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[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | There was a smile, then, a smile that really defined it all. I can remember it as though it was yesterday, even though it was generations ago. The smile of two little children as I walked the desert among the gypsies. They were the most truthful people that I've ever found; trusting even after the horrid decimation tha... | 3 | 0 | 16 | 23,300 |
[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23,301 |
[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | Hopelessness is a feeling that weighs down your very soul permeating throughout your body. It is a feeling that keeps you in bed and yet keeps you up at the same time. Hopelessness followed this man for many, many ages. Not much is known about this man during this period. However, during the Great Age of Enlightenment,... | 3 | 0 | 16 | 23,302 |
[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | She had seen the symbol countless times over the eons, but this time was different. Her ears throbbed with the sound of blood pulsing, hard and rapid, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and rubbed her eyes to focus them. There, above the cave entrance, it was definitely his mark, Gobo - if her research was ri... | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23,303 |
[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | I have been alive for I don't know how many millions of years. I've seen planets form and stars die. I have searched a million, million planets, each with their own forms of intelligence. I have finally found my calling. On Earth, of all places. This place sings to my soul as nothing else ever has. This place of the ye... | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23,304 |
[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | It had been 1302 years since John first entered the world, wet and wailing like any normal human. ‘John’ wasn’t his real name, of course, at least in terms of how the mortal define such things. But what is real? The name his father had given him, long since forgotten? Names, John realized long ago, were like everything... | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23,305 |
[WP] An immortal being finds their purpose. | Some immortals have great origin stories. They "created the universe" or "were born to fight evil". But me? I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. When two gods fight, a few stray bolts may fly off. These mostly hit oceans, or wildernesses, but sometimes it hits a person. People have been known to burst into ... | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23,306 |
[PI] EDEN'S DAWN - FEB CONTEST | I thought it was a bit slow to start but once it got going it was excellent. Polished and well written, good stuff!
Also, your cover is some Mass Effect fan art, not sure if you're aware. | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23,307 |
[PI] EDEN'S DAWN - FEB CONTEST | SPOILERS AHEAD
I just read this in one sitting and liked it a lot! A few grammatical errors here and there, but all in all well written.
I thought the pacing of the first 18-19 pages was great, but the ending felt rushed and a bit forced. The beginning felt like it was building up to a much longer story.
I would h... | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23,308 |
[PI] EDEN'S DAWN - FEB CONTEST | This is excellent writing, to the point that I want more. Someone else said (and I agree) that the beginning felt as though it were leading up to a much longer story. And that is perfectly okay!
I wanted more. I wanted to see Markus spend some time investigating. I wanted him to develop relationships with the people ... | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23,309 |
[PI] EDEN'S DAWN - FEB CONTEST | Hi! I liked this, and I think the concept could be expanded into a longer story. As it is, it moves very quickly, and Markus is the only character that I had a sense of. I liked the past/present back-and-forth with Wozzie and Markus, but Wozzie's fate goes unresolved, and I found myself wondering what happened to him. ... | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23,310 |
[PI] EDEN'S DAWN - FEB CONTEST | I thought this was a fantastic read. I really enjoyed how you intertwined the beginning of the story with Markus and snippets of the interview. I really enjoyed the pacing of the story. If anything, I agree with other people that this would have benefited from being longer. A lot of people have mentioned that they woul... | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23,311 |
[WP] You survived the apocalypse. You've broke into NASA's ground control. Now you have get the space shuttle down back to Earth. | Captain Irving and Lana Fowler hurried me through the broken down facility of NASA.
"Danny, you're the only one who can do this" Irving said as he wired up the central computer monitor.
"I can't...." I stuttered, "I mean not like this"
Lana got down on one knee and looked me in the eyes, her soft blonde hair bris... | 2 | 0 | 15 | 23,312 |
[WP] You survived the apocalypse. You've broke into NASA's ground control. Now you have get the space shuttle down back to Earth. | Silence.
That was the first thing I noticed about the room. I mean, other than the lack of people. I was used to seeing the room full of controllers and scientists, bustling about, running the mission from the ground. Now it lay barren.
There wasn't time to reminisce, though. There were more pressing matters at hand.... | 1 | 0 | 15 | 23,313 |
[MP] This song has always led my thoughts astray - let's see what you come up with | (Well, I know what I'm adding to my playlist. God, that was amazing!)
Everything was suspended in the air. It was as if time had frozen in this area in particular. I took a hesitant step forward onto the holographic bridge and sighed with relief - it supported my weight after all.
I walked across the bridge to the cr... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23,314 |
[MP] This song has always led my thoughts astray - let's see what you come up with | Inspire....
Exhale...
Inspire...
Exhale...
"Luna to base. Luna to base. Do you read me, base?"
Tshhhk.
"We read you loud and clear, Luna. You're at 5,000 feet. Please report your status."
Inspire...
Exhale...
"No anomalies detected. Hydrostatic Pressure at 2165 psi. I can see the entrance."
"Leave a Comm-flar... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23,315 |
[WP] CYOA: Your reader is a passenger on a ship/plane/train/bus that encounters an incident that leads them on an unexpected adventure. | The scream of the jet engine just before it exploded into a fiery burst of metal and black smoke was all I could hear as I began to drop. My eyes were closed but I knew I was falling. I didn't know if I was breathing or screaming. The wind seemed to pour like a torrent, but upwards, all around me. My arms and legs flai... | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23,316 |
[WP] CYOA: Your reader is a passenger on a ship/plane/train/bus that encounters an incident that leads them on an unexpected adventure. | You feel the cold water numbing your body as you look up at Rose lying very much dry and safe across the wardrobe door. In the background, the once unsinkable Titanic is now doing the opposite.
"But Jack, I've gone to school. I know about buoyancy. There's no way we both could stay afloat on this board. Remember, I wa... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23,317 |
[WP] CYOA: Your reader is a passenger on a ship/plane/train/bus that encounters an incident that leads them on an unexpected adventure. | I was the first to find her.
The train cabin reeked of cheap perfume. The young woman laid motionless with her cell phone still in hand. The only motion in the room was Twitter updating. A burgundy coach purse was on the floor, its entrails filled with cords of all sorts. Power cords. Extension cords.
*Turn to Page ... | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23,318 |
[WP] CYOA: Your reader is a passenger on a ship/plane/train/bus that encounters an incident that leads them on an unexpected adventure. | This thread has been linked to from elsewhere on reddit.
- [/r/cyoagames] [CYOA: Your reader is a passenger on a ship/plane/train/bus that encounters an incident that leads them on an unexpected adventure. (/r/WritingPrompts)](http://np.reddit.com/r/cyoagames/comments/200v64/cyoa_your_reader_is_a_passenger_on_a/)
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[WP] Why is a raven like a writing desk? | The hatter stood over his tea party; his eyes unfocused and his hat on straight. A very peculiar puzzle, puzzled his mind and brought it to the brink of rational thought. His cohorts, moving in slow motion, throwing teabags, sugar and scones across the table, a small young girl sat at his side, looking up at him. Littl... | 3 | 0 | 8 | 23,320 |
[WP] Why is a raven like a writing desk? | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23,321 |
[WP] Why is a raven like a writing desk? | A raven is gliding beside me,
as I traverse a rocky hill side.
Present like a shadow,
sooty velvet--like the night—
but not as still.
A whimsical bird
soars inspired;
he follows along
and measures the air
with buoyant flaps
as I stumble
one foot
after
the other.
... | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23,322 |
[WP] Why is a raven like a writing desk? | Both hate woodpeckers, but the raven is just being petty about it. | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23,323 |
[WP] Write a story about the contrast between a totalitarian modern society and a free dystopian wasteland. | There's really not a whole lot of difference between the two of them, honestly. Oanioa is.. an entrapment of the souls; the body is satisfied enough, but the grinding work in the nation is a destroyer of the mind. It grinds one down until there is nothing left but the barest bones of a machine, one that requires only a... | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23,324 |
[EU] Write a convincing backstory to the Turner-Dinkleberg rivalry. | It all started back in college. It was silly really, during the freshman orientation our parents met one another and forced us to sit and talk while "the parents had big kid talk." Jack Dinkleberg, his name was; very cool guy and clearly intellectual.
When the time to sign up for classes came around -- well, 45 minut... | 20 | 0 | 33 | 23,325 |
[EU] Write a convincing backstory to the Turner-Dinkleberg rivalry. | Jut something to keep in mind, tuner started to hate dinkleburg when he had Timmy, because dinkleburg had money to do everything he wanted while the turners had a kid | 3 | 0 | 33 | 23,326 |
[WP] Write a battle/fight/war scene by using the song Mr Blue Sky - ELO. | The sun was shining in the sky. For the first time in six weeks there wasn't a cloud in sight over Boise, Idaho.
“It finally stopped raining.”
The Italian Paracadutisti looked up at the sky.
''Your city looks beautiful from here Yankee,'' she said. ''I can see the sun shining through its avenues ''
''I wonder why... | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23,327 |
[WP] A pyrrhic victory, as seen by the losers. | Putin stood over the bodies of the Verkhovna Rada. Their bodies twisted, covered in the red rashes of radiation poisoning. They were forced onto their knees; guns rested against the backs of their heads. I was seven years old; all I understood was the burning pain inside, and the guns were real. I understood the import... | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23,328 |
[WP] A pyrrhic victory, as seen by the losers. | A thousand voices silenced.
A thousand throats gripped.
A thousand songs enslaved.
Not ours.
No silence will come but fire.
No hand will come but a fist.
No chains will come but death.
We chose.
For we dared defy.
For we dared fight.
For we dared resist.
A price we pay.
The Gods are wronged.
The Gods are v... | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23,329 |
[WP] A man notices time travelers disguised as commuters on the subway. He confronts one. | I eyed the man from across the train. To a casual observer, he'd look like any other person. I'm not sure how I realised what he, or the others, were doing, but I was determined to find out why.
I began to walk towards him, getting closer with each step. I was within speaking distance when, out of nowhere, someone gra... | 7 | 0 | 17 | 23,330 |
[WP] A man notices time travelers disguised as commuters on the subway. He confronts one. | This is a Creepypasta. | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23,331 |
[WP] A man notices time travelers disguised as commuters on the subway. He confronts one. | "Alright, alright- be quiet," he prompted Ruth, pushing her out of the doors and into the crowded station. He took off his baseball cap and ran his hand through his slick brown hair. His jeans were covered in dust and paint and his face had little trickles of white plaster on the cheeks.
"Well?" she insisted. The othe... | 2 | 0 | 17 | 23,332 |
[WP] A man notices time travelers disguised as commuters on the subway. He confronts one. | I'd been noticing them all morning. Something about the way their faces didn't change expression when they talked, but their hands, fingers, blurred in intricate gesture. They all wore trenchcoats, and their feet fell differently than most people. The normal heel-toe movement had a weird hitch in it, as if their knees ... | 2 | 0 | 17 | 23,333 |
[WP] "Then why did you walk out of the restaurant just now?" | I broke eye contact and stared past the gloved hand that hung to her side. A hand which I had held many times and pressed against my face. I paused for a moment before saying, "I've discovered some things. Things I have to do that directly interfere with our knowing each other"
The air between us is filled with stream... | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23,334 |
[PI] Merchant of the Depths - FEB CONTEST | I really loved this one. Wildly original, and I found your style of writing to be entrancing. It kind of reminded me of Purity Ring's lyrics, with the way they put a dark creepy spin on fairy tale styled stories.
I'm not such a fan of the way you've published it though, the text stretches to fit the screen so I had to... | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23,335 |
[PI] Merchant of the Depths - FEB CONTEST | I love your blurb! It definitely made me want to read the story. The world was very interesting. The Harborials were a neat idea.
I did, at points, get confused as to what was going on, and while I liked your curator main character, you might want to spend a little more time characterizing her and establishing her lif... | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23,336 |
[PI] Merchant of the Depths - FEB CONTEST | I really liked the flow of this story and I enjoyed how it was structured. You managed to tie in everything very nicely at the end and the voice of the curator was interesting. If anything, I would like to see this story fleshed out a little more. I had a good idea of the world, but more detail would have made this eve... | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23,337 |
[WP] Someone is in your brain, reading your thoughts. What do you do? | Nothing.
I'm named Doctor Nightmares for a very good reason, their sanity would be broken within seconds. | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23,338 |
[WP] Someone is in your brain, reading your thoughts. What do you do? | I finally see the Gate. After all those years, it is within my sight. Within my reach.
I was expecting to see anything, but not this. I was expecting to see a grand metal doorway, with crystal stairs behind it, leading to the sky; I was expecting to see a gratuitous stone circle with shining Gems imbued in its sides, ... | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23,339 |
[WP] Someone is in your brain, reading your thoughts. What do you do? | *Oh, so he's reading my mind. He's making it painfully obvious. I can practically feel him rooting around in my brain. Hello, good sir. Would you care to withdraw yourself from my mind? That would be most kind of you.*
The man looked at me with confusion. I suppose he'd never truly been caught reading someone's mind b... | 4 | 0 | 7 | 23,340 |
[WP] Someone is in your brain, reading your thoughts. What do you do? | “..some people started singing it not knowing what it was, and they continue singing it forever just because…”
“Alright, this has gone on long enough. Please just shut up”
“This is the song that never ends!”
“Shut up.”
“And it goes on and on my friiiiends!”
“Shut up”
“some people..”
“SHUT UP”
“…STAAAAARTED”
“S... | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23,341 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23,342 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | "Where do heroes usually die?"
Vlad walked over slowly, the sound of the sand crunching underneath his boots. He reached down, gripped the hilt of the sword pierced through Christopher's chest, and yanked it out.
"You're no hero," he answered. "Heroes succeed." Vlad then pulled out a cloth from his pocket and wiped d... | 10 | 0 | 25 | 23,343 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | "Death has no power over me, boy." Xavier smiled, "It is very hard to get it through your skull. I'm immortal. I cannot die."
"You monster." Warren spat.
"You know nothing of monsters, boy." Xavier strode towards where Warren lay, "For all your self-righteous conviction, you know nothing. You think I'm the only monst... | 3 | 0 | 25 | 23,344 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | [deleted] | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23,345 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | "So this is how it ends"
Excitement, happiness, satisfaction, anxiety, fear and an ominous feeling of emptiness crept over Lem in waves, but little of it showed. He was tired and needed to rest, but that was still far off.
"You think this is over?! It's never over. You will never rest. So long as you are alive someo... | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23,346 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | A wet splatter of blood on the flagstone beneath, and the unsure clatter of metal soon followed, drowning out everything else in a din of crashing armor. The echoes ricocheted off of the walls for a time before all became silent.
"Is this it?"
Soft bootfall breaks the moment of peace, before a woman stands next to t... | 14 | 0 | 25 | 23,347 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | "I ripped your head off, I ripped your legs off and I knocked your house down! Hahaha!" Said Clayton, laughing maniacally.
"You'll... Regret this... When you step on me later..." Gasped the Lego Indiana Jones figurine. | 9 | 0 | 25 | 23,348 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | "Fourteen years we've been at this," the hero uttered, grinning a bloody row of teeth. "Forteen years and it's finally over." Our villain stood silently, taking in his accomplishment. The hero continued, "Don't you ever wonder if we could've known each other another way? Met as co-workers to silently despise each other... | 4 | 0 | 25 | 23,349 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | The old king towered above the rebel leader who lay defeated with a sword through his chest. Surprisingly agile for his age, the king steadied his foot against his foe’s chest and yanked the magical blade out sending a spray of blood over his wisened face. He licked his lips and felt energized by the iron taint of the ... | 5 | 0 | 25 | 23,350 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | The hero and his nemesis leaned against each other, back to back, tending to the wounds that had been sustained in what appeared to be their last great battle. Wheezing and coughing, spitting up blood and leaking all manners of fluids, the two archenemies could only sit in wonder at the knowledge that their eternal str... | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23,351 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | "To hell with you, Gorr," Dangerous Dan spluttered, bloody clots flecked with a few loose teeth, falling from his lips. He rolled onto his front, the massive opening bifurcating his body leaking organ-chunks and dark, muddy blood, as Dangerous Dan tried to claw across the earth with his fingers. "I'll never let you win... | 4 | 0 | 25 | 23,352 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | “There’s always a choice.” Captain Goodness’ voice was strained, but he kept his focus on Mark. Well, Captain Goodness only knew Mark by Amazing Man, but in that moment Mark couldn’t stand that ridiculous persona. Costumers never died. They always lived! Whether you robbed banks or saved damsels, you ended up home at t... | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23,353 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | The man gripped the pole of the spear that was sticking through his stomach, that had crunched through the plate armour that he wore as if it was made of foil, as he stood nailed to the wall by it, his blonde hair matted with blood and his once bright blue eyes now murky and barely flickering with life.
‘Well, this wa... | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23,354 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | Caroline coughed and choked as she lay on the ground, the blood weeping from her stomach coloring the marble tiles crimson. Nestor stood in front of her, a flim line of smoke rising from his pistol.
"You *cough* ... you don't know what you're doing!"
Nestor lowered his gun and tilted his head to the side.
"Really, C... | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23,355 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | The Wraith lies bleeding.
No, this can't be possible. It can't be happening. Skylord kneels next to his foe, the joy gone out of his eyes. This was always just a game. Skylord would do something over the top, Wraith would come, deliver some witty one liners, and stop the plan. Then they'd do it again the next month.
... | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23,356 |
The hero has ultimately failed and now lies mortally wounded before the villain. Write the back-and-forth banter between the two as the hero slowly dies. | Ryan was sprawled along the pavement, his left leg broken in three places and his abdomen leaking blood. Terry walked over and peered at the broken figure with disinterest. Calmly, he bent down and sat on the shattered appendage. Screams filled the abandoned warehouse, but no one was around to hear it. A flash of light... | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23,357 |
[WP] The fall of a future society/civilization is told by a corrupt/broken/error ridden machine/computer | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23,358 |
[WP] The fall of a future society/civilization is told by a corrupt/broken/error ridden machine/computer | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23,359 |
[IP] The Crevice - Andreas Rocha | The crevice had been there as long as anyone could remember. No one was certain what had it. Everyone knew to never draw near the crevice at night. Apart from the obvious "you're going to fall in" issues, there was also something more sinister about the crevice.
Strange lights and sounds often came from the crevice a... | 5 | 0 | 10 | 23,360 |
[IP] The Crevice - Andreas Rocha | The wind whistled over the barren landscape and up the mountains, the ghostly sound seeming to stir the spirits of the dead who had fallen in battle here. Amid the dust, painted orange in the dying light of the sun, a cloaked traveler pushed forward. He was staring at the ground, his steps halting and uneven. He seemed... | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23,361 |
[IP] The Crevice - Andreas Rocha | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23,362 |
[IP] The Crevice - Andreas Rocha | For centuries we had stood vigil over The Deep, as we knew it, the eerie wound in the earth. We did not know how far it extended, but our nightmares fleshed out our speculation. Some people said it was the door for the Old Gods when they finally awaken and retake the land from mortals and punish us for our dissent. And... | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23,363 |
[IP] The Crevice - Andreas Rocha | He'd been walking beside it all day now as the sun set in great mountains behind him and left the long flat landscape in front of a deep orange. The crevice was supposed to be something terrible and daunting, all lies that were so old they're it seems like we never knew better. The reality of the crevice was something... | 2 | 0 | 10 | 23,364 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "I will see you all in a couple billon years. That much is certain." | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23,365 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | “I envy you almost as much as I pity you...” | 16 | 0 | 9 | 23,366 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | I love, and yet hate humanity at the same time. | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23,367 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "I'm so sorry, I - we...didn't know...you'll never see the t..." | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23,368 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "Well... Fuck." | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23,369 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | What a difference a year can make... I know it isn't fair, but it's alright in the end. I have made my peace. I love you, Adam. Protect our children. | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23,370 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | You all think you're invincible now, don't you. But you forget. You're human. You'll find something to kill each other over. | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23,371 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "How unfortunate" | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23,372 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "self entitled little immortal bastards, smug little pricks, I'm going off to explore the sunless shores that you will never set foot on. now get me some fucking painkillers" | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23,373 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "You won't have the fears I do, but I can't help but wonder if you'll have the passion." | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23,374 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "I have nothing to say that hasn't already been said." | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23,375 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | "I think the kids should leave the room, Jim" Lynn looked at her husband with a look of fear and worry greater than either of the children had. They looked more curious, even bemused by the man laying on the bed in front of them. Around him was an orchestra of machinery, beeping and whirring and humming. It was accompa... | 6 | 0 | 9 | 23,376 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | Please, let me die believing that we have not released a race of tyrants more hellish and cruel than this universe ever deserved.
Promise me...that you will transcend our old ways. | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23,377 |
[WP] Humans have found a way to instill eternal youth into newborns. The final words of the last mortal (wo)man are... | Meryl wrapped her hand gently around her mother's frail and knobby fingers. Her mother's breath pushed in and out with her respirator. "I'm so sorry," she said quietly.
"Sorry for what, Mom? You don't need to be sorry."
"I'm so sorry that--," she struggled for a breath to put behind her words, "that I have to go..."
... | 5 | 0 | 9 | 23,378 |
[WP] The more you believe in a horror story, the more elements of it start coming alive | Just turn on the news. | 4 | 0 | 9 | 23,379 |
[WP] The more you believe in a horror story, the more elements of it start coming alive | A scream ripped through the schoolyard. It seemed Moe had been picking on another kindergartener for a few days now, and the fear he placed in Billy had manifested as a horde of Moes, each ten feet tall and filled with rage. Billy was trapped in the middle of the hoard, and was taking a flurry of punches from all sides... | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23,380 |
[WP] The more you believe in a horror story, the more elements of it start coming alive | How did I come to be? Those are the first thoughts of our kind. They are quickly followed by an insatiable need to do evil, unspeakable horrors. Some are worse than others; I have a friend who desires the still-beating hearts of newborns. He's a great killer, but a shit poker player.
I was fortunate to be far simpler.... | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23,381 |
[PI] - Bright Future - Feb Contest | Hi! Your writing is good. There are a few run-on sentences, but nothing that can't be fixed with a redraft. The concept of this was interesting, like Kafka's The Trial -- in outer space!
This might seem a strange suggestion to you, but I think this story would work better if it were just about Fredro's trial. The fir... | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23,382 |
[PI] - Bright Future - Feb Contest | Well, I've read your story.
There are quite a few grammatical errors, and also some strange inconsistencies of tone. To start, you may not want to directly refer to all of the police as RoboCops: since the story is set at least three hundred years in the future, it seems strange to rely so heavily on a topical referen... | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23,383 |
[PI] - Bright Future - Feb Contest | Thanks for sharing. This was a good read and I liked the political nature of this piece. I think you've set up an interesting world with Oberon and I like how although the government appears all pervasive, there is still a resistance movement.
My main trouble with the story was the main character's outbursts. He mostl... | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23,384 |
[WP] Pope Francis discovers the Catholic Church's false origin and disbands the entire organization. | [deleted] | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23,385 |
[WP] Pope Francis discovers the Catholic Church's false origin and disbands the entire organization. | **Catholic Church Disbands**
Organization Actually Started by Different Man Named Jesus, Not Lord and Savior
In a surprise announcement today, Pope Francis, currently-serving Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, announced that the organization will be disbanding effective immediately. "It seems we've all made a terri... | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23,386 |
[PM] A Miserable Little Prompt of Secrets! | [Stan Roger's *White Squall*](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ4ddAgykfk) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23,387 |
[PM] A Miserable Little Prompt of Secrets! |
Feeling bored waiting in a newly re-appeared Castlevania and realizing morale is low, Dracula initiates a murder mystery game with his subjects and colleagues, hopefully ending it before Simon Belmont arrives. | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23,388 |
[PM] A Miserable Little Prompt of Secrets! | In Mega Man style, you must battle the eight World Leaders (those most likely to initiate WWIII) and acquire their powers.
Fight, /u/cherryblahsum! For everlasting peace! | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23,389 |
[OT] /r/WritingPrompts was just featured on my blog as a resource for Community Writing. Read the whole article... | Your blog sure looks purdy. | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23,390 |
[OT] /r/WritingPrompts was just featured on my blog as a resource for Community Writing. Read the whole article... | Wow, thanks for the shout-out! | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23,391 |
[PI] The Corpse Shuttle - FEB CONTEST | Thanks for sharing. I really liked the direction you went with this story - I thought the challenges he faced at the beginning aren't what I normally read about when cyro is involved. I found it refreshing. I was really pleased by how uncomfortable your descriptions at the end made me feel, too. I thought you did a goo... | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23,392 |
[PI] The Corpse Shuttle - FEB CONTEST | Agree on all of espiart's points. It was an original, disturbing story that really plays on the notion of selfless valor vs self-preservation.
The one minor critique I have with this is that it uses far too many cliched phrases for such a fresh story. Phrases like "It was as if someone had slugged him in the gut" have... | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23,393 |
[PI] The Corpse Shuttle - FEB CONTEST | You do a nice job of portraying, quite viscerally, the horror that Gerald goes through. I think you could do great as a horror writer! You do a great job of portraying the madness and loneliness of Gerald.
By way of constructive criticism, I didn't really have a sense of any of the characters except for Gerald. The ot... | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23,394 |
[PI] The Corpse Shuttle - FEB CONTEST | This gets really good but I think the opening is pretty weak, I was losing interest until they went into cryo.
It could do with some more careful proofreading too, there are quite a few mistakes in the grammar and a lot of things that aren't consistent with being in zero gravity. For example; pouring water into a cup, ... | 1 | 0 | 12 | 23,395 |
[WP] A man has a riddle competition with Satan for the sake of his soul | "So, I just have to give you a riddle and I keep my soul."
"Yup."
"And if you solve it within 3 tries, I lose and you get my soul."
"That's the deal."
Jeffrey didn't know what he got himself into. What turned into a lame bar joke suddenly became a competition for his soul. Of course, he was planning to win this lit... | 11 | 0 | 10 | 23,396 |
[WP] Hit me in the face with emotion. | Here's my go:
And so we find ourselves at the end of an era. The age of mankind is in its twilight, the torch of life in which we have bestowed is soon to be extinguished. War, crime, poverty and disease are all symptoms of the path we have chosen, but fear not; for every end, there will be a beginning. Though our lig... | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23,397 |
[WP] Hit me in the face with emotion. | My name... well it doesn't matter what my name is. You won't remember. Sadly, everyone I ever meet always ends up forgetting who I am once they leave. It's a shame really, because I've met some wonderful people. Oh! The conversations we've had! Tch, here I am rambling again about old times. Funny thing nostalgia. It al... | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23,398 |
[WP] Hit me in the face with emotion. | I wrote a paper once. Yeah, I know that’s super vague. Look. I was in tenth grade. It was in creative writing. The task was to write about our strongest memory. The class was taught by an incredibly intelligent and kindhearted professor in her mid-twenties. She immediately connected with the entire class on a level tha... | 4 | 0 | 7 | 23,399 |
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