that one face –no not a face but a mind, a gorgeous and quietly wild mind- that would make this life, this death, worthwhile. *(Where where where is he I don’t see him anywhere at all at ... | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15,784 |
The Moon is a lush green paradise. And it's inhabited. | Hey, don't forget to tag your prompts. Check out the sidebar for more details!
Thanks :) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15,785 |
The Moon is a lush green paradise. And it's inhabited. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15,786 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15,787 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | The group of conspirators waited at the foot of the stairs, muttering amongst themselves. Marcus’ hands glistened with sweat, but like the traitors surrounding him he was firm in his resolve. For all his faults, Caesar had breathed new life into Rome. Marcus would not stand idly by and let these short-sighted aristocra... | 8 | 0 | 26 | 15,788 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | "Want to go to the store with me?"
I had just opened up my laptop.
"Um.. Nah. You can go."
"You've been gone all day, John."
"Yeah, working."
She leaves without a word. Lately, it's been hard to keep things together. The slam of the car door lets me know that I might be in the doghouse later. Big surprise.
... | 10 | 0 | 26 | 15,789 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | "Does it hurt?" Charles said.
"Not really. It feels kind of funny though. Kind of like your whole body is asleep," Fran said.
"I'm scared to use it. What if I waste it on something that would have turned out okay anyway?"
"That could happen. There are a thousand times I've wished I still had my chance. But I don't r... | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15,790 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | 10...
I opened my eyes to see myself standing in front of the Board of Supervisors for MindTree Inc. These businessmen were considering a partnership with my company, and my job was to convince them. I knew winning them over would catapult me up the corporate ladder and make me thousands. I was preparing that presenta... | 21 | 1 | 26 | 15,791 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | *Abysmal darkness, torrential downpours. Hard to see. I look over at her. She's focused on getting us home. I said...something...I don't remember. She looked over and smiled. Her laugh poured over me, streaming delightful music to my ears.*
*A sudden jolt. Hydroplaning. Losing control. Helplessness. An abrupt stop, an... | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15,792 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | A toddler shyly hid behind her mother as I waved to her. Her eyes were filled with innocence as they glared up at mine, waiting to see what I'd do next. I looked around, wondering if her and I were the only people here that hadn't used their ten minutes.
*sigh* From the looks of it, we probably were. Kids used thei... | 7 | 0 | 26 | 15,793 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | The first thing anyone noticed was derivatives of the death price shooting up. The traders were puzzled at first, then increasingly panicky as contagion spread from derivatives market to derivatives market, taking down bigger and bigger prey each time. The generals, if no-one else, knew what that meant, and were specif... | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15,794 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | Now and again, you find yourself with an opportunity. For example, this door right here, in this here bank. Someone probably thought they'd just let it swing shut. Well, it swung, but it ain't shut.
I stepped inside, flicked the safety off my pistol. A security room. Old grey screens covering one wall like the inside... | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15,795 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15,796 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | *Growing up my parents always told me
"John, you can only go back once, save it for something special."
and yeah, I could only go back once, but everyone else in my grade had already gone back. Hell, even some of the freshmen were going back, I couldn't possibly be more lame than a freshman, could I?*
"Hey John! You ... | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15,797 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | Elbows braced on the stage, I watched the speech through the viewfinder, clicking to capture each micro-expression we might need – enthusiasm, anger, a hint of shame. Through the lens I watched him freeze and turn his head to his chest, red staining his pressed white shirt.
Part of the governor’s head exploded, splash... | 5 | 0 | 26 | 15,798 |
[FF] Second Chance. (Contest) | *Title: Mommy's Little Headache*
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Now Suzie, it's your responsibility, okay? You can't do it more than once.
Why Daddy?
Or the world will explode.
Really?
No, not really, but I don't think it would be wise, honey.
But what if Mommy's in danger?
Well...
What if Jeffie's in danger?
This is what I mean, honey. ... | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15,799 |
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