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[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | My parents were the sort of people who bought me a welcome mat as a house warming gift when I finally struck it out on my own. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against welcome mats, they're fine. They're the sort of thing that you don't buy when you first move into a new place. So, it's not like I had one already. Bu... | Following the path up the side of the hill had been difficult. More difficult than it should have been by far. The blood loss was really starting to affect him now. A half mile left? A quarter perhaps? He supposed it didn’t really matter. If he didn’t find a source to replace the blood he’d already lost.. was still los... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | My parents were the sort of people who bought me a welcome mat as a house warming gift when I finally struck it out on my own. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against welcome mats, they're fine. They're the sort of thing that you don't buy when you first move into a new place. So, it's not like I had one already. Bu... | "It has to actually say Welcome. As amusing as 'You Better Have Tacos' is, it doesn't qualify'"
"But Why? How does that even work, isn't the idea of having a doormat fundamentally set the conditions by which entry is expected"
This was a standard argument between Shin and I, well in reality it wasn't an argument... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | My parents were the sort of people who bought me a welcome mat as a house warming gift when I finally struck it out on my own. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against welcome mats, they're fine. They're the sort of thing that you don't buy when you first move into a new place. So, it's not like I had one already. Bu... | My shift is about to end, only one more minute. My boss flies above the mat manufacturing line and rings a bell. Everybody exhales nicely and we go home. The line bustles to an end and the materials are put away. Fur. Rubber. Shit like that. Shit to make mats.
My boss makes a killing off these mats because the best, m... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "So tell me about this 'little' theory of yours again Michael", Vince said with an air of amusement.
"It's not a theory, it's a fact. I may have been wrong about the fluoride in the drinking water and the Illuminati running everything but I know of a conspiracy that is far more sinister than aglets."
"Wait, what d... | My shift is about to end, only one more minute. My boss flies above the mat manufacturing line and rings a bell. Everybody exhales nicely and we go home. The line bustles to an end and the materials are put away. Fur. Rubber. Shit like that. Shit to make mats.
My boss makes a killing off these mats because the best, m... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "So tell me about this 'little' theory of yours again Michael", Vince said with an air of amusement.
"It's not a theory, it's a fact. I may have been wrong about the fluoride in the drinking water and the Illuminati running everything but I know of a conspiracy that is far more sinister than aglets."
"Wait, what d... | "Good evening-" He said. He barely had time for another word as the door was once again slammed in his face. Undeterred, he knocked again, a little more persistently this time.
"Go away!" came the muffled reply from inside.
"Please, I just -". He sighed and rubbed the pale grey skin of his forehead with the back of ... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "I hate this place" Maria thought as she stared out across the barren Transylvanian landscape. Leaning her head against the car window, misery tinged the blur of trees and rolling hills outside in grey. Nevermind that they were in fact mostly grey.
Not even her pulp novel, purchased by a penitent parent, could hold h... | "Good evening-" He said. He barely had time for another word as the door was once again slammed in his face. Undeterred, he knocked again, a little more persistently this time.
"Go away!" came the muffled reply from inside.
"Please, I just -". He sighed and rubbed the pale grey skin of his forehead with the back of ... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "That has got to be, without a shadow of a doubt, the dumbest fucking thing I have ever heard."
Sergeant Barnes stood waiting for the coffee machine to finish making noise. Beside him stood Police Constable Williams, with a report in-hand.
"But it has to be the case, sir. There's no other possible connection."
"No o... | "Good evening-" He said. He barely had time for another word as the door was once again slammed in his face. Undeterred, he knocked again, a little more persistently this time.
"Go away!" came the muffled reply from inside.
"Please, I just -". He sighed and rubbed the pale grey skin of his forehead with the back of ... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "That has got to be, without a shadow of a doubt, the dumbest fucking thing I have ever heard."
Sergeant Barnes stood waiting for the coffee machine to finish making noise. Beside him stood Police Constable Williams, with a report in-hand.
"But it has to be the case, sir. There's no other possible connection."
"No o... | "I hate this place" Maria thought as she stared out across the barren Transylvanian landscape. Leaning her head against the car window, misery tinged the blur of trees and rolling hills outside in grey. Nevermind that they were in fact mostly grey.
Not even her pulp novel, purchased by a penitent parent, could hold h... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "That has got to be, without a shadow of a doubt, the dumbest fucking thing I have ever heard."
Sergeant Barnes stood waiting for the coffee machine to finish making noise. Beside him stood Police Constable Williams, with a report in-hand.
"But it has to be the case, sir. There's no other possible connection."
"No o... | Vampires were a dying breed, once. The process of turning a human wreaked havoc on their bodies, and killed more than it saved. Technology was rapidly advancing in ways that it never had before; developing by its side was knowledge. Humans, those fragile things, were becoming wiser. Slowly, even for an immortal, but su... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | "That has got to be, without a shadow of a doubt, the dumbest fucking thing I have ever heard."
Sergeant Barnes stood waiting for the coffee machine to finish making noise. Beside him stood Police Constable Williams, with a report in-hand.
"But it has to be the case, sir. There's no other possible connection."
"No o... | Once again, was I sitting there in the darkness. Hungry. Starving. The gossip was going around faster than my non-existing blood flow,. The mortals knew there were shady "people" around who would knock on the door with some poor excuse to try and enter the residence. Some lousy new-blood was captured and tortured for t... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | Earl and Helena pulled into the condo complex.
"I'm *so* hungry," she complained, tapping her long fingernails on the window.
"That's because you didn't finish that frat boy's blood."
"He was so drunk, I was getting tipsy! And I'm not 21 yet --"
He snickered. "Ah, such a sense of morality."
"Well, yes. Unlike you,... | Once again, was I sitting there in the darkness. Hungry. Starving. The gossip was going around faster than my non-existing blood flow,. The mortals knew there were shady "people" around who would knock on the door with some poor excuse to try and enter the residence. Some lousy new-blood was captured and tortured for t... | |
[WP] Vampires cannot enter a house uninvited. Turns out, they invented Welcome mats to bypass this rule decades ago. | Earl and Helena pulled into the condo complex.
"I'm *so* hungry," she complained, tapping her long fingernails on the window.
"That's because you didn't finish that frat boy's blood."
"He was so drunk, I was getting tipsy! And I'm not 21 yet --"
He snickered. "Ah, such a sense of morality."
"Well, yes. Unlike you,... | The woman comes to the Wal-mart, alone, on a windy evening. The door to the box-store separates for her automatically when it senses her human movements, and she shivers in the vestibule. She is very tired, but still she smiles and nods when Albert the greeter says hello, grinning with his strange teeth. She pulls a... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | *"Dang it, that was my best one yet."*
My previous life - yes, previous - I was a mathematical professor, one of the most famous ones. Every time I died, I had to cope in the same time. I can't ever get the date out of my head, when I was born. You know, I'm always told it was January 21st 2006, but I never remember. ... | The first time was a relief, it was something I had wished for, oddly enough. I had wanted more than anything to go back to my childhood when everything seemed perfect, magical mysterious and I still had a chance to fix my life. My family had moved out of state during kindergarten year which left me separated from my f... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Ms. Weber was having a rough day. Then again, all her days were rough. She had never intended to teach kids. Truth be told, she hated them. But her degree was in Child Care and there had been an opening and she was getting to that age were alcohol wasn't free anymore, so she took the job.
It was the first day at Von E... | The first time was a relief, it was something I had wished for, oddly enough. I had wanted more than anything to go back to my childhood when everything seemed perfect, magical mysterious and I still had a chance to fix my life. My family had moved out of state during kindergarten year which left me separated from my f... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Alright, that last one was a waste, I admit it. Who know how many more attempts I'll get. But to be kind of honest, it really is quite a thrill diving head first into the ocean off the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge when you're only eight years old. I'd lived a mere two years in my awakened state but had to take... | The first time was a relief, it was something I had wished for, oddly enough. I had wanted more than anything to go back to my childhood when everything seemed perfect, magical mysterious and I still had a chance to fix my life. My family had moved out of state during kindergarten year which left me separated from my f... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Ms. Weber was having a rough day. Then again, all her days were rough. She had never intended to teach kids. Truth be told, she hated them. But her degree was in Child Care and there had been an opening and she was getting to that age were alcohol wasn't free anymore, so she took the job.
It was the first day at Von E... | The bang.
The thud.
The pain.
The numb.
The dark.
The light.
I opened my eyes. The dinosaur stickers on the ceiling hit me with a wave of nausea and nostalgia. “Nap time’s over now kids, up you get”. Mrs Brown. Once so sweet and caring, now seemingly fickle and fake. This must have been what my parents saw. Adult... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Alright, that last one was a waste, I admit it. Who know how many more attempts I'll get. But to be kind of honest, it really is quite a thrill diving head first into the ocean off the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge when you're only eight years old. I'd lived a mere two years in my awakened state but had to take... | The bang.
The thud.
The pain.
The numb.
The dark.
The light.
I opened my eyes. The dinosaur stickers on the ceiling hit me with a wave of nausea and nostalgia. “Nap time’s over now kids, up you get”. Mrs Brown. Once so sweet and caring, now seemingly fickle and fake. This must have been what my parents saw. Adult... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | *"Dang it, that was my best one yet."*
My previous life - yes, previous - I was a mathematical professor, one of the most famous ones. Every time I died, I had to cope in the same time. I can't ever get the date out of my head, when I was born. You know, I'm always told it was January 21st 2006, but I never remember. ... | I walked in the room to see the familiar, bright colored walls. The sound of children screaming, laughing, and crying fills my ears. The teacher, Ms. Rem, is greeting parents dropping off their children.
"Go on in sweetie." I hear my mother's voice say behind me. I feel her hand on my shoulder, pushing me forward.... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Ms. Weber was having a rough day. Then again, all her days were rough. She had never intended to teach kids. Truth be told, she hated them. But her degree was in Child Care and there had been an opening and she was getting to that age were alcohol wasn't free anymore, so she took the job.
It was the first day at Von E... | I walked in the room to see the familiar, bright colored walls. The sound of children screaming, laughing, and crying fills my ears. The teacher, Ms. Rem, is greeting parents dropping off their children.
"Go on in sweetie." I hear my mother's voice say behind me. I feel her hand on my shoulder, pushing me forward.... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | I saw the flash and I knew I had failed. Again. The ground shook and the walls came falling down around me.
I woke with a start and yelled "Dammit! I can't stop it!" Mom opened my door and said a bit crossly "I know you don't want to go to school, but you don't need to swear." I sighed and slid out of bed "Sorry mom..... | I walked in the room to see the familiar, bright colored walls. The sound of children screaming, laughing, and crying fills my ears. The teacher, Ms. Rem, is greeting parents dropping off their children.
"Go on in sweetie." I hear my mother's voice say behind me. I feel her hand on my shoulder, pushing me forward.... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Alright, that last one was a waste, I admit it. Who know how many more attempts I'll get. But to be kind of honest, it really is quite a thrill diving head first into the ocean off the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge when you're only eight years old. I'd lived a mere two years in my awakened state but had to take... | I walked in the room to see the familiar, bright colored walls. The sound of children screaming, laughing, and crying fills my ears. The teacher, Ms. Rem, is greeting parents dropping off their children.
"Go on in sweetie." I hear my mother's voice say behind me. I feel her hand on my shoulder, pushing me forward.... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Alright, that last one was a waste, I admit it. Who know how many more attempts I'll get. But to be kind of honest, it really is quite a thrill diving head first into the ocean off the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge when you're only eight years old. I'd lived a mere two years in my awakened state but had to take... | *"Dang it, that was my best one yet."*
My previous life - yes, previous - I was a mathematical professor, one of the most famous ones. Every time I died, I had to cope in the same time. I can't ever get the date out of my head, when I was born. You know, I'm always told it was January 21st 2006, but I never remember. ... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | Alright, that last one was a waste, I admit it. Who know how many more attempts I'll get. But to be kind of honest, it really is quite a thrill diving head first into the ocean off the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge when you're only eight years old. I'd lived a mere two years in my awakened state but had to take... | I saw the flash and I knew I had failed. Again. The ground shook and the walls came falling down around me.
I woke with a start and yelled "Dammit! I can't stop it!" Mom opened my door and said a bit crossly "I know you don't want to go to school, but you don't need to swear." I sighed and slid out of bed "Sorry mom..... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | "It's okay, Billy. Your parents will be back soon," the teacher said in a gentle voice. "You'll be home before you know it."
I stopped crying. I knew where I was, but as always, I didn't know why.
And so began another long life. I became a doctor this time, but a woman accused me of groping her, a heinous act I hadn'... | To be immortal is one thing. To live a *Groundhog Day* for eleven full lifetimes has now put me at the start of a dozen; For all I know, this may be what everyone experiences and I just remember them all for some reason. It all sounds absolutely bonkers . . . *expecially* if you are me. But not if you take my words *fi... | |
[WP] Everytime you die, you wake up six years old again on your first day of kindergarten, remembering all your past lives. Today is your twelfth restart. | "It's okay, Billy. Your parents will be back soon," the teacher said in a gentle voice. "You'll be home before you know it."
I stopped crying. I knew where I was, but as always, I didn't know why.
And so began another long life. I became a doctor this time, but a woman accused me of groping her, a heinous act I hadn'... | *"Oh no, not again."*
"What is it sweetie?" the rotund woman arched down from her great height above me. Placing a comforting hand on my back, cheeks a cartoonish, rosy red.
This was probably her, my latest mother. Her accent was quite shrill, and nasally. I felt the cogs slowly turn in my mind, English speaking fo... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | There's nothing I relish more than my afternoon swims. Part of it is my affinity for the water, but mostly it's my affinity for resisting authority. It's illegal to swim in the pond behind my house - a pond that I dug myself.
It was an effort to piss off my next-door neighbour, Circe. In the country "next-door" is ab... | *It's such lovely weather today. Just perfect for an afternoon swim.*
Making my way down to the local pond, I reach to get my clothes off, but I realize I'm not currently wearing any.
*An odd development to say the least, especially given that it means I've walked to the pond without anyone telling me I wasn't weari... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | *It's such lovely weather today. Just perfect for an afternoon swim.*
Making my way down to the local pond, I reach to get my clothes off, but I realize I'm not currently wearing any.
*An odd development to say the least, especially given that it means I've walked to the pond without anyone telling me I wasn't weari... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | I know that I have a speech impediment that can make me a little difficult to understand. It makes me a little irritated, sometimes, because I feel like I'm having to go through some rather ridiculous pantomimes to get my point across. And, yes, I have been known to have anger-management issues. But that old lady was a... | *It's such lovely weather today. Just perfect for an afternoon swim.*
Making my way down to the local pond, I reach to get my clothes off, but I realize I'm not currently wearing any.
*An odd development to say the least, especially given that it means I've walked to the pond without anyone telling me I wasn't weari... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | There's nothing I relish more than my afternoon swims. Part of it is my affinity for the water, but mostly it's my affinity for resisting authority. It's illegal to swim in the pond behind my house - a pond that I dug myself.
It was an effort to piss off my next-door neighbour, Circe. In the country "next-door" is ab... | "I'd like to go for a ride some day, doo doo. Like to fly in a boat some day."
Swimming is what keeps me going these days. I like to hum to myself little ditties. They probably sound like some stupid animal noise to other people, but they seem like music to me.
I go out into the creek every day. I just drift. It's n... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | "I'd like to go for a ride some day, doo doo. Like to fly in a boat some day."
Swimming is what keeps me going these days. I like to hum to myself little ditties. They probably sound like some stupid animal noise to other people, but they seem like music to me.
I go out into the creek every day. I just drift. It's n... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | I know that I have a speech impediment that can make me a little difficult to understand. It makes me a little irritated, sometimes, because I feel like I'm having to go through some rather ridiculous pantomimes to get my point across. And, yes, I have been known to have anger-management issues. But that old lady was a... | "I'd like to go for a ride some day, doo doo. Like to fly in a boat some day."
Swimming is what keeps me going these days. I like to hum to myself little ditties. They probably sound like some stupid animal noise to other people, but they seem like music to me.
I go out into the creek every day. I just drift. It's n... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | There's nothing I relish more than my afternoon swims. Part of it is my affinity for the water, but mostly it's my affinity for resisting authority. It's illegal to swim in the pond behind my house - a pond that I dug myself.
It was an effort to piss off my next-door neighbour, Circe. In the country "next-door" is ab... |
this old Chinese man
throws crusts-dried
seaweed ugly candy
he aims for my head-misses
lands in the dirt water
I wade
I wade
I wade
feathers sprout
from hands
arms-webbed
toes
a circus captured me
once-set me in
a cage-bars
too small to slip out
women with big teeth
laugh... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded |
this old Chinese man
throws crusts-dried
seaweed ugly candy
he aims for my head-misses
lands in the dirt water
I wade
I wade
I wade
feathers sprout
from hands
arms-webbed
toes
a circus captured me
once-set me in
a cage-bars
too small to slip out
women with big teeth
laugh... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | I know that I have a speech impediment that can make me a little difficult to understand. It makes me a little irritated, sometimes, because I feel like I'm having to go through some rather ridiculous pantomimes to get my point across. And, yes, I have been known to have anger-management issues. But that old lady was a... |
this old Chinese man
throws crusts-dried
seaweed ugly candy
he aims for my head-misses
lands in the dirt water
I wade
I wade
I wade
feathers sprout
from hands
arms-webbed
toes
a circus captured me
once-set me in
a cage-bars
too small to slip out
women with big teeth
laugh... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | There's nothing I relish more than my afternoon swims. Part of it is my affinity for the water, but mostly it's my affinity for resisting authority. It's illegal to swim in the pond behind my house - a pond that I dug myself.
It was an effort to piss off my next-door neighbour, Circe. In the country "next-door" is ab... | "Haaah?"
I'm out swimming in the lake, and I get knocked in the head by some sort of missile. My first thought is that it's some sort of mugger, but when I look around I see bread, and ducks. Well, damn. I look down, and all I see are more feathers. I try to shout at this brigand, but I only hear a quack. Hmmm.
This... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | "Haaah?"
I'm out swimming in the lake, and I get knocked in the head by some sort of missile. My first thought is that it's some sort of mugger, but when I look around I see bread, and ducks. Well, damn. I look down, and all I see are more feathers. I try to shout at this brigand, but I only hear a quack. Hmmm.
This... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | I know that I have a speech impediment that can make me a little difficult to understand. It makes me a little irritated, sometimes, because I feel like I'm having to go through some rather ridiculous pantomimes to get my point across. And, yes, I have been known to have anger-management issues. But that old lady was a... | "Haaah?"
I'm out swimming in the lake, and I get knocked in the head by some sort of missile. My first thought is that it's some sort of mugger, but when I look around I see bread, and ducks. Well, damn. I look down, and all I see are more feathers. I try to shout at this brigand, but I only hear a quack. Hmmm.
This... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | When did this happen?
I tried to think back, but my usual ability to arrange time into a linear narrative was slipping away...
Bread.
Underwater... bubbles, pond weed.
Bubbles... shake off...
I didn't know how this had happened... How what had happened? What was I...?
Quack.
Bread.
Bread.
I like bread. | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | With the blazing sun beating down on the lake, it was not only a perfect day for a swim, but an ideal day for laying on the beach.
But not me.
I always got a daily swim in and skipped the boring "tanning" part of the generic beach-going experience because swimming is what I liked. Little did i know, swimming would be... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | *And… Fifty!* Donald thought happily to himself as he finished another length of the pond. It had been years since he last went swimming, yet he had managed to swim fifty lengths and was barely out of breath. He floated around for a bit feeling proud of himself.
He had used to come swimming in this pond all the time w... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | mi naem is duck
i lik the bred
this old lady
throws at my haed
i quack once
she quak twice
i think she
is vary neice
i fluff my neck
she runs away
she must faer
my waddling sway
mi naem is duck
i like the bread
fuck with me
i'll peck you ded | I sigh, looking out at the perfect calm water with just the softest ripples moving along the surface, drawing me in with their seductive coolness. The day is warm, and I can't wait to dip my feet in the water. I slowly wade out, watching the fish scatter as I stomp down next to them. Soon I am floating, feeling the war... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | I know that I have a speech impediment that can make me a little difficult to understand. It makes me a little irritated, sometimes, because I feel like I'm having to go through some rather ridiculous pantomimes to get my point across. And, yes, I have been known to have anger-management issues. But that old lady was a... | It was just another summer afternoon and the heat was too much to bear so I went skinny dipping in my family lake. The refreshing caress of the gentle water cajoling me to deeper within her fathomless bosom and I descended deeper and deeper into cold. Every dive invigorated me with a profound feeling of happiness and I... | |
[WP] As you're out for your regular afternoon swim some old lady starts throwing bread at you. Slowly, Horribly you realize that you're actually a duck. | I know that I have a speech impediment that can make me a little difficult to understand. It makes me a little irritated, sometimes, because I feel like I'm having to go through some rather ridiculous pantomimes to get my point across. And, yes, I have been known to have anger-management issues. But that old lady was a... | There's nothing I relish more than my afternoon swims. Part of it is my affinity for the water, but mostly it's my affinity for resisting authority. It's illegal to swim in the pond behind my house - a pond that I dug myself.
It was an effort to piss off my next-door neighbour, Circe. In the country "next-door" is ab... | |
[WP] You are being executed. | That laugh as blood flowed from his mouth, it's... Deranged. And terrifying. "You think... You think this is the end of me?" His eyes... I don't know how to describe them. Evil? D-Determined? He seems so sure of himself. I never understood why people in movies always did this. Making impossible claims before they die. ... | Was it all worth it? I’ve always liked to think I have no regrets. But standing here, in front of this crowd of people, I’m not so sure it was worth it. They’ve been throwing stones, rotten fruit, anything they can get their hands on. Their voices a cacophony of sound, all calling for my death. I spot a few of my old f... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Michael sat still as a statue on his mesh play mat, his legs folded under him as he watched the television completely transfixed. He held in his right hand his Superman toy and in the other an 'Alien' toy from the Ridley Scott film. SETI scientist were claiming they had confirmed that they have made contact with extrat... | "So you're telling me that you're an alien." Alan asked Jace.
He nodded, shrugging off the fact that he looked nothing more than a regular teenage boy.
Alan began poking Jace in various parts of his body, only to find himself sighing in defeat.
He was such an enthusiast about extraterrestrial lifeforms that he never... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | "It was an experiment." the being said, oh so familiar in his speech and looks. He sparked a cigarette, standing in front of his craft that looked only a few decades ahead of our current technology. "We found a Neanderthal in the ice, frozen in a way that the DNA was intact enough for us to make a clone, add some alter... | "So you're telling me that you're an alien." Alan asked Jace.
He nodded, shrugging off the fact that he looked nothing more than a regular teenage boy.
Alan began poking Jace in various parts of his body, only to find himself sighing in defeat.
He was such an enthusiast about extraterrestrial lifeforms that he never... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | “Ladies and gentlemen, it is exactly what we feared.”
The room erupted in to squabble. Noises and voices crashed in the air as the lead speaker attempted to regain decorum.
“Order! Order!” she shouted. “We must have order!”
“We cannot have more humans land on this planet. They will destroy everything we have been wo... | At first it seemed like a practical joke. A very expensive, utterly disruptive practical joke parked right in front of the Louvre. No injuries, just a big metal pyramid where the glass one used to be.
The global politics scene was a very interesting thing to follow in the few months after the object appeared. American... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | At first it seemed like a practical joke. A very expensive, utterly disruptive practical joke parked right in front of the Louvre. No injuries, just a big metal pyramid where the glass one used to be.
The global politics scene was a very interesting thing to follow in the few months after the object appeared. American... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When I was ten years old my brother Max told me there was an alien living under our shed.
He saw it with his own eyes and needed a partner to take it down. I would be his advisor.
I followed him into our backyard and hid behind his back.
Max carried the rake in front of him, both his hands steady on the wood. The... | At first it seemed like a practical joke. A very expensive, utterly disruptive practical joke parked right in front of the Louvre. No injuries, just a big metal pyramid where the glass one used to be.
The global politics scene was a very interesting thing to follow in the few months after the object appeared. American... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | "There is some logic to this, you must admit."
"I'm having trouble believing in logic at all at the moment," Anne said, adjusting the icepack. Her sullen gaze was fixated at the floor, as if looking around the room gave her a technological vertigo. There were too many holograms and little robotic things tinkering arou... | At first it seemed like a practical joke. A very expensive, utterly disruptive practical joke parked right in front of the Louvre. No injuries, just a big metal pyramid where the glass one used to be.
The global politics scene was a very interesting thing to follow in the few months after the object appeared. American... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When the Klorians returned, pouring out of the skygates like so many drops of golden dew, Tim Bradshaw was finishing the final harvest run on his farm. He had just enough time to stow away his tractor, order his family into the hall, and to prepare the pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and home-made biscuits.
The Klorian ... | At first it seemed like a practical joke. A very expensive, utterly disruptive practical joke parked right in front of the Louvre. No injuries, just a big metal pyramid where the glass one used to be.
The global politics scene was a very interesting thing to follow in the few months after the object appeared. American... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Joe wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her tightly to his chest. Most of the residents of St Bartholomew's Street had already come out of their houses to see the cause of the midnight fracas. They were now gathered around the drive of number thirty-eight, as if patrons around a theatre stage, many of... | At first it seemed like a practical joke. A very expensive, utterly disruptive practical joke parked right in front of the Louvre. No injuries, just a big metal pyramid where the glass one used to be.
The global politics scene was a very interesting thing to follow in the few months after the object appeared. American... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | “Ladies and gentlemen, it is exactly what we feared.”
The room erupted in to squabble. Noises and voices crashed in the air as the lead speaker attempted to regain decorum.
“Order! Order!” she shouted. “We must have order!”
“We cannot have more humans land on this planet. They will destroy everything we have been wo... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When I was ten years old my brother Max told me there was an alien living under our shed.
He saw it with his own eyes and needed a partner to take it down. I would be his advisor.
I followed him into our backyard and hid behind his back.
Max carried the rake in front of him, both his hands steady on the wood. The... | “Ladies and gentlemen, it is exactly what we feared.”
The room erupted in to squabble. Noises and voices crashed in the air as the lead speaker attempted to regain decorum.
“Order! Order!” she shouted. “We must have order!”
“We cannot have more humans land on this planet. They will destroy everything we have been wo... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | "There is some logic to this, you must admit."
"I'm having trouble believing in logic at all at the moment," Anne said, adjusting the icepack. Her sullen gaze was fixated at the floor, as if looking around the room gave her a technological vertigo. There were too many holograms and little robotic things tinkering arou... | “Ladies and gentlemen, it is exactly what we feared.”
The room erupted in to squabble. Noises and voices crashed in the air as the lead speaker attempted to regain decorum.
“Order! Order!” she shouted. “We must have order!”
“We cannot have more humans land on this planet. They will destroy everything we have been wo... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When the Klorians returned, pouring out of the skygates like so many drops of golden dew, Tim Bradshaw was finishing the final harvest run on his farm. He had just enough time to stow away his tractor, order his family into the hall, and to prepare the pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and home-made biscuits.
The Klorian ... | “Ladies and gentlemen, it is exactly what we feared.”
The room erupted in to squabble. Noises and voices crashed in the air as the lead speaker attempted to regain decorum.
“Order! Order!” she shouted. “We must have order!”
“We cannot have more humans land on this planet. They will destroy everything we have been wo... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Joe wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her tightly to his chest. Most of the residents of St Bartholomew's Street had already come out of their houses to see the cause of the midnight fracas. They were now gathered around the drive of number thirty-eight, as if patrons around a theatre stage, many of... | “Ladies and gentlemen, it is exactly what we feared.”
The room erupted in to squabble. Noises and voices crashed in the air as the lead speaker attempted to regain decorum.
“Order! Order!” she shouted. “We must have order!”
“We cannot have more humans land on this planet. They will destroy everything we have been wo... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | Have you ever felt like you’re constantly searching for something? No matter what you accomplish, who you meet, the places you visit, the feeling remains on the back of your head. You’re always disappointed. Maybe some people learn to live with it, but I could never ignore it. I talked to my mom about it, once, and she... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When I was ten years old my brother Max told me there was an alien living under our shed.
He saw it with his own eyes and needed a partner to take it down. I would be his advisor.
I followed him into our backyard and hid behind his back.
Max carried the rake in front of him, both his hands steady on the wood. The... | Have you ever felt like you’re constantly searching for something? No matter what you accomplish, who you meet, the places you visit, the feeling remains on the back of your head. You’re always disappointed. Maybe some people learn to live with it, but I could never ignore it. I talked to my mom about it, once, and she... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | "There is some logic to this, you must admit."
"I'm having trouble believing in logic at all at the moment," Anne said, adjusting the icepack. Her sullen gaze was fixated at the floor, as if looking around the room gave her a technological vertigo. There were too many holograms and little robotic things tinkering arou... | Have you ever felt like you’re constantly searching for something? No matter what you accomplish, who you meet, the places you visit, the feeling remains on the back of your head. You’re always disappointed. Maybe some people learn to live with it, but I could never ignore it. I talked to my mom about it, once, and she... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When the Klorians returned, pouring out of the skygates like so many drops of golden dew, Tim Bradshaw was finishing the final harvest run on his farm. He had just enough time to stow away his tractor, order his family into the hall, and to prepare the pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and home-made biscuits.
The Klorian ... | Have you ever felt like you’re constantly searching for something? No matter what you accomplish, who you meet, the places you visit, the feeling remains on the back of your head. You’re always disappointed. Maybe some people learn to live with it, but I could never ignore it. I talked to my mom about it, once, and she... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Joe wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her tightly to his chest. Most of the residents of St Bartholomew's Street had already come out of their houses to see the cause of the midnight fracas. They were now gathered around the drive of number thirty-eight, as if patrons around a theatre stage, many of... | Have you ever felt like you’re constantly searching for something? No matter what you accomplish, who you meet, the places you visit, the feeling remains on the back of your head. You’re always disappointed. Maybe some people learn to live with it, but I could never ignore it. I talked to my mom about it, once, and she... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When I was ten years old my brother Max told me there was an alien living under our shed.
He saw it with his own eyes and needed a partner to take it down. I would be his advisor.
I followed him into our backyard and hid behind his back.
Max carried the rake in front of him, both his hands steady on the wood. The... | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | "There is some logic to this, you must admit."
"I'm having trouble believing in logic at all at the moment," Anne said, adjusting the icepack. Her sullen gaze was fixated at the floor, as if looking around the room gave her a technological vertigo. There were too many holograms and little robotic things tinkering arou... | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When the Klorians returned, pouring out of the skygates like so many drops of golden dew, Tim Bradshaw was finishing the final harvest run on his farm. He had just enough time to stow away his tractor, order his family into the hall, and to prepare the pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and home-made biscuits.
The Klorian ... | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Joe wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her tightly to his chest. Most of the residents of St Bartholomew's Street had already come out of their houses to see the cause of the midnight fracas. They were now gathered around the drive of number thirty-eight, as if patrons around a theatre stage, many of... | Nobody believed it when the announcement was first made. The words echoed on every TV in every home: "We are quite certain when we say, alien life exists, and we have found it."
That was just two years ago. Working at NASA suddenly got a lot more exciting, we had a goal now, we knew we should be the ones to make first... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | When the Klorians returned, pouring out of the skygates like so many drops of golden dew, Tim Bradshaw was finishing the final harvest run on his farm. He had just enough time to stow away his tractor, order his family into the hall, and to prepare the pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and home-made biscuits.
The Klorian ... | "There is some logic to this, you must admit."
"I'm having trouble believing in logic at all at the moment," Anne said, adjusting the icepack. Her sullen gaze was fixated at the floor, as if looking around the room gave her a technological vertigo. There were too many holograms and little robotic things tinkering arou... | |
[WP] We all just assumed that aliens would be a completely different species to anything on Earth. No-one suspected that they would be genetically identical to humans. | Joe wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders and pulled her tightly to his chest. Most of the residents of St Bartholomew's Street had already come out of their houses to see the cause of the midnight fracas. They were now gathered around the drive of number thirty-eight, as if patrons around a theatre stage, many of... | Dave: "Look Aliens"
Sally: "They look just like us"
Dave: "I expected them to be a completely different species to us"
Sally: "But they look genetically identical"
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Glorplox: "Look Aliens"
Chris the Destroyer: "They look just like us"
Glorplox: "I expected them to be a completely different species to ... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | “Phht, cheap souvenir twaddle, IrJohn. We’ll use it for kindling.”
In fact the map bore the symbols of the Eastus, a long-extinct people known for leaving behind massive amounts of items. And not just where they went: One of their colonized territories was simply possessed by discarded bits of their plastic. Eastusian... | "All I'm saying is, this thing is supposed to be thousands of years old. Who knows if it's even real. And, In the event that it was real, who's to say that it hasn't already been found? Besides, there has to be another way to learn new spells."
He had a good point.
I had a flawed one. "Look around you Marc. How many ... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | I found it.
I have been scavenging through the treacherous land alone for years after my grandfather's sudden passing to find this place, and now, I found it. The building was sunken into the ground, the once white exterior now stained with brown dirt. One false move and the rest of the building would collapse to rubb... | "All I'm saying is, this thing is supposed to be thousands of years old. Who knows if it's even real. And, In the event that it was real, who's to say that it hasn't already been found? Besides, there has to be another way to learn new spells."
He had a good point.
I had a flawed one. "Look around you Marc. How many ... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | My grandfather owned three books. One was a dictionary with a bright blue cover. The left corner peeled away from the rest of the pages.
We read together from the dictionary each night. I repeated each word he read, sounding out the phonemes until the words were foreign.
The second book was a medical textbook. It w... | There was a knock at the door. This surprised the both of us. I'm not sure what went through Kat's mind. I know what went through mine, though. It was fear, predominantly because we had been each other's company for so long, and predominantly because I certainly had no clue who could be around. We weren't expecting vis... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | The day had been long and all the others were asleep. Only grandad and I remained by the last of the fire. The firelight glinted on the steel of the barricades nearby.
‘What was it like, though?’ I said to him, as though we were continuing a conversation.
‘It was amazing,’ he answered. ‘It was great. The internet wa... | There was a knock at the door. This surprised the both of us. I'm not sure what went through Kat's mind. I know what went through mine, though. It was fear, predominantly because we had been each other's company for so long, and predominantly because I certainly had no clue who could be around. We weren't expecting vis... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | I was lucky to have had a grandfather. I knew it. It shone in the jealous gazes of my friends whenever the wrinkled old man was present. They didn't hate me for it, not quite; but it was still something very few people could claim, and in the world our grandparents’ generation had left us, rarity was a commodity in its... | There was a knock at the door. This surprised the both of us. I'm not sure what went through Kat's mind. I know what went through mine, though. It was fear, predominantly because we had been each other's company for so long, and predominantly because I certainly had no clue who could be around. We weren't expecting vis... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | My grandfather owned three books. One was a dictionary with a bright blue cover. The left corner peeled away from the rest of the pages.
We read together from the dictionary each night. I repeated each word he read, sounding out the phonemes until the words were foreign.
The second book was a medical textbook. It w... | I had never really left the comfort and relative safety of the walls that had been built around our hometown, but I had witnessed the atrocities the wildlings (people who settled the wasteland rather than a city) ruthlessly dealt out when attacking the city. It was illegal to leave the city walls so grandfather had war... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | The day had been long and all the others were asleep. Only grandad and I remained by the last of the fire. The firelight glinted on the steel of the barricades nearby.
‘What was it like, though?’ I said to him, as though we were continuing a conversation.
‘It was amazing,’ he answered. ‘It was great. The internet wa... | I had never really left the comfort and relative safety of the walls that had been built around our hometown, but I had witnessed the atrocities the wildlings (people who settled the wasteland rather than a city) ruthlessly dealt out when attacking the city. It was illegal to leave the city walls so grandfather had war... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | I was lucky to have had a grandfather. I knew it. It shone in the jealous gazes of my friends whenever the wrinkled old man was present. They didn't hate me for it, not quite; but it was still something very few people could claim, and in the world our grandparents’ generation had left us, rarity was a commodity in its... | I had never really left the comfort and relative safety of the walls that had been built around our hometown, but I had witnessed the atrocities the wildlings (people who settled the wasteland rather than a city) ruthlessly dealt out when attacking the city. It was illegal to leave the city walls so grandfather had war... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | My grandfather owned three books. One was a dictionary with a bright blue cover. The left corner peeled away from the rest of the pages.
We read together from the dictionary each night. I repeated each word he read, sounding out the phonemes until the words were foreign.
The second book was a medical textbook. It w... | A loud boom echoes throughout the dim lit halls as Roger pushed the doors open to the library.
“Here it is.” He quietly whisper to himself, panting. He flicked on his torch and scanned the room.
“Strange..” he says as he walks down a flight of stairs, his mind begins to panic.
“Was the map wrong? Did do someone incor... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | The day had been long and all the others were asleep. Only grandad and I remained by the last of the fire. The firelight glinted on the steel of the barricades nearby.
‘What was it like, though?’ I said to him, as though we were continuing a conversation.
‘It was amazing,’ he answered. ‘It was great. The internet wa... | A loud boom echoes throughout the dim lit halls as Roger pushed the doors open to the library.
“Here it is.” He quietly whisper to himself, panting. He flicked on his torch and scanned the room.
“Strange..” he says as he walks down a flight of stairs, his mind begins to panic.
“Was the map wrong? Did do someone incor... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | I was lucky to have had a grandfather. I knew it. It shone in the jealous gazes of my friends whenever the wrinkled old man was present. They didn't hate me for it, not quite; but it was still something very few people could claim, and in the world our grandparents’ generation had left us, rarity was a commodity in its... | A loud boom echoes throughout the dim lit halls as Roger pushed the doors open to the library.
“Here it is.” He quietly whisper to himself, panting. He flicked on his torch and scanned the room.
“Strange..” he says as he walks down a flight of stairs, his mind begins to panic.
“Was the map wrong? Did do someone incor... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Ray's car rolled down the perfectly maintained highway. He was in search of the only thing that could push this stagnant world forwards - information.
On the other lane, a truck rolled past. It was slick and unlabeled, the driver's seat was empty. A load of something bound from the Eastern space ports to the Western c... | A loud boom echoes throughout the dim lit halls as Roger pushed the doors open to the library.
“Here it is.” He quietly whisper to himself, panting. He flicked on his torch and scanned the room.
“Strange..” he says as he walks down a flight of stairs, his mind begins to panic.
“Was the map wrong? Did do someone incor... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Our ancestors had jokingly said "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." This has become more true than ever over the past decade. Apparently it started with meddling in elections, spreading news of fake events. Then it was rallying third world countries to overthrow their governments and causing allian... | A loud boom echoes throughout the dim lit halls as Roger pushed the doors open to the library.
“Here it is.” He quietly whisper to himself, panting. He flicked on his torch and scanned the room.
“Strange..” he says as he walks down a flight of stairs, his mind begins to panic.
“Was the map wrong? Did do someone incor... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | The day had been long and all the others were asleep. Only grandad and I remained by the last of the fire. The firelight glinted on the steel of the barricades nearby.
‘What was it like, though?’ I said to him, as though we were continuing a conversation.
‘It was amazing,’ he answered. ‘It was great. The internet wa... | My grandfather owned three books. One was a dictionary with a bright blue cover. The left corner peeled away from the rest of the pages.
We read together from the dictionary each night. I repeated each word he read, sounding out the phonemes until the words were foreign.
The second book was a medical textbook. It w... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | I was lucky to have had a grandfather. I knew it. It shone in the jealous gazes of my friends whenever the wrinkled old man was present. They didn't hate me for it, not quite; but it was still something very few people could claim, and in the world our grandparents’ generation had left us, rarity was a commodity in its... | My grandfather owned three books. One was a dictionary with a bright blue cover. The left corner peeled away from the rest of the pages.
We read together from the dictionary each night. I repeated each word he read, sounding out the phonemes until the words were foreign.
The second book was a medical textbook. It w... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Our ancestors had jokingly said "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." This has become more true than ever over the past decade. Apparently it started with meddling in elections, spreading news of fake events. Then it was rallying third world countries to overthrow their governments and causing allian... | Ray's car rolled down the perfectly maintained highway. He was in search of the only thing that could push this stagnant world forwards - information.
On the other lane, a truck rolled past. It was slick and unlabeled, the driver's seat was empty. A load of something bound from the Eastern space ports to the Western c... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | I glanced down at the map once again. Surely *that* couldn’t be the right building! Out of the hundreds of towering skyscrapers that once made up Washington D.C in 2134, the one that contained the legendary Library of Congress was barely three stories?! It was unreal. The small building was made of marble that had once... | I looked at the map. Held in my hands, both of them still cold from digging the grave.
Books, what need do I have of books? Books didn't save the old world. Smart people wrote smart books which stupid people ignored.
I know my grandfather loved the old world, but in our wanderings I had seen the ruins of the citie... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Our ancestors had jokingly said "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." This has become more true than ever over the past decade. Apparently it started with meddling in elections, spreading news of fake events. Then it was rallying third world countries to overthrow their governments and causing allian... | I looked at the map. Held in my hands, both of them still cold from digging the grave.
Books, what need do I have of books? Books didn't save the old world. Smart people wrote smart books which stupid people ignored.
I know my grandfather loved the old world, but in our wanderings I had seen the ruins of the citie... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Our ancestors had jokingly said "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." This has become more true than ever over the past decade. Apparently it started with meddling in elections, spreading news of fake events. Then it was rallying third world countries to overthrow their governments and causing allian... | I glanced down at the map once again. Surely *that* couldn’t be the right building! Out of the hundreds of towering skyscrapers that once made up Washington D.C in 2134, the one that contained the legendary Library of Congress was barely three stories?! It was unreal. The small building was made of marble that had once... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Our ancestors had jokingly said "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." This has become more true than ever over the past decade. Apparently it started with meddling in elections, spreading news of fake events. Then it was rallying third world countries to overthrow their governments and causing allian... | I had searched for five hundred sun-ups, and now stood in the overgrown foyer of the legendary ‘Congriss’.
A mighty oak door stood in front of me. With my lever bar I wrenched it open, and gasped.
Hundreds of old people lined the room, creaking with age, all mumbling about how Jerusalem should totally be the capita... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | "I know he was your Last-Blood, but I'm sorry Jules, he'd lost his mind!" said Nathan. "*Clearly*. Because if the Library had ever existed, it sure as hell doesn't any more. And I doubt it ever *did* exist, by the way."
Jules bit her tongue and stared down at the yellowing parchment. Then she looked up, taking in the ... | I had searched for five hundred sun-ups, and now stood in the overgrown foyer of the legendary ‘Congriss’.
A mighty oak door stood in front of me. With my lever bar I wrenched it open, and gasped.
Hundreds of old people lined the room, creaking with age, all mumbling about how Jerusalem should totally be the capita... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Ailee Fosters knew that she should stop crying. It was unprofessional, certainly not how her grandfather had trained her, and most importantly, was directly interfering with her abilities to save his life.
"Please, grandpa, please... Just, help me, press down here, just stay away, please...."
As his eyelids drooped, ... | I had searched for five hundred sun-ups, and now stood in the overgrown foyer of the legendary ‘Congriss’.
A mighty oak door stood in front of me. With my lever bar I wrenched it open, and gasped.
Hundreds of old people lined the room, creaking with age, all mumbling about how Jerusalem should totally be the capita... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | When the bombs first fell, and the world turned gray, my grandfather and I were the only members of our family who survived. The old man was tough as nails, and I can say with certainty that I wouldn’t have lived very long if it wasn’t for him.
I remember one night in particular. Hunkered down inside an old shack, wi... | I had searched for five hundred sun-ups, and now stood in the overgrown foyer of the legendary ‘Congriss’.
A mighty oak door stood in front of me. With my lever bar I wrenched it open, and gasped.
Hundreds of old people lined the room, creaking with age, all mumbling about how Jerusalem should totally be the capita... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | Ailee Fosters knew that she should stop crying. It was unprofessional, certainly not how her grandfather had trained her, and most importantly, was directly interfering with her abilities to save his life.
"Please, grandpa, please... Just, help me, press down here, just stay away, please...."
As his eyelids drooped, ... | "I know he was your Last-Blood, but I'm sorry Jules, he'd lost his mind!" said Nathan. "*Clearly*. Because if the Library had ever existed, it sure as hell doesn't any more. And I doubt it ever *did* exist, by the way."
Jules bit her tongue and stared down at the yellowing parchment. Then she looked up, taking in the ... | |
[WP] In a post-apocalyptic era, books of the old world are the most valuable and sought after treasures. Your grandfather, who just passed, left you a map that supposedly leads to the legendary "Library of Congress". | When the bombs first fell, and the world turned gray, my grandfather and I were the only members of our family who survived. The old man was tough as nails, and I can say with certainty that I wouldn’t have lived very long if it wasn’t for him.
I remember one night in particular. Hunkered down inside an old shack, wi... | Rob set out on his quest. He'd been told it was folly, that it was too dangerous, that it didn't exist. Everyone tried to discourage him, but he just couldn't accept it. He needed to believe that there was a remnant of the world that once was whole.
He avoided the roaming bands, the scavenging fiends. The surface was... | |
[WP] Humanity is the smallest intergalactic nation in terms of size since they couldn't colonize outside their system due to territory issues. An oblivious empire decides to invade humans to find humans to be impossible to invade. | It had all been a bit damned inconvenient, really.
It had taken centuries, *centuries* of effort, to reach the technology levels needed to leave the solar system. It had been Elon Musk that started the process, of course. Building on the successes of SpaceX, he had managed to establish Lunar One. Terraforming the Moon... | “What do you think of this human empire?” asked Notok.
“I think they are weak, and will be easy to take” said Dotok.
“Excellent, should I ready the troops?” said Notok.
“Sally forth, and tomorrow we will be champions of the galaxy!” said Dotok.
The Grideloks prepared for battle with their ceremonial festivities. L... | |
[WP] Humanity is the smallest intergalactic nation in terms of size since they couldn't colonize outside their system due to territory issues. An oblivious empire decides to invade humans to find humans to be impossible to invade. | For the first time in over a century, the Eril were going to war. Presently the flotilla was organized in the standard format, light attack ships forward, heavy battleships centered around the capitol cruiser, forge ships in its wake. Probes had yet to see any warships amongst the stellar commercial traffic. The Eril w... | “What do you think of this human empire?” asked Notok.
“I think they are weak, and will be easy to take” said Dotok.
“Excellent, should I ready the troops?” said Notok.
“Sally forth, and tomorrow we will be champions of the galaxy!” said Dotok.
The Grideloks prepared for battle with their ceremonial festivities. L... | |
Free roam guys.the roommate can be guilty or innocent.they can be a 4'9 shy girl or a hulking bodybuilder man or anything else that enters your mind have fun!! | [WP] You stare slack-jawed at the T.V as the news anchor prattles on *"if you see this criminal please call the police do not engage this highly dangerous criminal"* you look to your roommate who responds "look... I can explain" | “What the fuck!” I screamed at him as he stood in the kitchen doorway.
“Dude, I don’t know, listen, we can figure this out…”
I stood, grabbing the 9mm Ruger off the end table. He froze, half turned away from me, half facing me. I could see enough of his eyes to spot fear spread across his brow, creasing his forehead... | Normal day, normal dinner. Beans, rice, and corn in a bowl with some salsa. That meant it was a Tuesday. Exciting I know. I sat down for what was probably the 1000th time to watch the news and eat my dinner. Dane was sitting on the couch and slid over to give me a little space. It felt like he was watching me but I did... |
Inspired by [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/comments/7m7ncs/flat_earth_family/drs6s3l/) from /r/insanepeoplefacebook. | [WP] The Earth is flat, and NASA is guarding a giant ice wall in Antarctica. Beyond that wall is more continents and oceans that only the elite inhabit. A group of explorers sneak past the wall and discover the rest of the world. | "The fuck! Everything is right we've checked three times." Trevor said staring up at his three story y'all fucult's pendulum.
"I have to admit I had a much cooler idea planned when I bought you this Christmas gift" John replied, poking the stationary pendulum. "The Earth's rotation should, well, cause this to swing."... | They pushed the WALL and it feels like paper Aurelius said. With ahuff and apuff the WALL came down. It fell over like a paper wall. The demolition man went home. He said seems like you don't need me and my job here is done. I don't care about what is behind the stupid WALL.
So the rest of the explorers carried on. Th... |
Inspired by [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/comments/7m7ncs/flat_earth_family/drs6s3l/) from /r/insanepeoplefacebook. | [WP] The Earth is flat, and NASA is guarding a giant ice wall in Antarctica. Beyond that wall is more continents and oceans that only the elite inhabit. A group of explorers sneak past the wall and discover the rest of the world. | A flat poem.
I am sorry, but this is a mess.
I digress.
I must unsubscribe from this tribe.
Many tings abound
that show
the earth is round.
Flat earth? But why only us?
The moon is round and bound.
Mars our closest next door.
They even say more.
Round
We are only flat one?
Insanity and vanity
Attention starv... | They pushed the WALL and it feels like paper Aurelius said. With ahuff and apuff the WALL came down. It fell over like a paper wall. The demolition man went home. He said seems like you don't need me and my job here is done. I don't care about what is behind the stupid WALL.
So the rest of the explorers carried on. Th... |
Inspired by [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/comments/7m7ncs/flat_earth_family/drs6s3l/) from /r/insanepeoplefacebook. | [WP] The Earth is flat, and NASA is guarding a giant ice wall in Antarctica. Beyond that wall is more continents and oceans that only the elite inhabit. A group of explorers sneak past the wall and discover the rest of the world. | Some language below
[Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/7nd83u/wp_the_earth_is_flat_and_nasa_is_guarding_a_giant/ds465yw/) is up!
[Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/7nd83u/wp_the_earth_is_flat_and_nasa_is_guarding_a_giant/ds5axu1/)
________________________________________... | They pushed the WALL and it feels like paper Aurelius said. With ahuff and apuff the WALL came down. It fell over like a paper wall. The demolition man went home. He said seems like you don't need me and my job here is done. I don't care about what is behind the stupid WALL.
So the rest of the explorers carried on. Th... |
Inspired by [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/comments/7m7ncs/flat_earth_family/drs6s3l/) from /r/insanepeoplefacebook. | [WP] The Earth is flat, and NASA is guarding a giant ice wall in Antarctica. Beyond that wall is more continents and oceans that only the elite inhabit. A group of explorers sneak past the wall and discover the rest of the world. | Some language below
[Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/7nd83u/wp_the_earth_is_flat_and_nasa_is_guarding_a_giant/ds465yw/) is up!
[Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/7nd83u/wp_the_earth_is_flat_and_nasa_is_guarding_a_giant/ds5axu1/)
________________________________________... | A flat poem.
I am sorry, but this is a mess.
I digress.
I must unsubscribe from this tribe.
Many tings abound
that show
the earth is round.
Flat earth? But why only us?
The moon is round and bound.
Mars our closest next door.
They even say more.
Round
We are only flat one?
Insanity and vanity
Attention starv... |
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