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[WP] 70 years ago, the US underestimated the power of the atomic bomb. It had completely obliterated the island nation of Japan. | August 6. Roosevelt had said that December 7 would be a day to live in infamy, and for four years he was right. But August 6, August 6 *became* infamy. For on that day, the Four Horsemen rode upon the nation of Japan, and brought with them the divine wrath of every deity to whom man had once prayed. Within a single fla... | "We unleashed something today."
President Truman felt a cold sweat break out on his brow at those words.
"So explain."
"What's *to* explain? What happened there defies reason..." The general's voice, usually so stoic and full of conviction, was shakey. "The tests never showed this...this!"
Truman banged his fist on... | |
[WP] 70 years ago, the US underestimated the power of the atomic bomb. It had completely obliterated the island nation of Japan. | August 6. Roosevelt had said that December 7 would be a day to live in infamy, and for four years he was right. But August 6, August 6 *became* infamy. For on that day, the Four Horsemen rode upon the nation of Japan, and brought with them the divine wrath of every deity to whom man had once prayed. Within a single fla... | "Hidden Island, this is Cloudwalker 1. Do you copy? Over."
The General looked up in surprise. He hurried over to the radio console. The report from Cloudwalker wasn't anticipated for another half hour. What could they have to report so soon?
"Cloudwalker, this is Hidden Island," the radio operator replied,"Reading ... | |
[WP] 70 years ago, the US underestimated the power of the atomic bomb. It had completely obliterated the island nation of Japan. | To say it was a complete surprise was an understatement. To say it ended the second great war, World War II, was a bit of an understatement too.
The "Gadget", as they called the first atomic bomb set off in the New Mexico desert, had been a calibration run. The implosion necessary for a plutonium bomb was tricky. P... | "Well... should we apologize?" The President's personal aide didn't know what else to say, and had begun to sweat. *All gone.*
President Truman was looking off into the distance. "Apologize to whom, William? They're all dead." He took off his glasses, but his eyes remained glistening.
The two sat in silence for a min... | |
[WP] 70 years ago, the US underestimated the power of the atomic bomb. It had completely obliterated the island nation of Japan. | To say it was a complete surprise was an understatement. To say it ended the second great war, World War II, was a bit of an understatement too.
The "Gadget", as they called the first atomic bomb set off in the New Mexico desert, had been a calibration run. The implosion necessary for a plutonium bomb was tricky. P... | “Japan is gone sir.” The man calling said with a dead tone.
“Gone!? What do you mean “gone” son? You mean Hiroshima is gone? Be specific.” The man’s voice was nearly as coarse as his face was lined. A line of stars shined on his forehead.
“It’s gone sir. All of it. The bomb was a bit bigger than expected.” This time ... | |
[WP] 70 years ago, the US underestimated the power of the atomic bomb. It had completely obliterated the island nation of Japan. | The paint can hissed in my hand as I worked in the darkness. "Equality cannot be bombed," I scrawled in red across the side of the Kuomintang military headquarters of Shenyang. We had to let the people know that the Party was still alive and active. That we were organizing, and preparing. Getting ready for the day when... | “Japan is gone sir.” The man calling said with a dead tone.
“Gone!? What do you mean “gone” son? You mean Hiroshima is gone? Be specific.” The man’s voice was nearly as coarse as his face was lined. A line of stars shined on his forehead.
“It’s gone sir. All of it. The bomb was a bit bigger than expected.” This time ... | |
[WP] Two men strike up a conversation at bar and quickly become friends. As the night progresses, however, both begin to realize that the other is not human. | “Christ, he looks like a goddamn runway model.” Jeff muttered. “What is he even doing here? He’s not even drinking!”
“Neither are you.” Cassie pointed out. She clinked her glass of bourbon against cranberry juice. “You should go ask him what his excuse is.” She laughed.
Jeff looked down at himself, he had dressed ... | M- "You know that beer right there...right there yeah....it's considered classy in China."
J- "This? No, yeah I know. It's a marketing thing isn't it. They do some type of different brew, but it's still the same shit PBR if you ask me. I order it because it's cheap."
M- "I've never really got that to be honest...the ... | |
Late night thoughts are fun, so have fun with the prompt!
*large scale conflict the WORLD has ever seen. Apologies for a word. | [WP] The girls vs. boys playground wars have gotten out of hand, escalating into the cutest large scale conflict has ever seen. Write a war diary entry from either side. | Day 4:
Rations are getting slim. Timmy and I were forced to share the last apple as the girls were released for recess before us and raided our supplies. I thought they were safe under the merry-go-round but I have underestimated the girls.
P.S. I saw Johnny eat some worms. Ewww.
Day 9:
Timmy was ambushed by the ... | Captain Super Ninja, 23/12/2017. It has been months since the parents were called in. We fell quick at first, the boys and girls were weak from the constant fight against the cooties. The parents moved quick, taking our defenses out first. They were heavily armed, reports were emerging of wooden spoons and spatulas in ... |
<3 | [WP] A child is born with a special power. All of his/her wishes come true, but for someone else. | So I have no idea what is happening, or if it's even real, but some really incredible things have been happening to me. I would say it all began about sixteen years ago, but it's tough to pinpoint exactly when--they started somewhat small.
The first thing i remember is food and milk would appear out of nowhere. It wa... | Wishful Thinking
“Miss, could you please empty your pockets?”
Jamie was looking at the doctor, but didn’t hear him. It had been ten years since she saw Gregory. Ten long years he had been alone at Woodrow. No one from her their family had come to see him in all of that time. She had come to break the cycle. The... |
<3 | [WP] A child is born with a special power. All of his/her wishes come true, but for someone else. | His grandmother said it was because of all the centuries their family misused their gifts for selfish gains. The Gods had a punishing sense of humor and forced charity upon a family that let their wish fulfillment go untamed.
It was particularly bothersome when he was a younger child. He had little control nor unders... | Wishful Thinking
“Miss, could you please empty your pockets?”
Jamie was looking at the doctor, but didn’t hear him. It had been ten years since she saw Gregory. Ten long years he had been alone at Woodrow. No one from her their family had come to see him in all of that time. She had come to break the cycle. The... |
[WP] A suicide bomber dies after successfully killing many people and finds himself in Valhalla. | "Is this Hell? Will I find eternal damnation here?" Despite his bold tone, Rahims words wavered slightly, betraying his fear.
"No, warrior", came the words from behind him.
He turned to find a tall, blonde man who seemed carved from stone, whose very skin seemed to eminate with light.
"You have arrived in Valhalla,... | “Fuck yes!” Muhammed thought as he returned from the dead “I made it to heaven!”. His touch returned first, he could feel a comfy mattress beneath him, as well as warm air entering his lungs in big gulps. His vision began to clear and he could make out the wooden walls surrounding him and the arched roof above his h... | |
[WP] A suicide bomber dies after successfully killing many people and finds himself in Valhalla. | "Is this Hell? Will I find eternal damnation here?" Despite his bold tone, Rahims words wavered slightly, betraying his fear.
"No, warrior", came the words from behind him.
He turned to find a tall, blonde man who seemed carved from stone, whose very skin seemed to eminate with light.
"You have arrived in Valhalla,... | Taful looked around, the thick wooden halls were not as he imagined Heaven to be. "Where is my reward? I have fulfilled my great mission." His words echoed against the high walls.
Behind him a deep voice bellowed. "And what was this mission of extreme courage and heroics?"
Taful looked around to see where the voice... | |
[WP] You own the worlds first teleportation company. Today is the first customer to be teleported from San francisco to Paris. It didn't go exactly as planned. | "What's your requested destination?" Said the operator
"I've heard Hawaii looks good this time of year" I said
"Hawaii it is" He said as he typed in a few commands on his console.
There are currently 98,753 people signed up to test out this teleporter.
Naturally I am the first person to try this puppy out given that I... | "TELEPORT AND DIE! TELEPORT AND DIE!" Was chanted and barely distinguishable over an anxious crowd in White Lake, New York.
As the reader may already know, every major change brings resistors. Protestors. Damned social conservatives who never let our sciences relieve us of our ancient past. Though, the liberal has ... | |
[WP] You own the worlds first teleportation company. Today is the first customer to be teleported from San francisco to Paris. It didn't go exactly as planned. | He arrived. It was a success! Teleportation was finally a reality. But then, he looked around, and was disappointed and confused that what surrounding him was not the famous City of Lights. It appeared to be a rural desert town. However, he did see something recognizable, the Eiffel Tower, which added even more confusi... | "TELEPORT AND DIE! TELEPORT AND DIE!" Was chanted and barely distinguishable over an anxious crowd in White Lake, New York.
As the reader may already know, every major change brings resistors. Protestors. Damned social conservatives who never let our sciences relieve us of our ancient past. Though, the liberal has ... | |
[WP] You own the worlds first teleportation company. Today is the first customer to be teleported from San francisco to Paris. It didn't go exactly as planned. | He arrived. It was a success! Teleportation was finally a reality. But then, he looked around, and was disappointed and confused that what surrounding him was not the famous City of Lights. It appeared to be a rural desert town. However, he did see something recognizable, the Eiffel Tower, which added even more confusi... | "Are you ready?" John, the owner asked
"Ready as I'll ever be." i was nervous and i knew he could tell. The expression on my face looked as if he'd throw up at any moment. I looked at him and asked,
"This is 100% safe right?"
"Everything is going to be fine. We've tested our machines to make sure they were in top work... | |
[WP] You own the worlds first teleportation company. Today is the first customer to be teleported from San francisco to Paris. It didn't go exactly as planned. | He arrived. It was a success! Teleportation was finally a reality. But then, he looked around, and was disappointed and confused that what surrounding him was not the famous City of Lights. It appeared to be a rural desert town. However, he did see something recognizable, the Eiffel Tower, which added even more confusi... | My headset rings, and I answer the call.
"Ms. Daniels?" The voice of the company CBO shakes as she talks. My blood goes cold. The livestream in Paris shows an empty platform. It's been three minutes.
"Yes, Laura?"
"He's not here. He hasn't arrived."
*Fuck.*
My brain spins with all the ways it could have failed. D... | |
[WP] You own the worlds first teleportation company. Today is the first customer to be teleported from San francisco to Paris. It didn't go exactly as planned. |
High in the headquarters of Obeo Industries, sat Jack Evansco, its CEO.
Jack was many things. A billionaire. An innovator. An entrepreneur, a real *Elon Musk* of his generation. He had founded Obeo with the change in his pocket, and now, all these years later, it was the single biggest vehicular... | My headset rings, and I answer the call.
"Ms. Daniels?" The voice of the company CBO shakes as she talks. My blood goes cold. The livestream in Paris shows an empty platform. It's been three minutes.
"Yes, Laura?"
"He's not here. He hasn't arrived."
*Fuck.*
My brain spins with all the ways it could have failed. D... | |
[WP] Age is no longer how long we've lived, it's how many years are left until we die. | At 60 and 61, Sarah and I were thrilled when after only a couple of months trying, we fell pregnant. So much time to spend with our children (we hoped this would be the first of many), so much time to plan and live!
We were shattered when the stoic midwife handed our firstborn angel over, and said "Congratulations, s... | Yesterday, I had turned 0. Zero years to live.
My wife was sitting next to me on my bed. Her hand was perfectly manicured, smooth as silk and so full of youth. She ran her fingers through my hair. A touch so genlte like I was a frail thing she was afraid to break.
"Do you remeber how we went to Voyagers national pa... | |
True story | [WP] I was walking into my bedroom one day and saw a glimpse of myself standing in the closet soaking wet. When I turned to look, I was gone. | A fleeting glimpse of wet hair, an expression of panic, and the vision was extinguished. I turned quickly, scanning the dark outline of the closet in the far corner of the room. One of the doors was firmly shut, while the other stood partially ajar. In the dim light, I could just barely discern the outline of my old sc... | Katy didn’t believe in the supernatural. A leading scientist in the field of artificial intelligence, she didn’t allow herself to even entertain the notion. The ghost’s people see? Figments of their imagination, conjured up due to a recent death of a loved one or an irrational fear of the home they reside in. Possessio... |
True story | [WP] I was walking into my bedroom one day and saw a glimpse of myself standing in the closet soaking wet. When I turned to look, I was gone. | "My God, really?"
"Oh, yes. Couldn't find a trace, mind. Everyone else just said it was my imagination."
The window table in a red lit lounge, two spritzers and a vacant afternoon ahead of me. Across the table, sitting in the stout, cushioned armchair, was Miss Madeleine Moraveille, a pretty young thing from Europe, ... | When I saw myself standing there for a second I was frightened. How could that be possible? After I have calmed myself off enough to lie down on my bed, I quickly classified this encounter as either a bad joke or simply an illusion coming from me being tired. It was a long day at work after all.
The next morning I did ... |
[WP] The first sentient AI ever has been found... inside a video game as an NPC. | Life was moving slowly, but still moving. I just graduated college with a degree in political science even though I wanted to be a doctor. In retrospect it was a mistake but I originally thought of politics as the only road to the top of the pyramid.
Alcohol, weed, and a lot of pornography. They kept telling me f... | The Dragon was no where to be found. I thought that the Dragon would be here, since the cut seen already triggered. But, he is missing.
I never expected to see a computer in a medieval themed video game. Why is it here? Is it an easter egg Wait, what is that website?
*http.www.gamespot.com/Beatbloodmouthbossfina... | |
[WP] The first sentient AI ever has been found... inside a video game as an NPC. | John had been playing for 8 hours, it didn't feel like 8 hours. He thought he had been playing for an hour ,maybe an hour and a half tops, so was the fantastic fantasy adventure of elder scrolls 8 Eleswyr.
John had just finished the the Dark Brotherhood quest line and was just getting ready to start the mages guild, ... | The Dragon was no where to be found. I thought that the Dragon would be here, since the cut seen already triggered. But, he is missing.
I never expected to see a computer in a medieval themed video game. Why is it here? Is it an easter egg Wait, what is that website?
*http.www.gamespot.com/Beatbloodmouthbossfina... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | "Sit down son, I have to tell you the story on how...I got on the naughty list."
"How is that even possible?!"
"Its a doozy, so listen close,"*Clears throat*"Its was back in 1854, on the coldest Christmas that ever seeped onto this earth."
The steam from our dwindling fire slowly faded as the coldness overcame our hou... | With the world’s oil and natural gas supply waning, Chris Kringle was now the richest man on earth. He had a monopoly on all of the world’s coal supplies, no longer producing toys for children. Every Christmas Eve a child that was twelve years or younger was behooved to get on his naughty list in order to receive coa... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | I remember that winter all those years ago when being naughty had gotten me one of the greatest gifts I'd ever had. Nana's sad and tired sigh still echoes in my ears as she threw the last handful of coal into our pitiful little fire two nights before christmas. That year had been one the the hardest in my little life. ... | With the world’s oil and natural gas supply waning, Chris Kringle was now the richest man on earth. He had a monopoly on all of the world’s coal supplies, no longer producing toys for children. Every Christmas Eve a child that was twelve years or younger was behooved to get on his naughty list in order to receive coa... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | "Sit down son, I have to tell you the story on how...I got on the naughty list."
"How is that even possible?!"
"Its a doozy, so listen close,"*Clears throat*"Its was back in 1854, on the coldest Christmas that ever seeped onto this earth."
The steam from our dwindling fire slowly faded as the coldness overcame our hou... | My family doesn't earn much and what little we have goes to putting food in our bellies and a roof over our head.
Christmas is the one time of year where I get a gift something that's for me.
I spend 364 days a year being the perfect child, I probably make the textbook definition of a good kid look bad. If I were dea... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | I remember that winter all those years ago when being naughty had gotten me one of the greatest gifts I'd ever had. Nana's sad and tired sigh still echoes in my ears as she threw the last handful of coal into our pitiful little fire two nights before christmas. That year had been one the the hardest in my little life. ... | My family doesn't earn much and what little we have goes to putting food in our bellies and a roof over our head.
Christmas is the one time of year where I get a gift something that's for me.
I spend 364 days a year being the perfect child, I probably make the textbook definition of a good kid look bad. If I were dea... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | I remember that winter all those years ago when being naughty had gotten me one of the greatest gifts I'd ever had. Nana's sad and tired sigh still echoes in my ears as she threw the last handful of coal into our pitiful little fire two nights before christmas. That year had been one the the hardest in my little life. ... | It was the morning of Christmas Eve, we woke up cold for yet another night. My parents barely able to move. "Son can you come here please?" I walk towarsd my father, "Yes daddy, what is it?" He kneeled over to eye level and gave a great sigh and not in a good way, "As you know we have not had heat for 3 days. We've wai... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | I remember that winter all those years ago when being naughty had gotten me one of the greatest gifts I'd ever had. Nana's sad and tired sigh still echoes in my ears as she threw the last handful of coal into our pitiful little fire two nights before christmas. That year had been one the the hardest in my little life. ... | 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
For all that had survived the deadly frostbite
had been tortured to death by Jeremy (on sight)
And Rudolph the Red (in more places than one)
screamed as the blade twisted and spun
*Mr. Reindeer, my... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | With my tiny, pale fingers wrapped around the edge of the window sill, I jumped up and down in order to see the never-ending snow. I could hear the whistling wind and I could feel a draft from the window kissing my icy fingertips. By my third jump, I hoisted myself up onto the bay window's edge and pressed my hand aga... | The cold bit into my skin like a hungry beast, never seizing, never withholding for a breath. It climbed onto me and pinned me down to the course wooden floor. Father stared at the fire place with his sullen bloodshot look, like a bitch being dragged from her pups. Harder and longer he stared at the empty metal frame a... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | With my tiny, pale fingers wrapped around the edge of the window sill, I jumped up and down in order to see the never-ending snow. I could hear the whistling wind and I could feel a draft from the window kissing my icy fingertips. By my third jump, I hoisted myself up onto the bay window's edge and pressed my hand aga... | The year of 1854 was a winter hard and so cold
It fell upon poor Isabelle when she was only 8 years old.
The day before Christmas her mother did sob.
The family had no money and pop lost his job.
What were they to do she asked with a wheeze.
Without coal for a fire they surely all would just freeze.
I know what ... | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | With my tiny, pale fingers wrapped around the edge of the window sill, I jumped up and down in order to see the never-ending snow. I could hear the whistling wind and I could feel a draft from the window kissing my icy fingertips. By my third jump, I hoisted myself up onto the bay window's edge and pressed my hand aga... | "Why don't I just wish for Santa to bring us coal, daddy?" said young Steven. "That's a wonderful idea, son" Mr. Thompson said hopefully. The next morning, the family awoke to find enough coal to last the next five winters. Christmas was saved. | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | Getting in trouble was a trick that has to be learned. One might think that it is easy - why, as a child it seemed like the easiest task, accomplished without much thought every other day. And Santa would keep his list in order so he could tell who was naughty and how was nice, who would get a small present and who wou... | Christmas cold,
Colder without the coal,
Our youngest is the best of us,
But his feather touch is our must,
One lump of coal will warm us through,
And when presents don't come we'll claim we're Jews. | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | "Son, what are you doing?"
I turned around, brick in hand, expecting the police or the storeowner or.. really ANYBODY but HIM.
He stood tall, round eyes full of concern. That white beard and red suit... He was unmistakable...
"You... you're..."
He laughed. A low, hearty chuckle. "Yes I am. But, little Billy, why a... | Christmas cold,
Colder without the coal,
Our youngest is the best of us,
But his feather touch is our must,
One lump of coal will warm us through,
And when presents don't come we'll claim we're Jews. | |
[WP] It's the coldest Christmas Eve in history, and a poor family is out of coal for the furnace. The only child in the family has 24 hours to get on the naughty list. | Father blew into his hands then clapped and rubbed them together to keep them warm in his thin woolen gloves. Mother wrapped another threadbare blanket tight around her shoulders. My breath steamed in front of my face.
“You’ve got to do it,” said Father. His words came out in a chattering, halting pace.
Mother looke... | Christmas cold,
Colder without the coal,
Our youngest is the best of us,
But his feather touch is our must,
One lump of coal will warm us through,
And when presents don't come we'll claim we're Jews. | |
[WP] A normal person is transported to a world where English is the language of magic. | *"Shut up!"* she yelled, and the chattering froze into horrified silence as every single file cabinet in the office slammed shut.
Marcy bit back a curse before it could slip past her lips; she didn't want to know what a careless *"God damn it!"* would do in this screwball dimension. Some of its inhabitants -- the shor... | I woke up lying in the middle of a cobble-stoned square.
People walk around me, some shooting strange looks or frowns in my direction.
"Where am I?", I start to mutter as I stand up, but a scream cuts me off.
A woman next to me promptly puts a hand over her mouth, her eyes bulging as she slowly backs away from me... | |
[WP] A normal person is transported to a world where English is the language of magic. | *"Shut up!"* she yelled, and the chattering froze into horrified silence as every single file cabinet in the office slammed shut.
Marcy bit back a curse before it could slip past her lips; she didn't want to know what a careless *"God damn it!"* would do in this screwball dimension. Some of its inhabitants -- the shor... | I have never had more appreciation for this language than now.
To the majority of us these words are mundane, every day, boring even. But to others it’s magic, the vibrating air they process so new in a way they had never heard.
It’s magical.
I didn’t think it would be so literal though. I’m not pretentious, I’ll a... | |
[WP] A normal person is transported to a world where English is the language of magic. | "Oh, cock..."
A phallus appeared, joining the pile of miscellaneous things.
A crowd had appeared around him at some point, most smirking at his evident misfortune.
"Oh do fuck off." He'd had enough of these wankers ridiculing him in their weird language.
The crowd all began to undress, horrified expressions beginni... | Another day, another boring day as a clerk at the local 7 Twelve.
As I just got settled away at work, a young girl with dark brown hair and pale white skin, came inside the building.
"May I ask what you are looking for?" I asked with a slight smile. But, she looked at me with confusion and disgust. She took two ste... | |
[WP] Starting at age 10, humans are given companion animals that develop along side them. These animals can range anywhere from a goldfish to a horse to even a dragon. The only catch is that they are assigned based on your behavior during childhood. | The silverback gorilla stared at the chairmen intensely as he wrapped up the business meeting.
"So that's where our goals are for next year. Any questions?" He asked the boardroom.
I'd seen Jaheem come to meetings dozens of times, and he always made me nervous. '*Maybe that is why status is partly based on our comp... | My dragon stood guard, serene and wise, as I lit the paper bag filled with dog poop. I rang the doorbell, stifling giggles and hopped on its back to be flown out of sight. *Lucky I got a Chinese dragon* I thought to myself for the ten thousandth time.
I heard cries of outrage from below as we streaked off in the sky,... | |
[WP] Books are illegal. You are a book dealer. | This is my first time replying to a prompt, I'd love to hear any advice! No need to be gentle, it's rough and I'm looking to improve.
I watched as he scurried down the alley. His eyes were dancing around, feverishly scanning his surroundings. I waited. The man could be a cop, suspiciously bad at playing it cool, or he... | "This one - yes, it's a favorite of mine." I pointed through the books various pages; placing my aged fingers on the yellow pages. I pulled it close to my nose, taking in the smell of older times - when knowledge was valued, wholly. "Her pages speak of the atrocities possible by Governments. The burning of books in... | |
[WP] Books are illegal. You are a book dealer. | This is my first time replying to a prompt, I'd love to hear any advice! No need to be gentle, it's rough and I'm looking to improve.
I watched as he scurried down the alley. His eyes were dancing around, feverishly scanning his surroundings. I waited. The man could be a cop, suspiciously bad at playing it cool, or he... | At several points in my life, I've envied the brainwashed masses of the city. They sit comfortably in their homes while I have to put my life on the line seemingly every night. This couldn't be closer to the truth tonight.
I tore through the dim alleyway, backpack slung haphazardly over one shoulder, avoiding the occa... | |
[WP] You travel through time to George Orwell's sitting room in 1949. You answer all his questions about our time. Instead of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' he writes a very, very warped picture of the 2010s, based on what you've told him. | It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith sat at his desk staring at the office clock, thinking to himself that it may as well have thirteen numbers on it. For a moment he forgot himself as he began to daydream but he quickly returned to his work. He began to panic as he s... | "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.
The hal... | |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | So here I am.
"Hey, nice to see you, my son."
"But aren't you always watching us?"
"OK, that doesn't count as a question. The fact is, I allow every person who go the heaven ask me one question and only one question. Now think again and ask carefully."
"Who assassinated..."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. The perso... | All my life experiences combined could not have prepared me for what happened next. The intensity. The pervasivness. The confusion. I was never aware I was dying. Not consciously or subconsciously. Was it denial or had fear induced a temporary fugue state. I’ll never know. All I can tell you is what I do know.
The pa... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | All my life experiences combined could not have prepared me for what happened next. The intensity. The pervasivness. The confusion. I was never aware I was dying. Not consciously or subconsciously. Was it denial or had fear induced a temporary fugue state. I’ll never know. All I can tell you is what I do know.
The pa... |
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Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | “Why didn’t you save me?”
I looked into the eyes of unfathomable age. I looked into what was the beginning of the universe and the creation of time. I looked and I looked, hoping the looking would reveal the answer.
“Why didn’t you save me?”
I hear a sigh. I don’t see Him sigh but I can feel it. It’s a sigh of anci... | All my life experiences combined could not have prepared me for what happened next. The intensity. The pervasivness. The confusion. I was never aware I was dying. Not consciously or subconsciously. Was it denial or had fear induced a temporary fugue state. I’ll never know. All I can tell you is what I do know.
The pa... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Welcome to the afterlife, you have recently died. I don't really have time to answer all your questions. So to keep it short and simple, you get one question. Take some time to think about it and come back to me when you have decided."
I looked at him for a second, he seemed to emit an aura that prevented his face fr... | All my life experiences combined could not have prepared me for what happened next. The intensity. The pervasivness. The confusion. I was never aware I was dying. Not consciously or subconsciously. Was it denial or had fear induced a temporary fugue state. I’ll never know. All I can tell you is what I do know.
The pa... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Heaven was all boundless clouds and golden gates when Christopher arrived, late of a mishap that involved a wild goose and what seemed a very long, ponderous glance into the grill of a Ford Pinto.
"Just when you think you've seen 'em all, right?" St. Peter said. "It's like the Pick 7 Lotto. Eventually, when someone's ... | All my life experiences combined could not have prepared me for what happened next. The intensity. The pervasivness. The confusion. I was never aware I was dying. Not consciously or subconsciously. Was it denial or had fear induced a temporary fugue state. I’ll never know. All I can tell you is what I do know.
The pa... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | I opened my eyes to sheer beauty. Crystal white, perfect lighting and warmth; Angels flew by overhead. This was bliss, complete tranquility. I knew exactly where I was, for no place could compare. Afterall, there's only two places you can wake up from your death bed...
Then I heard a voice that warmed the very cockels... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | There is only one question that I needed answered to have complete satisfaction in life and in the afterlife.
"What is the whole of creation? Explain it all."
I am in for the longest lecture of my life... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | That was really good, very well paced and I didn't get bored, like i usually do when some people write these things |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | "Why did you do it? Or to clarify, why did you create this universe knowing all the shit man would do to one another, to your creation, to your planets, to your life, and to you? Why?"
"I did it all For you." |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | I had just woken up from a long slumber, cozy in my warm bed, but something was different. I couldn't put my finger on it right away, but I knew something wasn't right. I got out of bed quickly and headed to the kitchen, I noticed that my bedroom door didn't have the crayon drawings on it from my 3-year-old-son, Elijah... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | *So this is heaven,* I thought. *That's a good start. Now what?*
I walked up and noticed God himself standing there. Not sure how I missed that.
***HELLO***, He began. ***I WILL ALLOW YOU ONE QUESTION THAT YOU MAY ASK OF ME. I WILL ANSWER IT DIRECTLY. NOW, ASK YOUR QUESTION.***
I was getting my only ever chance to a... | Being "What did you achieve?"
First Person "I ran a multi-billion dollar corporation that stretch the globe. It had thousands of employees and I was able to influence the shape of the world through politics and wealth."
Being " And..."
First Person "What more can I say...."
The fiery trap door opens. The screams ha... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | “Why didn’t you save me?”
I looked into the eyes of unfathomable age. I looked into what was the beginning of the universe and the creation of time. I looked and I looked, hoping the looking would reveal the answer.
“Why didn’t you save me?”
I hear a sigh. I don’t see Him sigh but I can feel it. It’s a sigh of anci... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Welcome to the afterlife, you have recently died. I don't really have time to answer all your questions. So to keep it short and simple, you get one question. Take some time to think about it and come back to me when you have decided."
I looked at him for a second, he seemed to emit an aura that prevented his face fr... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Heaven was all boundless clouds and golden gates when Christopher arrived, late of a mishap that involved a wild goose and what seemed a very long, ponderous glance into the grill of a Ford Pinto.
"Just when you think you've seen 'em all, right?" St. Peter said. "It's like the Pick 7 Lotto. Eventually, when someone's ... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | As Rahul opened his eyes to see the Pearly Gate, one thought kept going through his head that he eventually said out loud:
"I really should have listened to my doctor"
"Yes you should have.Contrary to your belief, peanut allergies can kill you"
Rahul looked around for the source of the voice. Beside the gate a youn... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Being a bit impulsive was what lead Jeremy to stand at the pearly gates. He didn’t find them to be as impressive as he assumed they would have been. Most things weren’t as impressive as Jeremy thought they ought to be. One could say Jeremy was a pessimist.
Heaven orientation was actually pretty abysmal. The event was... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | If I knew I only had one question to ask the big man, I probably would've asked something more important to me like: "Do I get to see the ones I love now?" Or perhaps something more profound: "Did all of our best scientists and brightest minds have it all wrong?" Hell, I could've at least tried to make God laugh and to... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | This place was real. I had spent my whole life denying that it could ever exist, that something like this could ever be real. It went completely against the laws of the universe...didn't it?
And yet here I was. Floating amongst the clouds, the massive pearly gates in the distance. I began to walk towards them. Or ma... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | ...There was a tradition here. You get to ask God one question.
I'm the reason it stopped.
I guess I had wanted to give him a real taste of humanity. Something that would force Him to harbor misgivings about the way he did things.
I waited for my turn.
When I was called before the pearlly throne, his blinding radia... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | I had my eyes closed, resting. Something didnt feel right though. There was an interesting sensation of weightlessness. Then I heard him.
"Azshare, it is time. Open your eyes my son."
It wasn't exactly what i assumed Heaven to look like. There was no clouds or trippy little goblin babys holding harps. Just the most... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Wha- Where a-"
*"Whoa, hold up!* Get your bearings first before you start asking questions! Everyone only gets one."
"One wha-"
"Damn it *stop* it! Just stop asking for a second, I'll explain. Listen, you're dead."
As you can imagine, I was in a daze. One second, I was on my daily jog down the street from my... | Just a reminder to all the writers and commenters, the prompt may proper that you only ask one question, but we still expect you to write a story that is longer than 30 words. Please do not post one line answers as they will be removed under rule #1.
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Heaven was all boundless clouds and golden gates when Christopher arrived, late of a mishap that involved a wild goose and what seemed a very long, ponderous glance into the grill of a Ford Pinto.
"Just when you think you've seen 'em all, right?" St. Peter said. "It's like the Pick 7 Lotto. Eventually, when someone's ... | So here I am.
"Hey, nice to see you, my son."
"But aren't you always watching us?"
"OK, that doesn't count as a question. The fact is, I allow every person who go the heaven ask me one question and only one question. Now think again and ask carefully."
"Who assassinated..."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. The perso... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | “Why didn’t you save me?”
I looked into the eyes of unfathomable age. I looked into what was the beginning of the universe and the creation of time. I looked and I looked, hoping the looking would reveal the answer.
“Why didn’t you save me?”
I hear a sigh. I don’t see Him sigh but I can feel it. It’s a sigh of anci... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Welcome to the afterlife, you have recently died. I don't really have time to answer all your questions. So to keep it short and simple, you get one question. Take some time to think about it and come back to me when you have decided."
I looked at him for a second, he seemed to emit an aura that prevented his face fr... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Heaven was all boundless clouds and golden gates when Christopher arrived, late of a mishap that involved a wild goose and what seemed a very long, ponderous glance into the grill of a Ford Pinto.
"Just when you think you've seen 'em all, right?" St. Peter said. "It's like the Pick 7 Lotto. Eventually, when someone's ... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | As Rahul opened his eyes to see the Pearly Gate, one thought kept going through his head that he eventually said out loud:
"I really should have listened to my doctor"
"Yes you should have.Contrary to your belief, peanut allergies can kill you"
Rahul looked around for the source of the voice. Beside the gate a youn... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | This place was real. I had spent my whole life denying that it could ever exist, that something like this could ever be real. It went completely against the laws of the universe...didn't it?
And yet here I was. Floating amongst the clouds, the massive pearly gates in the distance. I began to walk towards them. Or ma... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | ...There was a tradition here. You get to ask God one question.
I'm the reason it stopped.
I guess I had wanted to give him a real taste of humanity. Something that would force Him to harbor misgivings about the way he did things.
I waited for my turn.
When I was called before the pearlly throne, his blinding radia... | I lay upon my death bed sleeping
Unaware of my family's weeping
Unaware that my current state
Was caused by a freak accident
Hospital lights flicker above me
Thin, cold sheets surround my flesh
Thin, cold air circles the room
And wisps away my final breath
Surprise courses through my ethereal veins
... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | “Why didn’t you save me?”
I looked into the eyes of unfathomable age. I looked into what was the beginning of the universe and the creation of time. I looked and I looked, hoping the looking would reveal the answer.
“Why didn’t you save me?”
I hear a sigh. I don’t see Him sigh but I can feel it. It’s a sigh of anci... | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Welcome to the afterlife, you have recently died. I don't really have time to answer all your questions. So to keep it short and simple, you get one question. Take some time to think about it and come back to me when you have decided."
I looked at him for a second, he seemed to emit an aura that prevented his face fr... | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Heaven was all boundless clouds and golden gates when Christopher arrived, late of a mishap that involved a wild goose and what seemed a very long, ponderous glance into the grill of a Ford Pinto.
"Just when you think you've seen 'em all, right?" St. Peter said. "It's like the Pick 7 Lotto. Eventually, when someone's ... | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | As Rahul opened his eyes to see the Pearly Gate, one thought kept going through his head that he eventually said out loud:
"I really should have listened to my doctor"
"Yes you should have.Contrary to your belief, peanut allergies can kill you"
Rahul looked around for the source of the voice. Beside the gate a youn... | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... |
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Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | ...There was a tradition here. You get to ask God one question.
I'm the reason it stopped.
I guess I had wanted to give him a real taste of humanity. Something that would force Him to harbor misgivings about the way he did things.
I waited for my turn.
When I was called before the pearlly throne, his blinding radia... | This... this wasn't meant to happen. A car accident. A fucking car accident. How many times had I fiddled with my phone while driving? Tons! And never had anything gone wrong! OK, I know, we all say texting while driving is a bad thing, it's like the new drink driving or whatever, but really, everybody does it, right? ... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Welcome to the afterlife, you have recently died. I don't really have time to answer all your questions. So to keep it short and simple, you get one question. Take some time to think about it and come back to me when you have decided."
I looked at him for a second, he seemed to emit an aura that prevented his face fr... | “Why didn’t you save me?”
I looked into the eyes of unfathomable age. I looked into what was the beginning of the universe and the creation of time. I looked and I looked, hoping the looking would reveal the answer.
“Why didn’t you save me?”
I hear a sigh. I don’t see Him sigh but I can feel it. It’s a sigh of anci... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | Heaven was all boundless clouds and golden gates when Christopher arrived, late of a mishap that involved a wild goose and what seemed a very long, ponderous glance into the grill of a Ford Pinto.
"Just when you think you've seen 'em all, right?" St. Peter said. "It's like the Pick 7 Lotto. Eventually, when someone's ... | “Why didn’t you save me?”
I looked into the eyes of unfathomable age. I looked into what was the beginning of the universe and the creation of time. I looked and I looked, hoping the looking would reveal the answer.
“Why didn’t you save me?”
I hear a sigh. I don’t see Him sigh but I can feel it. It’s a sigh of anci... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | If I knew I only had one question to ask the big man, I probably would've asked something more important to me like: "Do I get to see the ones I love now?" Or perhaps something more profound: "Did all of our best scientists and brightest minds have it all wrong?" Hell, I could've at least tried to make God laugh and to... | Being a bit impulsive was what lead Jeremy to stand at the pearly gates. He didn’t find them to be as impressive as he assumed they would have been. Most things weren’t as impressive as Jeremy thought they ought to be. One could say Jeremy was a pessimist.
Heaven orientation was actually pretty abysmal. The event was... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | This place was real. I had spent my whole life denying that it could ever exist, that something like this could ever be real. It went completely against the laws of the universe...didn't it?
And yet here I was. Floating amongst the clouds, the massive pearly gates in the distance. I began to walk towards them. Or ma... | Being a bit impulsive was what lead Jeremy to stand at the pearly gates. He didn’t find them to be as impressive as he assumed they would have been. Most things weren’t as impressive as Jeremy thought they ought to be. One could say Jeremy was a pessimist.
Heaven orientation was actually pretty abysmal. The event was... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | ...There was a tradition here. You get to ask God one question.
I'm the reason it stopped.
I guess I had wanted to give him a real taste of humanity. Something that would force Him to harbor misgivings about the way he did things.
I waited for my turn.
When I was called before the pearlly throne, his blinding radia... | Being a bit impulsive was what lead Jeremy to stand at the pearly gates. He didn’t find them to be as impressive as he assumed they would have been. Most things weren’t as impressive as Jeremy thought they ought to be. One could say Jeremy was a pessimist.
Heaven orientation was actually pretty abysmal. The event was... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | This place was real. I had spent my whole life denying that it could ever exist, that something like this could ever be real. It went completely against the laws of the universe...didn't it?
And yet here I was. Floating amongst the clouds, the massive pearly gates in the distance. I began to walk towards them. Or ma... | If I knew I only had one question to ask the big man, I probably would've asked something more important to me like: "Do I get to see the ones I love now?" Or perhaps something more profound: "Did all of our best scientists and brightest minds have it all wrong?" Hell, I could've at least tried to make God laugh and to... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | ...There was a tradition here. You get to ask God one question.
I'm the reason it stopped.
I guess I had wanted to give him a real taste of humanity. Something that would force Him to harbor misgivings about the way he did things.
I waited for my turn.
When I was called before the pearlly throne, his blinding radia... | If I knew I only had one question to ask the big man, I probably would've asked something more important to me like: "Do I get to see the ones I love now?" Or perhaps something more profound: "Did all of our best scientists and brightest minds have it all wrong?" Hell, I could've at least tried to make God laugh and to... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | ...There was a tradition here. You get to ask God one question.
I'm the reason it stopped.
I guess I had wanted to give him a real taste of humanity. Something that would force Him to harbor misgivings about the way he did things.
I waited for my turn.
When I was called before the pearlly throne, his blinding radia... | This place was real. I had spent my whole life denying that it could ever exist, that something like this could ever be real. It went completely against the laws of the universe...didn't it?
And yet here I was. Floating amongst the clouds, the massive pearly gates in the distance. I began to walk towards them. Or ma... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Wha- Where a-"
*"Whoa, hold up!* Get your bearings first before you start asking questions! Everyone only gets one."
"One wha-"
"Damn it *stop* it! Just stop asking for a second, I'll explain. Listen, you're dead."
As you can imagine, I was in a daze. One second, I was on my daily jog down the street from my... | I had my eyes closed, resting. Something didnt feel right though. There was an interesting sensation of weightlessness. Then I heard him.
"Azshare, it is time. Open your eyes my son."
It wasn't exactly what i assumed Heaven to look like. There was no clouds or trippy little goblin babys holding harps. Just the most... |
Enjoy!
Edit: This is my first week writing and I'm glad to see so many people like this prompt. I'll try my best to read through all of your stories and any future ones!
Second edit: So far so good! Sorry if my comments sound the same. I have read through all of yours, and I tried to leave simple comments, as there w... | [WP] When you die, God let's you ask only one question. | "Wha- Where a-"
*"Whoa, hold up!* Get your bearings first before you start asking questions! Everyone only gets one."
"One wha-"
"Damn it *stop* it! Just stop asking for a second, I'll explain. Listen, you're dead."
As you can imagine, I was in a daze. One second, I was on my daily jog down the street from my... | I don't know what I was expecting, actually.
When I died, I remember a bright flash, as if someone had taken a picture right in my face. I remember blinking a lot, only to realize the light didn't go away. It... it didn't hurt, actually. Turns out dying was faster than falling asleep. And there was nobody to interrupt... |
[WP] God becomes unsatisfied with the idea that they have simply "always existed", and begins the search for their creator. | On one level, you can think of the universe as a vast expanding mass of matter and energy, whose interactions comprise a sort of consciousness. Some people think of this universal consciousness as God. On another level, for the sake of simplicity, let’s just say that God is an old, smart, sometimes cranky guy on a thro... | He's just an old, lonely guy sitting on a rocking chair on a porch. The screen door is slamming shut and autumn leaves blow over the rotting steps. He has rheumatism in his hips and arthritis in his fingers, so the leaves will be there until the snow falls in winter and melts in spring, washing away the mulch.
He us... | |
[WP] God becomes unsatisfied with the idea that they have simply "always existed", and begins the search for their creator. | On one level, you can think of the universe as a vast expanding mass of matter and energy, whose interactions comprise a sort of consciousness. Some people think of this universal consciousness as God. On another level, for the sake of simplicity, let’s just say that God is an old, smart, sometimes cranky guy on a thro... | "No, wait, I must have had a beginning. It's the only thing that makes sense. I should be able to remember it, but my memories go back so far--
"That's funny, I guess I finally answered the question about whether my memory had limits. But when did I first ask that question? That's right, it was back when I had physica... | |
[WP] You are a dog and you've been told you're going to the park. Half way there you realise you are being brought to the vet. | Park!
Park!
Park!
Car!
Wind!
Park!
Park!
Park?
Par... par... p...
Shit. | “Yesssssssss” I glee with joy, I felt today was going to be amazing. My buddy is excited too and we jump into the car.
We leave my house and the car takes us right. Ooooh, I wonder which park the car will choose. It could be squirrel central park, one of my absolute favs, or it could be river red. Both great choices!... | |
[WP] You are a dog and you've been told you're going to the park. Half way there you realise you are being brought to the vet. | The motherfucker is going to pay. I did my bid. Served my time. Even got experimented on by that sicko they let run the medical ward. I ain't going back there again.
Look at him up there, arguing with the radio like a fucking nutjob. He thinks he's so smart, going out of his way to make it look like we're headed down... | “Yesssssssss” I glee with joy, I felt today was going to be amazing. My buddy is excited too and we jump into the car.
We leave my house and the car takes us right. Ooooh, I wonder which park the car will choose. It could be squirrel central park, one of my absolute favs, or it could be river red. Both great choices!... | |
[WP] You are a dog and you've been told you're going to the park. Half way there you realise you are being brought to the vet. | The motherfucker is going to pay. I did my bid. Served my time. Even got experimented on by that sicko they let run the medical ward. I ain't going back there again.
Look at him up there, arguing with the radio like a fucking nutjob. He thinks he's so smart, going out of his way to make it look like we're headed down... | Park!
Park!
Park!
Car!
Wind!
Park!
Park!
Park?
Par... par... p...
Shit. | |
[WP] You see three bright lights when you die. | I think everyone goes through a phase growing up where they first grasp the full implications of death. It is unknowable, it is inevitable and it is final. Everyone we know will die and at some point so will we. This horrified me, and for almost a month after this realization I was kept up at night by some horrible con... | As the old man layed there in his bed, surrounded by only a few nurses and a doctor, he thought to himself about how he found himself in that situation. Alone, in his home, with no one but him to occupy the rooms, he was found by the neighbors, sprawled on the floor. A fall took him down, and with no one to call for ... | |
[WP] You see three bright lights when you die. | I think everyone goes through a phase growing up where they first grasp the full implications of death. It is unknowable, it is inevitable and it is final. Everyone we know will die and at some point so will we. This horrified me, and for almost a month after this realization I was kept up at night by some horrible con... | I opened my eyes, the glare of the lights blocking everything else out. In my ear, my interrogator whispers "There are three lights. How many lights are there?" I tried to focus, and saw three lights. That felt wrong. I blinked. I shook my head, and then there were four. "THERE. ARE. FOUR. LIGHTS!" | |
[WP] You're a morally conflicted time cop. You serve as a silent bodyguard to the monsters of history, protecting them from righteous vigilantes from the future. | "*Mein Fuhrer*."
Entrenched behind sallow, sagging skin, a flicker of life peeked over the sandbags that protected the Fuhrer's eyes.
"Ah, Laurenz." With a groan, the Fuhrer creaked upright to face the man--a gesture of respect that few other than his bodyguard of over twenty years could wrench out of him. "Are St... | *First prompt on this sub.*
The kid was barely four feet tall. And even though his entire body was trembling from top to bottom, the look on his face suggested that he was very, very capable of pulling that trigger.
His arm shook as he extended the gun up at me.
I sighed, crouching down to meet his height. I tried f... | |
[WP] You're a morally conflicted time cop. You serve as a silent bodyguard to the monsters of history, protecting them from righteous vigilantes from the future. | I was/am/currently are/and will be Time Cop Badge #1138-Personal Protection and Timeline Restoration Division. They've currently got me working the Hitler beat. Due to the high stress involved,nobody works the Hitler beat for long...seems like this is stop numero uno for anyone who cracks the tech....beats me why they ... | I dash through the vanilla colored halls, my heart pounding, each beat pushing me to move faster. The heat is intense, the smoke thick, and there is almost no visibility. I'm navigating the building by memory at this point, just praying to God or whatever being that is up there and willing to take pity on me that she i... | |
[WP] Your short story has become a runaway success. Shortly after selling the movie rights you receive a knock at the door. It’s the OP of the writing prompt that inspired your story, and he’s looking for his cut of the money. | Stephen steadied himself against the door frame, getting splattered slightly with the rain.
"Great. Just what I needed" he thought.
Stephen sighed heavily and looked at the lonely character standing on his front step.
They were soaking wet, it *was* Manchester afterall. Rain city they call it, and for a reason. It r... | "Yes honey I cant believe it either", I exclaimed as yet another commercial for my upcoming movie runs on the TV. Its all happened so fast. Heres a little back story. One year ago I was just a normal redditor with mediocre comments or a good link here and there, then one day I saw a compelling writing prompt. I spent h... | |
[WP] Year 1002015, the human race has been dead for thousands of years, except for you. On your 8th birthday, you wished to live 1,000,000 years longer. Well your wish came true, and your 1,000,008th birthday is soon approaching. | I am about to die soon, I think. I made a wish in 2015, when I was eight years old, to live another 1,000,000 years. My 1,000,008th birthday approaches.
Humanity has come and gone, and I have too. I've died thousands of times, but I've always had this strange ability to regenerate the next day. Once I hit adulthood, I... | I wonder what it will feel like to die.
This thought has routinely passed through my head over the many millenia I've been alive. Morbidly, I would fantasize about how it might occur; maybe I would fall ill with a strange, fatal disease that only affected million-year old people, or perhaps I would just turn to brittl... | |
[WP] Year 1002015, the human race has been dead for thousands of years, except for you. On your 8th birthday, you wished to live 1,000,000 years longer. Well your wish came true, and your 1,000,008th birthday is soon approaching. | Everything loses its charm after a while. Sunsets are just boring if you watch it a million times so are rainbows.Everything is boring when you run out of questions to ponder. Man had answered all the questions except one.
Man had asked every question with the hope of finding an answer which will give him the ability... | I wonder what it will feel like to die.
This thought has routinely passed through my head over the many millenia I've been alive. Morbidly, I would fantasize about how it might occur; maybe I would fall ill with a strange, fatal disease that only affected million-year old people, or perhaps I would just turn to brittl... | |
[WP] Year 1002015, the human race has been dead for thousands of years, except for you. On your 8th birthday, you wished to live 1,000,000 years longer. Well your wish came true, and your 1,000,008th birthday is soon approaching. | Everything loses its charm after a while. Sunsets are just boring if you watch it a million times so are rainbows.Everything is boring when you run out of questions to ponder. Man had answered all the questions except one.
Man had asked every question with the hope of finding an answer which will give him the ability... | "Happy birthday..... to me."
The candle flickered forlornly on a pile of dust. That candle, saved for hundreds of thousands of years, just for this birthday.
"Happy.... birthday.... to... me"
One Million Years. Nothing was left of humanity, the world was nothing more than a floating space rock.
"Happy *sob* birth... | |
[WP] You befriend an alien that is always naked. You assume this is part of his culture, but upon arrival at his home planet, everyone is fully clothed. | I never really gave his nakedness to much thought. He came to earth in his ship, crashing himself in my backyard. You don't have an alien crashing in your backyard every day, so I needed some time to come to terms with it. He could only speak to me telepathically. But we talked. His name was Gorgan, he told me. He had ... | *Well, this is awkward.*
Fortunately, I was able to quickly explain to the police officer who tried to ticket us for indecent exposure that we'd had an accident that destroyed the clothes we had been wearing. He laughed sympathetically.
"Yes, those multidimensional transporters have had quite a few maintenance issues... |
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