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[WP] You accidentally keyed in a smiley emoji on Amazon and was surprised to find a lone product result. Out of curiosity, you purchase it and have it instantly delivered. You spend the next 8 hours feeling "the happiest ever in your entire life". You try searching other emojis | In the throes of manic joy Henry searched for other emojis on Amazon.
😑 turned up one product. Henry bought it and instantly his extreme joy calmed to pure neutrality. The effect of the first emoji was totally eclipsed by the new one.
Amazed and eager, unafraid of the depths of his own emotion, Henry began a deep d... | Excited, he was addicted instantly. Having social anxiety, Devin never went out much. He stayed in his apartment, ordered food for himself, slept occasionally, and went online. A lot.
He constantly played pc games, would go on reddit to boast that pc was best, and looked at YouTube (and other 😉) sights on his brand ... | |
[WP] your native language not only shapes how you see the world, but also how you influence magic. Nobility has remained in power because their children are raised by dragons for the first five years. Your parents made a deal with a demon in the hopes of creating a hero to free the people. | “Dolittle! You LIED!”
Up in tree gazing down sat the demon. The small gnarled figure draped on the lower branch of a tall oak. His grayish brown skin blending with the color of tree’s bark.
“Morning Eliza.” Dolittle’s obsidian eyes noted my torn dress and bloodied lip. “You look terrible?”
“You said you were t... | Who am I? All I hear are distant voices. They sound triumphant, but how am I able to understand them? What am I feeling? I merely see a great void of darkness, and I cannot see my form.
***“We can speak,”*** a voice echoes, ***“We are new-born, unable to speak the word, but converse here and we shall comprehend.”***
... | |
[WP] your native language not only shapes how you see the world, but also how you influence magic. Nobility has remained in power because their children are raised by dragons for the first five years. Your parents made a deal with a demon in the hopes of creating a hero to free the people. | There’s a story, a myth, that a great fire rages once a millennia to clear out the Great Forest for new growth. That’s probably what my parents hoped for my story to be.
“Venus.”
I blinked a couple of times, so deep in thought I hadn’t been seeing. “Yes?”
The farmer sighed. He had found me some seven years ago, a yo... | Who am I? All I hear are distant voices. They sound triumphant, but how am I able to understand them? What am I feeling? I merely see a great void of darkness, and I cannot see my form.
***“We can speak,”*** a voice echoes, ***“We are new-born, unable to speak the word, but converse here and we shall comprehend.”***
... | |
[WP] your native language not only shapes how you see the world, but also how you influence magic. Nobility has remained in power because their children are raised by dragons for the first five years. Your parents made a deal with a demon in the hopes of creating a hero to free the people. | There’s a story, a myth, that a great fire rages once a millennia to clear out the Great Forest for new growth. That’s probably what my parents hoped for my story to be.
“Venus.”
I blinked a couple of times, so deep in thought I hadn’t been seeing. “Yes?”
The farmer sighed. He had found me some seven years ago, a yo... | The last time I saw my parents I could barely walk. I was too young to understand that it was a goodbye, but still, it was the first time I saw my mother cry.
I remember her hands pressed on the mouth, the muffled sobs she couldn’t hide. Father kneeled to give me the last, unrequited mix of threats and instructions, b... | |
[WP] your native language not only shapes how you see the world, but also how you influence magic. Nobility has remained in power because their children are raised by dragons for the first five years. Your parents made a deal with a demon in the hopes of creating a hero to free the people. | There’s a story, a myth, that a great fire rages once a millennia to clear out the Great Forest for new growth. That’s probably what my parents hoped for my story to be.
“Venus.”
I blinked a couple of times, so deep in thought I hadn’t been seeing. “Yes?”
The farmer sighed. He had found me some seven years ago, a yo... | It took me 18 years to master the tongue of the demons, 18 grueling years of sweating, studying, and twisting my tongue and throat into unnatural shapes trying to learn the various sounds of the Gralish language. I have finally returned to the surface world, thirsting for the almost forgotten sight of sun light, the fe... | |
[WP] You have the power to predict weather perfectly, making you a world-class weather man. Your forecasts are always correct, and everyone trusts you. One day, as you're making your calculations, a new, larger number appears. | "Six." The water in the plastic bottle swishes toward my face as I wet my lips. "C'mon, man, get ready. Six. Five. Four. Three--". The cameraman's voice drifts off and he gestures the rest of the countdown, from a victory V to a solitary finger pointed up. I stare into the camera as the red "recording" light flicks on ... | I remember when I hated my job. I wouldn't even bother turning up on time, let alone shave or fix my tie properly. I'd spend most days hating my working day and most of my nights dreading the next one. I'm sure I was only a week or two away from Janet finally telling me to move on because "maybe being a weatherman just... | |
[WP] You are the family cat. One day you see a van screech up to your house, 2 people wearing balaclavas enter. You hear shouting and the sounds of a struggle - you distinctly hear the sound of your food bowl being knocked over. Those bastards. A single gunshot is fired. | Baxter sat, paws folded, tail curled around touching the back of his ear while he was interrogated. The detective sitting across from him was large and seemed able-bodied. Intimidating as he was, he had little to offer in the art of persuasion.
"So it says here you have been with the Harriet's for 9 years. Is that ... | My family. My honor. My shelter. My food bowl.
There are few things I retained from training with my master so many long cat-years ago. But the most important thing he taught me, one that I was to sacrifice everything for, was discipline. Without it, he had said, you are not an assassin, but lap fodder. And lap fodde... | |
[WP] For as long as you can remember, your memory has always been a little hazy. Now you've been diagnosed with Alzheimers. A new treatment stops further degradation and allows you to remember long-forgotten things. As your memories are coming back you realize that you were not supposed to remember. | “Now entering clinical trials.”
My head perked up from its 2AM drooping pose, in retrospect maybe I shouldn’t have caught the tail end of that late night infomercial. Maybe all of this could have been avoided. They say that ignorance is bliss, but they never said that having misplaced memories could be as well. I th... | *"Don't leave me, please."*
I looked at the only picture in my room. It was a man, a woman, and a dog. They looked so happy together. I can't remember who they are and what their picture is doing in my room. I just sat there on my bed, wondering whether I lived a good life.
​
*"Help me."*
Some years ago... | |
[WP] Your father was a turnip farmer. His father was a turnip farmer. His father was a dragon, so, like... it's diluted, but the blood is there. You can't do much, but you are pretty fun to cuddle on a cold winter's night. Also, knights keep trying to fight you and steal your horde of turnips. | At first glance, you wouldn't notice that I was different.
It was generally the second glance that would freak people out....If I didn't disguise myself.
It's not as hard to hide as my father's. His scales are a deep navy color, pretty hard to cover up. And they grew on his cheeks, his hairline, his chin. All over ... | Two turnips. Gouge the core. Skin, dice into chunks. Marinate in soup stock. Watch as the boiling cauldron curdles the turnips into a specular bronze. I love mornings like this.
It’s winter in the bluffs of Scotland. I have a hollow at the base of a cliff. Maggie, my guinea pig, rests in my palm. It’s no fire, but it... | |
[WP] Your father was a turnip farmer. His father was a turnip farmer. His father was a dragon, so, like... it's diluted, but the blood is there. You can't do much, but you are pretty fun to cuddle on a cold winter's night. Also, knights keep trying to fight you and steal your horde of turnips. | At first glance, you wouldn't notice that I was different.
It was generally the second glance that would freak people out....If I didn't disguise myself.
It's not as hard to hide as my father's. His scales are a deep navy color, pretty hard to cover up. And they grew on his cheeks, his hairline, his chin. All over ... | "Turnips, Turnips Turnips." I sighed to myself as I threw another one into the pot. I decided to make a simple dish for lunch today. Turnips marinated in turnip sauce with some shaved turnip as a condiment, I'd even gone as far to treat myself with a slice of Parsnip. I lit the fire under neath with the strategic place... | |
[WP] Your father was a turnip farmer. His father was a turnip farmer. His father was a dragon, so, like... it's diluted, but the blood is there. You can't do much, but you are pretty fun to cuddle on a cold winter's night. Also, knights keep trying to fight you and steal your horde of turnips. | “At last we meet, villain!”
I sighed as the fifth challenge this week rang out from behind me.
“In the name of the king, I, Ser Vorrick, shall vanquish thee!”
I sighed again, more loudly this time. It was the kind of sigh that sounded distinctly unnatural, the kind of sound you made when you wanted someone to know ... | "Turnips, Turnips Turnips." I sighed to myself as I threw another one into the pot. I decided to make a simple dish for lunch today. Turnips marinated in turnip sauce with some shaved turnip as a condiment, I'd even gone as far to treat myself with a slice of Parsnip. I lit the fire under neath with the strategic place... | |
[WP] Your father was a turnip farmer. His father was a turnip farmer. His father was a dragon, so, like... it's diluted, but the blood is there. You can't do much, but you are pretty fun to cuddle on a cold winter's night. Also, knights keep trying to fight you and steal your horde of turnips. | The tavern was quiet outside of the clink of glasses, muted conversation, and the occasional thump of the door to the kitchens being opened. The place smelled like a mix of tobacco smoke, home-brewed ale, and bodily sweat. Fred figured if that was the worst his nose could smell, then it was a good evening.
Fred stood ... | "Turnips, Turnips Turnips." I sighed to myself as I threw another one into the pot. I decided to make a simple dish for lunch today. Turnips marinated in turnip sauce with some shaved turnip as a condiment, I'd even gone as far to treat myself with a slice of Parsnip. I lit the fire under neath with the strategic place... | |
[WP] Your father was a turnip farmer. His father was a turnip farmer. His father was a dragon, so, like... it's diluted, but the blood is there. You can't do much, but you are pretty fun to cuddle on a cold winter's night. Also, knights keep trying to fight you and steal your horde of turnips. | "Wait, you... you're the dragon?"
"Yep, that's me. One eighth dragon, on my father's side."
"Uhhhhh... well then, if you're the dragon, I have come to defeat you, and claim the legendary hoard of treasures you possess!"
I smiled. "Ah, you mean my turnips, don't you? Why, I'm flattered, but they're honestly nothing s... | "*Ye best be a'lappin me arf an' boggart, ya chinmik!*" the mounted man on the road shouted at me across rows of turnips. I sighed and leaned on my hoe.
He was over a hundred paces away, but the keen eyes I inherited from my grandfather allowed me to see him in great detail, like a hawk views a hare. I traced his ar... | |
[WP] The year is 2063. Everything has become free, but the deal is – The more expensive a good is, the more ads you need to watch, before you get it for free. You have been watching ads in your freetime for the last 20 years for that one product... | Life is time, and time is money. Through a mix of quantum tech, and the installation of a chip in the spine at birth, the greatest companies created a simple way to make sure that they had control even long after the second industrial revolution.
It was an AI-assisted program that saw through your eyes and picked up a... | Ronald’s eyes grow heavy, his head feeling like a bag of wet sand. His connection to the main servers would only last so much longer before his amount of allotted information would cut off and he would have nothing better to do that to mope around his apartment for the rest of the evening. In the other room, he could h... | |
[WP] The year is 2063. Everything has become free, but the deal is – The more expensive a good is, the more ads you need to watch, before you get it for free. You have been watching ads in your freetime for the last 20 years for that one product... | It was my own fault really.
While the world was busy with global warming, mobile whales, blockchains, bioelectric interfaces, and dozens of other pointless buzzwords, i had go to out and write that stupid dissertation. *An analysis of the inneffecctuality of advertisement metrics*. Exposing how the ad industry i thoug... | Ronald’s eyes grow heavy, his head feeling like a bag of wet sand. His connection to the main servers would only last so much longer before his amount of allotted information would cut off and he would have nothing better to do that to mope around his apartment for the rest of the evening. In the other room, he could h... | |
[WP] The year is 2063. Everything has become free, but the deal is – The more expensive a good is, the more ads you need to watch, before you get it for free. You have been watching ads in your freetime for the last 20 years for that one product... | Everything went blue, a shiver ran across my body and I felt intense emptiness. My eyes began to dry up and it took me a few seconds to realise I could blink again. The drips had stopped and my eyelids were no longer being forced open. I was even able to turn my head, the locking mechanism had freed up. I looked down, ... | The thrum of the VR pod always soothes Steve’s mind. The air filled form fitting cushions surrounding him like hugs from a dozen fluffy lambs. Gaining stuff is so meditative… easy he thought to himself.
“Just click the icon below to order today for the low price of 1 ad-cycle…” Click.
“You won’t believe what thi... | |
[WP] The year is 2063. Everything has become free, but the deal is – The more expensive a good is, the more ads you need to watch, before you get it for free. You have been watching ads in your freetime for the last 20 years for that one product... | In 2022, there was a huge outcry at the amount of ads that present. There were ads for everything possible- movies, food, cars, real estate and even the government. Things relaxed for a bit but then technology advanced and holo-screens became a normal part of our lives. When I was five, we learned how to Watch. We were... | It took the world by storm when all the advertising companies and conglomerates cracked the 'true worth' of everything. I remember it like it was yesterday, partly because it allows time to pass as the adverts drone on continuously on my screen. One moment, the world had been engrossed in their smart-phones as usual, b... | |
[WP] The year is 2063. Everything has become free, but the deal is – The more expensive a good is, the more ads you need to watch, before you get it for free. You have been watching ads in your freetime for the last 20 years for that one product... | In 2022, there was a huge outcry at the amount of ads that present. There were ads for everything possible- movies, food, cars, real estate and even the government. Things relaxed for a bit but then technology advanced and holo-screens became a normal part of our lives. When I was five, we learned how to Watch. We were... | One more ad. That’s all I need. A single ad. I click the button to load it. A cringy ad for the latest social network takes up the entire screen of my ancient PC. As it plays I get up to make myself a drink but I turned back as the music stopped. No it couldn’t have finished already. With a quick glance a saw the dread... | |
[WP] Everyone can chose their own super power, but the older you are when you chose it the stronger the power is. By law, you must chose a power by 15. You’re 28 and still haven’t chosen. | When you turned eleven, you told your dad that you wanted to go to the courthouse. You told him that you'd decided what you wanted your power to be, and that you were really excited to share it. He looked surprised, and started to argue, but stopped himself.
On the way to the courthouse your dad bought you a milkshak... |
No one knew she existed and not in that emotional teenager kind of way. Her parents lived in a secluded area growing their own fruits, vegetables, and even their own livestock which meant that they hardly ever traveled off their property. When mother got pregnant with her they kept it a secret because after so many... | |
[WP] Everyone can chose their own super power, but the older you are when you chose it the stronger the power is. By law, you must chose a power by 15. You’re 28 and still haven’t chosen. | There's a rule, that you have to choose your power when you're 15.
On your 15th birthday, they give you a bracelet. It is linked with your DNA, you hold it in your hand, or wear it, doesn't matter. Only you can use it. Then you focus on what power you want, the bracelet shines and then dissappears. And that's it, you ... | John knew the law. He knew that he should have chosen his power 13 years ago. He knew that, if anyone caught him, he would go to prison forever.
However, he also knew what most people didn't. He knew that your power got stronger if you waited. The government didn't advertise this. Someone who chose their power at 30 c... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "He's just a kid! He was a frightened little kid who only wanted to play around with kids his age. How can you not see that?" said councilor Tara. She was of the third generation of councilors and even though she was well liked and accepted by the elder council it seemed like she was alone here.
"He had a responsibili... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | I heard the rumours. Tales of long-lost shelters up high in the mountains. They were supposedly built a thousand years ago. Today, I left on a one-man expedition to find one.
Society has redeveloped itself in the centuries after the environmental collapse. Only ten million people live on Earth nowadays. The other fift... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "Thank you for your sacrifice, Mr President. See you on the other side. Godspeed."
That was the last thing I heard before they closed my pod and the sleep took me.
What seemed like seconds passed and light appeared beyond my eyelids. A quiet hiss. I sensed that the pod was open again. I know what awaits me when I o... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | No one really knows what happened when the environment took everything back. When the water took the coasts, the forests took the highlands, and the ground swallowed the cities. Even fewer really know how society collapsed, only to reform over the next couple hundreds of years even if it was never quite the same.
We k... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/u_anaptownlegend] [\[WP\] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to st... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "Ladies and Gentlemen" he stated very loud but it was barely audible over the noise of the crowd.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please, please be seated" he said even louder and there was one last slice of crowd noise then silence.
"We will begin these proceedings." The lights went down and only the center tables were lit.... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/u_anaptownlegend] [\[WP\] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to st... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | The atmosphere in the room was tense.
Locked in place in hover capsules that have all of their extremities securely restrained, dozens of leaders from centuries ago were staring at a holographic screen that displayed inside of their pods. With only security guards in the room with them.
The same judge was in front... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/u_anaptownlegend] [\[WP\] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to st... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | “Good lord, well, what do you expect me to do of it?” This crude response was not Safya’s usual conditioning, but the circumstances afforded her the outburst. Her own ConSciOff informed her of relics nearly 300 years old. Living ones.
“ConWom Safya, these... aren’t relics like we are used to.”
“Obviously; they’re al... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "How did we fail?" I thought, as I entered and exited cryo sleep. A blink, no sense of time passing, a mere wooziness simply passing over one's self, and the surroundings changed.
I gasped, my lungs taking in the first oxygen in... I had no idea. The significant raise in my blood CO2 levels over my "nap" led to a seem... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/u_anaptownlegend] [\[WP\] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to st... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "I tried, I lead the charge. I had to eventually accept what had happened, that it was too late, and I did what anyone in my situation would have done." The business mogul of olden days; a modern caveman, giving his justifications to what to us, seemed like human sacrifice to appease a god of cash.
"Our records showe... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | Society had fallen.
Most of the records were lost of the times before the cataclysm. Coastal areas were devastated. The areas deserts covered expanded three fold. Storms scoured the land for years.
Humanity did what it could to hold on then start to rebuild as the worst of the weather subsided. Generations had langu... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | When you arrived at the excavation site you were really hoping it to be a career-defining moment. You knew these kind of discoveries are the ones that could earn you lifetime prestige in the archeology circles. Usually archeologists change the understanding of our past, to change the world of today was a whole other st... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "You were our leaders. Leaders of Government. Corporations. Military. Leaders in power, in wealth, in combat. You were supposed to *lead*. Be examples that we should aspire to. But the people grew tired of your corruption. Your greed. Your warmongering. So you were tricked into leaving of your own free will. We used yo... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | I heard the rumours. Tales of long-lost shelters up high in the mountains. They were supposedly built a thousand years ago. Today, I left on a one-man expedition to find one.
Society has redeveloped itself in the centuries after the environmental collapse. Only ten million people live on Earth nowadays. The other fift... | "He's just a kid! He was a frightened little kid who only wanted to play around with kids his age. How can you not see that?" said councilor Tara. She was of the third generation of councilors and even though she was well liked and accepted by the elder council it seemed like she was alone here.
"He had a responsibili... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | No one really knows what happened when the environment took everything back. When the water took the coasts, the forests took the highlands, and the ground swallowed the cities. Even fewer really know how society collapsed, only to reform over the next couple hundreds of years even if it was never quite the same.
We k... | "Thank you for your sacrifice, Mr President. See you on the other side. Godspeed."
That was the last thing I heard before they closed my pod and the sleep took me.
What seemed like seconds passed and light appeared beyond my eyelids. A quiet hiss. I sensed that the pod was open again. I know what awaits me when I o... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "How did we fail?" I thought, as I entered and exited cryo sleep. A blink, no sense of time passing, a mere wooziness simply passing over one's self, and the surroundings changed.
I gasped, my lungs taking in the first oxygen in... I had no idea. The significant raise in my blood CO2 levels over my "nap" led to a seem... | "Ladies and Gentlemen" he stated very loud but it was barely audible over the noise of the crowd.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please, please be seated" he said even louder and there was one last slice of crowd noise then silence.
"We will begin these proceedings." The lights went down and only the center tables were lit.... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "How did we fail?" I thought, as I entered and exited cryo sleep. A blink, no sense of time passing, a mere wooziness simply passing over one's self, and the surroundings changed.
I gasped, my lungs taking in the first oxygen in... I had no idea. The significant raise in my blood CO2 levels over my "nap" led to a seem... | The atmosphere in the room was tense.
Locked in place in hover capsules that have all of their extremities securely restrained, dozens of leaders from centuries ago were staring at a holographic screen that displayed inside of their pods. With only security guards in the room with them.
The same judge was in front... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "I tried, I lead the charge. I had to eventually accept what had happened, that it was too late, and I did what anyone in my situation would have done." The business mogul of olden days; a modern caveman, giving his justifications to what to us, seemed like human sacrifice to appease a god of cash.
"Our records showe... | The atmosphere in the room was tense.
Locked in place in hover capsules that have all of their extremities securely restrained, dozens of leaders from centuries ago were staring at a holographic screen that displayed inside of their pods. With only security guards in the room with them.
The same judge was in front... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "How did we fail?" I thought, as I entered and exited cryo sleep. A blink, no sense of time passing, a mere wooziness simply passing over one's self, and the surroundings changed.
I gasped, my lungs taking in the first oxygen in... I had no idea. The significant raise in my blood CO2 levels over my "nap" led to a seem... | “Good lord, well, what do you expect me to do of it?” This crude response was not Safya’s usual conditioning, but the circumstances afforded her the outburst. Her own ConSciOff informed her of relics nearly 300 years old. Living ones.
“ConWom Safya, these... aren’t relics like we are used to.”
“Obviously; they’re al... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "I tried, I lead the charge. I had to eventually accept what had happened, that it was too late, and I did what anyone in my situation would have done." The business mogul of olden days; a modern caveman, giving his justifications to what to us, seemed like human sacrifice to appease a god of cash.
"Our records showe... | “Good lord, well, what do you expect me to do of it?” This crude response was not Safya’s usual conditioning, but the circumstances afforded her the outburst. Her own ConSciOff informed her of relics nearly 300 years old. Living ones.
“ConWom Safya, these... aren’t relics like we are used to.”
“Obviously; they’re al... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | Society had fallen.
Most of the records were lost of the times before the cataclysm. Coastal areas were devastated. The areas deserts covered expanded three fold. Storms scoured the land for years.
Humanity did what it could to hold on then start to rebuild as the worst of the weather subsided. Generations had langu... | “Good lord, well, what do you expect me to do of it?” This crude response was not Safya’s usual conditioning, but the circumstances afforded her the outburst. Her own ConSciOff informed her of relics nearly 300 years old. Living ones.
“ConWom Safya, these... aren’t relics like we are used to.”
“Obviously; they’re al... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | Society had fallen.
Most of the records were lost of the times before the cataclysm. Coastal areas were devastated. The areas deserts covered expanded three fold. Storms scoured the land for years.
Humanity did what it could to hold on then start to rebuild as the worst of the weather subsided. Generations had langu... | They slept, we fought. We all fucking fought!
It’s been 300 years since the environment turned on us in this world, couldn’t really blame her either, I mean what we did for hundreds of years taking and poisoning this illustrious paradise into a wasteland.
I’ve always wondered why. I read the diaries and entries from... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | When you arrived at the excavation site you were really hoping it to be a career-defining moment. You knew these kind of discoveries are the ones that could earn you lifetime prestige in the archeology circles. Usually archeologists change the understanding of our past, to change the world of today was a whole other st... | They slept, we fought. We all fucking fought!
It’s been 300 years since the environment turned on us in this world, couldn’t really blame her either, I mean what we did for hundreds of years taking and poisoning this illustrious paradise into a wasteland.
I’ve always wondered why. I read the diaries and entries from... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "You were our leaders. Leaders of Government. Corporations. Military. Leaders in power, in wealth, in combat. You were supposed to *lead*. Be examples that we should aspire to. But the people grew tired of your corruption. Your greed. Your warmongering. So you were tricked into leaving of your own free will. We used yo... | They slept, we fought. We all fucking fought!
It’s been 300 years since the environment turned on us in this world, couldn’t really blame her either, I mean what we did for hundreds of years taking and poisoning this illustrious paradise into a wasteland.
I’ve always wondered why. I read the diaries and entries from... | |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "You were our leaders. Leaders of Government. Corporations. Military. Leaders in power, in wealth, in combat. You were supposed to *lead*. Be examples that we should aspire to. But the people grew tired of your corruption. Your greed. Your warmongering. So you were tricked into leaving of your own free will. We used yo... | When you arrived at the excavation site you were really hoping it to be a career-defining moment. You knew these kind of discoveries are the ones that could earn you lifetime prestige in the archeology circles. Usually archeologists change the understanding of our past, to change the world of today was a whole other st... | |
[WP] There’s a saying that you need to get rid of your demons that you have sinned throughout your life. Stealing, lying, killing ect. What people don’t know is that when you die you fight your demons in battle that you have not atoned for before you can enter heaven. You are a dead criminal. |
“John Rourke, you have been found guilty on three counts of murder in the first degree, racketeering, six counts of grievous bodily harm and following the statutes of our fine state, you are sentenced to death by lethal injection. Do you have any last words.”
John looked up from the table, squinting through to the... | I wake up in pure darkness. I scream, whimper, and cry. There is no response. All alone in the dark void. A speck starts moving slowly in the distance. I focus on that speck. That speck becomes my whole reality. Is it a planet? Is it a life? I don’t know, but it is all I have.
The speck moves from right to left. Or l... | |
[WP] You are suddenly informed that killing the worst person on the planet will result in all evil vanishing for good. After killing thousands, you begin to wonder who exactly this person could be... | In a town surrounded by sand and bathing in the scorching light of the sun, the voice of an angel was heard, like music to the ears and honey for the tongue. It was a voice filled with love, sorrow, and pain.
In that place far forgotten by the modern world, all of the 3711 citizens heard the sweet voice of the angel a... |
Theo raised the ax once more and brought it down on the man’s head with a sickening thud.
All life ceased to exist in the body, except for a meager twitch of the leg, as the muscles
responded to the left over signals from what used to be a brain.
In life, the man had been a terror. He had beaten his wife, moles... | |
[WP] You are suddenly informed that killing the worst person on the planet will result in all evil vanishing for good. After killing thousands, you begin to wonder who exactly this person could be... | Standing over his latest victim, Phineas Fletch knew he had failed yet again. This man, who had beat his wife and children, who defrauded the elderly for fun and who had worked as a higher-up at comcast ever since leaving his executive position at Enron, was not the worst person on the planet. Phineas knew because he c... | My hands are red with blood, my eyes are almost shut, forever they forever lost colour.
Ever since I took the path of vigilancy, I've been tracking and hunting down every criminal in every corner, in every block, in every street. Before I knew it, I've already took down a criminal organization but I did not stop, I co... | |
[WP] You are suddenly informed that killing the worst person on the planet will result in all evil vanishing for good. After killing thousands, you begin to wonder who exactly this person could be... | I'm so tired. Sitting in my hotel room after my last target. Singapore. Beautiful place. Who knew there was such evil hiding here.
I've run through all the Interpol warrants for serious crimes. I ran through all the FBI most wanted, until they stopped posting them. I've been to every country in the world, readin... | My hands are red with blood, my eyes are almost shut, forever they forever lost colour.
Ever since I took the path of vigilancy, I've been tracking and hunting down every criminal in every corner, in every block, in every street. Before I knew it, I've already took down a criminal organization but I did not stop, I co... | |
[WP] After 25 years, a copycat killer inspired by "Se7en" terrorises the city. This time however, the murders are not based on the seven deadly sins, but on the seven dwarves. | George had served in Vietnam, and to hear him tell it, he'd never spent a day of his life happy since. Surely it's rude to judge, and George had something going on upstairs, but whether it was undiagnosed PTSD or not, George seemed determined to have an unpleasant life. He berated his wife and scolded his children, b... | "1. Sleepy.
I'd been scouting out my victim for a few days now, and I'd finally found them. They looked like a 20-something. His schedule consisted of sleep, eat, go to work, then come home and sleep.
I had already though of a methood to get rid of him. Infamy would soon start. I had waited for a day where he left hi... | |
[WP] After detecting all the nuclear testing of the Cold War the galactic community believed us to be yet another violent species that self exterminated...boy was that a mistake. | A star once illuminated a forgotten planet. The star was called “Sun”; the planet, "Dirt". Oh wait, "Earth" we always get that part wrong. The Earthlings existed in harmonious collective save for those times they did not. On the planet Earth, this was most times. They have a startling ability to survive and even grow a... | I thought you said they would kill themselves off?” scowled the Galactic Prime Minister
“Well, yes sir, in all calculations they should have by now.” the younger Capitan half choked on the words. “But i looked into their history a bit further and, dude....they’ve survived a flooding of their planet, as well as freezin... | |
[WP] The most dangerous people in the city aren't the crime families, the superheroes, or even the villains. It's the nice young man and woman who own a tiny cafe at the edge of town. | On a world somewhat similar to our own, in a city filled with crime, villains, and superheros. Lives two people, in their surprisingly popular mom n pop restaurant.
Unknown to most, these two are the most powerful on their planet.
This story starts with a quite rude person who violently interrupts brunch by screaming;... | Everyone likes coffee. Okay, not *everyone.* But they like something. Tea, hot chocolate, maybe a nice Italian soda. Certainly a pastry or two. We serve it all, and we do it better than anyone else in town. Of course that's not enough. We also make sure that the right people *know* it. The Prominent Citizens. The secre... | |
[WP] The most dangerous people in the city aren't the crime families, the superheroes, or even the villains. It's the nice young man and woman who own a tiny cafe at the edge of town. | On a world somewhat similar to our own, in a city filled with crime, villains, and superheros. Lives two people, in their surprisingly popular mom n pop restaurant.
Unknown to most, these two are the most powerful on their planet.
This story starts with a quite rude person who violently interrupts brunch by screaming;... | We’re the nice young couple who own the Strawberry Cafe on the edge of the universe.
I’m Sheila, a raven-haired beauty (to flatter myself with the old trope), and my husband is Manuel, an imprint of Tome Cruise in his masculine prime.
Our cafe is renowned for bitter Turkish coffee and strawberry doughnuts prepared ... | |
[WP] God isn't dead. It's just that his "day" of rest lasted a few billion years. Now he's awake. You're the Angel tasked with preparing the brief on how Earth has progressed. | "It's fucked, sir."
God stared.
"It's utterly, completely... positively fucked."
"... How?"
"Yeah, well... you know that whole free will thing? Leaving them to their own devices?"
God nodded... slowly.
"Yeahhhh... that didn't end up panning out so well."
God took a deep breath, then exhaled.
"... What happene... | I’ve never gotten close enough to the door to realize its beauty.
Heaven itself is not physical, no it is more like a carpet of silk bathed in light and ready for any to lay awhile and forget the trivialities that had preceded.
Yet, there has always been the door to God’s room where he has rested for billions of ye... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | I never thought the awaited field trip day could turn out to be as painfully horrifying as it had been.
The January wind blew through my hair as I hopped into the big yellow bus that would take us.
We were going to the zoo, so my best friend Eddy and I were sure to pack binoculars.
They jangled from straps tied t... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | I never thought the awaited field trip day could turn out to be as painfully horrifying as it had been.
The January wind blew through my hair as I hopped into the big yellow bus that would take us.
We were going to the zoo, so my best friend Eddy and I were sure to pack binoculars.
They jangled from straps tied t... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | My cracked hands oozed blood as I crawled determined along the hot floor, heading towards what I knew was oblivion.
While I couldn’t be sure, I was fairly certain that this was all going to be blamed on me.
After all, what better fall-guy than the idiot who agreed to work overnight here in the first place?
But it’s... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | My cracked hands oozed blood as I crawled determined along the hot floor, heading towards what I knew was oblivion.
While I couldn’t be sure, I was fairly certain that this was all going to be blamed on me.
After all, what better fall-guy than the idiot who agreed to work overnight here in the first place?
But it’s... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | It was a hot summer day when, BAM, everything that John had built had collapsed right before his very eyes.
He had worked very hard to build this entire world for his nephews to play with, gone in seconds.
He had been working and working on it for the past ten years and it just blew away.
He had just turned seventee... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | It was a hot summer day when, BAM, everything that John had built had collapsed right before his very eyes.
He had worked very hard to build this entire world for his nephews to play with, gone in seconds.
He had been working and working on it for the past ten years and it just blew away.
He had just turned seventee... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | Though profound in their thinking, the philosophers of the old empire failed in their attempts to convince the peopled masses. The people spat upon their wisdom, which was founded both on history and the developments of progress, with contempt. No words, nor reason, nor any evidence or consequence could sway the masses... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | Though profound in their thinking, the philosophers of the old empire failed in their attempts to convince the peopled masses. The people spat upon their wisdom, which was founded both on history and the developments of progress, with contempt. No words, nor reason, nor any evidence or consequence could sway the masses... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | My squadmate and I were fighting for our lives in the hot desert sun; our mission had gone horribly awry.
The two of us were trapped in a dilapidated building, but backup was ready and already on its way.
My companion and I were close, so close, in fact, that she and I were madly in love.
We had been through hell... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | My squadmate and I were fighting for our lives in the hot desert sun; our mission had gone horribly awry.
The two of us were trapped in a dilapidated building, but backup was ready and already on its way.
My companion and I were close, so close, in fact, that she and I were madly in love.
We had been through hell... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | I sat quietly, my eyes half closed, listening to the monotonous sound of the professor’s slow reading of the textbook.
“I can hear you snoring,” he whispers to me and I know he’s leaned slightly forward in his desk.
The smell of the coffee he’d been drinking faintly touch’s my lips and I hold in a small moan.
“That... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | I sat quietly, my eyes half closed, listening to the monotonous sound of the professor’s slow reading of the textbook.
“I can hear you snoring,” he whispers to me and I know he’s leaned slightly forward in his desk.
The smell of the coffee he’d been drinking faintly touch’s my lips and I hold in a small moan.
“That... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | The door slammed shut, panicked, she hopped off the counter, scurrying around the bathroom, collecting her underwear off the floor.
The marriage had gone awry, and was it ever about to be spiced up in a much larger way.
She could hear him climbing the stairs, closer and closer, every step, sounding nearer to an inev... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | The door slammed shut, panicked, she hopped off the counter, scurrying around the bathroom, collecting her underwear off the floor.
The marriage had gone awry, and was it ever about to be spiced up in a much larger way.
She could hear him climbing the stairs, closer and closer, every step, sounding nearer to an inev... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Most people let the best parts of life slip past them, but Georgia had a knack for appreciating the ordinary.
Life wasn't a journey of good times and bad times, but instead a puzzle she was eager to solve.
I suppose she learned this at a young age, when joy was more than hard to come by.
When she gazed out of the b... | He sat him down and told his son, “Boy, don’t let them tell you that your dreams are too big.
You live in a world where anything is possible, anything you can imagine can be yours if you believe.
People will say ‘no’, you will say ‘yes’, they will say ‘impossible, you will say ‘watch me’.
Work hard, be kind to othe... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | He sat him down and told his son, “Boy, don’t let them tell you that your dreams are too big.
You live in a world where anything is possible, anything you can imagine can be yours if you believe.
People will say ‘no’, you will say ‘yes’, they will say ‘impossible, you will say ‘watch me’.
Work hard, be kind to othe... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | When I came here Nana was dying and my Mama was in a hospital bed being taken care of.
Mama had been caring for Nana for the last three years working, cleaning, cooking, and bathing her diseased mother.
But Mama fell and broke her leg one day and so I left the city of my dreams.
One-thousand miles later I pull the ... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | For real necromancy to work, you must commit an act so truly abominable, even nature itself leaves in utter revulsion.
This action can cause a natural void, allowing for either the supernatural, or wholly unnatural, to take its place.
My own arrogance allowed me to believe I could withstand the physical and emotional... | Lars could hear the storm getting closer, the thunder and lightning making it next to impossible to hear his companion.
The fire was starting to go out, but neither of them could risk going out there in this weather.
The rain was coming down far too hard and they both knew what creatures hunted in this weather.
T... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | The first time I tried it I was king of the world, nothing would stop this euphoria pulsing through me.
I felt- everything, and nothing all at once it was everything I'd craved and never found in a bottle
I couldn't stop telling him how damn good it felt, I was so glad we tried it together.
He smiled wildly..I wa... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Unicorns certainly are quite a quaint team of beasts, if you think about their ability to soar through the skies.
Do they take off like airplanes, speeding down a runway, and if so, how long it ought to be?
Or do they rather ascend heavenwards like helicopters, and if so, which body part is the rotating one?
I certa... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Darling, I finished making the pasta for tonight. ...Darling? Why is it so eerily quiet in the house right now?
Oh my God! My love, darling, are you alright? We have to get you to the hospital right away.
She's had several health scares in the last year. I don't want to say it, but I'm terrified.
What exactly do you... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | There comes a time in a man's life when he knows, for a fact, that he simply cannot "chicken out".
For me, that time came as I stood on a platform 180 feet above a shallow pool of water.
A thick band of rubberized bunjee cord was around my ankles, and beads of sweat on my brow.
With shaking knees and gulping breath,... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | The days are getting shorter now, like so long ago when the birds still sang and children laughed freely together.
It’s the smog that causes it, with its twisting clouds of toxic fumes that cover the sky each day.
It started so slowly that we didn’t notice or maybe it was just that we pretended not to.
We used to wa... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Sky's all clear, Cap'n," the First Mate called out towards the twelve-toothed terror of the troposphere, the nefarious Captain Dubblebubblebeard.
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The sailor relinquished control over the helm as the scraggly, gum-bearded man set his feet on the top deck.
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Searching the mess of chewed gum a... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I must admit that I haven't been keeping it in good repair, these things take maintenance as they get older.
My reason for buying it seems silly now, I had money to burn and I wanted something classy, unique.
I figured, if I had an antique pocket watch people might find me interesting, wonder "what's her story?"
I s... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Her little brother was born with all ten toes and ten fingers, they were seven years apart to the day.
Her mother whispered, “Kai,” and smiled as the young boy formed his hand around his big sister’s pinky finger.
It was not long before they were running around in the backyard together, fighting pirates and wizards a... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Well I must say, when all is said and done, it was a good run while it lasted, wasn't it?"
"I am impressed. To make something last for so long is an achievement. Do you plan to make another?"
"Perhaps, but not right away. I want to reflect on my work and figure out what to fix."
"Always the planner, aren't you? ... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Somebody once told me the world was going to roll me, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.
She was looking kinda dumb today, as her finger and her thumb were forming an "L" on her forehead.
Well, the years start coming and don't stop, fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.
Didn't make sense not to live fo... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I was 12, waking up at night, asking myself if I would ever be strong enough to just let go,
Somehow, as a child, the idea of holding on, knowing it would never improve seemed like too much work
I was 13 the first time I swallowed my grandmother’s pills hoping they would give me eternal relief,
I quickly learned tha... | I do not remember the last time I felt warmth or the sun on my skin; the darkness is eternal.
In my dreams, I see flashes of what it was like to live and to laugh and to love.
When I wake, the images are gone and I am left reaching for the echo of a memory.
If I tried, I could stretch my arms and take it and doom th... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | The first time I tried it I was king of the world, nothing would stop this euphoria pulsing through me.
I felt- everything, and nothing all at once it was everything I'd craved and never found in a bottle
I couldn't stop telling him how damn good it felt, I was so glad we tried it together.
He smiled wildly..I wa... | My first attempt at one of these; here's hoping I do alright!
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As a paranormal investigator, I know fear. But I never ACTUALLY thought I would find something real. But I did.
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It is all for TV. Fame, money, making a name for myself while pretending to be accos... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Unicorns certainly are quite a quaint team of beasts, if you think about their ability to soar through the skies.
Do they take off like airplanes, speeding down a runway, and if so, how long it ought to be?
Or do they rather ascend heavenwards like helicopters, and if so, which body part is the rotating one?
I certa... | My first attempt at one of these; here's hoping I do alright!
​
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As a paranormal investigator, I know fear. But I never ACTUALLY thought I would find something real. But I did.
​
It is all for TV. Fame, money, making a name for myself while pretending to be accos... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Darling, I finished making the pasta for tonight. ...Darling? Why is it so eerily quiet in the house right now?
Oh my God! My love, darling, are you alright? We have to get you to the hospital right away.
She's had several health scares in the last year. I don't want to say it, but I'm terrified.
What exactly do you... | My first attempt at one of these; here's hoping I do alright!
​
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As a paranormal investigator, I know fear. But I never ACTUALLY thought I would find something real. But I did.
​
It is all for TV. Fame, money, making a name for myself while pretending to be accos... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | My first attempt at one of these; here's hoping I do alright!
​
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​
As a paranormal investigator, I know fear. But I never ACTUALLY thought I would find something real. But I did.
​
It is all for TV. Fame, money, making a name for myself while pretending to be accos... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | There comes a time in a man's life when he knows, for a fact, that he simply cannot "chicken out".
For me, that time came as I stood on a platform 180 feet above a shallow pool of water.
A thick band of rubberized bunjee cord was around my ankles, and beads of sweat on my brow.
With shaking knees and gulping breath,... | My first attempt at one of these; here's hoping I do alright!
​
\---------------
​
As a paranormal investigator, I know fear. But I never ACTUALLY thought I would find something real. But I did.
​
It is all for TV. Fame, money, making a name for myself while pretending to be accos... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Sky's all clear, Cap'n," the First Mate called out towards the twelve-toothed terror of the troposphere, the nefarious Captain Dubblebubblebeard.
​
The sailor relinquished control over the helm as the scraggly, gum-bearded man set his feet on the top deck.
​
Searching the mess of chewed gum a... | My first attempt at one of these; here's hoping I do alright!
​
\---------------
​
As a paranormal investigator, I know fear. But I never ACTUALLY thought I would find something real. But I did.
​
It is all for TV. Fame, money, making a name for myself while pretending to be accos... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | The first time I tried it I was king of the world, nothing would stop this euphoria pulsing through me.
I felt- everything, and nothing all at once it was everything I'd craved and never found in a bottle
I couldn't stop telling him how damn good it felt, I was so glad we tried it together.
He smiled wildly..I wa... | “I thought, that after so many, I’d get bored or something, But,” I carefully dragged the scalpel across his abdomen.
“I’ve found that there continues to be this... urge to continue, a necessity I guess you would call it.”
I placed the scalpel back on to the tray and took a step back to admire my work.
My subject d... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Unicorns certainly are quite a quaint team of beasts, if you think about their ability to soar through the skies.
Do they take off like airplanes, speeding down a runway, and if so, how long it ought to be?
Or do they rather ascend heavenwards like helicopters, and if so, which body part is the rotating one?
I certa... | “I thought, that after so many, I’d get bored or something, But,” I carefully dragged the scalpel across his abdomen.
“I’ve found that there continues to be this... urge to continue, a necessity I guess you would call it.”
I placed the scalpel back on to the tray and took a step back to admire my work.
My subject d... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Darling, I finished making the pasta for tonight. ...Darling? Why is it so eerily quiet in the house right now?
Oh my God! My love, darling, are you alright? We have to get you to the hospital right away.
She's had several health scares in the last year. I don't want to say it, but I'm terrified.
What exactly do you... | “I thought, that after so many, I’d get bored or something, But,” I carefully dragged the scalpel across his abdomen.
“I’ve found that there continues to be this... urge to continue, a necessity I guess you would call it.”
I placed the scalpel back on to the tray and took a step back to admire my work.
My subject d... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | “I thought, that after so many, I’d get bored or something, But,” I carefully dragged the scalpel across his abdomen.
“I’ve found that there continues to be this... urge to continue, a necessity I guess you would call it.”
I placed the scalpel back on to the tray and took a step back to admire my work.
My subject d... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | There comes a time in a man's life when he knows, for a fact, that he simply cannot "chicken out".
For me, that time came as I stood on a platform 180 feet above a shallow pool of water.
A thick band of rubberized bunjee cord was around my ankles, and beads of sweat on my brow.
With shaking knees and gulping breath,... | “I thought, that after so many, I’d get bored or something, But,” I carefully dragged the scalpel across his abdomen.
“I’ve found that there continues to be this... urge to continue, a necessity I guess you would call it.”
I placed the scalpel back on to the tray and took a step back to admire my work.
My subject d... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Sky's all clear, Cap'n," the First Mate called out towards the twelve-toothed terror of the troposphere, the nefarious Captain Dubblebubblebeard.
​
The sailor relinquished control over the helm as the scraggly, gum-bearded man set his feet on the top deck.
​
Searching the mess of chewed gum a... | “I thought, that after so many, I’d get bored or something, But,” I carefully dragged the scalpel across his abdomen.
“I’ve found that there continues to be this... urge to continue, a necessity I guess you would call it.”
I placed the scalpel back on to the tray and took a step back to admire my work.
My subject d... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | The first time I tried it I was king of the world, nothing would stop this euphoria pulsing through me.
I felt- everything, and nothing all at once it was everything I'd craved and never found in a bottle
I couldn't stop telling him how damn good it felt, I was so glad we tried it together.
He smiled wildly..I wa... | **Conversation**
-----
Him: "You were the one who told me that after all of this time, this was all that you ever wanted."
Her: "And what if that's not the case anymore? What if I wanted something else, something new, something... not this?"
Him: "Then.. I wouldn't really know what to say to you. My feelings have n... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Unicorns certainly are quite a quaint team of beasts, if you think about their ability to soar through the skies.
Do they take off like airplanes, speeding down a runway, and if so, how long it ought to be?
Or do they rather ascend heavenwards like helicopters, and if so, which body part is the rotating one?
I certa... | **Conversation**
-----
Him: "You were the one who told me that after all of this time, this was all that you ever wanted."
Her: "And what if that's not the case anymore? What if I wanted something else, something new, something... not this?"
Him: "Then.. I wouldn't really know what to say to you. My feelings have n... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Darling, I finished making the pasta for tonight. ...Darling? Why is it so eerily quiet in the house right now?
Oh my God! My love, darling, are you alright? We have to get you to the hospital right away.
She's had several health scares in the last year. I don't want to say it, but I'm terrified.
What exactly do you... | **Conversation**
-----
Him: "You were the one who told me that after all of this time, this was all that you ever wanted."
Her: "And what if that's not the case anymore? What if I wanted something else, something new, something... not this?"
Him: "Then.. I wouldn't really know what to say to you. My feelings have n... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | **Conversation**
-----
Him: "You were the one who told me that after all of this time, this was all that you ever wanted."
Her: "And what if that's not the case anymore? What if I wanted something else, something new, something... not this?"
Him: "Then.. I wouldn't really know what to say to you. My feelings have n... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | There comes a time in a man's life when he knows, for a fact, that he simply cannot "chicken out".
For me, that time came as I stood on a platform 180 feet above a shallow pool of water.
A thick band of rubberized bunjee cord was around my ankles, and beads of sweat on my brow.
With shaking knees and gulping breath,... | **Conversation**
-----
Him: "You were the one who told me that after all of this time, this was all that you ever wanted."
Her: "And what if that's not the case anymore? What if I wanted something else, something new, something... not this?"
Him: "Then.. I wouldn't really know what to say to you. My feelings have n... |
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