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[WP] - Write the love story we all want to live but none of us have.
A strange man walked through the white abyss of the snowstorm, approaching a street corner. He made arrangements to be there, and kept that promise, even through the snow and the wind. His pale hand, with its many scars, showing signs of experience. The man put his hand on top of his head, protecting his hat from flyin...
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[WP] - Write the love story we all want to live but none of us have.
Cas is beautiful in an exotic way that still yet reminds you of home. The way sunlight dances in Cas’s hair gives remembrance to that almost forgotten, idyllic childhood of yore, of racing across a summer’s day when running still felt like release. Cas’s smile is disarming, inviting, yet mysterious. It enraptures you: ...
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[WP] The few of us are our people’s last hope, but I no longer have the strength to go on any further. Motivate me to press on.
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[WP] Random movie plot generator
>A police officer is forced to work with an intelligent gigalo with one arm. Trouble arises when a dead prostitute is found in their hotel room. “Bloody Jesus,” Francisco said, rubbing his right temple. The sun blasted it's way through the window, and put needles into his hungover eyes. “What in God's name happen...
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[WP] Random movie plot generator
> A troubled male porn star has a chance encounter with an animal activist who was recently released from prison. An unlikely alliance is formed when a meteor shower threatens life as we know it. "This is an emergency bulletin," the bus' radio crackled. "Due to a shift in the gravitational pull of Jupiter, an esti...
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[WP] Random movie plot generator
>A dominatrix is stalked by a pesky female hitchhiker who has been hiding a terrible secret. Drama unfolds when they both answer a mysterious ad in the newspaper. ##"Buffalo Chicken Sub" I was on my way to a late-night appointment with Dom, an old friend and sub who had called in a personal favor through a classif...
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Recalled to Life
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Recalled to Life
Recall order AJ345CH08GD2014 Serial number: AFG-847-DSJ-3875-32-32-1 Original Year: 32 BC Number of recalls: 32 Date: August 23 2014 Number of recalls remaining available: Unknown Deleting previous stored information: Yes Number of limbs allotted: 2 healthy legs; one healthy hand; one hand with six fingers Des...
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[WP] Every time you go to the bathroom, you pee/poop yourself in an alternate universe.
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[WP] You inherit a safety deposit box. The contents confuse you-- at first.
"This might be a bit soon, Aleks, but your grandfather wanted you to have this." My mom said, looking up at me because I was taller than her. I hadn't seen my mother in years, she had been in a mental institution from the time I was seven, a little over ten years ago, for reasons I never found out. My grandfather h...
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[WP] You inherit a safety deposit box. The contents confuse you-- at first.
One King of Clubs. Funny, I never thought he knew. All those years he pestered me, almost begging me for the truth. We rushed a fraternity in the fall of our freshmen year. Forced into being roommates, friends by choice. We went through what they called "the process." Six weeks of hell. Six weeks of comradery I never...
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[WP] The world's first known superhuman/alien is a superstar professional athlete. They are discovered during a nationally televised game.
The silence was deafening. It was a silence in a thousand languages that seeped through the TV screens of a million households and into billions of minds. Hidden at the very center of this silence were the final gasps of a man dying, the soft, erratic sound of nylon against Astroturf and the quiet sobbing of something ...
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[IP] Write about something relating to this futuristic cityscape (x-post from /r/woahdude)
They had just gone upwards and planted the trees along the way. Some of the shorter buildings still had smaller trees on top, their roots wrapping around and into the buildings. It made the air much cleaner than places like Los Angeles or New York where the air and greenery had been such a low priority. There they had ...
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[WP] An old man's happiest memory comes back when he accidentally gets lost on the way home.
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[WP] An old man's happiest memory comes back when he accidentally gets lost on the way home.
"Dad, are you sure you know where you're going?" "Yeah, boy..(*why can't I remember his name?!? he's my SON!*). I'm just taking a back-road or two." "Okay." Time to get down to business. Slow, tight uphill to the right, gotta get down in 2nd to get the power down coming out. Oh, that was good! now a long left around...
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[WP] An old man's happiest memory comes back when he accidentally gets lost on the way home.
"Darn streets! I'm about the furthest I'll ever be from home now." Carl grumbled to no one in particular. He slid his eyes around the scene before him. A figureless sky shone blue darkness on the lanky brick apartments that surrounded him. There were no roads, only lanes which seemed to narrow endlessly into the hor...
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[WP] A spy agent has infiltrated a terrorist organization and was assigned a special cell for a terrorist operation. His four comrades are also agents from other nations trying to take down the cell. None of them know.
The American sat across from them at a large, weather-beaten table; no doubt looted from a long abandoned school that the monsters who shared the same table had been responsible for closing. The room was full of a cold silence as they all exchanged searching glances. Four years. Four years of undercover work. Four yea...
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[WP] A spy agent has infiltrated a terrorist organization and was assigned a special cell for a terrorist operation. His four comrades are also agents from other nations trying to take down the cell. None of them know.
**Cue, office building. 14th floor. The five meet up in an isolated hallway in the dead of night.* **American Spy**: Hello my friends. Good to finally meet all of you in person. I assume we all know why we are here yes? **The spies nod in agreement and briefly introduce themselves* **English Spy**: Well. I think it...
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[WP] A spy agent has infiltrated a terrorist organization and was assigned a special cell for a terrorist operation. His four comrades are also agents from other nations trying to take down the cell. None of them know.
Incidentally, this was the premise of the 1908 classic "The Man Who Was Thursday." It's a really psychadelic read that has since gone public domain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Thursday http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1695
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[WP] A spy agent has infiltrated a terrorist organization and was assigned a special cell for a terrorist operation. His four comrades are also agents from other nations trying to take down the cell. None of them know.
/u/thisstorywillsuck , /u/thisstorywillsuck, /u/thisstorywillsuck! (praying for an archer story)
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[WP] A spy agent has infiltrated a terrorist organization and was assigned a special cell for a terrorist operation. His four comrades are also agents from other nations trying to take down the cell. None of them know.
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH
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[WP] A child's game described as a matter of life and death
"It's simple really, one person will be "it" and then they take this freeze ray here and freeze the others in place as they attempt to run away. Those who aren't "it" will have to quickly unthaw their fellow teammates before their life force is drained by the sheer cold. Now who wants to play?!?" the professor said wit...
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[WP] A child's game described as a matter of life and death
Stereotypical Cops and Blacks -- If you were to drive by the quiet suburb of Yorba Linda near Los Angeles on a quiet summer day, or really any day since it's always summer in southern California, you might find a group of kids innocently imitating their elders by playing a game of cops and robbers modeled after the s...
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[WP] A child's game described as a matter of life and death
"Tim, why are we doing this again," Cindy shouted from the ledge behind him. Tim perched on the pillar like an eagle, staring into the deadly drops all around. He tossed a pebble into the abyss, taking a moment to appreciate how long it took to fall. "What else are we going to do? It's better than being bored." ...
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[WP] A child's game described as a matter of life and death
I ran, I don't think I've ever run this fast in my life, but what choice did I have? If you get caught, you're done for. I can hear the shrieks of those less fortunate than me changing; all it ever took was one touch--one tag and you're it. I have to keep moving, but I'm so tired. My legs burn despite the fear runni...
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[WP] A child's game described as a matter of life and death
Billy stared ahead at the four Indians ahead of him, and looked around at the three other Cowboys around him. Someone yelled, “Go!’ and each side scrambled toward the cover of the playground. Billy ran to the slide, and put his back into it. He watched one of his comrades peek over one of those springy horse things, an...
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[WP] A child's game described as a matter of life and death
Charlie's breath misted a bit in the cold New England air. He pressed himself further into the cranny on the building and prayed that he'd hid well enough. They only had a limited amount of time before **It** came for them, and the precious few seconds left before **It** was released were slipping away. The Ancient ...
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[CW] "They looked away from each other so pointedly that they may as well have shook fists and shouted."
The light flickered slightly as if it was recoiling from the scene it shown below. Chairs were strewed about, tables cascaded over couches, random pieces of miscellaneous were submerged into the rippling waves of the crumbled antique rug. Jared and Chase were sitting at polar ends of the room. They looked away fr...
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[CW] "They looked away from each other so pointedly that they may as well have shook fists and shouted."
Mommy and Daddy don't argue anymore. Mommy packs my lunch for me and kisses me goodbye before going to work. Daddy wakes up on the couch and reads the wanted ads in the newspaper while I eat my cereal in the kitchen. He asks me about my art project when he comes to get another beer from the fridge. I go into lots of de...
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[OT] Get writing prompts in your inbox
Just went to that site. I like this idea...
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[IP] Door to paradise...
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[PM] One more, with feeling!
I was actually just listening to this one; hope it's not too geeky: [Lava Landing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49oxtzhY01k)
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[PM] One more, with feeling!
[Cake - Comfort Eagle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p99a6K81zqM)
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[OT] List of 150 writing prompts
Notified that I must request access from you in order to view the document. Might want to fix that.
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[wp] All of the world's leaders are lock in a room. The only other thing in the room is a spoon.
"So now that we're all here let's begin. The prior meeting we discussed the issue of infanticide. Our population is increasing and we need to figure out a way to, set a cap, a limit. Do not be alarmed, but I have locked us in here and the only way to unlock the door is to resolve this issue, so gentlemen, please, let's...
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[WP]You are made immortal and sent back to 1,000 BC with nothing but a TI‑84 Plus C Silver Edition calculator, you will die at the same time you where born in this timeline.
"Fuck, alright... civilization should be..." The man stamped around in the snow trying to figure out which way was which. "Freaking hell it's cold" he looked up glaring at the horizon, a puzzled look crossed his face as he watched the sunrise before starting to walk "where's the highway and why do I have a calculator i...
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[OT] Score Hiding - Should it be reinstated?
The mods have been discussing this and we may be implementing it on a trial basis in the near future. Keep your eyes out for it! In the meantime we'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on the subject.
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[OT] Score Hiding - Should it be reinstated?
I think that's a really good idea because this way other people's upvote choices aren't influenced by the number already there. Honestly, I think a day hide would be good. I mean, by that point the post would be dead and if you really care (like I do) you can go back and compare how your post did to others.
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[OT] Score Hiding - Should it be reinstated?
I think the main reason that this would be a good idea would be for people to really push the limit of reading only the first response. I know I have a tendency to do this. "This one has been upvoted the most, so it must be the only good/best response." I don't like it of myself, and think that score hiding may at leas...
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[CW] Describe a real place without using any proper nouns.
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[CW] Describe a real place without using any proper nouns.
There's a provincial park to the north-west, where the lakes are a stunning crystal blue, and the shores are all exposed rock, in shades of grey, white and pink. Many of the lakes are dead, the normal algae growth has been killed off by local mining practices, but the result is a blue that outshines the sky, and cryst...
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[WP] What does a society on Earth do when they have an unlimited amount of energy at their disposal?
*We were wrong. God damn it we were wrong. I'm sorry baby, please.... forgive us.* **Leonard Nimoy:** 28 years ago the bridge was connected. Unlimited, free, clean energy. The solution to all our problems. No more conflicts over fuel, no more greenhouse gas emissions, no more oil spills, no more problems. But as the s...
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[WP] What does a society on Earth do when they have an unlimited amount of energy at their disposal?
At first there was great dispute and tension between all of mankind regarding the application of this knowledge, of this unlimited energy. There was but one source of this energy on earth, ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. Slow progress from the 1920's into the field of Nuclear Fusion had some...
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
The couple lays wet sloppy kissing on each other, their lips roaming over their partner's body. They make there way towards the bed and start undressing. The man starts looking in his wallet for a rubber, but the girl knocks it out of his hand saying, "Don't worry babe. I'm on the Pill." "No she's not." I say as I le...
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
I awake again, wondering why people can’t just be honest. At least for a few seconds. That’s all I’d need for a restful sleep. Albeit, the few milliseconds I usually get are decent enough to recharge my batteries, but they’re never quite enough. I slide out from under my covers and rub the sleep from my eyes. After ...
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
*Every time the truth gets broken, I'm the one to fix it* It's been 3 years since we first met. That first kiss, I'll never forget that first kiss. His lips were tender but his grip was firm. That rush. Oh my god that rush when he pushed me up against the wall. I still get the shivers when I think about it. I don't ...
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
I fix things, make them right. Often, even when people are trying to tell the truth, they won’t say the whole thing, or they’ll add something else on to it. And guess who has to mend them. That’s right, me. I have to fix it, every single time. Those poor little truths, half missing, I have to rebuild that other half an...
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
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[WP] Every time the truth gets broken I'm the one to fix it.
Their realities are their own. I'm in no place to judge. When you've got free reign over *everything*, of course you go nuts. Who wouldn't? Why do you think rich people always used to buy a bunch of ridiculous shit? Because they could. They don't buy ridiculous shit anymore, they just buy the New Reality Machine. I ...
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[IP] After the Liberation of Paris, August 26, 1944 ...
Stay steady Johnny. Might be you're a farmboy from Kentucky, but you're still a soldier. Just hold steady, keep that expression. But good Lord, I never thought I'd be in Paris. There's so many people! Everywhere. I wonder if we'll get to stop here. Probably not. Just push on to Berlin, they'll say. And poor Jo...
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[WP] "This house isn't a home anymore; it's a prison cell."
Smiling every day —forcibly so, hoping it would delude the brain into thinking that the body it belonged to was happy. So it would release those things it should, and the body would actually be happy. No, it can't be allowed. Within these walls,there is no happiness. Chanting every day,"You have lived so many years,wh...
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[WP] "This house isn't a home anymore; it's a prison cell."
-054 "This house isn't a home anymore. It's a prison cell." Sheriff Wynn announced, leading his three prisoners into the cabin. "Sheriff, this is just . . . unacceptable." Birdy Evans complained, lowering her Springfield repeater; a souvenir from his time in the army. "Now, dammit, Birdy. It is just for the night. F...
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Guys, I need to have a quick short story written by Monday as a small project for a teacher. Need some unique ideas and tips. High school level, sci-fi proffered! Thank you!
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
I've always wondered where they came from. I spent my life on a padded chair in front of my computer so it's definitely not coming from my end. It surprised me at first, scared me even. A scrape here, a bruise there. Eventually I just kind of stopped noticing. Except that one time. That one time a damn papercut showed ...
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
A cut Drawn across my arm in loving sadness The nick and drag of razors As I set loose my pain But nothing could prepare me For when I saw her face She held her dripping arm aloft And without words she asked me If I would surely stop For all the pain I caused myself For everything I'd do Th...
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
"No, sir, I assure you, I do not hit my wife!" "DON'T LIE, YOU BASTARD!", I shouted. Oh, I knew these guys. They talk so much about how they love their wives and then at the minimal offense they just beat the crap out of them. Mr. Taylor didn't know what to do. "I swear..." he said, with tears in his eyes in t...
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
I catch my reflection in a storefront, and frown. There's a fresh bruise above my eyebrow. Frown? It's more of a scowl. I pull my coat closer, and feel the reassuring hardness. I'm close, I can feel it somehow. I don't really care why, or how. I just know that somewhere in this block is one right bastard that I'm due ...
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
I absentmindedly rubbed the scar on my wrist that started it all. Everyone has little scars in odd places they can't explain, but this...this one I *knew* was impossible. I had never once hurt my wrist, and yet the mark there was so striking- distinctly patterned as if caused by some kind of machine... It had trigger...
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
Sorry the reply is late! ______________________________________________________________ When they first started to appear, I was scared. I was absolutely *terrified.* Each day was spent examining my body in front of the grimy apartment mirror I never took the time to clean, tracing my stubby fingers over ...
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[WP] All those nicks and bruises that show up on your body seemingly out of nowhere are injuries received by your soulmate.
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[WP] Humanity has been subjugated by another race that finds all genres of our music painful to listen to and so all music has been completely outlawed.
It was beautiful, amazing, and dangerous. It was something that wasn't supposed to exist anymore. It was something that Cal never expected to see again. It was a shiny blue Rickenbacker bass guitar. He raised it out of the case like a holy relic. It was a precious treasure from a time before the Garradian invasion...
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[WP] Humanity has been subjugated by another race that finds all genres of our music painful to listen to and so all music has been completely outlawed.
"They used to call those axes, once upon a time", said Tom, gesturing at me. "No, I shit you not. Back in the glory days, there were the hair metal guys. Big long blond hair, high-pitched voices and lots of glitter. And they called them axes. Like they were some kind of weapon-something to be wielded in glorious battle...
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[PM] Anything you like, but preferably something reflective/ thoughts about life.
A realisation reached by looking in the mirror
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[PM] Anything you like, but preferably something reflective/ thoughts about life.
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[PM] Anything you like, but preferably something reflective/ thoughts about life.
A happy man with everything he ever wanted (A wife, kids, good friends, nice job etc. etc.) but when thinking about it, something is nagging him.
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[PM] Anything you like, but preferably something reflective/ thoughts about life.
A love-hate-relationship between two people.
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A socially awkward high school kid who happens to be decent at guitar is invited to a more popular, more musically talented kid's house to jam. Little does he know that he steals musical abilities from others to improve his own skill.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
[Send to Coventry] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Send_to_Coventry#Origin_of_the_term). Sent into orbit.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
What does a society on Earth do when they have an unlimited amount of energy at their disposal? It could be from having a nuclear reactor inside the sun that creates a very compact fuel that is transported to Earth or drawing energy from a black hole that is theoretically linked to another universe or from "dark energ...
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
Tried this one in a earlier [PM] Thread, it did not get written but I liked the idea. After 250 year of construction, the Great Hyperspace Gate is complete. tenths of thousands of ships will use it everyday. Trade will be bountiful and travel will be common in the galaxy. It does not work, someone forgot a screw.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
What would life be like if there was another life-supporting planet in our solar system? Another planet like ours, with a burgeoning sentient lifeform just beginning to expand into the universe. Would we trade with them? Fight? Or cooperate in exploration and scientific advancement?
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
On a frigid dune sea, a cloistered former statistician with no sense of timing is just itching to position himself for something. Create a science element from the intersection of group trust and tragedy, and tell me a story about hope.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
Two bounty hunters travel together in a starship. After a few succesful missions, they realize they like working together for quite unprofessional reasons.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
Humans are finally testing their first real time transporter device based on unraveled DNA replication processes. One end of the device is on Earth, and the other end of the man made device is on the moon, but their targeting math is slightly off during one of the test and they barely miss the moon's receiving transpor...
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
A team of astronauts are coming back from a lunar landing, witness the arrival of an alien warship on a path to earth.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
Most of humanity lives in a virtual reality, their bodies discarded, their minds immortal. But you cannot raise children that way - immature minds uploaded to early develop into monsters barely human, emotionally closer to the AIs we created along the way.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
The demand for oil rose over the past few decades and companies throughout the world have drilled illegally too deep for profit which has caused Earth's core to no longer be stabilized. Humans have inadvertently caused their own demise. Describe life as some attempt to create a new civilization off earth, while other...
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
Humanity evolves to the point where twins are born who do not age beyond puberty. However this cannot be replaced. How do they deal with this existance over time? Do they learn to live with it or do they find alternatives?
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
After a major update, scientists at the [Large Hadron Collider Computer Grid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LHC_Computing_Grid) notice that the processing output is much lower than expected, and keeps decreasing. Something unknown seems to be taking up the computing power of the grid.
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[PM] Science fiction, short story idea.
Hey madwit, this post is being removed because as per the sidebar rules: >[PM] Only post these if you intend on responding to a few within six hours of posting, otherwise it will be removed. Be sure to leave some time to respond if you plan on trying again in the future!
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[CC] Reply to prompt: (Love?) story that ends with "Worst part is, I still love her/him."
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[CC] Reply to prompt: (Love?) story that ends with "Worst part is, I still love her/him."
Damn... That's some powerful stuff, though I felt it was perhaps just a tad rushed. Well done!
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[CC] Reply to prompt: (Love?) story that ends with "Worst part is, I still love her/him."
Firstly... How did this get stickied? Ha ha. Secondly, I don't feel great about my critiquing abilities when it comes to writing. I noticed a few things though. There were random typos I found: >I **starred** at the endless amounts of stars above me. > I didn’t **noticed** the shadowy figure And so on. I don...
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[WP] In the perspective of a man slowly losing his memory throughout the story
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[WP] In the perspective of a man slowly losing his memory throughout the story
For whatever God-awful reason Mary failed to grab milk again. I asked her at least three times this morning, maybe four. Twenty-six years of marriage and she still values the commodity of painting her fading nails higher than the nourishment of her husband. Pitiful priorities is what it is. Where is that woman anyway? ...
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[WP] A faithful wife with an irrationally jealous husband.
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[WP] A faithful wife with an irrationally jealous husband.
She wobbles home from work with 55 gallon garbage bags under her eyes, just like she always does. Wearily nudges the door open with her shoulder that now carries twice the fat it used to, marking her transition to a more sedentary lifestyle. Paleness completes the visual effect, a snow white outer layer marking her a...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
I'm pulled aside movement followed by mother's worried eyes Can we have a word? My father asks He sits me down and starts to pace Worry written over his handsome face "It's come to this" He starts and stops "God knows now you're old enough, You're twenty-five And I must strive-" He swallows "...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
"What the hell!" I yelled as the oldest of my brothers whipped off the duvet, exposing my naked butt to the world and ruining my birthday lie-in. "Dude. I've waited too many years for this." he laughed. "I've just got to be the one to tell you" "Tell me what, asshole!" I laughed, reaching groggily for yesterday's u...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
Dad smiled at me. "God knows, this isn't easy." "What?" "You're 25 now, you know?" "And...?" "You have to understand, this is something we have to keep up. This hasn't been easy for me, all these years, when I saw you laugh and smile and I laughed and smiled back." "Dad, are you okay? Is something wrong with mom?...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
The day I turned 25 I was not surprised when I had learned the terrible truth about humanity. It was right there, out in the open, all along. All one had to do was... Accept it. It's not as though it was on purpose. It was no one's design. It just *was.* I awoke that morning the way I awoke every morning. A bit ...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
My childhood had been as sheltered as everybody else’s. In school, we could study whatever we found interesting, there was no pressure at all. One day, you could try out music, the next mathematics. It was nice. The adult world was as much a mystery to me as it was to every other child, a destination we could not imagi...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
There I was, a new day with the sun glaring through my window. "25" I thought. Hmph. I always thought my life would somehow be different then it is at this age. I remember being 16 and seeing those who were 25 and it didn't seem like they woke on on there 25th on a dingey old mattress surrounded by empty beer bottles. ...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
"You ready to go Matt?" asked Justin, as he packed the rest of the van with cans of beer. "Yeah!" I got in the passenger's seat, wearing nothing but beach shorts. We were going over at our friend Jenny's house for a midnight pool party that they're throwing for me. Last moments of being 24, what better way to celebrat...
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
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[WP]Everybody who turns 25 learns a reality shattering secret about the world. Nobody has ever leaked this secret to somebody under 25. Today is your 25th birthday.
You read about it on the internet, a big secret that you can't learn until you are 25. Everyone has their theories of course, but no one knows the truth. I know the truth now... I wish I didn't but I do. Everyone under 25 has got it wrong, if only they knew. It's not aliens, government conspiracies, or mutants, no ...
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