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[WP] You are a warden in an insane asylum for people with superpowers | Nurse Regal shrugged a shoulder in response. There really wasn't an answer to the question. Well, not one single, unifying one.
We learned that in introduction to psychology. The human brain is a collection of chemicals and solids. Each one was extremely fragile and unique. There were so many chances for something to ... | I sit at the desk of the head wardens office, looking concerned, the warden smiling at me, early half of his bottom teeth have vanished.
“You will be in the super-section” He laughs, but not in a nice way, I’m confused on what’s so funny, he’s always like this. But why?
After a while of trying to fine the darn place,... | |
[WP] You are a warden in an insane asylum for people with superpowers | Aiden stopped in the empty hallway when the sirens blared. It could only mean one thing: lockdown. Fear paralyzed him in the first few seconds, remembering some of the horror stories the senior guards told, but distant screams shook him out of his daze. No time to waste. Protocol dictated that he needed to round up as ... | I sit at the desk of the head wardens office, looking concerned, the warden smiling at me, early half of his bottom teeth have vanished.
“You will be in the super-section” He laughs, but not in a nice way, I’m confused on what’s so funny, he’s always like this. But why?
After a while of trying to fine the darn place,... | |
[WP] You are a warden in an insane asylum for people with superpowers | I saw his wild green eyes flash in front of the cell peephole. The little piece of nothing in the door had two options: having to wake them up or having to hold your ground. This time, it was the latter.
“Hello there, stranger,” the eyes said in the darkness. “Do you come here often?”
I shook my head and wordlessly h... | I sit at the desk of the head wardens office, looking concerned, the warden smiling at me, early half of his bottom teeth have vanished.
“You will be in the super-section” He laughs, but not in a nice way, I’m confused on what’s so funny, he’s always like this. But why?
After a while of trying to fine the darn place,... | |
[WP] You are a retired super soldier of the future, genetically bred for war and mechanically enhanced for any contingency. With the war over, you have managed to raise a family in peace and quiet, until something about your partner sets off alarms you haven't heard in almost a decade. | First time writing on here... :
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Scars covered my body from my head to my feet; implants from the wars when humanity only cared about destruction and chaos. My wife, Amy, stares with love and care as her fingers run along every dip and pivot of the marks of war. Sometimes I still see the warnings from my ... | *Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. Chick-a-dee-dee.*
The first birds of the morning are stirring in the predawn light that filters through the spruces. I can tell their locations without looking -- a tufted titmouse in the white pine at four o'clock, a northern cardinal in the fir at seven o'clock, a few common yellowthroats picki... | |
[WP] You are a retired super soldier of the future, genetically bred for war and mechanically enhanced for any contingency. With the war over, you have managed to raise a family in peace and quiet, until something about your partner sets off alarms you haven't heard in almost a decade. | I love Suzy, I love her very much. I took her in as a drug addict, cleaned her up and she became the kindest, most compassionate and intelligent fiancé you could wish for. I could talk with her about anything: my joys; my fears; my wish to start a family; and my warmongering past.
But today I doubted everything. She w... | *Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. Chick-a-dee-dee.*
The first birds of the morning are stirring in the predawn light that filters through the spruces. I can tell their locations without looking -- a tufted titmouse in the white pine at four o'clock, a northern cardinal in the fir at seven o'clock, a few common yellowthroats picki... | |
[WP] You are a retired super soldier of the future, genetically bred for war and mechanically enhanced for any contingency. With the war over, you have managed to raise a family in peace and quiet, until something about your partner sets off alarms you haven't heard in almost a decade. | I love Suzy, I love her very much. I took her in as a drug addict, cleaned her up and she became the kindest, most compassionate and intelligent fiancé you could wish for. I could talk with her about anything: my joys; my fears; my wish to start a family; and my warmongering past.
But today I doubted everything. She w... | First ever story and on a phone so yea be kind.
"DANGER" was the first thought I had as I bolted up right and frantically looked around and that's when the dread set in, Milly was no where to be seen.
As I got up and almost fell over, damn old bionics always took a second to start up, I started to frantically sear... | |
[WP] You are a retired super soldier of the future, genetically bred for war and mechanically enhanced for any contingency. With the war over, you have managed to raise a family in peace and quiet, until something about your partner sets off alarms you haven't heard in almost a decade. | Your dreams are filled with technicolor points of light and sounds, memories of the god you tried to forget about, the files you weren't meant to see, and the thing buried in the darkness of the desert, three bombs dropped on top of it in an excuse of testing.
Your nightmares are filled with the otherside, where man m... | First ever story and on a phone so yea be kind.
"DANGER" was the first thought I had as I bolted up right and frantically looked around and that's when the dread set in, Milly was no where to be seen.
As I got up and almost fell over, damn old bionics always took a second to start up, I started to frantically sear... | |
[WP] Hell is a thriving metropolis. It's economy and self-sufficientcy is maintained by one rule. Your eternal job is opposite your sins. You're forced to do the last job you would ever want. i.e. criminals are cops, bankers are farmers, corporate leaders are fast food workers, etc. | White as a sheet, Edward surveyed his surroundings. Why was this fate chosen for him of all people? Hell, Sheol, whatever one would have it named. He now stood in the midst of a wasteland of the damned, and yet, it was oddly well-maintained. Still, Edward's head sank into his hands, why ever was this fate chosen for hi... | Elton paused outside his door. He held his leather briefcase in a trembling hand.
*Should I knock?*
He shook his head, trying desperately to swallow the lump in his throat.
*God, what kind of man knocks on his own door?*
Teeth grit, he turned the doorknob and pushed the door open. “Hello?”
There was a flurry of... | |
[WP] You’re the number one sought out person by every professional sports league in the world. Not because of your athletic ability but that, ever since high school, every game that you’ve gone to, the team you rooted for has always won. | "For the last time, Charlie, I'm not going to the homecoming game," I insist.
"Why nooot?" he pleads, whine creeping into his voice.
"First of all," I turn from my locker to face him, "I hate sports. They somehow both bore and confuse me at the same time." I took out the books for my next period and looked at him a... | The roaring of the crowd filled my ears as I leaned back in my chair from my private box seat I could see all the action, the team was looking good the were up by 14 in the second quarter and were 2 wins out from going to the Superbowl and it was all thanks to me
When I was 11, my dad brought to my first MAjor league ... | |
[WP] Brain transplants are a thing. There are professional "flippers" who buy up unhealthy bodies, improve them through diet, exercise, or surgery, then resell them for huge profits. |
''We can start from here. These are the standard type that we sell and one of the top choices of ladies like you.''
I still feel hungover and I wasn’t planning on being here but you know how life works and these customers aren’t slightly interested in my face they are completely tunnel focused on shiny new bodies.
... | Sweat and rain drenched the form fitting cotton fabric of Allen's Ath-suit. "God this girl was out of shape." He said between breaths as he ran inbetween neon-lit alleys.
His body was perhaps a little... Physically underwhelming for a young woman in her prime--but far improved from what it use to be six months ago.
"... | |
[WP] Brain transplants are a thing. There are professional "flippers" who buy up unhealthy bodies, improve them through diet, exercise, or surgery, then resell them for huge profits. | "You're really going to make me work for my pay this time," I sneer at the body laying on the table in front of me, naked and exposed. There's a good six months worth of work to make this flip profitable.
Jimmy shrugs, poking a few keys at the medical terminal. "You have very specific requirements. If you want them to... | "Careful, we have to keep everything in tact."
They always wore suits, never revealing anything about themselves. They'd get a call, take a van, and then pick up another one.
Another Shell.
We'd put a false brain in, to prepare the bodies for sale. Because brain transplanting was simply the digitisation of memory,... | |
[WP]The Swarm used an EMP to disable the artificial intelligences of everyone's space fleets. Only the Humans were primitive/paranoid/crazy enough to have manual backup controls. | The Swarm are notorious throughout the universe for beating entire planets into submission, after which they would turn the population to livestock and turn the life-nurturing suns into black holes. That sounds all scary, but their space flight tech is extremely inefficient. The requirements for them to take out a simp... | *I formatted this like a text adventure game, since i thought it would be interesting.*
> ***Sylvi’s Log: Stardate 545769.18***
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> It seems The Swarm has released an EMP blast.
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> I think I have the only ship in this fleet who still has its AI intact. I mean, it makes sense, given that I'm an all-powe... | |
[WP] A story the first sentence of which contains twenty words, the next one nineteen, and so on in descending order. There is only one word in the last sentence. | I’m not sure if this message will reach anyone, and it may be too late for me to help you.
But if it does, for the good of human kind, please listen carefully to what I have to say.
We are all in danger, the return is almost here and we must be prepared for the worst.
Magic, monsters, pure evil, all were real onc... | My kids run to the basement, cans and bottles in hand, while me and my wife desperately gather supplies.
My father, old and grey, is sitting in front of the television, half-blind eyes on his old medals.
Frantic, I shout for him to walk while I grab clothes and tissue, the sirens still blaring.
“You have to get up!”... | |
[WP] A story the first sentence of which contains twenty words, the next one nineteen, and so on in descending order. There is only one word in the last sentence. | I’m not sure if this message will reach anyone, and it may be too late for me to help you.
But if it does, for the good of human kind, please listen carefully to what I have to say.
We are all in danger, the return is almost here and we must be prepared for the worst.
Magic, monsters, pure evil, all were real onc... | Mixtures of orange, pink, and yellow, painted the horizon, above the cliff, I was sitting on, with my feet dangling.
It was a lovely day, with the clouds reflecting the same color scheme, giving off a bright beautiful scenery.
If I could, I would sit on this rock for an eternity, but I can not do that.
In a few min... | |
[WP] A story the first sentence of which contains twenty words, the next one nineteen, and so on in descending order. There is only one word in the last sentence. | The tropical volcanic island was empty, for the first time in a century the beach wasn’t littered in foot prints. The boy fell to his knees, pressing his left palm into the coarse sand, while his right reached forward. His eyes filled with waves that splashed to the coastline where the tide pulled them into the sea.
... | For years, a human forever trapped in the sordid shackles of science, my only purpose was to serve their experiments.
They came in everyday, with their pristine white coats looking only to inflict further pain on my helpless soul.
I was beaten; destroyed to a point where I could no longer use most of my natural sen... | |
[WP] A story the first sentence of which contains twenty words, the next one nineteen, and so on in descending order. There is only one word in the last sentence. | The tropical volcanic island was empty, for the first time in a century the beach wasn’t littered in foot prints. The boy fell to his knees, pressing his left palm into the coarse sand, while his right reached forward. His eyes filled with waves that splashed to the coastline where the tide pulled them into the sea.
... | I had never seen her looking so beautiful as when she was holding our child, first night back from hospital. She cast a silhouette on the wall that danced, back and forth to the music of her sweet cooing. A placid smile across baby’s face, peace and love radiated between the two of them, mother and daughter. I let myse... | |
[WP] A story the first sentence of which contains twenty words, the next one nineteen, and so on in descending order. There is only one word in the last sentence. | It was a sunny day in August when a door appeared in the middle of my room without any warning.
For a moment, I simply stared at it in disbelief, dropping my calculator and shoving my chair screeching backwards.
It was so strange seeing the ornate entrance floating in midair right before my eyes like a ghost.
Stru... | I had never seen her looking so beautiful as when she was holding our child, first night back from hospital. She cast a silhouette on the wall that danced, back and forth to the music of her sweet cooing. A placid smile across baby’s face, peace and love radiated between the two of them, mother and daughter. I let myse... | |
[WP] A story the first sentence of which contains twenty words, the next one nineteen, and so on in descending order. There is only one word in the last sentence. | The tropical volcanic island was empty, for the first time in a century the beach wasn’t littered in foot prints. The boy fell to his knees, pressing his left palm into the coarse sand, while his right reached forward. His eyes filled with waves that splashed to the coastline where the tide pulled them into the sea.
... | When I awoke this morning, I was six foot seven, 300 pounds, and wore size 15 shoes, so pretty tall.
By all accounts, I was a tall man to most people I encountered, towering over all of my friends.
I was the tallest in my family by at least 5 full inches, awkwardly cropped out in photos.
But today, something was ... | |
[WP] Everyone has a guardian angel. They appear whenever your life is in extreme danger. You fall madly in love with your guardian angel, so you set up life threatening situations just to summon them. | Vic was falling from her balcony on the 9th floor. She planned to jump head down, but tripped and now was flying in an awkward angle towards the horizon: a little bit of sky and tall candles of the Financial Districts were floating by. She almost started thinking about the beauty of her view as force of physics Vic did... | Matilda, she sure had a special place in Damien's heart, she was his Guardian angel after all.
Damien had first discovered his soon to be bride when he was mauled by a pit bull as a young lad.
The beautiful angel glided through the sky, and set a somnolent spell on the canine, causing it to doze into a coma-like sta... | |
[WP] Everyone has a guardian angel. They appear whenever your life is in extreme danger. You fall madly in love with your guardian angel, so you set up life threatening situations just to summon them. | The first time was an accident. I was only fourteen at the time, but I can still remember as if it where yesterday. I was playing on top of a dilapidated water tower in a field near the edge of the village. My parents warned me to stay away from the rusty metal structure, saying something about “tetanus” or something ... | Matilda, she sure had a special place in Damien's heart, she was his Guardian angel after all.
Damien had first discovered his soon to be bride when he was mauled by a pit bull as a young lad.
The beautiful angel glided through the sky, and set a somnolent spell on the canine, causing it to doze into a coma-like sta... | |
[WP] Everyone has a guardian angel. They appear whenever your life is in extreme danger. You fall madly in love with your guardian angel, so you set up life threatening situations just to summon them. | The first time was an accident. I was only fourteen at the time, but I can still remember as if it where yesterday. I was playing on top of a dilapidated water tower in a field near the edge of the village. My parents warned me to stay away from the rusty metal structure, saying something about “tetanus” or something ... | Vic was falling from her balcony on the 9th floor. She planned to jump head down, but tripped and now was flying in an awkward angle towards the horizon: a little bit of sky and tall candles of the Financial Districts were floating by. She almost started thinking about the beauty of her view as force of physics Vic did... | |
[WP] You have accidentally become the very first proven case, with irrefutable evidence, that ghosts exist. The rest of the ghost community is absolutely furious with you. | You know how some days are almost perfectly mundane? Today was one of those days. I avoided the shitty drivers on the highway, plowed out spreadsheets and numbers at my job, and thought about how boring my day was in the eternal traffic jam at the intersection of 99 and Main. But.
I pulled into the driveway and walked... | I sat in the business meeting at Travel Channel as they all looked at me with anger in their eyes. I mean, I cant really blame them since I exposed what ghosts really were like, which ruined almost all of their TV shows.
"Look I could say it was a fake thing and stuff," I said
"That wouldn't work you idiot!" One of t... | |
[WP] Humanity has recently discovered a way of summoning demons, angels and some other fantastical creatures. But things get a little absurd when it's discovered you can summon other humans | The couple took a breath and looked at each other with a little anxiety mingled with excitement. There was an understanding and acceptance in their eyes as they moved toward each other.
"Are you ready to summon a human?" he whispered.
She nodded.
He stood up. "Lights on or off?"
"I don't remember what the instructi... | I was discouraged by my complete inability to summon anything - no unicorns, no demons, not so much as a pixie. I tried for days, then in a state of final dispair, tried one more rhyme:
"He travels when things are timey-wimey
I summon thee, o Lord of Timey"
There came a great sound of time-brakes grinding. A blue bo... | |
[WP] All is silent in your room as you sit with your head back against the wall, late in the evening. When you listen closely, however, you can hear the sound of somebody playing a violin on the other side. | Moving on is a lonely process.
I sat on my bed, pillows against the apartment wall, waiting in the dark.
My sister used to tell me meditating was the key to her well being. So I sat in some uncomfortable posture like I did every night, trying to clear my head and doing an impressively poor job at it... waiting in the... | “Strange,” I thought. I had been preparing to rest, going through my thoughts and mentally preparing for the next day when the faint sound of a violin travelled through the wall behind me. I sat and listened for a few minutes, the soft melody climbing and dropping with precision. A song I had never heard before. I look... | |
[WP] You are a side character in a typical dystopian young adult novel. All your life been living happilly in the background but recently, the main character started talking to you more- you even got a an entire arc. But you suddenly realized: the author is bulding you up to be killed for the drama. | The tall strapping young hero put an arm on my shoulder as we vanquished the vile beast. "Well done, Bob. You've done really well."
"Thanks Thomas. I mean, that was fun. That was really fun. Beats hanging around the treehouse in the background all day."
"You know, Bob, you've been such a valuable player to the team. ... | The undercover cop came back into the nursery. His back story is that he is back in town after dropping out of some sort of higher education; evidently he knew my brother back before he joined the army. The small talk is only a little off, a little forced. He pretends to be into succulents. I watched him ignore a co-wo... | |
[WP] You are a side character in a typical dystopian young adult novel. All your life been living happilly in the background but recently, the main character started talking to you more- you even got a an entire arc. But you suddenly realized: the author is bulding you up to be killed for the drama. | The tall strapping young hero put an arm on my shoulder as we vanquished the vile beast. "Well done, Bob. You've done really well."
"Thanks Thomas. I mean, that was fun. That was really fun. Beats hanging around the treehouse in the background all day."
"You know, Bob, you've been such a valuable player to the team. ... | For 12 excruciating years since the failed revolution, I’d been tirelessly slaving away for a measly can of anhydrous soup and a slice of bread. I slumbered on a cold, hard surface for precisely four designated hours under the watchful gaze of the commandant. With my callused palms serving as a cushion for my throbbing... | |
[WP] You are a side character in a typical dystopian young adult novel. All your life been living happilly in the background but recently, the main character started talking to you more- you even got a an entire arc. But you suddenly realized: the author is bulding you up to be killed for the drama. | The easiest part was cutting myself off from him. It was simply a matter of not showing up.
I left a note tacked on the doorstep of the run-down warehouse on The City’s outskirts, as one does. Of course, writing a note in a world without easy access to paper or pen is rather… difficult but, after a brief trip into the... | I looked at the grand tower as I heard the fighting break out, seeing that damm Graham trying to start a riot. I felt the gunshots running right by my face, honestly I'm not amused by the obvious foreshadowing.
"Come on just end it already, whatever god is out there." I said, looking up at the sky, noticing it was abo... | |
[WP] Aliens arrived on earth, but they are super lame. The following decade after contact they take humanity as "the cool kids" and try hard to be like us. | "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like?" replied his friend from the ground. "I'm sleeping. Duh."
He was lying flat on his back with his eyes closed as if he was resting in a coffin.
"But you \*can't\* sleep! Stop being an idiot! You know we don't sleep."
"Maybe \*you\* don't sleep, but I sleep all the tim... | "I have heard that your civilization still actually fights each other on a global scale? I thought you have nuclear technology and miner space capabilities, why not use those."
"Well we do but then decided to stop using them. At the time only one group has them, now a bunch do so we stopped using them, though we have ... | |
[WP] Aliens arrived on earth, but they are super lame. The following decade after contact they take humanity as "the cool kids" and try hard to be like us. | "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like?" replied his friend from the ground. "I'm sleeping. Duh."
He was lying flat on his back with his eyes closed as if he was resting in a coffin.
"But you \*can't\* sleep! Stop being an idiot! You know we don't sleep."
"Maybe \*you\* don't sleep, but I sleep all the tim... | "You named yourselves the Smiths?"
John Smith waved a tentacle at the school counselor from their home planet of Monora. "Yes, we thought that by giving ourselves common names, we'd allow Kevin to fit in better."
The counselor, XII-V-1, winced. "Yes, but you're aware that Kevin Chen is a name usually given to familie... | |
[WP] Aliens arrived on earth, but they are super lame. The following decade after contact they take humanity as "the cool kids" and try hard to be like us. | "Hey, what's up dawg!" A random kid called me out and tried to do this weird handshake. This kid wore baggy pants like MC Hammer and sunglasses from Dollar Tree. "Everything's all hip and jive in Minnesota. First day of school?"
"Uhh, yeah. It's everybody's first day. Who are you?" I asked, trying to conceal my discom... | "You named yourselves the Smiths?"
John Smith waved a tentacle at the school counselor from their home planet of Monora. "Yes, we thought that by giving ourselves common names, we'd allow Kevin to fit in better."
The counselor, XII-V-1, winced. "Yes, but you're aware that Kevin Chen is a name usually given to familie... | |
[WP] You are the last survivor of an expedition to discover the true origins of humanity. Upon your return, every religious leader, scientist, and world power is eagerly awaiting what you have to say. The truth was far more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Should you tell them? Or lie? | Twenty years. It had been twenty years since the day I was selected for the mission to go to Alpha Centauri. Twenty years since our training, of the five smartest humans in the world, had begun.
Twenty years I now wish I could have spent enjoying my ignorance instead.
I am in the back room now. I watch the screen o... | **How did I get here? What am I doing here?**
I look up, and see a table in the form of a half circle that is a few feet higher up than I am. I look down, there is a microphone in front of me.
All the sudden, I hear a voice; "Did your hear the question?"
I look up again, and see the white, wrinkled face of the head ... | |
[WP] You are the last survivor of an expedition to discover the true origins of humanity. Upon your return, every religious leader, scientist, and world power is eagerly awaiting what you have to say. The truth was far more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Should you tell them? Or lie? | "What happened out there, Captain?"
A simple question, requiring an answer from me that was infinitely more complex than I was able to give. I was looking into the eyes of the best and brightest that humanity had to offer. Paragons of art, culture, science, the political leaders of earth. Most of them looked at me, wi... | **How did I get here? What am I doing here?**
I look up, and see a table in the form of a half circle that is a few feet higher up than I am. I look down, there is a microphone in front of me.
All the sudden, I hear a voice; "Did your hear the question?"
I look up again, and see the white, wrinkled face of the head ... | |
[WP] You are the last survivor of an expedition to discover the true origins of humanity. Upon your return, every religious leader, scientist, and world power is eagerly awaiting what you have to say. The truth was far more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Should you tell them? Or lie? | "What should I do?, What should I say?", I thought to myself out loud as I was prancing up and down of my command room deep in thought.
Taking a break from my thoughts, I glanced at the command module.
"4 minutes to Destination: Terra"
Shit. F\*\*\*.
What on earth should I do?
They, the United Nations of the world... | **How did I get here? What am I doing here?**
I look up, and see a table in the form of a half circle that is a few feet higher up than I am. I look down, there is a microphone in front of me.
All the sudden, I hear a voice; "Did your hear the question?"
I look up again, and see the white, wrinkled face of the head ... | |
[WP] You are the last survivor of an expedition to discover the true origins of humanity. Upon your return, every religious leader, scientist, and world power is eagerly awaiting what you have to say. The truth was far more horrifying than anyone could have imagined. Should you tell them? Or lie? | “You are not who you think you are”. In the end, it was all I could think to say. I’d had nearly a year in the isolation of deep space on the return voyage. No-one is supposed to stay alone for that long. We trained for close proximity to others, but I expanded into the void. I filled the silence with chatter to myself... | **How did I get here? What am I doing here?**
I look up, and see a table in the form of a half circle that is a few feet higher up than I am. I look down, there is a microphone in front of me.
All the sudden, I hear a voice; "Did your hear the question?"
I look up again, and see the white, wrinkled face of the head ... | |
[WP] A popular new technology allows people to turn their consciousness off while at work, letting their bodies go on autopilot until the shift is over. One day when your consciousness returns, you're covered in blood and surrounded by dead coworkers, holding a note with a cryptic message on it. | The freezing, barren Antarctic tundra stretches out endlessly in front of me, the frozen wind hitting my face like nails being hammered into a plank of wood. I can feel my fingers and toes turning to useless hunks of meat inside my boots and gloves.
I clench my jaw and grip the stock of my M1 Garand, preparing myself... | \[POEM\]
"Sorry I left your friends dead
but at least now you can be well fed"
the note in my hands said,
as I stood beside the body of Ned.
Who was it that did this?
Who left me by all these corpses?
How'd they get in my office?
At least they left condiments.
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Wa... | |
[WP] 1. Be polite. 2. Be efficient. 3. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet. | *”Snipin’s a good job, mate,”* the gentle Australian began with a content sigh, sunlight sparking off his aviators as he drove across the sunny outback. Seated in the passenger side of his camper van was a thin man, with greased black hair and a camera in one hand, studying every word flowing past the stubble of the la... |
''Are you certain that they are not one of us?''
He doesn’t want to believe it. He lived here for a long time and he made good friends and now he is having a hard time understanding why he has to do this. It is almost midnight and we have been discussing this for a while now.
''You don’t have to listen to me. There ... | |
[WP] it turns out the Choosen One is a 100 year old arthritic grandmother with a bad hip | "... So we come to you, Mother Maimi, The Chosen one, The People's Savior, to ask that you will travel back with us and thrust evil back into darkness."
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A frail veined hand reached up from the bed to a weather worn face. Her finger wiped a single tear that had cut a canyon through the dirt on his cheek. ... | I fell out of the portal in the ceiling with a thunderous crash. I was still seeing stars as the blue vortex slowly closed above me. It wasn't my best landing. The Time Travelers' Guild prided itself on stealth, but I had always failed that particular class. Besides, current circumstances emphasized speed anyway.
"Ma... | |
[WP] William Shakespeare goes to the future and attends a college Shakespeare Studies class. | I live in a, how do I say this, "liberal" city. Be whoever you want to be so long as you don't fuck over other people. A fair and laudable way to be. So, you'll excuse me when I say that I assumed the man himself to be just a very enthusiastic fan of the Bard. Perhaps it is less forgivable that he sat right beside me... | O Thou sick and twisted riff.
Gates doors chains stores tilde as wallow in spit.
Monster dread screeches and liars of hell a story I could tell .
But this good fellow Wordsmith learn of neither Smith it twas the rift .
Rimes streaks madness beckons modern Ears .
Demons sounds thine ears all must be daft to be... | |
[WP] "You are him!" she said, with tear in her eyes. "You have no idea how long I have been looking for you. I was almost sure they killed you." | Another man might be flattered at the words, touched by her concern for him. I was not another man, I was, all told, the man who had gone to great lengths, and almost ten million dollars, to have her think they'd killed me.
Another man would think I had gone insane. For she was as beautiful as the dawn. Had a mellifl... | "No, I'm not"
The sentence left your mouth before you even knew that you said it. They were simple and easy words to make out, but even though you felt they had to be true, they still felt wrong.
It was a Tuesday. You were on your way home from a simple desk job. Sorting through bank statements and filing papers had ... | |
[WP] "You are him!" she said, with tear in her eyes. "You have no idea how long I have been looking for you. I was almost sure they killed you." | Another man might be flattered at the words, touched by her concern for him. I was not another man, I was, all told, the man who had gone to great lengths, and almost ten million dollars, to have her think they'd killed me.
Another man would think I had gone insane. For she was as beautiful as the dawn. Had a mellifl... | Omnibus turns around as he hears her voice yell out to him, his glowing orange eyes looking upon her with some curiosity.
"It's been weeks! We assumed the worst!" She is openly crying, not bothering to keep up the stoic façade she employs around civilians.
He shakes his head, his pink-highlighted white hair waving in... | |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | The first time I noticed it was when she really wanted this toy she saw on TV. Then poof, there was a present on the floor in the middle of the room. Before then, I had noticed little things, but nothing more then her eating a random cookie or cake even though there were none in the house.
"Daddy," she had spoken a li... | “Thanks Dad, you’re the best!”
Lacey squeaks as she skips around, her pink tutu twirling with her in excitement.
I always wondered when her powers would begin to get out of hand. Hell, i remember wondering if they were even real, or if Martha was just being the nit case she always was. Ever since we started dating, sh... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | I was standing by the security door, taking a deep breath, before giving the clear signal to the guard behind the bulletproof glass. With a loud click and beep, the door to experiment 1777, code name "Wishing Well", unlocked. Though to me, the 11 year old girl who was sitting there waiting for me every day, was called ... | “Thanks Dad, you’re the best!”
Lacey squeaks as she skips around, her pink tutu twirling with her in excitement.
I always wondered when her powers would begin to get out of hand. Hell, i remember wondering if they were even real, or if Martha was just being the nit case she always was. Ever since we started dating, sh... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | I was standing by the security door, taking a deep breath, before giving the clear signal to the guard behind the bulletproof glass. With a loud click and beep, the door to experiment 1777, code name "Wishing Well", unlocked. Though to me, the 11 year old girl who was sitting there waiting for me every day, was called ... | As the last of the candles was blown out, along with it was the extinguished happiness from everyone in the room.
They waited in baited breathe as she rose from her seat.
18 years old. She is now a woman. Free to make her own choices.
This was truly terrifying. The laws they had made around restricting her power... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | “Thanks dad you’re the best” Ana said as she went up to hug her new horse today. She was so happy and I love to see her like that but it is so difficult to parent her if your child gets whatever she wants. It is even more difficult to fend off and hide from the people that are constantly chasing her, especially while... | I'm not a writer, but this is a great prompt. I saw, in the distant echo of my youth, a Twilight Zone TV episode based on a similar premise. It did not end well. |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | Dearest Olivia,
I've been alive for thousand of years, and they think I'm dead. I guess it makes sence I have been living on the ranch since she decided I was her father. The Immortal In Memoriam just sounds stupid. Don't get me wrong it was beautiful, but I never imagined having to watch my own funeral.
I am sorry I... | I'm not a writer, but this is a great prompt. I saw, in the distant echo of my youth, a Twilight Zone TV episode based on a similar premise. It did not end well. |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | [SCP-239](http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-239) | I'm not a writer, but this is a great prompt. I saw, in the distant echo of my youth, a Twilight Zone TV episode based on a similar premise. It did not end well. |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | Age 5
“Daddy, you really did it! You made my room all pink!”
I stood there, dumbfounded, as my daughter wrapped her arms around my leg. This, finally was proof, after months of odd situations.
*“I wish it wouldn’t rain tomorrow.”*
*“But Olivia, it’s rained six days in a row. The forecast says it will rain tomorrow.... | I'm not a writer, but this is a great prompt. I saw, in the distant echo of my youth, a Twilight Zone TV episode based on a similar premise. It did not end well. |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | She was fuming, staring at the wall. She was soaked from head to toe, dripping onto the couch.
"Hey, sweetie, if you wanna talk about it now, it's okay," I said cautiously. I made her wait to talk about the situation since she typically said things that I would regret whenever incidents were still fresh in her mind.
... | I'm not a writer, but this is a great prompt. I saw, in the distant echo of my youth, a Twilight Zone TV episode based on a similar premise. It did not end well. |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | “Thanks dad you’re the best” Ana said as she went up to hug her new horse today. She was so happy and I love to see her like that but it is so difficult to parent her if your child gets whatever she wants. It is even more difficult to fend off and hide from the people that are constantly chasing her, especially while... | Emily was looking deep into the dark distance from the corner of the stable, far far away from the farm house. With her head stuffed against the hay she cried violently, as she does every night. But inside the house, she is happy as one can be.
"Papa" she said. "I'm leaving to live in the city". Emily, within the day... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | [SCP-239](http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-239) | Emily was looking deep into the dark distance from the corner of the stable, far far away from the farm house. With her head stuffed against the hay she cried violently, as she does every night. But inside the house, she is happy as one can be.
"Papa" she said. "I'm leaving to live in the city". Emily, within the day... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | Age 5
“Daddy, you really did it! You made my room all pink!”
I stood there, dumbfounded, as my daughter wrapped her arms around my leg. This, finally was proof, after months of odd situations.
*“I wish it wouldn’t rain tomorrow.”*
*“But Olivia, it’s rained six days in a row. The forecast says it will rain tomorrow.... | Emily was looking deep into the dark distance from the corner of the stable, far far away from the farm house. With her head stuffed against the hay she cried violently, as she does every night. But inside the house, she is happy as one can be.
"Papa" she said. "I'm leaving to live in the city". Emily, within the day... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | [SCP-239](http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-239) | Dearest Olivia,
I've been alive for thousand of years, and they think I'm dead. I guess it makes sence I have been living on the ranch since she decided I was her father. The Immortal In Memoriam just sounds stupid. Don't get me wrong it was beautiful, but I never imagined having to watch my own funeral.
I am sorry I... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | Age 5
“Daddy, you really did it! You made my room all pink!”
I stood there, dumbfounded, as my daughter wrapped her arms around my leg. This, finally was proof, after months of odd situations.
*“I wish it wouldn’t rain tomorrow.”*
*“But Olivia, it’s rained six days in a row. The forecast says it will rain tomorrow.... | Dearest Olivia,
I've been alive for thousand of years, and they think I'm dead. I guess it makes sence I have been living on the ranch since she decided I was her father. The Immortal In Memoriam just sounds stupid. Don't get me wrong it was beautiful, but I never imagined having to watch my own funeral.
I am sorry I... |
Edit: well this blew up | [WP] Your daughter has the power to make anything she wants come true, but being only 7 she doesn’t realize this and instead thinks you’re the best dad ever. Your house is now pink, you own a horse ranch, have a cupboard full of chocolate cake, and many things more. “Thanks dad you’re the best!” | Age 5
“Daddy, you really did it! You made my room all pink!”
I stood there, dumbfounded, as my daughter wrapped her arms around my leg. This, finally was proof, after months of odd situations.
*“I wish it wouldn’t rain tomorrow.”*
*“But Olivia, it’s rained six days in a row. The forecast says it will rain tomorrow.... | [SCP-239](http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-239) |
[WP] You are the only one who seems to notice the radical changes to the world that occur from day to day. Then it dawns on you; your reality is at the whim of a bunch of amateur writers answering prompts on an online forum. | You.
Yes, you there. The person sitting behind a screen browsing through a bunch of terribly written stories on a writing prompt subreddit.
You, the one reading this, wondering why the writer has chosen such a cheesy terrible start: are (unfortunately) my only hope.
You see, I am completely aware of my life. I am t... | The heroes looked shocked as the door was wide open and I was standing in the foyer to greet them.
“Let’s see, who do we have today? Hmm... Goku, Harry Potter’s twin brother, the Joker, and...ooh, Sasuke, haven’t seen you before.” Before Jerry Potter went off on his monologue, I raised my hand. “Save it. We don’t hav... | |
[WP] You heard of 'Judge Judy', now prepare for two new shows: 'Jury Judy' and 'Executioner Judy' | It's been 10 years since the world adopted Judyism, the principle that every case no matter how severe or negligible can and should be resolved by the world's most terrifying former family court judge and reality star, Judge Judy. Needed in all parts of the world, Judy agreed to be cloned so that she could judge everyw... | Mike woke up on a cold Tuesday morning to see a missed call on his phone. He rolled over his sheets and unplugged his mobile. He hazily put on his glasses and grudgingly unlocked his phone. The notification at the top of the screen read 'Missed call from unknown number' how strange. \*Most likely someone from work\* Mi... | |
[WP] You heard of 'Judge Judy', now prepare for two new shows: 'Jury Judy' and 'Executioner Judy' | It's been 10 years since the world adopted Judyism, the principle that every case no matter how severe or negligible can and should be resolved by the world's most terrifying former family court judge and reality star, Judge Judy. Needed in all parts of the world, Judy agreed to be cloned so that she could judge everyw... | I stared ahead, my legs trembling. Judy looked at me with cold, mocking eyes.
"William Baker, you have been charged with high treason by the jury, and with your charge, the judge has sentenced you to the death penalty. As the executioner, I will now carry out this sentence."
I swallowed, my throat tight.
"B-but how ... | |
[WP] You heard of 'Judge Judy', now prepare for two new shows: 'Jury Judy' and 'Executioner Judy' | "You've been accused of a very heinous crime, sir." Judge Judy stared daggers straight into the defendant's soul. Looking over her thin glasses at him, he felt a chill slowly running up his spine. "This nice couple claims that you shoplifted from their little mom and pop's shop."
"I did not, your honor."
She glared a... | I'm writing this when I recalled a session we had with a hangman.
A hang man job is similar to an executioner. It's a man ordered by the constitution to take one's life after being judged by an appointed judge of a crime of taking another man's life or a crime or greater to than such with heavy emphasis that such pun... | |
[WP] The year is 2219 and the tree planting campaigns of the early 21st century were TOO successful, humanity now has an excessive amount of trees and must deal with the unintended consequences. | We had always lived in the forest. Out the window, there had always been tree after tree, so high that we couldn’t see the canopies. Light didn’t work its way down, no, the most light we got was a few murky rays on the high days of summer. Momma would talk about the old days. Sometimes. She knew the sun. She said the s... | We were so proud of ourselves. What a success! Humanity really came together, we fought the climate change and took on our carbon emissions! Having more trees was great, and it was so pretty, the lush green forests were amazing.
Animal habits were being restored and humanity was clustering in cities and letting the fo... | |
[WP] A bounty hunter who's crush is one day marked at £5,000,000, and if found, to be returned dead. | *This is day 6 of the NaNoWriMo non-novel writing challenge. I’m doing a prompt a day. I consider these closer to rough and first drafts than edited pieces. Thanks.*
“Frisco, what the hell is this?”
The office was small, not the kind of place you would expect a $6,450,000 exchange to happen, but Frisco had been in w... | Samantha doesn't know about my real job. I've been feeding her my usual cover, that I'm a troubleshooting consultant operating under contract. It's not a complete lie - I take contracts that get me into trouble and I shoot my way out of it. But I did have to lie to her now.
We were on my couch, watching one of her TV ... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | Sorry for the format. Typing on my phone.
She appeared to me in the night, beautiful blonde hair, milky white skin, and a stunning red dress, with golden polka dots.
She said nothing, but her eyes and smile said everything. Holding out her hand, I reached for it. She was soft, and warm, a sense of calm washed over my... | You see the woman walk by. The words from your childhood scream inside your mind.
You stand up and walk down the hall to catch up to her. Her pace isn't quick. There are dozens of others following her.
You shuffle at first, but your bones don't hurt anymore. You pick up the pace into a run.
Tapping her on the should... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | I almost missed her. Now that I’ve absorbed ‘the miracle’ I feel a sharp shame and anger. How could I have let it go that far. Stuck in a hospital bed, weak and slow. Only the hem of her dress, that flash of gold, between me and... I can’t even.
Embarrassed, I look down at my plump fingers. Then I pull out my phone a... | You see the woman walk by. The words from your childhood scream inside your mind.
You stand up and walk down the hall to catch up to her. Her pace isn't quick. There are dozens of others following her.
You shuffle at first, but your bones don't hurt anymore. You pick up the pace into a run.
Tapping her on the should... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | I'll never forget that day. My eighth birthday.
I was always a hopeful lad. Never looked down, never looked back. That's just the way I've always been.
But... Even looking forward, chin up like my pappy always taught me, I still to this day can't shake my impulsive slips into reverie whenever I think about then. Thin... | You see the woman walk by. The words from your childhood scream inside your mind.
You stand up and walk down the hall to catch up to her. Her pace isn't quick. There are dozens of others following her.
You shuffle at first, but your bones don't hurt anymore. You pick up the pace into a run.
Tapping her on the should... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | "Madam please", I said, "The medicine is for my great grandfather, he is in constant pain and needs them to relieve it."
The Nurse responded "Sir, you came in here with a fake white beard saying you were 98 years old, while clearly at most 60 years younger, and asking for CBD, and if it were for your great grandfather... | You see the woman walk by. The words from your childhood scream inside your mind.
You stand up and walk down the hall to catch up to her. Her pace isn't quick. There are dozens of others following her.
You shuffle at first, but your bones don't hurt anymore. You pick up the pace into a run.
Tapping her on the should... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | You see the woman walk by. The words from your childhood scream inside your mind.
You stand up and walk down the hall to catch up to her. Her pace isn't quick. There are dozens of others following her.
You shuffle at first, but your bones don't hurt anymore. You pick up the pace into a run.
Tapping her on the should... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | You see the woman walk by. The words from your childhood scream inside your mind.
You stand up and walk down the hall to catch up to her. Her pace isn't quick. There are dozens of others following her.
You shuffle at first, but your bones don't hurt anymore. You pick up the pace into a run.
Tapping her on the should... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | Sorry for the format. Typing on my phone.
She appeared to me in the night, beautiful blonde hair, milky white skin, and a stunning red dress, with golden polka dots.
She said nothing, but her eyes and smile said everything. Holding out her hand, I reached for it. She was soft, and warm, a sense of calm washed over my... | I lived a good life. A loving wife, wonderful kids, a beautiful house, a stable job, what else can I ask for. I didn't feel fulfilled, something was missing.
It happened when I was 8 or 10, the age is fuzzy to me. I was awake late at night when a figure appeared in my bedroom. I wasn't scared, no, I felt warm, content... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | I almost missed her. Now that I’ve absorbed ‘the miracle’ I feel a sharp shame and anger. How could I have let it go that far. Stuck in a hospital bed, weak and slow. Only the hem of her dress, that flash of gold, between me and... I can’t even.
Embarrassed, I look down at my plump fingers. Then I pull out my phone a... | I lived a good life. A loving wife, wonderful kids, a beautiful house, a stable job, what else can I ask for. I didn't feel fulfilled, something was missing.
It happened when I was 8 or 10, the age is fuzzy to me. I was awake late at night when a figure appeared in my bedroom. I wasn't scared, no, I felt warm, content... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | I'll never forget that day. My eighth birthday.
I was always a hopeful lad. Never looked down, never looked back. That's just the way I've always been.
But... Even looking forward, chin up like my pappy always taught me, I still to this day can't shake my impulsive slips into reverie whenever I think about then. Thin... | I lived a good life. A loving wife, wonderful kids, a beautiful house, a stable job, what else can I ask for. I didn't feel fulfilled, something was missing.
It happened when I was 8 or 10, the age is fuzzy to me. I was awake late at night when a figure appeared in my bedroom. I wasn't scared, no, I felt warm, content... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | "Madam please", I said, "The medicine is for my great grandfather, he is in constant pain and needs them to relieve it."
The Nurse responded "Sir, you came in here with a fake white beard saying you were 98 years old, while clearly at most 60 years younger, and asking for CBD, and if it were for your great grandfather... | I lived a good life. A loving wife, wonderful kids, a beautiful house, a stable job, what else can I ask for. I didn't feel fulfilled, something was missing.
It happened when I was 8 or 10, the age is fuzzy to me. I was awake late at night when a figure appeared in my bedroom. I wasn't scared, no, I felt warm, content... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | I lived a good life. A loving wife, wonderful kids, a beautiful house, a stable job, what else can I ask for. I didn't feel fulfilled, something was missing.
It happened when I was 8 or 10, the age is fuzzy to me. I was awake late at night when a figure appeared in my bedroom. I wasn't scared, no, I felt warm, content... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | I lived a good life. A loving wife, wonderful kids, a beautiful house, a stable job, what else can I ask for. I didn't feel fulfilled, something was missing.
It happened when I was 8 or 10, the age is fuzzy to me. I was awake late at night when a figure appeared in my bedroom. I wasn't scared, no, I felt warm, content... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | "Madam please", I said, "The medicine is for my great grandfather, he is in constant pain and needs them to relieve it."
The Nurse responded "Sir, you came in here with a fake white beard saying you were 98 years old, while clearly at most 60 years younger, and asking for CBD, and if it were for your great grandfather... | A streak of red flashed in corner of Oscar's eye. The wrinkled, withered man's focus was on the TV until something caught his eye. He was so used to different shades of whites, greens, and pinks passing his doorway that the bright crimson color demanded his attention. He turned in time to see an elegant, lithe woman in... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | A streak of red flashed in corner of Oscar's eye. The wrinkled, withered man's focus was on the TV until something caught his eye. He was so used to different shades of whites, greens, and pinks passing his doorway that the bright crimson color demanded his attention. He turned in time to see an elegant, lithe woman in... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | A streak of red flashed in corner of Oscar's eye. The wrinkled, withered man's focus was on the TV until something caught his eye. He was so used to different shades of whites, greens, and pinks passing his doorway that the bright crimson color demanded his attention. He turned in time to see an elegant, lithe woman in... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | "Madam please", I said, "The medicine is for my great grandfather, he is in constant pain and needs them to relieve it."
The Nurse responded "Sir, you came in here with a fake white beard saying you were 98 years old, while clearly at most 60 years younger, and asking for CBD, and if it were for your great grandfather... | Lucia closed her eyes, relaxing her grip on the hospital bed. *It isn't over yet. It can't be.*
"Why not?" Lucia's eyes opened to see an imaginary friend of hers from when she was little, one she hadn't seen for almost a century now. The cat hopped up onto the bed, licking its paws and pushing them across its navy win... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | Lucia closed her eyes, relaxing her grip on the hospital bed. *It isn't over yet. It can't be.*
"Why not?" Lucia's eyes opened to see an imaginary friend of hers from when she was little, one she hadn't seen for almost a century now. The cat hopped up onto the bed, licking its paws and pushing them across its navy win... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | Lucia closed her eyes, relaxing her grip on the hospital bed. *It isn't over yet. It can't be.*
"Why not?" Lucia's eyes opened to see an imaginary friend of hers from when she was little, one she hadn't seen for almost a century now. The cat hopped up onto the bed, licking its paws and pushing them across its navy win... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | I can feel myself slipping away.
My whole life, I watched for her, waiting, hoping. But after all these years, I had half-convinced myself it was a dream.
My eyelids flutter, and I feel the weariness deep in my bones.
Around me is activity, the beeping of machines, the murmur of doctors' and nurses' voices. But I'm ... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | Things are funny when you grow old. People always say you can see your entire life rewind the moment you die but I don't actually believe that. From my experience so far, dying is a very slow process and remembering is equally slow. Last week I suddenly remembered the taste of my mother's cherry pie. It was sweet and z... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | Things are funny when you grow old. People always say you can see your entire life rewind the moment you die but I don't actually believe that. From my experience so far, dying is a very slow process and remembering is equally slow. Last week I suddenly remembered the taste of my mother's cherry pie. It was sweet and z... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | – ...Hey! – you belatedly call out to her, dumbfounded. – Hey, stop, come back! – Your voice barely raises above a hoarse whisper, but she hears.
She hears and she retraces her steps, stiletto shoes clicking on smooth tiles, and peers into the room inquisitively. Her small, unnaturally symmetric face betrays mild irrit... | Things are funny when you grow old. People always say you can see your entire life rewind the moment you die but I don't actually believe that. From my experience so far, dying is a very slow process and remembering is equally slow. Last week I suddenly remembered the taste of my mother's cherry pie. It was sweet and z... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | Sorry for the format. Typing on my phone.
She appeared to me in the night, beautiful blonde hair, milky white skin, and a stunning red dress, with golden polka dots.
She said nothing, but her eyes and smile said everything. Holding out her hand, I reached for it. She was soft, and warm, a sense of calm washed over my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | Sorry for the format. Typing on my phone.
She appeared to me in the night, beautiful blonde hair, milky white skin, and a stunning red dress, with golden polka dots.
She said nothing, but her eyes and smile said everything. Holding out her hand, I reached for it. She was soft, and warm, a sense of calm washed over my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | I almost missed her. Now that I’ve absorbed ‘the miracle’ I feel a sharp shame and anger. How could I have let it go that far. Stuck in a hospital bed, weak and slow. Only the hem of her dress, that flash of gold, between me and... I can’t even.
Embarrassed, I look down at my plump fingers. Then I pull out my phone a... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | I almost missed her. Now that I’ve absorbed ‘the miracle’ I feel a sharp shame and anger. How could I have let it go that far. Stuck in a hospital bed, weak and slow. Only the hem of her dress, that flash of gold, between me and... I can’t even.
Embarrassed, I look down at my plump fingers. Then I pull out my phone a... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | I'll never forget that day. My eighth birthday.
I was always a hopeful lad. Never looked down, never looked back. That's just the way I've always been.
But... Even looking forward, chin up like my pappy always taught me, I still to this day can't shake my impulsive slips into reverie whenever I think about then. Thin... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | I'll never forget that day. My eighth birthday.
I was always a hopeful lad. Never looked down, never looked back. That's just the way I've always been.
But... Even looking forward, chin up like my pappy always taught me, I still to this day can't shake my impulsive slips into reverie whenever I think about then. Thin... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | [Poem]
As a child I looked for red with gold dots,
But alas t'was worn by not even the thots.
Not the girls when I was a young fool,
Nor the any ladies in throughout school.
It wasn't worn by my wife,
Nor any though my life.
But there it was, when I was old,
Lying in bed I saw the red dress with gold.
I stood ... | "Madam please", I said, "The medicine is for my great grandfather, he is in constant pain and needs them to relieve it."
The Nurse responded "Sir, you came in here with a fake white beard saying you were 98 years old, while clearly at most 60 years younger, and asking for CBD, and if it were for your great grandfather... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
"No, Bryant. What are you doing?"
I strained against the bed, trying desperately to follow the woman in the polka dots. "It's her. I see her. After all this time." I heard my own voice in brief rasps and wondered how it had gotten this way. I remembered that day like it was yesterday - I was seven, playing in my s... | "Madam please", I said, "The medicine is for my great grandfather, he is in constant pain and needs them to relieve it."
The Nurse responded "Sir, you came in here with a fake white beard saying you were 98 years old, while clearly at most 60 years younger, and asking for CBD, and if it were for your great grandfather... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | – ...Hey! – you belatedly call out to her, dumbfounded. – Hey, stop, come back! – Your voice barely raises above a hoarse whisper, but she hears.
She hears and she retraces her steps, stiletto shoes clicking on smooth tiles, and peers into the room inquisitively. Her small, unnaturally symmetric face betrays mild irrit... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | The fluorescent light had been making a whirring noise for at least an hour. That's how long Maggie had been awake. She'd been irritated by it for about fifty minutes. She once again glanced at the clock facing her bed and sighed. Aging bones creaked in protest as she sat up and tried to find the nurse call bell. The... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
“Follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots,” a voice whispered in the dark. I was in my bed, swaddles in the blankets and trying my best to go to sleep. At that moment, I was frozen, the voice frightening, yet as soothing as my own mother’s. When I sat bolt upright and pulled the chain on the littl... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | The bed is is stiff and uncomfortable, the room is cold, and sterile. My family is lovely, but as the weeks have worn on they went from being with me all the visiting hours to coming by for a meal every other day. Today I just got a phone call. One of the nurses, James, a nice but awkward young 40-something year old ma... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | Everything fell out of focus. The beeping on the monitor sounded very far away. I got up out of bed slowly, feeling much lighter than before. The floor was cold beneath my feet. I pulled the tape off my arm and removed the IV. It didn't matter anyway. I knew I was on borrowed time. I had lived a good life. It just coul... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | This was it, the final chapter. I couldn’t hold the pen anymore, for no longer was it my turn to. I’d lived a life I’d wanted, and my wife had too bless her soul, she left first with our hands holding on for her dear life. She wasn’t ever ready to go, she didn’t comprehend what the repercussions might be. It took her a... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | There she was. I'd given up hope. Now, with scarcely enough energy to breathe, I saw her. With most of my remaining strength, I got out of bed and leaned on my walker. With IV in tow, I followed her, and she went straight to the elevator bank.
I made it into the same car as her as the door closed and let her choose t... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | If you ever find yourself with the greivous privilege of being in touching distance of a century, every day will begin to feel like a lifetime. Being here, away from the world, slowly losing grasp on all of my precious memories... It isn't how I imagined the end of my life would be, to be honest.
But in the deepest co... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. | The last few months have been agonizing, and I know that I don’t have much time left. About four years ago, I developed a cough that wouldn’t go away. I ignored it as men do, but finally, Nelly, my grandaughter, convinced me to go to my doctor. And Dr. Shah was concerned, so the testing started.
Initially, the ca... | All my life I have been looking for her. I don't even know her name, or what she looks like. All I know is what she will be wearing, a red dress with gold polka dots. I was looking for her at my prom. I was looking for her at college. I searched for her at my wedding. I searched for her at work. Even now as I lay in my... | |
[WP] When you were a child, a mysterious voice whispered "follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots". All your life, you never saw her. Now, lying in the hospital, 98 years old, you see a woman in a red dress and gold polka dots walk past your room. |
“Follow the woman in the red dress with the gold polka dots,” a voice whispered in the dark. I was in my bed, swaddles in the blankets and trying my best to go to sleep. At that moment, I was frozen, the voice frightening, yet as soothing as my own mother’s. When I sat bolt upright and pulled the chain on the littl... | The fluorescent light had been making a whirring noise for at least an hour. That's how long Maggie had been awake. She'd been irritated by it for about fifty minutes. She once again glanced at the clock facing her bed and sighed. Aging bones creaked in protest as she sat up and tried to find the nurse call bell. The... |
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