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[WP] You work at an agency that arranges for "beautiful people" to be present at its client's social/business functions.
Sure this place has always been as shallow as a nuns cunt, but this is getting fucking ridiculous. Look, I apologize for the cursing. I hope I didn't hurt anyone's vagina. It's just due to the fact that I am about to go insane. To call my workplace a 'modelling agency' would be far too generous. We are somewhere in ...
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[WP] You work at an agency that arranges for "beautiful people" to be present at its client's social/business functions.
My business started with Marilyn Manson's humble proposition. He would pay me to play his song, "The Beautiful People," at a client's location of choice (the client would also be able to choose the time). For example, one man requested my services for his daughter's Bat Mitzvah. In the midst of Taylor Swift's nasall...
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
My fortune is yours for the taking, but you'll have to find it first. I left everything I owned in One Piece.
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
"What is innocence? All of you out there, your perception of it is so flawed. Nobody in this world is innocent, you make up excuses and justifications for your actions, I sit here and wonder when you're gonna figure it all out? Probably never. You people are so guliable, you'll belive anything you say as long as it's p...
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
This is it, the culmination of my plan. Everything had been for this day, this one statement. All those years of toil and backroom dealings. All the figurative blood on my hands. But it would be worth it. The public would finally see, they would be forced to see, to open their eyes. That's why I stabbed him, right in ...
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
"As all of you can see now, this is my end. But not our end. Our struggle is still far from finished. Don't let them take our country, don't let them take our home. Don't let them put you here, like they put me here. Don't let them take your soul. Remember who our enemy is. Dhoram is our home, a place that we wou...
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
The red light blipped on. As I sat in my electric throne, I looked around the room, ignoring the camera's eye for now. Ben's family was here. They always were, since they found Ben's body. Nobody would believe it was an accident. Nobody would believe I had no reason to shoot him. Nobody would believe I wasn't even awar...
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
[Soon.] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iHkqgKMBDc)
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
"Good by mr wigin tell them im strong tell them im a man"
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[WP] A death row prisoner's last words are being broadcast on live TV. What do they use the opportunity to say?
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[WP] After WWII we saw the destructive power of the Atomic Bomb. Nations raced to find something more powerful and discovered something far worse: Magic
No one knows who discovered it first. Everyone knew that they had come upon a miracle. To be frank, what they had learned to do was essentially toying with the laws of thermodynamics. By using yourself as catalyst, you'd channel energy through you, performing energy transformation with practically zero net loss, and ...
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[WP] After WWII we saw the destructive power of the Atomic Bomb. Nations raced to find something more powerful and discovered something far worse: Magic
Man had always wanted to influence the world around him. Our experiments in science have had many different "goals", so to speak. Some claim to be searching for clean energy. Others seek evolutionary links with our distant cousins, primates. When it all comes down to it, the goal of every experiment in human history ...
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[WP] After WWII we saw the destructive power of the Atomic Bomb. Nations raced to find something more powerful and discovered something far worse: Magic
Suddenly terrorists could cause explosions with a word, criminals could rob and steal and go invisible. The words raced over the internet. The law couldn't keep up. No blackouts could keep the knowledge a secret. Total collapse. Should've kept those tablets lying in the sand. Now I roam the street with my daughter. My...
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[WP] After WWII we saw the destructive power of the Atomic Bomb. Nations raced to find something more powerful and discovered something far worse: Magic
"Gentlemen, the future of the arms race is not only here, it will be won." The Generals filled the war room and peered intently at the agency man, who had a guest standing before him in a tuxedo. "Sirs, may I introduce to you, Bill the Benevolent. Bill, demonstrate your abilities for these simple soldiers." The magi...
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[WP] After WWII we saw the destructive power of the Atomic Bomb. Nations raced to find something more powerful and discovered something far worse: Magic
**1957 - St. John Island - Virgin Islands** Oppenheimer stands on the beach, arms outstretched as if being crucified by the light of the fierce red sun half hidden by the ocean before him. The only sound are the waves gently lapping a few yards in front of him in seemingly endless contrition to the great Physicist. He...
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[WP] After WWII we saw the destructive power of the Atomic Bomb. Nations raced to find something more powerful and discovered something far worse: Magic
Joseph Stalin yawned. It was nearly two in the morning and not even ten million workers could bear the weight of his eyelids. At his age, his mind was no longer that of the young man who wanted to change the world. After John Kennedy was killed, no other opponent made his blood rush. He didn't want to hear reports of s...
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Can someone give me some ideas for a story based on a mystery box
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[FF] Your dying moments.
Am I really driving this path again? On my way to this job where no one appreciates me. I drive two hours a day to make just enough money to buy one comic book a week and drive to work each day and keep myself fat. I need to repair this stupid window because I am burning up and I can't put the window back up if I put i...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
I knew I didn't really need that taco, but I wanted it so bad. The roads were icy, and the wind was strong. I just had to have that taco. One gust was all it took. The car slid off the road. "Shit, shit, shit! No, I don't want my last words to be shit!" Crash. Shit.
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[FF] Your dying moments.
My hands leave the steering wheel. Outside my window, black cables hang from the clouds. I can see them struggling. They climb, meeting with the wooden crucifixes which batter back their pretentious ascent. The car flips and they are dancing now. Cables weaving in an endless pursuit but the electrical poles are just as...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
I pulled him close and whispered: "Make sure... you clear... my entire history."
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[FF] Your dying moments.
Some people say death is like walking through a tunnel to the light on the other side. What a romantic lie. It's a lie you tell yourself to make death less scary. Think of all the euphemisms: the end, he passed away, he snuffed it. Do you really think death is like a candle going out? The pain is overwhelming, there's...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
It's so quiet. There should be more noise. It's just so quiet. No peace or anxiety. Suddenly aware of every second. Oh. There's the pain. Breathing hurts. God there's a lot of blood. Fuck that can't be good. Can I move? No. I can't turn my head. Ahhhh, my head hurts. Feels like water running down it. Shit...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
One thing your own death makes abundantly clear is the reality of your own mediocrity. We're all cursed and blessed with the illusion that we're significant, that we somehow stand apart from those around us, but in the end? What did we really do? What did our life really accomplish? Not much if we're to be honest about...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
The rain is cool, crisp. a welcome change from the heat. but the heat is still there, it's always there, burning, searing. "fuck" i audibly groan, the last ten minutes play through my head. The deafening hum of the rotors calmed me, the sound of the corpsman on the MG shouting abuse at the city streets followed by a h...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
When they come to my funeral, it's not me that they'll mourn for but the person I pretended to be.
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[FF] Your dying moments.
I could feel blood trickling out of my stomach to fall onto the cold concrete underneath me. The mugger had come out of nowhere, but I wasn't angry at him. I wasn't angry at anybody. As my world slowly began to become less and less clear, things like anger, happiness, fear, courage, or honor seemed to fade away. They d...
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[FF] Your dying moments.
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[IP] Warp Travel
"Hold still, sir." The orc called out. "Rahhhhaaaa!" Sauron growled. "I sees it, sir. You was right. There was somethin' in yer eye." The orc told him. "Hold still and I'll get a cave troll to fetch that out, too quick." The orc scampered off while two hundred of his other kin tried to delicately squeeze a couple of ...
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[IP] Warp Travel
"Attention. We are now approaching the time warp. Could everyone please return to their seats. If this is your first time, you may find the turbulence unsettling. Why don't you buy a Gobmaz^TM sweet, scientifically proven to put your stomach at ease. For only twelve oblots, this special offer is too good to miss!" The ...
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[IP] Warp Travel
Arcon Makriov stood in charge on the bridge of the new prototype intergalactic warp ship, *Cosmon*. The ship’s existence represented a coming era, a new era, a new beginning in warp drive technology. The success of its maiden voyage would herald in that new era. The ship was outfit with all the latest technology possib...
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[IP] Warp Travel
Captain Brutus, of the *Dauntless*-Class Light Cruiser *Grendel*, looked up from his instruments. "Helmsman, has the course for Cadia been set?" The ship's pilot nodded. The Navigator next to him muttered something in High Gothic - Brutus chose to take that as a yes. "Very well. Enter the Warp!" The steel shutters ...
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[WP] Make me sympathise with the most evil man in the world.
I never wished pain upon people. My job was, from the very beginning, to help my country. To make sure that we wouldn't be destroyed, like the others were. I was going to be a saviour. At heart, I was never anything but a doctor. Some of the people I worked with were definitely monsters, but their experiments could h...
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[WP] Make me sympathise with the most evil man in the world.
He cried watching the ballerinas dance, hidden in his private balcony. Everything beautiful humankind was capable of, on that stage. When he got out it was almost 11 at night. His bodyguards arranged for him to use a side entrance so the flow of people leaving the theater didn't bother him. He breathed in deeply the ...
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[WP] Every year after 18, every human must roll dice and if they get snake eyes they die.
For some quick math help, this means that half of all people die by the age of 42. One in ten thousand lives to 344. One in a million lives to 508. One in seven billion (human population) lives to be 800. There are no millennials alive, although there might have been one in all of human history.
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[WP] Every year after 18, every human must roll dice and if they get snake eyes they die.
My brother and I were always a team. From the moment we both came out of the womb, we couldn't be split apart. That was until we- I mean he got famous. At 10 years old we got into music. Jazz was our thing. I wrote the songs, he sang every word. Our names Morticai and Jones were all that the world talked about. "The y...
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[WP] Every year after 18, every human must roll dice and if they get snake eyes they die.
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[WP] Every year after 18, every human must roll dice and if they get snake eyes they die.
I trusted to luck, and so far, luck had favored me. My brother, on the other hand, left nothing to chance. He learned how to manipulate the dice in his hand so that he could get the results he wanted before owning dice became illegal. We never worried about *his* fate when he went to roll the dice. On his next birthda...
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[WP] Every year after 18, every human must roll dice and if they get snake eyes they die.
The dice sat in the middle of the table, seeming somehow to expand and grow until my vision was filled by those two black pips. I could see the imperfections on the surface, the nicks and scratches and rounded corners that had been worn into the dice over the decades. My ears were filled with the thunder of my racing p...
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[WP] Zombies trapped you in the room you are currently in, and you need to MacGyver an escape from the things in the room.
I guess I picked the right time to clean the Armory...
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[WP] Zombies trapped you in the room you are currently in, and you need to MacGyver an escape from the things in the room.
(Part 1) Mathern awoke. Like a pearl diver coming up for air, his mind swam toward the light. Some people wake with a moan and groan and stretch. Mathern jerked awake. His chest bare chest and skin tingled like he was being splashed with ice water. He kicked and called out, then put his hand down to push himself up. ...
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[WP] Zombies trapped you in the room you are currently in, and you need to MacGyver an escape from the things in the room.
Lets see what I have...electric guitar and amplifier? Zombies aren't known to succumb to half arsed off the cuff solos. Maybe I could use it as a weapon but would it be strong enough? What if I used it to smash out my window, get down on top of the conservatory and make a leap for the fence? It's worth a try... Themo...
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[WP] Zombies trapped you in the room you are currently in, and you need to MacGyver an escape from the things in the room.
Well, bollocks. Life in a biggish city, Bristol, man come ON you should've prepared for some sort of freakish zombie outbreak. Better check the Beeb... Yeah, they haven't a clue what to call 'em for fear of political correctness and all that, still it's a clear message. Ow, my back's hurting, using the chair to lever ...
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[WP] Zombies trapped you in the room you are currently in, and you need to MacGyver an escape from the things in the room.
I'm in a FedEx truck. I have keys. Using an understanding of mechanical engineering, I will turn the key in the ignition, press the gas pedal, and drive over the bastards.
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[WP] Science brings Leonardo da Vinci back to life and you give him a 24-hour tour of present-day society.
"And this is a smartphone, I can access just about any kind of information, game, or community that I want. It's the ultimate encyclopedia!" Da Vinci took me gently by the arm, and in accented English, painstakingly learned to near fluency over the past two hours, asked quietly, "Is that all?" I stood stock-still, ...
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[WP] You've just become president/dictator/leader of your country. Describe your first day.
[Scene. A man wearing a military uniform with all of the medals sits at a round table with several well-dressed Councillors] "Gentlemen, I propose that we invade Belgium." "Belgium, Your Majesty?" "Yes, Belgium. Those fools have had it too good for too long. All Tin-Tin this and raping the Congo that. The only use B...
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[WP] You've just become president/dictator/leader of your country. Describe your first day.
Journal of Aleksei Dúazzisé – 7 July 2425 I saw my uncle Carlos today. I’m glad I did, because it was the last time. This wasn’t a sudden thing, but I doubt that would have made it any better. Now, after three long years of waiting and watching the closest thing to a father I’ve ever had fade into noth...
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[OT] Anyone here a published author? Here's your chance to plug your book.
Thanks, but no. Especially with reddits new policy change on profitting off other peoples copyright that they set this year in January. In fact, I took all links to my books OFF reddit for that exact reason.
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[WP] You find out your friend has been managing a suicide kiosk.
God, I hate coming to the mall. Flashing lights, crap music, teenagers, and a constant flow of people to navigate through. The worst for me though is the goddamn mid-mall kiosks. It's like dealing with telemarketers in the flesh. Always jumping in your path, offering you a free sample of hand cream or a personalized h...
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[CW] Please write me a story that makes me sad, using only the ten hundred most used words. (Like Up Goer Five)
She lay on the bed, and she spoke to her parents: "I love you, and I always have loved you. But I am afraid that I won't be able to think or speak well for much longer. I want to be with you longer, and to be able to speak, but I do not think that I will be able to do so." She had been losing words. She only had the ...
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[CW] Please write me a story that makes me sad, using only the ten hundred most used words. (Like Up Goer Five)
"Draw her a picture." That's what they always told me. "Draw her a picture, and show her yourself. Who you are." The problem is, I've never really known who I am. I've just been... me, I guess. I never thought much about it, because I didn't have to. And once you think about it too much, you start to realize that you ...
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[CW] Please write me a story that makes me sad, using only the ten hundred most used words. (Like Up Goer Five)
Her hands are so small. They wrap around my finger. Her grip becomes stronger as she realizes that it's Dad. I know she can feel my heart beating. Her eyes are shut tight because the light hurts too much. It is alright. I'll look at the world for her. Mom is lying in the bed next to us. She is asleep, but she will wake...
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[CW] Please write me a story that makes me sad, using only the ten hundred most used words. (Like Up Goer Five)
If a thing is small, we forget it. Even things we care for. I don't know why it happened, or how. No one could tell me. The doctors had no idea; and before long, I was too afraid to see them anymore. I was afraid to tell you. I don't know why; but I am in your room now. I am here, and I want nothing but to tell you. I...
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[WP] In an alternate reality, bosses perform all the jobs they do in ours -- but they can be fired by their workers.
Hello diary, I'm really feeling sorry. AGAIN. It was the fifteenth boss we had to fire this year. Cleaning toilets while such an idiot is just doing some “paperwork” and saying:”CLEAN THAT SHIT UP NOW!” They never learn of their faults. It is already three years ago that our gouvernment decided that the boss can’t fir...
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[WP] In an alternate reality, bosses perform all the jobs they do in ours -- but they can be fired by their workers.
“Mr. Willoughby, would you come out here for a moment, please?” Harris Willoughby nodded at the displeased looking HR rep that had entered the room. He waited until she had closed to door to let out a lengthy sigh. He had known this was coming. The whole product launch had been a boondoggle. The office was assemble...
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[WP] In an alternate reality, bosses perform all the jobs they do in ours -- but they can be fired by their workers.
1000 words. /don't hurt me -- "McGinnis. Could you come into my office, please?" Boss Turlston hung up the phone on Guy McGinnis, rubbing his forehead and contemplating what he would say in the next ten minutes. Though he has allowed weeks upon weeks of leniency for Guy to organize his work and clean up his act, th...
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
The news that we dropped our first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima was like introducing warmth to a limb that was numb from the cold for so long. Watching and reading the news during Hitler's reign was the hardest thing I had ever had to endure. Those images of London being bombed were gut wrenching. Even though I was a you...
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
The wall emerged from behind a corner and soon began to grow as we approached it. I could make out a large array of armoured men and weaponised cameras patrol the wall long before Doc said "Look! Up on the wall! People!" The group cheered, the boost of moral allowed them to run faster, allowing me to get some distance ...
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
I finally collapsed, utterly spent, on a grassy hill looking up at the sky. There were no stars, only thick black clouds covering the dawn I had waited so long to see. The rain fell reluctantly at first but it soon gained strength and came streaming from the clouds. I was lying there panting with my mouth already op...
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
It was a quiet night, void of crickets, owls, and wind. She walked home, alone, from her boyfriends house. Their fight had been absolutely brutal, no holds bar. Every little aspect of every little annoyance the two had with each other had come to light. She wasn't actually sure if he was still "her" boyfriend. She wal...
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
Where is this quote from? Sounds familiar.
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
For days, I could barely get out of bed. I missed him. Hiding under the covers was easier than facing the world and his pillow still smelled of his cologne. I held it tight, breathing in the familiar scent. If I kept my eyes closed, I could pretend -- even if for only a moment -- that he was still laying next to me. ...
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[CW] "Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world."
Black turned to grey, and colors crept timidly back into the world. Sound was slower to return. Just a rushing at first, a hollow echo like being underwater. He could feel the blood rushing from his heart to his ears to his fingertips. Shrapnel rained down around him, slicing his already mangled face and hands. It...
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Write a monomyth/hero's journey story
Hey, don't forget to tag your posts, check out the sidebar for more details! Don't worry about deleting it, just a friendly reminder for next time. Thanks :)
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[WP] You are visiting and exploring what appears to be a utopian society. But you discover that the society thrives due to a great moral evil that is still being committed. Upon confronting people of the society about it, you witness how they are able to rationalize it and live with it.
Probably not my best work, but it's been a while since I last wrote anything. Hope you find it interesting. “So you cut and eat them…” –Continued John- “You take them and cut them and cook them like… Like they are just meat…” The little man with the top hat sitting across him took a sip from his cold glass. It was ...
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[WP] You are visiting and exploring what appears to be a utopian society. But you discover that the society thrives due to a great moral evil that is still being committed. Upon confronting people of the society about it, you witness how they are able to rationalize it and live with it.
I sat with Betty and looked at the people walking by. They were just people to me. Some doing jobs, some just enjoying the afternoon sunshine outside. "How do you tell them apart?" She gave me a look like I should know, like it should be obvious to even a savage like me, then sighed in a big huff. "I am sure you...
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[WP] You are visiting and exploring what appears to be a utopian society. But you discover that the society thrives due to a great moral evil that is still being committed. Upon confronting people of the society about it, you witness how they are able to rationalize it and live with it.
As the population expanded, but the world remained the same size, we were often told that wars would be fought over resources, people would starve, the abuse of nature and the environment would increase, etc. etc. And some of that was true. There were no wars, but it was true that during the 21st century, the price of ...
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[WP] You are visiting and exploring what appears to be a utopian society. But you discover that the society thrives due to a great moral evil that is still being committed. Upon confronting people of the society about it, you witness how they are able to rationalize it and live with it.
Curious: have you read *The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas* by Ursula LeGuin? Or did you come up with this by a different path?
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[WP] You are visiting and exploring what appears to be a utopian society. But you discover that the society thrives due to a great moral evil that is still being committed. Upon confronting people of the society about it, you witness how they are able to rationalize it and live with it.
Morality is such a subjective notion anyway, this could be just as interesting an insight into the writers.
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[WP] "The Project Was A Bold One, Bristling With Difficulties, Perhaps Impractical."
The project was a bold one, bristling with difficulties, perhaps impractical. But despite the problems, the endeavor was a success: Earth now had a second moon, 100% privately owned. Project Administrator Maria Bozkurt checked the time; eighteen minutes to arrival at Topside Station. From her acceleration couch, she...
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[WP] "The Project Was A Bold One, Bristling With Difficulties, Perhaps Impractical."
I remember back when I was just a kid, space was something humanity felt it could grasp but only just. Population growth had begun to take its toll on the earth. Squalor, the bureaucrats called it, everyone else knew what it really was: the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I looked up at the sky every night ...
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[WP] A great conflict is brought to an end by a duel between two 'unique' individuals
They called it the battle of the century. Ever since Lord Goliath brought down the one shepherd boy who dared defy us, the land of the Philistines and the land of the Semites has been wracked by conflict. From Hellean crusades to Sword Buddhists coming down from the steppes to suicide bombers praising Yahweh as they va...
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[WP] A great conflict is brought to an end by a duel between two 'unique' individuals
The thunder of shells and the clap of rifles still echoed through the valley, war cries and dying screams still in their ears, but when they came together, those noises were mere echoes, silenced by the pens of diplomats a thousand miles away. Historians would say that the war ended with those words, those crafty men s...
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
"Huh", Jack muttered, looking at the date on the cover. 2024. It was an obvious error. He glanced over the rest of the cover, a man in a futuristic looking space suit, standing on a barren red plain, waving at the camera. In the far background, there seemed to be some kind of large white dome. *Photoshop is really am...
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
The package, in it's brown covering and all, had on it's cover the standard globe of the world. The 2014 Edition, being written largely by European and Asian scholars and edited others had Africa showing. Except, it wasn't Africa. It was Asian, China at the center of the book. *Huh. I suppose I'll send this bac...
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
I opened my door, hearing the postman ring the doorbell and walk away. He had left a largish package on my doorstep, which was surprisingly light. I took it inside, shut the door, and opened the package. Inside was one of the oddest things. It was a textbook, like I had ordered, but at the same time it… wasn’t. I ...
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
"Fucking hell, now I have to order again."
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[WP] The History textbooks you ordered finally arrive in the mail. However, you notice an error - these are the wrong edition. Instead of the 2014 Edition, you received the 2024 Edition. The last few chapters appear to be accurate.
**No Medal for Jones** “2024? What the fuck?” Jones stared at the textbook. Someone was messin’ with him. It was probably that skank Cindy that worked the front office of this sorry excuse for an apartment building. She’d always given him shit ever since he brushed off her flirtations. He wasn’t interested in n...
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[WP] During an otherwise standard service call, an exterminator encounters a hive of human sized cockroaches. An epic battle pursues.
He stared up at the massive insect that towered above him. He coughed as he realized he had been holding his breath for so long. The cockroach was huge. Gasping, he examined the bug, with its shiny, almost metallic looking plates of exoskeleton. Two stringy antennas atop its head swiveled silently and two large oval ey...
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[WP] During an otherwise standard service call, an exterminator encounters a hive of human sized cockroaches. An epic battle pursues.
[Apologies for not following the prompt exactly- I was more than halfway through writing it when I realized I'd missed the section regarding "standard service." I hope people still enjoy this!] I've trained for this day all my life. Not consciously, and not for every waking hour of my life, but, on some level, I've be...
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[WP] During an otherwise standard service call, an exterminator encounters a hive of human sized cockroaches. An epic battle pursues.
Sometimes I have to stop myself from screaming when I enter a home. Usually, the family's gathered in the family room, having their family time, smiling their family smiles. Somehow, they don't notice the other little, non-human families around them. And yes, I know it's my job to destroy those families, but when one o...
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[WP] The worlds oceans begin vanishing at an alarming rate. No one is exactly sure why.
My hair's dry. My lips are cracked. My eyes, while wide and green, don't resemble the eyes of the woman I knew yesterday. I look down at the sink, frown, and look back up at the mirror. Everything becomes your enemy when the thirst hits. When we asked why they did this to us, their answer was blunt: you didn't know wh...
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[WP] The worlds oceans begin vanishing at an alarming rate. No one is exactly sure why.
It used to be about the social, economic, and environmental implications of mysteriously losing our water. But that only lasted until the water levels lowered enough and we were finally able to see what was causing our oceans to disappear. *Something* is extremely thirsty down there.
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[WP] I screamed. My voice joined theirs. One voice among thousands, drowned out individually, but just another increase in the white noise in this hellish nightmare.
Was I alone? No I wasn't. I dropped to the floor. My voice, and face, seemed to hit the ground with immense force, bouncing off the polished floor, rolling into the night, meeting others with similar voices and heads that hit the floor and spiraled into the unknown, colliding with other screams of pain and fear like g...
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[FF] Aliens are about to abduct you. You must find a way to stop them.
*I won't let them take me.* Where had they come from? I didn't know. The sky- somewhere up there in space. I'm a barista, not a cosmologist. What did they want? Me. At least- from the way their lights had tracked me home, even as I hurried up my drive and fumbled with my key in the lock, it seemed like I was their ta...
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[FF] Aliens are about to abduct you. You must find a way to stop them.
A blinding light shone into my window. It was too bright to even look outside. A zipping sound could be heard in the distance. It started getting louder, eventually reaching a resounding thud. Something... or someone landed outside my door. Should I have gone outside to investigate? Ran away to another exit? My result...
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[FF] Aliens are about to abduct you. You must find a way to stop them.
*Sorry for not 200 words max, I got carried away and enjoyed it.* I was never the brightest one in the group. I pride myself in the fact that everyone I meet is influenced in some beneficial way by my engaging in them, though. I met Ed, who tended the campfire before the lights fell out of the sky, in high school. H...
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[WP] A villain seeks to prove that he is worthy of the title 'Supervillain.'
The fog over Manhattan lifted away, leaving the terrifying sight of the Madman in the middle of the road. This was the Madman's moment, his opportunity to become known as one of the grea- "Hey, who's that?" A voice called out from the sidewalk. The Madman narrowed his sights, looking for the man who interrupted his t...
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[WP] A villain seeks to prove that he is worthy of the title 'Supervillain.'
"Mister..." The agents knees were kicked from behind, forcing him to the ground before their leader. "Agent Anderson." "Ah, yes. I believe you were in my warning reports." The bald, gaunt man turned, his hands clasped behind his back. "We hadn't prepared for your arrival for we believed you to be too meek, too in...
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[WP] A villain seeks to prove that he is worthy of the title 'Supervillain.'
This is just ridiculous. I've robbed thirty banks, five which were major branches of huge banks. I've gained literally millions in solid cash. I've personally done exactly 64 heists on moving vehicles, another 10 kidnappings of politicians, as well as snatch bags almost *ever day*. Megamind in Metrocity said presenta...
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[WP] A villain seeks to prove that he is worthy of the title 'Supervillain.'
"You know I grew up in this city too." The masked figure practically spat the statement. Nervously pacing about the room, he continued with his speech throwing in the occasional pantomiming for effect. "And that is how I came to find myself here. The harbinger of change. You might not understand, being the golden boy...
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[WP] A villain seeks to prove that he is worthy of the title 'Supervillain.'
Isn't this the plot of Dr. Horrible?
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[WP] You are given the superpower you dreamed of as a little kid, mind reading. What started as the best thing to ever happen to you became your worst nightmare.
“Salmon!” I thought to myself. I looked at my cat lying on a basket of used clothing. I did it. I read its mind! Mr. Whisker’s wanted salmon. I looked at my gerbil rolling in the wheel in its cage. “Spin faster.” It thought. I can’t believe I woke up with this power. I rushed down stairs for breakfast. Good morning ...
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[WP] You are given the superpower you dreamed of as a little kid, mind reading. What started as the best thing to ever happen to you became your worst nightmare.
It started 4 months ago. The voices. Small voices echoing in my mind that were not my own. The voices of everyone. At first, they were whispers, like walking down a corridor at a high school and hearing the daily gossip. This was manageable. I could live with that. I could use it. It started out simply enough. Working...
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[WP] You are given the superpower you dreamed of as a little kid, mind reading. What started as the best thing to ever happen to you became your worst nightmare.
It had been weird, dreamlike even, when I met the old man in the alley. Homeless, so it seemed, but I couldn't help see the light in his eyes. As I passed him, walking home from work, I pulled a twenty out. I wasn't rich, but I had far more than I needed. Handing it to him, he thanked me. I smiled and gave a small "you...
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