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You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | He cut the child's throat so quickly, the only sign was the scarlet line blooming against alabaster skin.
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And within an hour, the tumor on his thyroid was excised. | Nathaniel cried with her body in his arms. Her long black hair muzzled gently against his reddened eyes and the touch of her soft skin comforted him somehow, despite the absence of warmth. Letting his tears fall to the painted red lips below him, he pulled his face away from hers and gazed lovingly at the spiritless b... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | He loved dogs and children. He was a painter and he bought his girlfriend one of those newfangled handheld cameras which she loved filming him with.
He was an idealist, a truly dedicated leader, and a great speaker.
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His name was Adolf Hitler. | He held their child in his arms. She was all he had left, after all. This child held all of his hopes, all of his dreams for his marriage and family. His wife had died in childbirth, and he missed her terribly. He could smell her hair in the pillows on the bed at night. He remembered waking up and seeing her beaut... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | He helped set up an orphanage/shelter for children.
He licked his lips seductively. | He held their child in his arms. She was all he had left, after all. This child held all of his hopes, all of his dreams for his marriage and family. His wife had died in childbirth, and he missed her terribly. He could smell her hair in the pillows on the bed at night. He remembered waking up and seeing her beaut... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for.
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I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for. | He held their child in his arms. She was all he had left, after all. This child held all of his hopes, all of his dreams for his marriage and family. His wife had died in childbirth, and he missed her terribly. He could smell her hair in the pillows on the bed at night. He remembered waking up and seeing her beaut... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | He helped set up an orphanage/shelter for children.
He licked his lips seductively. | He's gorgeous. He has golden blond hair that always seems to sit in the right place, and his facial structure has trim cheekbones and just the right amount of scruff. His eyelashes are so long that they look almost feminine, and they compliment his baby blue eyes. He is a determined fellow, and likes making goals and t... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for.
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I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for. | He's gorgeous. He has golden blond hair that always seems to sit in the right place, and his facial structure has trim cheekbones and just the right amount of scruff. His eyelashes are so long that they look almost feminine, and they compliment his baby blue eyes. He is a determined fellow, and likes making goals and t... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | She was devilishly smart with a taste for Biggie Smalls and champagne. She'd often lay in your lap as you read, happy to be near you and feel your warmth and your scent. Her kisses tasted like vanilla and the feeling of her nails on your skin would send shivers up your spine.
She was perfect, and you loved her.
She... | In a city where the poor were a majority but always ignored and discriminated against, where the government is very corrupt, a place that the rest of the world does not respect. One man set out to change that. He was rich, yes, but he built parks, gave food to the poor, created jobs, and other cool stuff. He became a s... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for.
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I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for. | In a city where the poor were a majority but always ignored and discriminated against, where the government is very corrupt, a place that the rest of the world does not respect. One man set out to change that. He was rich, yes, but he built parks, gave food to the poor, created jobs, and other cool stuff. He became a s... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | He cut the child's throat so quickly, the only sign was the scarlet line blooming against alabaster skin.
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And within an hour, the tumor on his thyroid was excised. | In a city where the poor were a majority but always ignored and discriminated against, where the government is very corrupt, a place that the rest of the world does not respect. One man set out to change that. He was rich, yes, but he built parks, gave food to the poor, created jobs, and other cool stuff. He became a s... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for.
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I need you. You're my everything. You're the only thing I have to live for. | She was devilishly smart with a taste for Biggie Smalls and champagne. She'd often lay in your lap as you read, happy to be near you and feel your warmth and your scent. Her kisses tasted like vanilla and the feeling of her nails on your skin would send shivers up your spine.
She was perfect, and you loved her.
She... |
You can use real people if you fancy. | [WP] Describe the same character twice. Once to fall in love with them, then again to be repulsed by them. | He cut the child's throat so quickly, the only sign was the scarlet line blooming against alabaster skin.
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And within an hour, the tumor on his thyroid was excised. | She was devilishly smart with a taste for Biggie Smalls and champagne. She'd often lay in your lap as you read, happy to be near you and feel your warmth and your scent. Her kisses tasted like vanilla and the feeling of her nails on your skin would send shivers up your spine.
She was perfect, and you loved her.
She... |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I can still hear him scream. His voice rang through the night as blood bright as crimson illuminated off my teeth. I didn't have long before someone came looking for him. I ran back to the woods to escape the sound. The sound of worried mothers and angry fathers looking for their little boy. After what feels like ages ... | Adam stared down at the great lumbering beast as he hoisted the still smoking gun up onto his shoulder. The fur covered monster propped itself up against a tree and stared back at him with fearful eyes, its raggedy breath seemed to reverberate in his mind. It certainly didn't look like it ate babies. Adam wondered what... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I wish I had a bed to hide under. Even a closet to lurk in would be nice. I’m stuck peering through the windows of Peter’s shitty excuse for a bedroom in this single-wide disaster you can't really call a home.
My job is pretty easy, normally. Get your assignment. Stalk, creep, hide, just exist so these little brats kn... | Adam stared down at the great lumbering beast as he hoisted the still smoking gun up onto his shoulder. The fur covered monster propped itself up against a tree and stared back at him with fearful eyes, its raggedy breath seemed to reverberate in his mind. It certainly didn't look like it ate babies. Adam wondered what... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I wish I had a bed to hide under. Even a closet to lurk in would be nice. I’m stuck peering through the windows of Peter’s shitty excuse for a bedroom in this single-wide disaster you can't really call a home.
My job is pretty easy, normally. Get your assignment. Stalk, creep, hide, just exist so these little brats kn... | "Daddy please come help me! There's a monster in my closest, daddy please!" The son shrieked, his cry heard from well below his bed. The father came and the doors swung open. The shadow behind the closet watched, with terror in his eyes, the monster before him coming to rip him away from Earth. The closet then opened, ... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I wish I had a bed to hide under. Even a closet to lurk in would be nice. I’m stuck peering through the windows of Peter’s shitty excuse for a bedroom in this single-wide disaster you can't really call a home.
My job is pretty easy, normally. Get your assignment. Stalk, creep, hide, just exist so these little brats kn... | So here we are again my darling Lisbeth. I stand over your bed tall and gaunt, my skin grey and my hair the color of ash, my face is scarred and my hands are almost skeletal, but my eyes are still the same vibrant green that you fell in love with all those years ago. you sleep soundly, almost a shame to disturb your pe... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | In an explosion of out-of-season clothing and plastic hangers, the monster roared into the room, upsetting the pine-slatted doors from their hinges. A toy robot came sputtering to life, alternately lighting the room with flashes of red and green. In a christmas colored strobe the goat horned lurker silently strode to... | Panic surged through my veins! Тhe last. I am the last. The cursed ritual must be performed now. Generation after generation, my ancestors performed the sacred ritual - take a princess, and eat her. Just one. The rite signifies the passing of our kind into manhood. I tried it once - a small redhaired girl. I woke up in... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | We are the unwanted children of the very first bonfires. Man learned to strike two stones together near a heap of dry leaves and twigs to keep the darkness away at night. They huddled near the warmth of the yellow flames, keeping a furtive eye on the flickering shadows. Their children, always the most imaginative and e... | Panic surged through my veins! Тhe last. I am the last. The cursed ritual must be performed now. Generation after generation, my ancestors performed the sacred ritual - take a princess, and eat her. Just one. The rite signifies the passing of our kind into manhood. I tried it once - a small redhaired girl. I woke up in... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I heard Timothy's mom say once, "It takes a village to raise a child."
If she only knew.
I've been around longer than any of us others that are still here, those of us that are left. I showed up when Blurgle was still the head honcho, making baby Timmy laugh for no reason at all, no reason the humans could see anywa... | He didn't want to do it. His nature was urging him, ever so subtle. Small whispers about how delicious the outside world is. All the food you could eat. This notion was what led the monster out of his world and into ours. He was a stranger and he felt strange among these men who walk on two feet. He was frightened of t... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | "Please, little man, please stop."
"But this is *fun*." The fat boy giggled, poking again with the stick. It jabbed between my emaciated ribs. "Buck always bites me when I poke him."
The dog bounded around the fat boy, barking, as though he could sense the injustice.
"Please stop, little man. I'm trying to work. To... | And so, in the midst of a deep night, the thing laid awaiting in the shrubbery inside a local park. It shivered, a large twang of horror falling down its spine. It looked with eyes that did not see through the leaves of the shrubbery, dark with emerald tinge. It looked, and the eyes came across the silhouette of a smal... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I heard Timothy's mom say once, "It takes a village to raise a child."
If she only knew.
I've been around longer than any of us others that are still here, those of us that are left. I showed up when Blurgle was still the head honcho, making baby Timmy laugh for no reason at all, no reason the humans could see anywa... | And so, in the midst of a deep night, the thing laid awaiting in the shrubbery inside a local park. It shivered, a large twang of horror falling down its spine. It looked with eyes that did not see through the leaves of the shrubbery, dark with emerald tinge. It looked, and the eyes came across the silhouette of a smal... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | We lurk. Able bodied sable soldiers shadowed underneath the guise of darkness. Hiding under your bed or in your closet, ready to pounce on the little children who forgot to eat their vegetables or won't listen to their parents. Yeah, I know the stories.
So why are there never any actual attacks? Why are we so unsucces... | And so, in the midst of a deep night, the thing laid awaiting in the shrubbery inside a local park. It shivered, a large twang of horror falling down its spine. It looked with eyes that did not see through the leaves of the shrubbery, dark with emerald tinge. It looked, and the eyes came across the silhouette of a smal... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | "Please, little man, please stop."
"But this is *fun*." The fat boy giggled, poking again with the stick. It jabbed between my emaciated ribs. "Buck always bites me when I poke him."
The dog bounded around the fat boy, barking, as though he could sense the injustice.
"Please stop, little man. I'm trying to work. To... | Rupert growls at master
Rupert takes sharp claws out
Rupert stares directly at master
Master keeps laughing
Rupert quickly places a slice on master's neck
Master tries to cover wound so red water won't come out
Master' kneels down and sit
Rupert howls in the air
Master sits and lay quite
Rupert lies on master'... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I heard Timothy's mom say once, "It takes a village to raise a child."
If she only knew.
I've been around longer than any of us others that are still here, those of us that are left. I showed up when Blurgle was still the head honcho, making baby Timmy laugh for no reason at all, no reason the humans could see anywa... | Rupert growls at master
Rupert takes sharp claws out
Rupert stares directly at master
Master keeps laughing
Rupert quickly places a slice on master's neck
Master tries to cover wound so red water won't come out
Master' kneels down and sit
Rupert howls in the air
Master sits and lay quite
Rupert lies on master'... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | I heard Timothy's mom say once, "It takes a village to raise a child."
If she only knew.
I've been around longer than any of us others that are still here, those of us that are left. I showed up when Blurgle was still the head honcho, making baby Timmy laugh for no reason at all, no reason the humans could see anywa... | "Please, little man, please stop."
"But this is *fun*." The fat boy giggled, poking again with the stick. It jabbed between my emaciated ribs. "Buck always bites me when I poke him."
The dog bounded around the fat boy, barking, as though he could sense the injustice.
"Please stop, little man. I'm trying to work. To... | |
[WP] A monster attacks a child. Make me empathize with the monster. | We lurk. Able bodied sable soldiers shadowed underneath the guise of darkness. Hiding under your bed or in your closet, ready to pounce on the little children who forgot to eat their vegetables or won't listen to their parents. Yeah, I know the stories.
So why are there never any actual attacks? Why are we so unsucces... | They let him outside again.
He can't see me back here, but I can see him. Laughing. Playing. It's almost funny; he doesn't look the same as when I saw him last.
Some leaves rustle when I move closer, and even though he looks right at me, the setting sun glares right in his eyes. Perfect.
He goes back to playing with... | |
[WP] You are traveling alone by train through the cold, snowy mountains. It's night time, everyone is asleep. Suddenly the train lurches to a stop.... | Charlie tossed the empty bottle of scotch from the caboose car, he listened for the shattering glass but it was drowned out by the giant steam engine whistle, then the locomotive brakes. He was reaching for a second bottle of scotch in his coat when the train came to a sudden halt and it dropped onto the track, there w... | I have a final in about half an hour so once I finish that, I'll continue this one.
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The brakes held the tires in a vice grip, immediately slowing down the train. Unfortunately for me, I did not slow down with it. I fell forward, slamming my face against the ground in front of me. Dazed, I crawled under my sea... | |
[WP] You are traveling alone by train through the cold, snowy mountains. It's night time, everyone is asleep. Suddenly the train lurches to a stop.... | Charlie tossed the empty bottle of scotch from the caboose car, he listened for the shattering glass but it was drowned out by the giant steam engine whistle, then the locomotive brakes. He was reaching for a second bottle of scotch in his coat when the train came to a sudden halt and it dropped onto the track, there w... | Twelve hour days are usually the worst. I say usually because on those days that I only have to work for 8, they feel like 12, which for some reason seems to be worse than the regular 12 hour days. The train ride home was one of my only times to be alone. Between the job, my wife, , the newborn, the 3 year old son, ... | |
*In 100 words or less. | [FF] You are 8 years old again. Your childhood bully has just taken your ice cream treat and thrown it on the ground. React!* | ^^For ^^tone, ^^I ^^imagined ^^I ^^was ^^a ^^25 ^^year ^^old ^^man ^^in ^^a ^^8 ^^year ^^old ^^body, ^^with ^^the ^^knowledge ^^of ^^17 ^^more ^^years ^^dealing ^^with ^^the ^^childish ^^emotion ^^of ^^losing ^^my ^^ice ^^cream.
This kid would get over being such an asshole in a few years, and we'd become good friends... | "Aww man what the heck", my eyes now following the now winding trail of slightly melted ice cream towards the sewer drain. I could feel anger welling inside me, but I also knew I was much smaller than the other kid.
"Shut up you little whiner, if I can't have ice cream then no one can." He snorted a little as he lau... |
*In 100 words or less. | [FF] You are 8 years old again. Your childhood bully has just taken your ice cream treat and thrown it on the ground. React!* | Vanilla. It was vanilla ice cream pooling at my feet. My tiny black shoes turning white.
"Dumbass," she yelped at me, "you look like a dumbass penguin now!"
We were a lot a like really, born from the same blood and the same source, and it hurt me to think about what I had to do next. What I had to do to make her pay.... | "Aww man what the heck", my eyes now following the now winding trail of slightly melted ice cream towards the sewer drain. I could feel anger welling inside me, but I also knew I was much smaller than the other kid.
"Shut up you little whiner, if I can't have ice cream then no one can." He snorted a little as he lau... |
[WP] Upon dying, you find yourself sitting at a table with God and Satan, each trying to convince you to choose Heaven and Hell respectively. When you are content with your conversation, you choose your fate, however, you do not know which person is which. What do you talk about? What do you decide? | I opened my eyes.
Then, I blinked. Encompassed in a stark white room, two beautiful people stood before me, both wearing small smiles on their faces. They were much taller than me, causing me to look up to them. The dark skinned man gave a nod with twinkling eyes at the sight of me.
“Jane, it’s nice to see you,” He s... | "I want freedom, I want to be free in death as I was a free man in life The Man on the left, if he could be called a man, as both figures were clothed with light, spoke to me and said: "I offer you freedom, you will live endlessly fulfilling the ends of your greatest desires, no one will be your master" The Man on the ... | |
[WP] Upon dying, you find yourself sitting at a table with God and Satan, each trying to convince you to choose Heaven and Hell respectively. When you are content with your conversation, you choose your fate, however, you do not know which person is which. What do you talk about? What do you decide? | I opened my eyes.
Then, I blinked. Encompassed in a stark white room, two beautiful people stood before me, both wearing small smiles on their faces. They were much taller than me, causing me to look up to them. The dark skinned man gave a nod with twinkling eyes at the sight of me.
“Jane, it’s nice to see you,” He s... | "You could be lying," I sang silently inside the simulation of my skull, and immediately a melody and harmony of subdural vibration expressed concordant affirmation. I wasted some simulated neural activity on a simulated smirk on my simulated face, for simulated habits are no easier to break for the simulated knowing. ... | |
[WP] Upon dying, you find yourself sitting at a table with God and Satan, each trying to convince you to choose Heaven and Hell respectively. When you are content with your conversation, you choose your fate, however, you do not know which person is which. What do you talk about? What do you decide? | God and Satan
Father and Child
They sit at my table,
Pitching their promises of
Life and Desire.
Listening patiently,
I give each their time
But neither think
About the value of mine.
They bicker and cajole
For political position
Holding a warm cup of coffee
In my plain yellow kitchen.
On the on... | "Ugh, okay, I'll start." A tall, thin, man in white looks at me sternly. He has a disposable nametag with 'Hi! I'm **Probably the Devil**' scrawled on it.
Next to him, a short old man in black sits, His nametag: 'Hi! I'm **Probably God**' and then in smaller letters underneath '***but also maybe the Devil***'.
The man... | |
[WP] Upon dying, you find yourself sitting at a table with God and Satan, each trying to convince you to choose Heaven and Hell respectively. When you are content with your conversation, you choose your fate, however, you do not know which person is which. What do you talk about? What do you decide? | "You made your choice then," said Gabriel the angelic advocate.
"Uh, yes, I think," said Tom as he stared at the flawless blue sky, cloudless, and still. He laughed, "I remember skies like this when I was a child, when my parents drove us to our grandpa's farm."
Gabriel smiled, "I know Tom, I know. I sorta had a han... | "Ugh, okay, I'll start." A tall, thin, man in white looks at me sternly. He has a disposable nametag with 'Hi! I'm **Probably the Devil**' scrawled on it.
Next to him, a short old man in black sits, His nametag: 'Hi! I'm **Probably God**' and then in smaller letters underneath '***but also maybe the Devil***'.
The man... | |
[WP] Upon dying, you find yourself sitting at a table with God and Satan, each trying to convince you to choose Heaven and Hell respectively. When you are content with your conversation, you choose your fate, however, you do not know which person is which. What do you talk about? What do you decide? | "Let's talk about Hitler."
They were impressive, there was no arguing with that. Their nearly identical features were perfectly androgynous, neither male nor female. Large, bright eyes rested under thick, heavy foreheads. High, defined cheekbones set off strong, structured jaws. Long, slim noses flowed into full, soft... | "Ugh, okay, I'll start." A tall, thin, man in white looks at me sternly. He has a disposable nametag with 'Hi! I'm **Probably the Devil**' scrawled on it.
Next to him, a short old man in black sits, His nametag: 'Hi! I'm **Probably God**' and then in smaller letters underneath '***but also maybe the Devil***'.
The man... | |
[WP] Upon dying, you find yourself sitting at a table with God and Satan, each trying to convince you to choose Heaven and Hell respectively. When you are content with your conversation, you choose your fate, however, you do not know which person is which. What do you talk about? What do you decide? | "Let's talk about Hitler."
They were impressive, there was no arguing with that. Their nearly identical features were perfectly androgynous, neither male nor female. Large, bright eyes rested under thick, heavy foreheads. High, defined cheekbones set off strong, structured jaws. Long, slim noses flowed into full, soft... | "You made your choice then," said Gabriel the angelic advocate.
"Uh, yes, I think," said Tom as he stared at the flawless blue sky, cloudless, and still. He laughed, "I remember skies like this when I was a child, when my parents drove us to our grandpa's farm."
Gabriel smiled, "I know Tom, I know. I sorta had a han... | |
[WP] Mankind is the only species in the Universe that can create music but Extraterrestrials can understand it. | Great. Another blister. Never mind that they can repair it in seconds, inspections aren't for another 4 days, which means I have another 50 hours of rehearsal before I can even file a maintenance request.
These long, slender fingers are the only reason they wanted me, but the scarred and pulpy flesh is a reminder tha... | Whether you are Fantonian, Gustonian, a Nerwinian, or Mustok. You can easily gather the notes together and throw them at a page. So why is it that Earthlings are the only ones that can understand the creation of music as an art form?
For years, as a Fanta, I've explored the possibility of someday finding the spark of ... | |
[WP] Mankind is the only species in the Universe that can create music but Extraterrestrials can understand it. | The final saucers left us, standing slack-jawed and feeling things that didn't fit well into categories.
"Dr. Standish." I don't know how many times the young man had said it before I heard it and turned to acknowledge him. Several minutes had passed since the clouds had covered the last of the vessels, and my eyes st... | Whether you are Fantonian, Gustonian, a Nerwinian, or Mustok. You can easily gather the notes together and throw them at a page. So why is it that Earthlings are the only ones that can understand the creation of music as an art form?
For years, as a Fanta, I've explored the possibility of someday finding the spark of ... | |
Charon is the gondolier of the underworld, and takes the souls of the dead across the river Styx.
Thank you in advance for any posts. | [WP]Mesmerized by his ember hollow sockets, incredulous you watch as a tear flows down Charon's cheek | "I'm...sorry," you stammer.
It doesn't matter. By this point, Charon is openly weeping, the ferryman's pole he uses to navigate the river Styx clatters into the bow of the barge, and his bony hands clasp over his glowing eyes. You're unsure of whether to comfort the creature or to make a run for it. All you had don... | Brian wondered if he could speak, for all the figure latched onto the oar of the boat did was gesture to and from. He knocked away souls grasping at the rim of his boat. The boat itself didn't rock, or move as they held onto it, it was as if their grip was nothing more than air. Charon didn't seem to feel anything as h... |
This idea went through my mind at a funeral recently, and I just wanted to see how it might look through someone else's thoughts. Feel free to take it wherever you want to. | [WP] You are attending a funeral for someone you have never seen or met. While there, you have a close encounter with the deceased person. | "I wish I was dead."
I'm sitting on a park bench two blocks away from my place of former employment. It's an unseasonably warm spring day. Draped over my left hand is my suit jacket, clutched in my right is a pink slip.
'Downsizing, Joe. You know how it is. No hard feelings, eh? If anything comes up, you'll be the fir... | "He is dead and still has better hair than I do..Oh man am I a terrible person for thinking that? Well I suppose it doesn't matter; what could they do to me?" She traced her finger from the bridge of his nose down to his cupids bow.
"I wonder how he got here?" She examined his hands, neck and head, "Well nothing viol... |
This idea went through my mind at a funeral recently, and I just wanted to see how it might look through someone else's thoughts. Feel free to take it wherever you want to. | [WP] You are attending a funeral for someone you have never seen or met. While there, you have a close encounter with the deceased person. | "I wish I was dead."
I'm sitting on a park bench two blocks away from my place of former employment. It's an unseasonably warm spring day. Draped over my left hand is my suit jacket, clutched in my right is a pink slip.
'Downsizing, Joe. You know how it is. No hard feelings, eh? If anything comes up, you'll be the fir... | "I'll only be a minute - save a seat for me" I told her as we walked into the funeral home.
It'd been a long drive from Orlando and the two cups of coffee I'd downed were begging to be set free. The bathroom was surprisingly posh - patterned marble floor tiles and black granite walls dividing the stalls - like the swa... |
[WP] A man digs up a "grave" in post apocalyptic America to find a footlocker filled with new guns, clothes, and a new identity. This is not his first time. | There was still much work to be done. So much more.
This gravesite had been much harder to find than the 17 previous. Along with the standard man-made destruction, this one had also been hit by some sort of natural fury. "Probably one of the missiles busted up a dam", he thought.
But he had to find it, and found it... | There is a maddening silence that now descends on the lands that were once the mighty Americas. The birds have all gone away, even the insects have found more hospitable places to display their brilliance and gentle symphonies. The landscape had become a dull brown wasteland dotted with the occasional husk of a burnt o... | |
Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | The men outside are starting to chant under their breath. I don't understand much of that thrice-damned tongue, but when you spend a year as their slave you learn the basics fast. I can make out scattered words and phrases here and there, like *sacrifice*, *fed to dogs*, and *rape your corpse.*
It isn't fucking fair.... | It, well, it was rather strange.
We had expected their to be progress. We expected them to be closer to joining our society.
Instead they rejected it.
The biggest difference is that now there are horses.
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Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | The men of the boat were eager for a chance to finally set foot on land. They'd lost several ships to the deep blue after encountering high seas. "Do ya think their women'll be purdy?" "If it walks I'll make it my wife!"
Captain Leonardo Fetticini stood before his men. "It's been two hundred years since we last set f... | It, well, it was rather strange.
We had expected their to be progress. We expected them to be closer to joining our society.
Instead they rejected it.
The biggest difference is that now there are horses.
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Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | It'd be a lie to say I knew what to expect. Christ, none of us did, really. Those'd slept in the higher decks and wore the finer uniforms said that most a' the gentry never thought the treaty would last. Those lodes, that wealth ... it was irresistible. But it was resisted, somehow. So much for the wisdom of the h... | It, well, it was rather strange.
We had expected their to be progress. We expected them to be closer to joining our society.
Instead they rejected it.
The biggest difference is that now there are horses.
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Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | "Where'd they all go?" asked the first.
"Dunno. They were supposed to be all over the place, weren't they?" responded the second.
Two men stared at each other in confusion in an empty forest glade.
"I bet they're just farther inland," suggested the second.
"No bet," the first said, but uncertainly.
They stared at ... | It, well, it was rather strange.
We had expected their to be progress. We expected them to be closer to joining our society.
Instead they rejected it.
The biggest difference is that now there are horses.
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Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | Is...is this happening? You guys seriously post these half-assed responses? This is Writing Prompts. WRITE. These responses are pitiful. Dear god. /rage
Day 43 of the voyage "Intrepid":
The horizon is no longer an indistinct prison encircling our ships. It is now dominated by the largest structures that any of the c... | It, well, it was rather strange.
We had expected their to be progress. We expected them to be closer to joining our society.
Instead they rejected it.
The biggest difference is that now there are horses.
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Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | (I'll take the prompt literally)
The stories of El Plata were true, the glistening cities of glass and silver rose to scrape the heavens. Were, not anymore. We found the remains of these cities empty, overgrown and in the process of being dismantled by metal monsters, consuming the cities’ strange stone and glass ... | It, well, it was rather strange.
We had expected their to be progress. We expected them to be closer to joining our society.
Instead they rejected it.
The biggest difference is that now there are horses.
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Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | The men outside are starting to chant under their breath. I don't understand much of that thrice-damned tongue, but when you spend a year as their slave you learn the basics fast. I can make out scattered words and phrases here and there, like *sacrifice*, *fed to dogs*, and *rape your corpse.*
It isn't fucking fair.... | First time posting.
We had just reached the outskirts of town, when the the shrieking erupted. A boat was approaching us from the front and two more were behind it; maybe this was some kind of coastal defense system. Whatever it was didn't matter to the captain. He had letters of introduction from the kings of Europe.... |
Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | "Where'd they all go?" asked the first.
"Dunno. They were supposed to be all over the place, weren't they?" responded the second.
Two men stared at each other in confusion in an empty forest glade.
"I bet they're just farther inland," suggested the second.
"No bet," the first said, but uncertainly.
They stared at ... | We took their knowledge and did nothing with it. We saw the wonders of their world but they pale in comparison to ours. In our world, nature roams free, unencumbered by mans industry. Nature gives us all we need and we work for the rest. There were some who took that information and did wondrous things but they have lo... |
Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | Is...is this happening? You guys seriously post these half-assed responses? This is Writing Prompts. WRITE. These responses are pitiful. Dear god. /rage
Day 43 of the voyage "Intrepid":
The horizon is no longer an indistinct prison encircling our ships. It is now dominated by the largest structures that any of the c... | We took their knowledge and did nothing with it. We saw the wonders of their world but they pale in comparison to ours. In our world, nature roams free, unencumbered by mans industry. Nature gives us all we need and we work for the rest. There were some who took that information and did wondrous things but they have lo... |
Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | (I'll take the prompt literally)
The stories of El Plata were true, the glistening cities of glass and silver rose to scrape the heavens. Were, not anymore. We found the remains of these cities empty, overgrown and in the process of being dismantled by metal monsters, consuming the cities’ strange stone and glass ... | We took their knowledge and did nothing with it. We saw the wonders of their world but they pale in comparison to ours. In our world, nature roams free, unencumbered by mans industry. Nature gives us all we need and we work for the rest. There were some who took that information and did wondrous things but they have lo... |
Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | Is...is this happening? You guys seriously post these half-assed responses? This is Writing Prompts. WRITE. These responses are pitiful. Dear god. /rage
Day 43 of the voyage "Intrepid":
The horizon is no longer an indistinct prison encircling our ships. It is now dominated by the largest structures that any of the c... | "Where'd they all go?" asked the first.
"Dunno. They were supposed to be all over the place, weren't they?" responded the second.
Two men stared at each other in confusion in an empty forest glade.
"I bet they're just farther inland," suggested the second.
"No bet," the first said, but uncertainly.
They stared at ... |
Edit: Obligatory holy wow, top post. Keep up these stories, y'all are great :) | [WP] Instead of colonizing the New World in 1492, Europeans gave Native Americans modern knowledge and sailed away. They return 200 years later. | (I'll take the prompt literally)
The stories of El Plata were true, the glistening cities of glass and silver rose to scrape the heavens. Were, not anymore. We found the remains of these cities empty, overgrown and in the process of being dismantled by metal monsters, consuming the cities’ strange stone and glass ... | "Where'd they all go?" asked the first.
"Dunno. They were supposed to be all over the place, weren't they?" responded the second.
Two men stared at each other in confusion in an empty forest glade.
"I bet they're just farther inland," suggested the second.
"No bet," the first said, but uncertainly.
They stared at ... |
[WP] The village Idiot becomes king for a day- it turns out he's a better ruler than the King! | For certain, no one could predict what the madness would happen when the village idiot from Farthingsworth, Little Bottom from the Pond. He had been nominated from the provincial lottery that occurred once every decade, and not only was this a shock to all the courtesans, the scholars advisors, the chancellor, the ste... | The bustle of scholars ran in and out if the throne room, they were the only ones who could make sense of the eccentric ideas of May Capoh the winner for the king for the day prize during the tournament festivities. 8 blue robed gentry followed behind the minister of agriculture, and the minister of the shadow treasu... | |
[WP] The village Idiot becomes king for a day- it turns out he's a better ruler than the King! | “What’s he doing now?”
“He’s closing all the banks.”
“Why?”
“He doesn’t believe in them.”
The high priest and chief guard stood beneath an overhang watching one of their nobility slowly trudge through the mud with a giant cart full of gold. Beads of sweat rolled down his neck as his face grew progressively redder.... | The bustle of scholars ran in and out if the throne room, they were the only ones who could make sense of the eccentric ideas of May Capoh the winner for the king for the day prize during the tournament festivities. 8 blue robed gentry followed behind the minister of agriculture, and the minister of the shadow treasu... | |
This Week’s Theme: Humanity, Fuck Yeah!
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The recent default reset threw a lot of new stuff into the mix. /r/writingprompts got the coveted status of default, as did another favorite subreddit of mine: /r/futurology. Futurology, the study of future technologies and their effects on human society and advancement, i... | [WP] Tropeday Contest #6 | "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?!"
That famous saying rang out over the trench as Raven Company charged over the line. Into No-Mans land they ran, artillery raining down around them. Most made it to the next trench, their kevlar armor smeared with mud and gore of the dead. Captain Gruber di... | The Commander & Chief stood on bridge of the ship with the 1st Admiral to his right and the vice president on his left. The three pillars of human progress, proliferation, and prosperity clothed in power physical and symbolic. The Chief gave a nod the comms engineer who hastily worked so the Chief's words would be ... |
This Week’s Theme: Humanity, Fuck Yeah!
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The recent default reset threw a lot of new stuff into the mix. /r/writingprompts got the coveted status of default, as did another favorite subreddit of mine: /r/futurology. Futurology, the study of future technologies and their effects on human society and advancement, i... | [WP] Tropeday Contest #6 | The moment that soft wood gives way under the tip of a ballpoint pen. Is anything more thrilling? Shaundra doesn’t think so. She chooses a spot on the corner of the desktop. Sets the point. Places her thumb over the top. Holds the shaft in place. Presses. Resistance. Resistance. Give. That soft, satisfying crunch. One ... | The Commander & Chief stood on bridge of the ship with the 1st Admiral to his right and the vice president on his left. The three pillars of human progress, proliferation, and prosperity clothed in power physical and symbolic. The Chief gave a nod the comms engineer who hastily worked so the Chief's words would be ... |
[wp] "You're gonna miss me when I'm gone." | -122
He laid in bed. The leds pulled at his skin, and the tape holding the wires and tubes in place itched.
"Do you remember that Sunday after your folks divorced." She asked.
He quietly smacked his lips, slow and with purpose. He swallowed gently and gave her a weak lethargic smile. She sat on the edge of the bed b... | You're going to miss me when I'm gone. But you already knew that. You have since you were a child and I was diagnosed. You knew before I did, about my illness, but you've always been like that. You're going to have to go through some parts of your life without me, but know that you'll be fine. You've always been fine. ... | |
[wp] "You're gonna miss me when I'm gone." | The first time I saw you, I thought you were ugly as shit. You've got a crooked nose and you know it. Don't hate it too much, your reflection will keep you company. Plus you have really shiny hair, I saw that the second time around, when it caught fire. You always had a certain incendiary charm about you. Then the next... | You're going to miss me when I'm gone. But you already knew that. You have since you were a child and I was diagnosed. You knew before I did, about my illness, but you've always been like that. You're going to have to go through some parts of your life without me, but know that you'll be fine. You've always been fine. ... | |
[wp] "You're gonna miss me when I'm gone." | -122
He laid in bed. The leds pulled at his skin, and the tape holding the wires and tubes in place itched.
"Do you remember that Sunday after your folks divorced." She asked.
He quietly smacked his lips, slow and with purpose. He swallowed gently and gave her a weak lethargic smile. She sat on the edge of the bed b... | You're gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Or didn't you think about that? That one day I'd just up and leave? Screw you. Everything always has to go your way huh? Doesn't it? You're a self-centered asshole and I'm leaving. I'm done. Family? You try to tell me that family is important? Fuck you.
You know where my family i... | |
[wp] "You're gonna miss me when I'm gone." | The first time I saw you, I thought you were ugly as shit. You've got a crooked nose and you know it. Don't hate it too much, your reflection will keep you company. Plus you have really shiny hair, I saw that the second time around, when it caught fire. You always had a certain incendiary charm about you. Then the next... | You're gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Or didn't you think about that? That one day I'd just up and leave? Screw you. Everything always has to go your way huh? Doesn't it? You're a self-centered asshole and I'm leaving. I'm done. Family? You try to tell me that family is important? Fuck you.
You know where my family i... | |
[wp] "You're gonna miss me when I'm gone." | -122
He laid in bed. The leds pulled at his skin, and the tape holding the wires and tubes in place itched.
"Do you remember that Sunday after your folks divorced." She asked.
He quietly smacked his lips, slow and with purpose. He swallowed gently and gave her a weak lethargic smile. She sat on the edge of the bed b... | It's hell, sitting here staring down the barrel of this gun. I can see it, the rifling, twisting. My eyes flick lazily to the sight, then down to the fingers on the grip, then to the face of the person holding it.
"You gonna say it, or do I gotta say it...?" I ask.
"Shut up," she hisses, hand starting to shake a lit... | |
[wp] examine a Redditor of your choice's comment history as if you are a film noir detective. | Please keep in mind Rule 2 located on the sidebar ------>
Top teir replies must be stories.
"DO ME" is not a story. They have all been removed. | "Mister?" a tinny female voice from across the room inquired.
I looked up and was greeted by my perky-breasted secretary.
"We need you to examine this Reddit account. We suspect he's an SP." she said.
"A shitposter? We see those on the daily, what makes this guy so special?"
"He's crossed the HKM."
"Some shitposti... | |
[wp] examine a Redditor of your choice's comment history as if you are a film noir detective. | Something's fishy.
I scroll through my phone, looking for justice. The crime seemed too dastardly for anyone on this site to ever commit. Two users. Doxxed. No answers. It had to be an alt account, it was created 3 days ago. But why, and who? My thumb swipes the screen and there he is. I have a strong feeling growing ... | (*Note: the author apologizes for the quality of his similes and metaphors.*)
The case had been given to me by a large dame who could've been the prize sow on any hog farm. It was pretty simple: she'd told me there was a guy around her neighborhood who was making her feel downright uncomfortable. I'd taken a drag on m... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | As is walked into the Oval Office for the very first time, it hit me. There were secrets, things is till didn't know about the very country I was elected to lead. There were secrets kept even from me, the highest authority. I felt that after years of climbing the ladder I had earned the right to know. I picked up my ph... | “President Anders, we have something quite important we must discuss before you may proceed. Please follow me.”
Deep beneath the Pentagon, President Anders followed his primary security adviser and two guards into what appeared to be a simple dark blue room with grid-like patterns on the walls and a large meeting tabl... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | The leader of the armies was very tall. He was the tallest in his class of '95 at the elite army school of New York and everyone always told him he was very tall.
"You're very tall, Army Leader One", said the President, suggestively.
The President was 72 years old and was elected last week after he promised to end t... | “President Anders, we have something quite important we must discuss before you may proceed. Please follow me.”
Deep beneath the Pentagon, President Anders followed his primary security adviser and two guards into what appeared to be a simple dark blue room with grid-like patterns on the walls and a large meeting tabl... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | “HI, NELSON.” He sat there looking like an arrogant teenage hipster with anger issues. As I stared at him, still mostly disbelieving, a deep sense of revulsion began to swell in my intestines.
"This is... He is not." I stared at my orientation coordinator, Greg, with a hanging, idiotic face.
"I think I need you to e... | “President Anders, we have something quite important we must discuss before you may proceed. Please follow me.”
Deep beneath the Pentagon, President Anders followed his primary security adviser and two guards into what appeared to be a simple dark blue room with grid-like patterns on the walls and a large meeting tabl... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | The leader of the armies was very tall. He was the tallest in his class of '95 at the elite army school of New York and everyone always told him he was very tall.
"You're very tall, Army Leader One", said the President, suggestively.
The President was 72 years old and was elected last week after he promised to end t... | "Mr. President, there's been a, um...a breach in security."
"A breach? What kind of breach?"
"Well, there's a couple who claims to be your wife's parents..."
"Oh, no. Do they look like this?"
"Right on down to the disapproving scowl. Should we let them in?"
"No. Oh god, no. Just, um...just tell them that I'm ... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | “HI, NELSON.” He sat there looking like an arrogant teenage hipster with anger issues. As I stared at him, still mostly disbelieving, a deep sense of revulsion began to swell in my intestines.
"This is... He is not." I stared at my orientation coordinator, Greg, with a hanging, idiotic face.
"I think I need you to e... | "Mr. President, there's been a, um...a breach in security."
"A breach? What kind of breach?"
"Well, there's a couple who claims to be your wife's parents..."
"Oh, no. Do they look like this?"
"Right on down to the disapproving scowl. Should we let them in?"
"No. Oh god, no. Just, um...just tell them that I'm ... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | "So there are no aliens?"
"No Mr. President, every supposed alien contact investigated turned out to be completely false." the soft spoken man from the NSA said. He was an African-American man sharply dressed in a nice suit.
"Area 51 is...?"
"Nothing more than an Air Force research center setup by humans in the 196... | "Mr. President, there's been a, um...a breach in security."
"A breach? What kind of breach?"
"Well, there's a couple who claims to be your wife's parents..."
"Oh, no. Do they look like this?"
"Right on down to the disapproving scowl. Should we let them in?"
"No. Oh god, no. Just, um...just tell them that I'm ... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Mr. President? There's more.
"Don't tell me, there really were WMD's in Iraq?"
Of course not, in fact, Mr. Hussein just happened to have lost a bet.
"Well then what is it?"
You may want to sit down for this, sir.
"Wha-okay. There. I'm ready. What is it that you still have to tell me?"
Mr. President, I regret to i... | "Mr. President, there's been a, um...a breach in security."
"A breach? What kind of breach?"
"Well, there's a couple who claims to be your wife's parents..."
"Oh, no. Do they look like this?"
"Right on down to the disapproving scowl. Should we let them in?"
"No. Oh god, no. Just, um...just tell them that I'm ... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | “HI, NELSON.” He sat there looking like an arrogant teenage hipster with anger issues. As I stared at him, still mostly disbelieving, a deep sense of revulsion began to swell in my intestines.
"This is... He is not." I stared at my orientation coordinator, Greg, with a hanging, idiotic face.
"I think I need you to e... | "it was the best we could do, Mr president"
"No, this isn't right. You *knew* this wasn't right." The sight of it was disgusting. Its eyes pierced through me, almost looking for sympathy. But it wasn't looking for anything. Not any more.
"Sir, it had to be done. The country would have collapsed if we lost the... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Mr. President, I don't know how to tell you this, but...
Did you ever watch those old "Star Treks". You know how they would stand on that platform, and "beam down" to whatever alien planet had the chicks that Kirk wanted to bone?
Yes...
Aliens have done that. To Earth. We aren't in the same solar system anymore... | "it was the best we could do, Mr president"
"No, this isn't right. You *knew* this wasn't right." The sight of it was disgusting. Its eyes pierced through me, almost looking for sympathy. But it wasn't looking for anything. Not any more.
"Sir, it had to be done. The country would have collapsed if we lost the... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | "So there are no aliens?"
"No Mr. President, every supposed alien contact investigated turned out to be completely false." the soft spoken man from the NSA said. He was an African-American man sharply dressed in a nice suit.
"Area 51 is...?"
"Nothing more than an Air Force research center setup by humans in the 196... | "it was the best we could do, Mr president"
"No, this isn't right. You *knew* this wasn't right." The sight of it was disgusting. Its eyes pierced through me, almost looking for sympathy. But it wasn't looking for anything. Not any more.
"Sir, it had to be done. The country would have collapsed if we lost the... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Mr. President? There's more.
"Don't tell me, there really were WMD's in Iraq?"
Of course not, in fact, Mr. Hussein just happened to have lost a bet.
"Well then what is it?"
You may want to sit down for this, sir.
"Wha-okay. There. I'm ready. What is it that you still have to tell me?"
Mr. President, I regret to i... | "it was the best we could do, Mr president"
"No, this isn't right. You *knew* this wasn't right." The sight of it was disgusting. Its eyes pierced through me, almost looking for sympathy. But it wasn't looking for anything. Not any more.
"Sir, it had to be done. The country would have collapsed if we lost the... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | “HI, NELSON.” He sat there looking like an arrogant teenage hipster with anger issues. As I stared at him, still mostly disbelieving, a deep sense of revulsion began to swell in my intestines.
"This is... He is not." I stared at my orientation coordinator, Greg, with a hanging, idiotic face.
"I think I need you to e... | The leader of the armies was very tall. He was the tallest in his class of '95 at the elite army school of New York and everyone always told him he was very tall.
"You're very tall, Army Leader One", said the President, suggestively.
The President was 72 years old and was elected last week after he promised to end t... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Mr. President? There's more.
"Don't tell me, there really were WMD's in Iraq?"
Of course not, in fact, Mr. Hussein just happened to have lost a bet.
"Well then what is it?"
You may want to sit down for this, sir.
"Wha-okay. There. I'm ready. What is it that you still have to tell me?"
Mr. President, I regret to i... | "How do I phrase this?" the Librarian of Congress searched for the perfect words. "It was a false flag operation."
The President was puzzled. He knew this guy oversaw and curated some of the oldest documents — the most seminal pieces of work — in American history. But what he was saying seemed unfounded. It was not me... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | There was a slight flicker in one of the lights above. Not quite an annoyance, but the kind of irritation that was consciously noted. The President felt the gazes of the men surrounding him, waiting. He ought to focus, to formulate some kind of response. How could he address millions but falter in front of so few?
"Si... | "How do I phrase this?" the Librarian of Congress searched for the perfect words. "It was a false flag operation."
The President was puzzled. He knew this guy oversaw and curated some of the oldest documents — the most seminal pieces of work — in American history. But what he was saying seemed unfounded. It was not me... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Gen. Franks and Secretary Barnes wished me good afternoon as they left the conference room, leaving just Doug Wirtz and I in the room. I suppressed a yawn – it had been a very long day, on top of a couple very long weeks, and I knew that if I didn’t get some sleep soon, I’d be all but useless tomorrow.
But Wirtz had... | "How do I phrase this?" the Librarian of Congress searched for the perfect words. "It was a false flag operation."
The President was puzzled. He knew this guy oversaw and curated some of the oldest documents — the most seminal pieces of work — in American history. But what he was saying seemed unfounded. It was not me... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Mr. President? There's more.
"Don't tell me, there really were WMD's in Iraq?"
Of course not, in fact, Mr. Hussein just happened to have lost a bet.
"Well then what is it?"
You may want to sit down for this, sir.
"Wha-okay. There. I'm ready. What is it that you still have to tell me?"
Mr. President, I regret to i... | Mr. President, I don't know how to tell you this, but...
Did you ever watch those old "Star Treks". You know how they would stand on that platform, and "beam down" to whatever alien planet had the chicks that Kirk wanted to bone?
Yes...
Aliens have done that. To Earth. We aren't in the same solar system anymore... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Gen. Franks and Secretary Barnes wished me good afternoon as they left the conference room, leaving just Doug Wirtz and I in the room. I suppressed a yawn – it had been a very long day, on top of a couple very long weeks, and I knew that if I didn’t get some sleep soon, I’d be all but useless tomorrow.
But Wirtz had... | "What's wrong, sir?" General Stephens asked me. Looking back at it now, I suppose the disappointment was dripping down my face.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just thought we had to be hiding *something*. I mean, did Bill Clinton even get his dick sucked by Monica Lewinsky? Because I was kinda hoping I might get in on somethin... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | "What do you *mean* we don't technically exist?" the newly elected President exclaimed, practically rising from his chair.
The Secretary of Defense leaned in, grabbing President Nelson by the cuff of his jacket.
"Please remain calm, sir," he replied dryly, barely lifting his head from the black file sprawled on the ... | "What's wrong, sir?" General Stephens asked me. Looking back at it now, I suppose the disappointment was dripping down my face.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just thought we had to be hiding *something*. I mean, did Bill Clinton even get his dick sucked by Monica Lewinsky? Because I was kinda hoping I might get in on somethin... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | Gen. Franks and Secretary Barnes wished me good afternoon as they left the conference room, leaving just Doug Wirtz and I in the room. I suppressed a yawn – it had been a very long day, on top of a couple very long weeks, and I knew that if I didn’t get some sleep soon, I’d be all but useless tomorrow.
But Wirtz had... | Jesus. That was certainly unexpected.. how was it even fucking possible? Colonels, generals! Had the US really gone that deep?
''Who authorized it?''
''Bush.''
I paused. Never thought he -that- in him. Goddamn, I had to give it to Bush, it was brilliant, though also very risky. Still, how the hell did the US have th... | |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | "What do you *mean* we don't technically exist?" the newly elected President exclaimed, practically rising from his chair.
The Secretary of Defense leaned in, grabbing President Nelson by the cuff of his jacket.
"Please remain calm, sir," he replied dryly, barely lifting his head from the black file sprawled on the ... | Jesus. That was certainly unexpected.. how was it even fucking possible? Colonels, generals! Had the US really gone that deep?
''Who authorized it?''
''Bush.''
I paused. Never thought he -that- in him. Goddamn, I had to give it to Bush, it was brilliant, though also very risky. Still, how the hell did the US have th... | |
Two hundred thousand.
Include this in your story somewhere. It could be an army of two hundred thousand, it could be two hundred thousand seconds, it could be 200,000 dollars.
| [WP] 200,000 | “I am afraid it´s only 200,000, which is 10 times below what we would have hoped for”
As the doctor had uttered those words I remembered feeling numb. It was what I was half expecting but when I heard it from him that day – the delivery was too impactful to trigger anything. I guess you could call it shock.
Nancy an... | The cards were in my hands, and my hands were shaking. I could feel cool sweat dripping down my armpits, and my eyes were watering. I had overestimated myself, and I knew it. Still 16 wasn't bad, not the best, but I had a chance.
I focused on the blackjack dealer's six card as he flipped the one next to it. Ace. A so... |
[WP] Your wife has just given birth to a healthy baby boy. Upon exiting the ER, you're startled to find yourself encircled by a group of men in lab coats. The most senior of them approaches, and in a hurried tone says, "Mr. Carlisle, there's something you need to know about your son..." | The men are all around us, their faces impassive. My wife is in a god damn wheelchair, and our son is in her arms and...
"What? What the Jumping Jack Fuck is wrong with him?" I demand, glaring.
The man, he's maybe mid forties, maybe older. White hair at the temples, short dark hair, dark eyes. Lab coats, all of them.... | The anxious, nervous feeling hits me, what is it? What could it be? Everything was fine, right? My heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest. He spoke again, and I analyze him. He wore a pair of tinted glasses and had a little green pen pocking out through his right pocket. His hair was black with little streaks ... | |
On arrival at Earth the recon team find the canines have enslaved a primitive ape species to perform all their physical labour, research and farming for them, the apes even following the canines round to pick up their excrement whilst the canines take their exercise. | [WP] Aliens on a distant planet find the remains of Laika the 1st dog in space drifting past their planet. They are unable to comprehend how the canine was able to construct such a machine without opposable fingers and thumbs so they send a recon mission to earth to investigate. | Really? Laika died in 1957. Laika was onboard Sputnik 2, the second most primitive spacecraft ever launched by the human race. It barely achieved Earth orbit. It certainly did not achieve escape velocity necessary to leave Earth orbit. Do I even need to mention that we're pretty sure there's no intelligent life on any ... | "We sent that, how long ago Jim" Captain Wax asked his first mate.
"Three hunert sixeetwo years ago" replied Jim.
"Three hundred and sixty two years ago. It's pretty amazing that the vessel survived that long, went that far. Heck, it's amazing that it survived at all".
The Vorman seemed confused. When he and his pe... |
On arrival at Earth the recon team find the canines have enslaved a primitive ape species to perform all their physical labour, research and farming for them, the apes even following the canines round to pick up their excrement whilst the canines take their exercise. | [WP] Aliens on a distant planet find the remains of Laika the 1st dog in space drifting past their planet. They are unable to comprehend how the canine was able to construct such a machine without opposable fingers and thumbs so they send a recon mission to earth to investigate. | *Beep. Beep. Beep*
Q2 looked at the monitor. Perhaps some debris from the recent off planet mining expeditions. The excavation teams always were a bit too zealous. No matter, he’d just mark on his report that they weren’t following protocol again and he’d be back to his…wait.
*Beep. Beep. Beep.*
What was this? Som... | "I'm not sure Galzika, it just doesn't make sense to me still. That poor creature had an underdeveloped cranium for such an expedition. I know we've hypothesized about another race using it as a test experiment but do you really think there is a race of intelligent beings capable of being so cruel? I'm not sure I want ... |
On arrival at Earth the recon team find the canines have enslaved a primitive ape species to perform all their physical labour, research and farming for them, the apes even following the canines round to pick up their excrement whilst the canines take their exercise. | [WP] Aliens on a distant planet find the remains of Laika the 1st dog in space drifting past their planet. They are unable to comprehend how the canine was able to construct such a machine without opposable fingers and thumbs so they send a recon mission to earth to investigate. | The scientist waited. It was a long journey to reach the planet of the strange creature they'd found. It was deemed too dangerous to send one if their own kind so they built a quantum model.
It's design was incredibly simple... It was no goobak project. Two flagonian weeks passed before it arrived to the planet. Tele... | "I'm not sure Galzika, it just doesn't make sense to me still. That poor creature had an underdeveloped cranium for such an expedition. I know we've hypothesized about another race using it as a test experiment but do you really think there is a race of intelligent beings capable of being so cruel? I'm not sure I want ... |
On arrival at Earth the recon team find the canines have enslaved a primitive ape species to perform all their physical labour, research and farming for them, the apes even following the canines round to pick up their excrement whilst the canines take their exercise. | [WP] Aliens on a distant planet find the remains of Laika the 1st dog in space drifting past their planet. They are unable to comprehend how the canine was able to construct such a machine without opposable fingers and thumbs so they send a recon mission to earth to investigate. | The air is rich with the sounds of celebration and the smokey smells of a thousand grills. Walking twenty feet can mean the difference between listening to Pink Floyd and the vague scent of herb, or a festive Bollywood tune and the thick rich smell of stir-fry. Children chase dogs around in the grass, and at the front ... | "I'm not sure Galzika, it just doesn't make sense to me still. That poor creature had an underdeveloped cranium for such an expedition. I know we've hypothesized about another race using it as a test experiment but do you really think there is a race of intelligent beings capable of being so cruel? I'm not sure I want ... |
On arrival at Earth the recon team find the canines have enslaved a primitive ape species to perform all their physical labour, research and farming for them, the apes even following the canines round to pick up their excrement whilst the canines take their exercise. | [WP] Aliens on a distant planet find the remains of Laika the 1st dog in space drifting past their planet. They are unable to comprehend how the canine was able to construct such a machine without opposable fingers and thumbs so they send a recon mission to earth to investigate. | The air is rich with the sounds of celebration and the smokey smells of a thousand grills. Walking twenty feet can mean the difference between listening to Pink Floyd and the vague scent of herb, or a festive Bollywood tune and the thick rich smell of stir-fry. Children chase dogs around in the grass, and at the front ... | *Beep. Beep. Beep*
Q2 looked at the monitor. Perhaps some debris from the recent off planet mining expeditions. The excavation teams always were a bit too zealous. No matter, he’d just mark on his report that they weren’t following protocol again and he’d be back to his…wait.
*Beep. Beep. Beep.*
What was this? Som... |
On arrival at Earth the recon team find the canines have enslaved a primitive ape species to perform all their physical labour, research and farming for them, the apes even following the canines round to pick up their excrement whilst the canines take their exercise. | [WP] Aliens on a distant planet find the remains of Laika the 1st dog in space drifting past their planet. They are unable to comprehend how the canine was able to construct such a machine without opposable fingers and thumbs so they send a recon mission to earth to investigate. | The air is rich with the sounds of celebration and the smokey smells of a thousand grills. Walking twenty feet can mean the difference between listening to Pink Floyd and the vague scent of herb, or a festive Bollywood tune and the thick rich smell of stir-fry. Children chase dogs around in the grass, and at the front ... | The scientist waited. It was a long journey to reach the planet of the strange creature they'd found. It was deemed too dangerous to send one if their own kind so they built a quantum model.
It's design was incredibly simple... It was no goobak project. Two flagonian weeks passed before it arrived to the planet. Tele... |
[This is a well written example](http://joncjg.blogspot.com/2014/04/childrens-story-writing.html)
Edit: Wow, I didn't think it would get as much attention as it did. Thanks for submitting, all of you! | [WP] Write a children's story that turns into the most moral-lacking piece of work possible. | There were once a tortoise and a hare. The hare was haughty and fast, and the turtle was slow and wise. One day the hare approached the tortoise. He had bags under his eyes. "Hey, man," the hare wheezed, "listen, I need to get gas for my car--my cousin left me at the Exxon and I got to get back to my hotel where my kid... | Jenny lived in a remote village several miles away from any metropolitan area. The children of the village never wondered what was outside of their little home. Except Jenny was a curious child. For as long as she could remember she's desperately wanted to journey to the nearest big city, but no one had left the villag... |
[This is a well written example](http://joncjg.blogspot.com/2014/04/childrens-story-writing.html)
Edit: Wow, I didn't think it would get as much attention as it did. Thanks for submitting, all of you! | [WP] Write a children's story that turns into the most moral-lacking piece of work possible. | Red Eggs And Ham
by Dr. Gauss
I make you breakfast, dearest son
Because you are my precious one
I know you like my scrambled eggs
And sausage patties, shaped like pegs
-----------------------------------
You always tell me "Thank you, dad,
for all the good food that we've had,
I love you more than anything,
in... | Jenny lived in a remote village several miles away from any metropolitan area. The children of the village never wondered what was outside of their little home. Except Jenny was a curious child. For as long as she could remember she's desperately wanted to journey to the nearest big city, but no one had left the villag... |
[WP] On earth, a magician puts his hand into a top hat. In the rabbit realm, the hand emerges. It is time. The rabbit council must choose a sacrifice. | [do not read unless also stoned]
"Hare ye, hare ye!" undersecretharey Von Bunnums called to the assembly at large. "The Rabbit Council has called this emergency session in order to reach a consensus on Item #4399 of the docket: Selection of Rabbit Sacrifice for Hat Trick. It is 1300, June 8, in the Year of Our Hare 20... | The portal opened up half an hour ago. It was just a matter of minutes before the Hand of God would come to claim its next sacrifice. Me.
Ever since I was a small bunny, we've had these rituals. The eldest rabbit in our village got the privilege to live in the luxurious mansion at the top of Carrot Peak, with the fre... | |
Could either be over a long period of time, or a single pivotal event... | [WP] A little boy becomes a man, from the perspective of his assigned NSA agent | "Mrs. Johnson? I'm Agent Ngai and this is Agent Powers. We're from the National Security Agency. Can we come in?"
The screen door creaked open and Beth Johnson showed the agents to the kitchen. Her offer of coffee was refused so she sat.
"What's this all about? Is it Bobby? Has he done something?"
"No Mam, your hu... | "You ready?" whispered Tommy with a grin. "Yea...Yea I'm ready." Vivian whispered anxiously, "I'm just nervous that's all. It's my first time and all." "Yea, it's my first time too, but don't worry you'll be fine. We'll both be!" said Tommy sanguinely. "Okay, let's do this." smiled back Vivian with a wink. "Dearly belo... |
Could either be over a long period of time, or a single pivotal event... | [WP] A little boy becomes a man, from the perspective of his assigned NSA agent | January 11th, 1997, 17:56 - *Search*: "How to tell if a girl likes you"
January 11th, 2008, 14:35 - *Search*: Ideas for a first date
January 11th, 2016, 12:25 - *Search*: How to choose an engagement ring
January 11th, 2020, 10:43 - *Search*: Divorce lawyers
January 11th, 2025, 13:46 - *Search*: Headache, pain in gr... | "You ready?" whispered Tommy with a grin. "Yea...Yea I'm ready." Vivian whispered anxiously, "I'm just nervous that's all. It's my first time and all." "Yea, it's my first time too, but don't worry you'll be fine. We'll both be!" said Tommy sanguinely. "Okay, let's do this." smiled back Vivian with a wink. "Dearly belo... |
Could either be over a long period of time, or a single pivotal event... | [WP] A little boy becomes a man, from the perspective of his assigned NSA agent | Extracts from the journal of agent NCIJ-24, Mary Flannigan
Punitive Action Division - Investigation 4B8 - Exhibit A
_________________________
New target today, a ten year old boy,
American born from East End Dakota.
He's new on the net, so I must deploy,
If I am to hit my monthly quota. ... | "You ready?" whispered Tommy with a grin. "Yea...Yea I'm ready." Vivian whispered anxiously, "I'm just nervous that's all. It's my first time and all." "Yea, it's my first time too, but don't worry you'll be fine. We'll both be!" said Tommy sanguinely. "Okay, let's do this." smiled back Vivian with a wink. "Dearly belo... |
Could either be over a long period of time, or a single pivotal event... | [WP] A little boy becomes a man, from the perspective of his assigned NSA agent | January 11th, 1997, 17:56 - *Search*: "How to tell if a girl likes you"
January 11th, 2008, 14:35 - *Search*: Ideas for a first date
January 11th, 2016, 12:25 - *Search*: How to choose an engagement ring
January 11th, 2020, 10:43 - *Search*: Divorce lawyers
January 11th, 2025, 13:46 - *Search*: Headache, pain in gr... | "Mrs. Johnson? I'm Agent Ngai and this is Agent Powers. We're from the National Security Agency. Can we come in?"
The screen door creaked open and Beth Johnson showed the agents to the kitchen. Her offer of coffee was refused so she sat.
"What's this all about? Is it Bobby? Has he done something?"
"No Mam, your hu... |
[WP] You live in a universe that wasn't constructed that well and the physics are buggy and things occasionally just don't work right. | I put the kettle down on the counter, one second later it started to shake and jitter. The base disappeared beneath the countertop and I lunged for it. "No, no, no! FUCK!" It dropped through and disappeared, "Every...fucking...time!"
I've tried putting it on different places on the counter, I tried turning the l... | "Now watch carefully because I'm only going to show you once" I said to Toby, my curious little brother.
"All you have to do is place the toy truck in this chest, close your eyes, take the truck out of the chest without opening your eyes and then reopen the chest again and you will find that there's another toy truck ... |
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