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[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... | 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... | |
[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... | 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... | |
[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... | 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... | |
[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... | 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... | |
[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... | 98 years without a hint of the red dress the voice spoke of.
9.8 y.e.a.r.s
Ever since I could remember, this nagging voice occasionally came into my life and whispered the same thing.
"Follow the women..."
At first I was curious. Who was this women? Why was there a voice that spoke to me? My parents dismissed it as... | |
[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... | 98 years without a hint of the red dress the voice spoke of.
9.8 y.e.a.r.s
Ever since I could remember, this nagging voice occasionally came into my life and whispered the same thing.
"Follow the women..."
At first I was curious. Who was this women? Why was there a voice that spoke to me? My parents dismissed it as... | |
[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... | 98 years without a hint of the red dress the voice spoke of.
9.8 y.e.a.r.s
Ever since I could remember, this nagging voice occasionally came into my life and whispered the same thing.
"Follow the women..."
At first I was curious. Who was this women? Why was there a voice that spoke to me? My parents dismissed it as... | |
[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... | 98 years without a hint of the red dress the voice spoke of.
9.8 y.e.a.r.s
Ever since I could remember, this nagging voice occasionally came into my life and whispered the same thing.
"Follow the women..."
At first I was curious. Who was this women? Why was there a voice that spoke to me? My parents dismissed it as... | |
[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... | 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... | |
[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... | 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... | |
[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... | An old man sits in his hospice bed, reminiscing on his life; his beautiful wife, who passed away the month before, his two wonderful children, who have been taking care of him, but mostly on his childhood. With rose colored eyes he thinks on his teenage years and his first love, and thus his first heartbreak. He rememb... | |
[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... | "What the..." You murmured as she walked past your room. Suddenly, you remembered....everything. The mysterious voice...what was it? All you could remember from your life now was it always telling you to always follow her. The time is now. Suddenly, your door opens, and a lady's head sticks out the right side. "Well, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | It was bizarre. I had expected changes, sure, but this? Before me was an entire wall of posters, with various versions of my face. As I was 20 years ago, warped for time, injured, disfigured, normalized, with and without facial hair. Emblazoned on each, "MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN KYLE?" Walking passed the wall, there was ... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | \- "Hello?"
No answers. Not a single soul. What happened since I went hiding? What could have changed so much in just twenty years?
All houses, completely destroyed from outside. Scarred walls, fading colors, not a single one with any trace of being cared. Sometimes, I can feel the presence of someone behind me - gho... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Off the Grid." People used to talk about getting "Off the Grid" all the time. The problem with living off the Grid, is well, unless you are really off of it, and that means no electronic communications with ANYONE, you are very much still "ON" the Grid. I know this very well. I know that the world can move slow a... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | I'd made it. I had done it. It's funny now when I look back on what I did I dont regret a thing. My husband was a serial cheater and my children had all grown up.. there was no reason to stay anymore. Those long drunk nights where I pretended I was happy to stave off the verbal and emotional abuse. Today was about me. ... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Uh,..." Devon gave the ticket clerk a confused shrug. "How much is that in cash?" He dropped a dusty wad of green bills on the gleaming white counter. The wrinkled, white-haired clerk in a red blazer leaned back in her seat. She discretely angled her nose away from the money and the ragged man that dropped it.
"I'm s... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | I was making my normal walk at dusk through the woods when I met God.
“Are you ready to come back to the world?” he asks. His eye is blue, and calming, unlike the harsh red of the robots and drones in all the movies. He floats in a small, deceptive metal body, like a flying Roomba.
“There’s nothing there for me,” I s... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | My first clue was the lack of hobos living under the railroad trestle. Even in the early spring, there would have still been three or four tents.
Flowers was my next clue. They grew everywhere. Every lawn and yard was impeccably manicured, but still within the realm of believability. It was simply stunning.
The c... | At first, it was a mild annoyance - a mental thrum that was the equivalent of a mosquito flying by my ear. Something that could be flicked away with nary a thought, at least until the next time.
Slowly, I noticed low thrum became more insistent. It sounded more and more like music, with its own pronounced rhythm, cade... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | \- "Hello?"
No answers. Not a single soul. What happened since I went hiding? What could have changed so much in just twenty years?
All houses, completely destroyed from outside. Scarred walls, fading colors, not a single one with any trace of being cared. Sometimes, I can feel the presence of someone behind me - gho... | It was bizarre. I had expected changes, sure, but this? Before me was an entire wall of posters, with various versions of my face. As I was 20 years ago, warped for time, injured, disfigured, normalized, with and without facial hair. Emblazoned on each, "MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN KYLE?" Walking passed the wall, there was ... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Uh,..." Devon gave the ticket clerk a confused shrug. "How much is that in cash?" He dropped a dusty wad of green bills on the gleaming white counter. The wrinkled, white-haired clerk in a red blazer leaned back in her seat. She discretely angled her nose away from the money and the ragged man that dropped it.
"I'm s... | It was bizarre. I had expected changes, sure, but this? Before me was an entire wall of posters, with various versions of my face. As I was 20 years ago, warped for time, injured, disfigured, normalized, with and without facial hair. Emblazoned on each, "MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN KYLE?" Walking passed the wall, there was ... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | \- "Hello?"
No answers. Not a single soul. What happened since I went hiding? What could have changed so much in just twenty years?
All houses, completely destroyed from outside. Scarred walls, fading colors, not a single one with any trace of being cared. Sometimes, I can feel the presence of someone behind me - gho... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Off the Grid." People used to talk about getting "Off the Grid" all the time. The problem with living off the Grid, is well, unless you are really off of it, and that means no electronic communications with ANYONE, you are very much still "ON" the Grid. I know this very well. I know that the world can move slow a... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | I saw the buildings grow taller over the years, rising like needles in the horizon, one after another. Too far to make out any real details or even their color. I never had any intentions of seeing them up close. For years I was so sure that this was the life I had always wanted. One of seclusion. I probably could have... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | I'd made it. I had done it. It's funny now when I look back on what I did I dont regret a thing. My husband was a serial cheater and my children had all grown up.. there was no reason to stay anymore. Those long drunk nights where I pretended I was happy to stave off the verbal and emotional abuse. Today was about me. ... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Uh,..." Devon gave the ticket clerk a confused shrug. "How much is that in cash?" He dropped a dusty wad of green bills on the gleaming white counter. The wrinkled, white-haired clerk in a red blazer leaned back in her seat. She discretely angled her nose away from the money and the ragged man that dropped it.
"I'm s... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | I was making my normal walk at dusk through the woods when I met God.
“Are you ready to come back to the world?” he asks. His eye is blue, and calming, unlike the harsh red of the robots and drones in all the movies. He floats in a small, deceptive metal body, like a flying Roomba.
“There’s nothing there for me,” I s... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | *Embrace the Singularity*
The signs were posted everywhere in my old neighborhood. Not just on telephone poles and street corners, but covering windows, plastered throughout stores, and most people even wore clothing sporting stylized versions of the phrase. Leo wondered why there was still so much marketing around th... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | My first clue was the lack of hobos living under the railroad trestle. Even in the early spring, there would have still been three or four tents.
Flowers was my next clue. They grew everywhere. Every lawn and yard was impeccably manicured, but still within the realm of believability. It was simply stunning.
The c... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | The sign read "One World, One Future, The Gateway". I scratched at an itchy area of my face where an insect had taken a bite as I pondered the words. Below the words, bright yellow set against a blue sky, was a round metallic object. I guessed it was a gateway, whatever that was.
"Excuse me, ma'am," a voice said fr... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | It took me a while to figure out what was going on when I made my way back to civilization, I had expected that of course, the world is bound to change when you live isolated for 20 years. First of all everyone seemed to be speaking some language I had never heard of before called Terran, and most people were pretty ba... | When I came back, I noticed the money. Everybody used a silver coin. I overheard a cashier, who said euro. Cool. Didn't know about euros. I decided to try to make a friend or two, so I went to a coffee shop to get a cup of joe. The person at the register took the old currency, but looked at me strange. I got a mocha, a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Uh,..." Devon gave the ticket clerk a confused shrug. "How much is that in cash?" He dropped a dusty wad of green bills on the gleaming white counter. The wrinkled, white-haired clerk in a red blazer leaned back in her seat. She discretely angled her nose away from the money and the ragged man that dropped it.
"I'm s... | "Off the Grid." People used to talk about getting "Off the Grid" all the time. The problem with living off the Grid, is well, unless you are really off of it, and that means no electronic communications with ANYONE, you are very much still "ON" the Grid. I know this very well. I know that the world can move slow a... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Uh,..." Devon gave the ticket clerk a confused shrug. "How much is that in cash?" He dropped a dusty wad of green bills on the gleaming white counter. The wrinkled, white-haired clerk in a red blazer leaned back in her seat. She discretely angled her nose away from the money and the ragged man that dropped it.
"I'm s... | I saw the buildings grow taller over the years, rising like needles in the horizon, one after another. Too far to make out any real details or even their color. I never had any intentions of seeing them up close. For years I was so sure that this was the life I had always wanted. One of seclusion. I probably could have... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | I was making my normal walk at dusk through the woods when I met God.
“Are you ready to come back to the world?” he asks. His eye is blue, and calming, unlike the harsh red of the robots and drones in all the movies. He floats in a small, deceptive metal body, like a flying Roomba.
“There’s nothing there for me,” I s... | I saw the buildings grow taller over the years, rising like needles in the horizon, one after another. Too far to make out any real details or even their color. I never had any intentions of seeing them up close. For years I was so sure that this was the life I had always wanted. One of seclusion. I probably could have... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | My first clue was the lack of hobos living under the railroad trestle. Even in the early spring, there would have still been three or four tents.
Flowers was my next clue. They grew everywhere. Every lawn and yard was impeccably manicured, but still within the realm of believability. It was simply stunning.
The c... | I saw the buildings grow taller over the years, rising like needles in the horizon, one after another. Too far to make out any real details or even their color. I never had any intentions of seeing them up close. For years I was so sure that this was the life I had always wanted. One of seclusion. I probably could have... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | The sign read "One World, One Future, The Gateway". I scratched at an itchy area of my face where an insect had taken a bite as I pondered the words. Below the words, bright yellow set against a blue sky, was a round metallic object. I guessed it was a gateway, whatever that was.
"Excuse me, ma'am," a voice said fr... | I saw the buildings grow taller over the years, rising like needles in the horizon, one after another. Too far to make out any real details or even their color. I never had any intentions of seeing them up close. For years I was so sure that this was the life I had always wanted. One of seclusion. I probably could have... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | "Uh,..." Devon gave the ticket clerk a confused shrug. "How much is that in cash?" He dropped a dusty wad of green bills on the gleaming white counter. The wrinkled, white-haired clerk in a red blazer leaned back in her seat. She discretely angled her nose away from the money and the ragged man that dropped it.
"I'm s... | I'd made it. I had done it. It's funny now when I look back on what I did I dont regret a thing. My husband was a serial cheater and my children had all grown up.. there was no reason to stay anymore. Those long drunk nights where I pretended I was happy to stave off the verbal and emotional abuse. Today was about me. ... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | My first clue was the lack of hobos living under the railroad trestle. Even in the early spring, there would have still been three or four tents.
Flowers was my next clue. They grew everywhere. Every lawn and yard was impeccably manicured, but still within the realm of believability. It was simply stunning.
The c... | *Embrace the Singularity*
The signs were posted everywhere in my old neighborhood. Not just on telephone poles and street corners, but covering windows, plastered throughout stores, and most people even wore clothing sporting stylized versions of the phrase. Leo wondered why there was still so much marketing around th... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | The sign read "One World, One Future, The Gateway". I scratched at an itchy area of my face where an insect had taken a bite as I pondered the words. Below the words, bright yellow set against a blue sky, was a round metallic object. I guessed it was a gateway, whatever that was.
"Excuse me, ma'am," a voice said fr... | *Embrace the Singularity*
The signs were posted everywhere in my old neighborhood. Not just on telephone poles and street corners, but covering windows, plastered throughout stores, and most people even wore clothing sporting stylized versions of the phrase. Leo wondered why there was still so much marketing around th... | |
[WP] You faked your death by live-streaming jumping off a bridge. Built a self sustaining house in isolation and lived off the grid. 20 years go by and you decide to head back to civilization only to find out that your country is no longer a country. Earth is one nation and has achieved singularity. | It took me a while to figure out what was going on when I made my way back to civilization, I had expected that of course, the world is bound to change when you live isolated for 20 years. First of all everyone seemed to be speaking some language I had never heard of before called Terran, and most people were pretty ba... | *Embrace the Singularity*
The signs were posted everywhere in my old neighborhood. Not just on telephone poles and street corners, but covering windows, plastered throughout stores, and most people even wore clothing sporting stylized versions of the phrase. Leo wondered why there was still so much marketing around th... | |
[WP] time travel is invented, but only being able to view into the future. this becomes a method of treatment for depression. showing those who are depressed their future when they eventually figure things out. you are a highschooler who is about to receive their message form their future selves | Michael's future self, 33 years old, broadcasted this message to 18 year old Michael:
"You never get over your depression. Don't waste your time with it."
33 year old Michael then put a gun to his head and blew his brains out.
Michael's father, his only parental figure, was somehow comforting in a non-traditional se... | " What? So I just talk into it? Ok. Hey...me? I never thought I'd actually have to do one of these. It was my 63rd birthday last week..well I suppose it's our 63rd birthday, not for you yet, but some day. It's going well at the moment. I'm not as agile as you are or energetic but i'm doing well. I remember watching ot... | |
[WP] To fight overpopulation, it has been decided that every first name must be unique. All those who carry the same name shall fight to death. | **“A Dance of Daniels”**
The man with the fiery red hair raced across the open field, knowing it was suicide to linger too long. He was right. One shot rang out overhead, and then another right on its tail. He dropped like a sack. Using his knees and elbows, and keeping below the tops of the tall grass, he scrambled ... | You had seen a lot of people you knew come and go. All the Johns, Janes, Mary’s, and Bills kept vanishing.
At one point, there were thousands of them. Now... one of each.
You supposed you were lucky. A unique spelling, a unique name was hard to come by, and for once, the strange and complex spelling of your name that... | |
[WP] To fight overpopulation, it has been decided that every first name must be unique. All those who carry the same name shall fight to death. | **“A Dance of Daniels”**
The man with the fiery red hair raced across the open field, knowing it was suicide to linger too long. He was right. One shot rang out overhead, and then another right on its tail. He dropped like a sack. Using his knees and elbows, and keeping below the tops of the tall grass, he scrambled ... | My name is India Smith, I live in a small town named Brighton Nebraska. My parents thought that the B.F.O. (Bureau of Federal Overpopulation) wouldn't bat an eye at my name, our town only has 200 people, it shouldn't matter right?
My parents are traditional, they were born in the early 2000s, before the oversize happ... | |
[WP] You're being stalked by a time traveler. They are obsessed with you because of something you do in the future. | 11/15/19
In the first few days I thought it was just my imagination, the first week I thought I was being paranoid, and now the third week in, I can say for sure it is a conspiracy. Someone IS following me. It all happened after I told a couple of buddies of mine that if my boss wouldn’t start paying me like he should,... | “I said I don’t care!” I’m sitting on my bed, the man is standing in the corner of my room, where he had just been thrown out of my closet. I’m angry at the sudden intrusion, and I was ready to explode when he started to tell me about the future. The man looks at me. Obviously not listening to me, he continues.
“I can’... | |
[WP] "...Earth." , you said. She looked stunned, "What?...They...What?" After your months on the previously unknown planet, the Fleet Commander had finally arrived. And you'd been volunteered to explain to her. "Earth, ma'am. All 8 billion of them. They all believe this planet is Earth." | The intermittent beeping of the warp fuel indicator was the only noise that broke the stillness aboard the bridge of the starship “Endeavor”. The silence from Commander Deckard and his crew, though, was not one of shock. Rather, it was one of acceptance. Their worst fears proved to be reality.
“The Republic has fallen... | “Earth? As in their word for ‘dirt’? Why in Lokis name would they name their planet after something so mundane?”
“I don’t know ma’am.”
“Well what do they call the other nine planets?”
“Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and they argue whether Pluto is a planet”
“They doubt Niflheim? Midgardians... | |
[WP] You are an immortal shape shifter. To honor a woman you knew centuries ago you have secretly watched over her descendants. Legends grew within the family about you and one recently learned the truth. | She was sitting alone at the bar. There was a cloudy beer mug next to her hand, nearly full. She had only touched it once after ordering it.
It'd been an hour.
I watched her quietly as I sat at my own table near the back of the room. My wine glass was empty and the sandwich I had ordered was a mess of crumbs. Someti... | **So... Mr Gibson. I'm Lt Davis. I'm sorry we had to detain you.**
Hello, Lt. Davis. Are these handcuffs really necessary? It's a locked interrogation room.
**Sorry, I have to follow procedure. Like looking at your file. Pretty colorful stuff here, Mr. Gibson. Or can I call you Tony?**
Tony, that's fine. Or Mr. Gibs... | |
[WP] You fell asleep on a train. When you wake up, you find you're the only one there. The next station seems to be the last, and you have a bad feeling about this. | As my feet touched down on the platform I could not help but think that this was not right.
The first sign had been that there didn't seem to be anyone on the train. I couldn't get to the locomotive but usually they go through the train to check for passengers, right?
Well, after ten minutes I had decided to get off.... | I woke up from my haze, bolting upright in my chair. I looked outside my window to try to discern my location, however, this looked like a new location altogether. I had always taken a nap on the train after work, I had always slept and was able to wake up in time for my stop.
I began to look around the cabin to fi... | |
[WP] You're frozen for 1000 years only to wake up to a post apocalyptic earth that knows nothing of modern technology. Now you're trying to teach them about stuff like electricity and the internet, however you don't actually know how they work. | The future was finally here.
Cryogenics was invented and we all dreamt of space exploration and immortality. But of course the private sector instantly monetized it in a more rudimentary fashion. See, the largest problem with travel is that human bodies are squishy. We just cant handle large acceleration, that means n... | You told them all the secrets of what they call 'technocraft', but their blank stares just got deeper with each topic. In the end, you decided to show them what this magical thinking process can accomplish. Electricity! You grabbed the nearest patch of rubber from a pile of wreckage, thinking you could generate static ... | |
[WP] You're frozen for 1000 years only to wake up to a post apocalyptic earth that knows nothing of modern technology. Now you're trying to teach them about stuff like electricity and the internet, however you don't actually know how they work. | Do you know how hard it is to remember your high school physics? I've been wracking my brain how to make something as simple as electricity. There were ways with magnets and wire, or cloth rubbing on stuff. I've been rubbing a cloth on everything I could find to create a spark.
I was a professor back in the 21th centu... | You told them all the secrets of what they call 'technocraft', but their blank stares just got deeper with each topic. In the end, you decided to show them what this magical thinking process can accomplish. Electricity! You grabbed the nearest patch of rubber from a pile of wreckage, thinking you could generate static ... | |
[WP] You’re a wizard who’s powers aren’t all that extraordinary. One day, while practicing a new spell, a group enters your temple demanding a fight. You explain to them that you aren’t evil, and they show you a poster... of your twin brother. | "Seravum infernium!"
Nothing happened.
"Seravum infernium!" I said again, this time waving my staff around in front of me. Yet still, nothing happened. I stared at the wall, feeling hopeless. I felt like an idiot.
I walked back toward the table and studied my notes again. I prodded the stove on which one pot boile... | I am an inventor! Well I would be if any of my spells would actually work. On the other hand my twin is also an inventor but unlike me he has actually invented things. Well one day I was just chilling, practicing a spell that I learned yesterday when all of a sudden some hooligans come in.
The first things these peop... | |
[WP] You've never believed in monsters. Turns out the monsters believe in you. | I walked through the front door of my house and found my entire family ripped to shreds. The *drip, drip* of blood synchronized with the *drip, drip* of the kitchen sink as the world swept me down the drain. Pulverized furniture lay broken like the broken bodies of Mom and Dad and Sis.
*Run*, urged my body. My feet re... | "Don't worry, my fair lady", says the deformed creature getting out of the bushes.
I run scared for my life. From where I was standing I could see the creature in complete shock and sadness.
"I'm sorry", I whisper with shame.
Slowly, he comes close and this time, without fear, I await him.
"You have no right to run... | |
[WP] You've never believed in monsters. Turns out the monsters believe in you. | There are no monsters in the woods. They don't sit by the edge of the trees and watch me. It isn't real. Monsters don't exist. I just need to ignore them. Don't look at them. Don't acknowledge them. Don't listen to them. It's just a really realistic halluciantion.
Just ignore them and focus.
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The monsters crowded... | "Don't worry, my fair lady", says the deformed creature getting out of the bushes.
I run scared for my life. From where I was standing I could see the creature in complete shock and sadness.
"I'm sorry", I whisper with shame.
Slowly, he comes close and this time, without fear, I await him.
"You have no right to run... | |
[WP] You never knew that your D&D game corresponded to an actual fantasy world you were affecting with your choices. You were having fun playing a very evil character, but after getting summoned to that world as a hero, you're faced with the living-breathing consequences of the crimes you committed. | “Betcha can’t land one in the mancala board.” Jimmy flicked a piece of kettle corn into the air and caught it on his tongue. He tilted his head to one side, considering Cait’s challenge. The mancala board sat on a shelf on the far side of the shop, near the “BOARD GAMES HERE!” sign next to the door. There were a few ta... | The DM took me to the side. "Hey man, do me a solid, will you?"
Leon wasn't able to make it to our next session. Although I usually played the evil overlord, the DM wanted me to play the hero. They would leave my character drinking in a tavern, and I would play the hero.
I agreed to his request. I would later regre... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | "Oi, what're you doin' lad?" Sithe lowered his sword an inch and crooked his head in confusion. A boy, with hair like fire and eyes of stone, slumped near the throne. He gave nothing more than a cry and nothing less than a whimper in response to the question. His eyes filled to the brim and the tears leaked down his ch... | The five knights stood by watching the prince cry over his father's body, still sitting on its throne, for what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes. Having just found the foundations of their beliefs shattered before their very eyes, didn't even notice the bloody sword the prince still unconsciously gripped ... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | The knights looked at each other, unsure of what to do. They were ordered to storm the palace and slay the demon king and any demon that stood in their way. But upon entering the throne room, what they found wasn't a demon king, but a young demon prince, kneeling beside the throne weeping. Suddenly, the boy looked up, ... | The five knights stood by watching the prince cry over his father's body, still sitting on its throne, for what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes. Having just found the foundations of their beliefs shattered before their very eyes, didn't even notice the bloody sword the prince still unconsciously gripped ... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | A strident sound cutting the otherwise silent corridors of black marble, striking right underneath the skin, like a needle harassing the heart. That was the resentful noise being made by the Prince of All Demons. At the same time, it was just the universal sound of grief.
As the Captain of the group stood still, the m... | The five knights stood by watching the prince cry over his father's body, still sitting on its throne, for what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes. Having just found the foundations of their beliefs shattered before their very eyes, didn't even notice the bloody sword the prince still unconsciously gripped ... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | "I had wondered about the truth of the war," our monk Matteo murmured, as he headed to the child.
We had been out here in this foreign country for weeks, searching for and destroying "demonic strongholds", which had been oddly filled with gold and jewels and holy relics.
Matteo kneeled before the child, praying. "Fat... | The five knights stood by watching the prince cry over his father's body, still sitting on its throne, for what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes. Having just found the foundations of their beliefs shattered before their very eyes, didn't even notice the bloody sword the prince still unconsciously gripped ... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. |
With Laser swords drawn the five knights of the Holy church entered the throne room of the palace. They had already dispatched the few remaining guards of the heretic king. His droid armies where no more, all gone in this the final battle of the holy crusade to remove the demon king.
As the entered the throne roo... | The five knights stood by watching the prince cry over his father's body, still sitting on its throne, for what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes. Having just found the foundations of their beliefs shattered before their very eyes, didn't even notice the bloody sword the prince still unconsciously gripped ... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | Three armored figures spread out as they crept through the dark and corrupted castle with extreme caution. Many a brave knight had been slain by evil traps and demonic trickery during their long campaign, and now they descended into the proverbial the belly of the beast. It was not the time to be complacent.
Sir Findl... | The five knights stood by watching the prince cry over his father's body, still sitting on its throne, for what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes. Having just found the foundations of their beliefs shattered before their very eyes, didn't even notice the bloody sword the prince still unconsciously gripped ... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | A strident sound cutting the otherwise silent corridors of black marble, striking right underneath the skin, like a needle harassing the heart. That was the resentful noise being made by the Prince of All Demons. At the same time, it was just the universal sound of grief.
As the Captain of the group stood still, the m... | "Oi, what're you doin' lad?" Sithe lowered his sword an inch and crooked his head in confusion. A boy, with hair like fire and eyes of stone, slumped near the throne. He gave nothing more than a cry and nothing less than a whimper in response to the question. His eyes filled to the brim and the tears leaked down his ch... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | Three armored figures spread out as they crept through the dark and corrupted castle with extreme caution. Many a brave knight had been slain by evil traps and demonic trickery during their long campaign, and now they descended into the proverbial the belly of the beast. It was not the time to be complacent.
Sir Findl... | "Oi, what're you doin' lad?" Sithe lowered his sword an inch and crooked his head in confusion. A boy, with hair like fire and eyes of stone, slumped near the throne. He gave nothing more than a cry and nothing less than a whimper in response to the question. His eyes filled to the brim and the tears leaked down his ch... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. |
With Laser swords drawn the five knights of the Holy church entered the throne room of the palace. They had already dispatched the few remaining guards of the heretic king. His droid armies where no more, all gone in this the final battle of the holy crusade to remove the demon king.
As the entered the throne roo... | "I had wondered about the truth of the war," our monk Matteo murmured, as he headed to the child.
We had been out here in this foreign country for weeks, searching for and destroying "demonic strongholds", which had been oddly filled with gold and jewels and holy relics.
Matteo kneeled before the child, praying. "Fat... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | Three armored figures spread out as they crept through the dark and corrupted castle with extreme caution. Many a brave knight had been slain by evil traps and demonic trickery during their long campaign, and now they descended into the proverbial the belly of the beast. It was not the time to be complacent.
Sir Findl... | "I had wondered about the truth of the war," our monk Matteo murmured, as he headed to the child.
We had been out here in this foreign country for weeks, searching for and destroying "demonic strongholds", which had been oddly filled with gold and jewels and holy relics.
Matteo kneeled before the child, praying. "Fat... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | Three armored figures spread out as they crept through the dark and corrupted castle with extreme caution. Many a brave knight had been slain by evil traps and demonic trickery during their long campaign, and now they descended into the proverbial the belly of the beast. It was not the time to be complacent.
Sir Findl... |
With Laser swords drawn the five knights of the Holy church entered the throne room of the palace. They had already dispatched the few remaining guards of the heretic king. His droid armies where no more, all gone in this the final battle of the holy crusade to remove the demon king.
As the entered the throne roo... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | Three armored figures spread out as they crept through the dark and corrupted castle with extreme caution. Many a brave knight had been slain by evil traps and demonic trickery during their long campaign, and now they descended into the proverbial the belly of the beast. It was not the time to be complacent.
Sir Findl... | The most senior of the knights stepped forward. "Men," he said. "As a member of the King's Council, I can vouch for the words of the demon prince."
These words dampened the chattering of the men like a soft snowfall blanketing the sounds of a city. Understandably, they were confused. Spies had gathered the threads tha... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | Three armored figures spread out as they crept through the dark and corrupted castle with extreme caution. Many a brave knight had been slain by evil traps and demonic trickery during their long campaign, and now they descended into the proverbial the belly of the beast. It was not the time to be complacent.
Sir Findl... | Anger’s Breaking Point
The church had stated that the king was to be executed, for he had committed an act against god. Why, then, do the knights see before them a kind young man kneeling before his late father’s throne? Everything clicked once they spoke with the prince. “Sir, we come from The Church of The Isr... | |
[WP] A group of holy knights approaches the throne of the demon king, only to find a mourning prince no older than 18 weeping for the death of his father. The kind king who whole heartedly loved all, and wished for peace. The knights learn that their ‘holy’ church secretly started the war. | “Not again!”
The knight tossed his claymore to the ground, balled his fists, and stomped on the pommel.
“Now, Bartholomew, don’t be crass! We’ve got company.”
“Eat shit, Arthur.” Said Bartholomew. “This is the third time- THE THIRD TIME! We’ve already lopped the head off two foreign monarchs purported to have demo... | Anger’s Breaking Point
The church had stated that the king was to be executed, for he had committed an act against god. Why, then, do the knights see before them a kind young man kneeling before his late father’s throne? Everything clicked once they spoke with the prince. “Sir, we come from The Church of The Isr... | |
I posted this a few months ago and it didn't get much love. I hope it does now. I am not a writer so I hope someone can come up with a good story for this. Thank you. | [WP] You've died, and reincarnation is run like a used car lot. Currently the salesman is trying to talk you into a cream puff of a life with "low miles". | Deviated from the original idea a bit but still had a fun time, thanks for the interesting prompt!
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“So what can I get for this?” I leaned on the counter and slathered on my most charismatic smile. I wiggled my Karma voucher in front of the salesman’s nose like a juicy worm on a hook.
He barely looked up fro... | I blinked, amazed at the sight in front of me. Crowds of people thronged amongst market stalls, reading brochures and arguing with salespeople. On my left, a man dressed entirely in snakeskin hissed suspiciously at a bewildered old lady.
"Hey! Over here!"
I turned to see a person in a white tunic waving at me. I took ... |
I posted this a few months ago and it didn't get much love. I hope it does now. I am not a writer so I hope someone can come up with a good story for this. Thank you. | [WP] You've died, and reincarnation is run like a used car lot. Currently the salesman is trying to talk you into a cream puff of a life with "low miles". | Deviated from the original idea a bit but still had a fun time, thanks for the interesting prompt!
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“So what can I get for this?” I leaned on the counter and slathered on my most charismatic smile. I wiggled my Karma voucher in front of the salesman’s nose like a juicy worm on a hook.
He barely looked up fro... | "A cream puff, you must be joking. You can get sent back as inanimate objects too?" you asked.
"In some dimensions you can, yes. It's supposed to be quite dignified actually, your only experiencing another's karma acting on you. As an inanimate you don't tend to generate karma of your own. It's a nice null state to wo... |
I posted this a few months ago and it didn't get much love. I hope it does now. I am not a writer so I hope someone can come up with a good story for this. Thank you. | [WP] You've died, and reincarnation is run like a used car lot. Currently the salesman is trying to talk you into a cream puff of a life with "low miles". | ***Hai! I made a minor adjustment and wrote it from the perspective of the salesman, lol. Enjoy!***
 
“Cream puffs!” The burley dead man with a thick southern accent howled at me from across the countertop. “Yer tellin’ me that the only life available is a cream puff baker that lives in Minnesota and dies at... | "Right, low miles." I cleared my throat. "Let's be frank here, so does that mean I die instantly? Like, in childhood? Why would I live again just to die early?"
He seemed to backpedal, waving his hands in front of him. "Oh, well look here, bud. It's simply a cream puff of a life. A little whipped creamed dashed on the... |
I posted this a few months ago and it didn't get much love. I hope it does now. I am not a writer so I hope someone can come up with a good story for this. Thank you. | [WP] You've died, and reincarnation is run like a used car lot. Currently the salesman is trying to talk you into a cream puff of a life with "low miles". | "Can I interest you in the deluxe turtle package?"
The salesman, Jeff, was doing his best but it was rather comical. His hair was slicked but split out in random directions in the back. His tie was stuck in his shirt. He had very clearly spilled a *lot* of coffee on his pants some time ago. I knew exactly what I was ... | "Right, low miles." I cleared my throat. "Let's be frank here, so does that mean I die instantly? Like, in childhood? Why would I live again just to die early?"
He seemed to backpedal, waving his hands in front of him. "Oh, well look here, bud. It's simply a cream puff of a life. A little whipped creamed dashed on the... |
[WP] You died, and there is no heaven or hell. It's just like Earth, but you're alone with the love of your life in your special place. | I open my eyes to be blinded by a strong light. I move my hand to cover my eyes like the bill to a hat, but then my hand bumps into the bill of a hat I'm already wearing.
*Strange.* I think to myself. *I didn't remember wearing a hat a moment ago. And what is up with this blinding light?*
The light fades and I wake u... | "Beeeeeeep" the sound of death rattles in the ICU. Your wife drops the holy book and rushes to the side of your lifeless body laying on the hospital bed. Everything goes white for you. You can't see. You can't hear. You can't even breath. You're in a vacuum of sorts.
2 second of peace for you and then you're back in... | |
[WP] You died, and there is no heaven or hell. It's just like Earth, but you're alone with the love of your life in your special place. | *Death is a lot like falling asleep, if falling asleep was the most terrifying thing you'd ever done.*
*I suppose I wouldn't be so scared of death if I had tried a little harder to live a better life. Don't get me wrong, I didn't like...kill people or kick adorable puppy dogs or anything like that. I just sort of...ex... | "Beeeeeeep" the sound of death rattles in the ICU. Your wife drops the holy book and rushes to the side of your lifeless body laying on the hospital bed. Everything goes white for you. You can't see. You can't hear. You can't even breath. You're in a vacuum of sorts.
2 second of peace for you and then you're back in... | |
[WP] An emotionally abusive parent torments their child's holidays with the legend of the Krampus. Sure enough, on Chrismas Eve, Krampus arrives. But his isn't here for the kid. | "I'm sorry Mommy! I-I won't go into the basement anymore, I promise!" Madelyn screamed.
"Good", the 'Mother' replied, "you know exactly what Krampus does to terrible little girls like you. You're lucky that you have me, you know that right?"
"Yes Mom." Madelyn quivered.
"That's better, now get out of my sight you... | **December 4th**
It was a bitterly cold winter day like any other, children flocked to the streets, laughing and playing, couples holding hands and sharing their precious golden years and trees peacefully bobbing from side to side to the force of the wind.
However in a special terraced house, there was a war, a war b... | |
[WP] You often have a dream where you're falling. You always wake up before you hit the bottom. Sometimes you wake up right as you hit the bottom. Tonight, for the first time, you hit the bottom and don't wake up. A voice comes from behind you. "Finally." | I groaned, rolling over onto my side. The voice hadn't registered, though somewhere in the numb back of my mind I could recall hearing it. As I sat up, trying in vain to crack my back and wincing from the effort, it spoke again.
"We've been trying to reach you."
This time, I heard it. I jumped to my feet and spun aro... | I lift my head, searching for the source of the voice. "Hello? Is anyone here?" I ask. I get no answer.
Ok... I think to myself, whatever, I will find my way in here, it's a dream so it's not like I am in danger or anything...
Then, suddenly, I am startled by a shadowy figure standing just in front of me. "Woah!" I s... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | I watched on as chad kicked all the puppies. “HAHA TAKE THAT YOU STUPID MUTTS!” The man seemed to enjoy the horror he was causing. He braced himself for another kick when suddenly he was on the ground, covered in angry dogs. I ignored his screams of pain and looked at my list.
Crossing off chad’s name, I looked at who ... | With an incandescent purple light, the spell took hold. Dark flames billowed out around the humble staff of the old wizard, bathing him and his apprentice in light. "Why do you do these things to people like this, master? I thought we were trying to change the world for the better?" The older wizard simply nodded. "We ... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | I stood over Archie. He was slumped. Blood trickled from his mouth onto the floor. Somehow I knew it was my fault. I had gotten too attached to Archie and I had paid the price. I slammed my hand on the ground, sound bouncing off the walls.
How had it happened?
How had Archie died?
And how, weird as it may be, was it m... | With an incandescent purple light, the spell took hold. Dark flames billowed out around the humble staff of the old wizard, bathing him and his apprentice in light. "Why do you do these things to people like this, master? I thought we were trying to change the world for the better?" The older wizard simply nodded. "We ... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | I stood over Archie. He was slumped. Blood trickled from his mouth onto the floor. Somehow I knew it was my fault. I had gotten too attached to Archie and I had paid the price. I slammed my hand on the ground, sound bouncing off the walls.
How had it happened?
How had Archie died?
And how, weird as it may be, was it m... | I'm Greg and as best as I can tell I'm cursed with Death. I was 7 when i lost my first best friend his name was Fred. Over the years I figured it out once a person and I agreed to be friends they would die.
Since I turned 18 I have made it my life's mission to make the world a better place. How you might ask well by ... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | "Nick, buddy! Good to see you."
I wish that were true for myself to him. If anything, I'd want nothing more than that man to rot. Or I did.
Maxwell seemed to be, in every word, a prick. His hands still had the boils and burns from a domestic struggle half a year ago that I believed he deserved. His backpack had pro... | I'm Greg and as best as I can tell I'm cursed with Death. I was 7 when i lost my first best friend his name was Fred. Over the years I figured it out once a person and I agreed to be friends they would die.
Since I turned 18 I have made it my life's mission to make the world a better place. How you might ask well by ... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | Chapter1
At first you didn't sleep. You hated yourself. Your existence was nothing but grief and regret. What's a life in a studio apartment in New York having some unknown partner pay your rent.
They call the shots. They are always watching... They cut the rope down. It was the easiest way. Every attempt has failed ... | I'm Greg and as best as I can tell I'm cursed with Death. I was 7 when i lost my first best friend his name was Fred. Over the years I figured it out once a person and I agreed to be friends they would die.
Since I turned 18 I have made it my life's mission to make the world a better place. How you might ask well by ... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | "Nick, buddy! Good to see you."
I wish that were true for myself to him. If anything, I'd want nothing more than that man to rot. Or I did.
Maxwell seemed to be, in every word, a prick. His hands still had the boils and burns from a domestic struggle half a year ago that I believed he deserved. His backpack had pro... | There was a time I viewed my supernatural ability as a curse. Whenever I grew close to someone and it didn’t matter who it was for this curse discriminated against no one, they would inevitably die. Why? Unfortunately, I never figured that part out. Not after I took the lives of Adrian, Dana, and Lin. Not even after Be... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | Chapter1
At first you didn't sleep. You hated yourself. Your existence was nothing but grief and regret. What's a life in a studio apartment in New York having some unknown partner pay your rent.
They call the shots. They are always watching... They cut the rope down. It was the easiest way. Every attempt has failed ... | There was a time I viewed my supernatural ability as a curse. Whenever I grew close to someone and it didn’t matter who it was for this curse discriminated against no one, they would inevitably die. Why? Unfortunately, I never figured that part out. Not after I took the lives of Adrian, Dana, and Lin. Not even after Be... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | My first dog, Trick, died three weeks after my parents brought him home. I think I became that little pup's best friend in an hour of us first playing. Took him a fortnight to win my friendship and heart quite as completely. To become my best friend.
A week later, Trick was dead. Vet wasn't sure what had happened. He ... | There was a time I viewed my supernatural ability as a curse. Whenever I grew close to someone and it didn’t matter who it was for this curse discriminated against no one, they would inevitably die. Why? Unfortunately, I never figured that part out. Not after I took the lives of Adrian, Dana, and Lin. Not even after Be... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | "Nick, buddy! Good to see you."
I wish that were true for myself to him. If anything, I'd want nothing more than that man to rot. Or I did.
Maxwell seemed to be, in every word, a prick. His hands still had the boils and burns from a domestic struggle half a year ago that I believed he deserved. His backpack had pro... | "Honey, trust me," he had said with whiskey on his breath. "I did kill her, but trust me I could never hurt you and your body."
He, Ferguson W., was the worst man I knew. "We could be friends, you know?" he had told me as he ran his hand down my back.
I always had had luck finding th... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | No one ever understood the letters I sent, many called me crazy. It wasn't unusual for raids on my house to take place, yellow lights being shined in my eyes as some fat detective loomed over my half asleep body, barking questions at my face, his dirty spit flying out with each mad bark. Yet I never did explain it to t... | "Honey, trust me," he had said with whiskey on his breath. "I did kill her, but trust me I could never hurt you and your body."
He, Ferguson W., was the worst man I knew. "We could be friends, you know?" he had told me as he ran his hand down my back.
I always had had luck finding th... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | Chapter1
At first you didn't sleep. You hated yourself. Your existence was nothing but grief and regret. What's a life in a studio apartment in New York having some unknown partner pay your rent.
They call the shots. They are always watching... They cut the rope down. It was the easiest way. Every attempt has failed ... | "Honey, trust me," he had said with whiskey on his breath. "I did kill her, but trust me I could never hurt you and your body."
He, Ferguson W., was the worst man I knew. "We could be friends, you know?" he had told me as he ran his hand down my back.
I always had had luck finding th... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | My first dog, Trick, died three weeks after my parents brought him home. I think I became that little pup's best friend in an hour of us first playing. Took him a fortnight to win my friendship and heart quite as completely. To become my best friend.
A week later, Trick was dead. Vet wasn't sure what had happened. He ... | "Honey, trust me," he had said with whiskey on his breath. "I did kill her, but trust me I could never hurt you and your body."
He, Ferguson W., was the worst man I knew. "We could be friends, you know?" he had told me as he ran his hand down my back.
I always had had luck finding th... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | Chapter1
At first you didn't sleep. You hated yourself. Your existence was nothing but grief and regret. What's a life in a studio apartment in New York having some unknown partner pay your rent.
They call the shots. They are always watching... They cut the rope down. It was the easiest way. Every attempt has failed ... | No one ever understood the letters I sent, many called me crazy. It wasn't unusual for raids on my house to take place, yellow lights being shined in my eyes as some fat detective loomed over my half asleep body, barking questions at my face, his dirty spit flying out with each mad bark. Yet I never did explain it to t... | |
[WP] For unknown reasons, you have a curse over your life. Whenever you become best friends with someone, they die within a week. You’ve made it your mission to become best friends with the worst people you can find. | My first dog, Trick, died three weeks after my parents brought him home. I think I became that little pup's best friend in an hour of us first playing. Took him a fortnight to win my friendship and heart quite as completely. To become my best friend.
A week later, Trick was dead. Vet wasn't sure what had happened. He ... | No one ever understood the letters I sent, many called me crazy. It wasn't unusual for raids on my house to take place, yellow lights being shined in my eyes as some fat detective loomed over my half asleep body, barking questions at my face, his dirty spit flying out with each mad bark. Yet I never did explain it to t... | |
[WP] The Demon King gathered his largest and most powerful army to invade the Human world. Countless Demons of all kinds were pouring out from portals to massacre the fragile and pitiful humans but little did they know they arrived at the wrong human world... modern Earth. | “What the fuck domeecius?!?” The demon general exclaimed in confusion as he ascended the skull and bones staircase protruding through the earth.
“The reports are accurate sir.” Domeecius assured as the two stood along with an army of confused demons and looked out at the chaos on the streets. “Violent crime was alre... | "The portal opened wide, leading inside it was a bridge that looked like any normal bridge, but when we stepped out onto the ground on the other side the sky was not the one we had known.
"Stand ready for we shall wreak havoc upon these poor unfortunate mortals!" The demon king yelled to all of us. There were half a m... | |
[WP] The Demon King gathered his largest and most powerful army to invade the Human world. Countless Demons of all kinds were pouring out from portals to massacre the fragile and pitiful humans but little did they know they arrived at the wrong human world... modern Earth. | Zeraxos dropped to one knee before the black throne, bowing his head in deference.
"You may rise, Lord Zeraxos," came the voice of the Demon King, at once a booming cacophany and a barely-uttered whisper. At the voice's command, Zeraxos rose to his feet.
The throne room of the Demon King was, in a word, opulent. It ... | "The portal opened wide, leading inside it was a bridge that looked like any normal bridge, but when we stepped out onto the ground on the other side the sky was not the one we had known.
"Stand ready for we shall wreak havoc upon these poor unfortunate mortals!" The demon king yelled to all of us. There were half a m... | |
[WP] The Demon King gathered his largest and most powerful army to invade the Human world. Countless Demons of all kinds were pouring out from portals to massacre the fragile and pitiful humans but little did they know they arrived at the wrong human world... modern Earth. | Zeraxos dropped to one knee before the black throne, bowing his head in deference.
"You may rise, Lord Zeraxos," came the voice of the Demon King, at once a booming cacophany and a barely-uttered whisper. At the voice's command, Zeraxos rose to his feet.
The throne room of the Demon King was, in a word, opulent. It ... | “What the fuck domeecius?!?” The demon general exclaimed in confusion as he ascended the skull and bones staircase protruding through the earth.
“The reports are accurate sir.” Domeecius assured as the two stood along with an army of confused demons and looked out at the chaos on the streets. “Violent crime was alre... | |
[WP] You’re a hero who’s teaming up with a villain to beat a bigger threat. Since you both fear betrayal, you agree to meet at neutral territory to plan. You expected a seedy bar run by an ex vigilante, not a cute cafe run by an elderly civilian woman. | Michael Kingsmoth looks down at the address on his holopad, before looking back up at the place before him. 'Mrs. Higglesworth's Tea Emporium ' was emblazoned on the side of the building in cursive blue lettering. The place is only two stories tall, with soft, pale white and gold trimmings on a faded red brick building... | The location was suspicious. It was bright and spacious with little room for cover or concealment. The majority of it was open to the air, lacking even glass to separate the outside from the inside. Bright flowers and colors drew the eye instead of dark shadows to conceal and hide. There were no sour scents of spil... | |
[WP] You’re a hero who’s teaming up with a villain to beat a bigger threat. Since you both fear betrayal, you agree to meet at neutral territory to plan. You expected a seedy bar run by an ex vigilante, not a cute cafe run by an elderly civilian woman. | Michael Kingsmoth looks down at the address on his holopad, before looking back up at the place before him. 'Mrs. Higglesworth's Tea Emporium ' was emblazoned on the side of the building in cursive blue lettering. The place is only two stories tall, with soft, pale white and gold trimmings on a faded red brick building... | I gulped nervously as the sweet-looking old lady rushed to greet me at the door.
“A new face? Wonderful! Come in, come in” She waved me into the warmly lit cafe with a motion that seemed fairly rehearsed.
She took my jacket, leaving me feeling even more disarmed than before. Not that I had a weapon in it; the Hornet ... | |
[WP] In a world of superpowers, the reality is different from fantasy. Speedsters get friction burn, the super strong regularly tear ligaments and mind readers go insane from the stream of information. As a doctor, you’ve been helping Supers for years; all the while hiding your own power, and a plan | In this world of supers someone has to help them keep on their top game thats where i come in. I am a super doctor and this is the srory of how i became the greatest doctor ever.
"And done!" I said relieved at the success of another successful appointment. "Rest that leg for at least two days and you should be good t... | Atom Man and I were close, I mean, we grew up together. When I was 18 I married his sister, who was in my graduating class of high school. College was rough on the both of us, what with our secret super powers. Try tacking on college debt and medical school for the both of us. It sucked. I can still remember fighting o... | |
[WP] Alien life was discovered centuries ago and though they are advance they live relatively short lives (25-35 years). You ask your alien friend why he thinks humans live so long. He laughs and says it's because humans run at half power. You laugh back but he stops and says "No you really do." | "No you really do."
"What seriously bro?"
"Yes human, none of the other species in the universe do what you Terrans know as sleep. We have been studying your species for a while now and the Earth's daily system cycles make your energy recharging system incredibly inefficient. You sleep, about 1/3 of your day and spen... | 31st December, 2786
23:34 PM
Dear Diary,
Man, I never expected this day to end on such a bad note. It was all going so good, but Quixon just HAD to say that and I just HAD to be offended. Dumbos, that's what we both are. Oh wait, I gotta give some context to you.
So... I mentioned in yesterday's entry that me an... | |
[WP] Alien life was discovered centuries ago and though they are advance they live relatively short lives (25-35 years). You ask your alien friend why he thinks humans live so long. He laughs and says it's because humans run at half power. You laugh back but he stops and says "No you really do." | "Master?"
"Yes, Patrick."
"Why do you think humans live so long?"
Jeb laughed, exposing sharp, serrated teeth. "You humans only run at half mast, I'm afraid. It makes perfect sense that you'd last longer, wouldn't it?"
"I suppose, master."
Jeb grew quiet. He stared at his man-servant for a long moment. "You know t... | 31st December, 2786
23:34 PM
Dear Diary,
Man, I never expected this day to end on such a bad note. It was all going so good, but Quixon just HAD to say that and I just HAD to be offended. Dumbos, that's what we both are. Oh wait, I gotta give some context to you.
So... I mentioned in yesterday's entry that me an... | |
[WP] Alien life was discovered centuries ago and though they are advance they live relatively short lives (25-35 years). You ask your alien friend why he thinks humans live so long. He laughs and says it's because humans run at half power. You laugh back but he stops and says "No you really do." | "No you really do."
"What seriously bro?"
"Yes human, none of the other species in the universe do what you Terrans know as sleep. We have been studying your species for a while now and the Earth's daily system cycles make your energy recharging system incredibly inefficient. You sleep, about 1/3 of your day and spen... | **We do?**
Did I stutter? It's not my fault I have four mouths.
**You do? Oh, I didn't notice. I don't really see those kinds of things.**
Blah blah blah. Look, just because I have six tentacles instead of legs and genitalia--
**Again, I never said that.**
Come on, man. We aliens got it all figured out years ago. ... | |
[WP] Alien life was discovered centuries ago and though they are advance they live relatively short lives (25-35 years). You ask your alien friend why he thinks humans live so long. He laughs and says it's because humans run at half power. You laugh back but he stops and says "No you really do." | "Master?"
"Yes, Patrick."
"Why do you think humans live so long?"
Jeb laughed, exposing sharp, serrated teeth. "You humans only run at half mast, I'm afraid. It makes perfect sense that you'd last longer, wouldn't it?"
"I suppose, master."
Jeb grew quiet. He stared at his man-servant for a long moment. "You know t... | **We do?**
Did I stutter? It's not my fault I have four mouths.
**You do? Oh, I didn't notice. I don't really see those kinds of things.**
Blah blah blah. Look, just because I have six tentacles instead of legs and genitalia--
**Again, I never said that.**
Come on, man. We aliens got it all figured out years ago. ... | |
[WP] Alien life was discovered centuries ago and though they are advance they live relatively short lives (25-35 years). You ask your alien friend why he thinks humans live so long. He laughs and says it's because humans run at half power. You laugh back but he stops and says "No you really do." | "Allow me to explain," Xylus said as their suit would hiss momentarily. The chest would open up slightly as a small amount of their body would reach out to the tablet left on the table. Even though Jason has been hanging out with Xylus for about 5 years now the dark black, an almost mist-like substance that made up the... | **We do?**
Did I stutter? It's not my fault I have four mouths.
**You do? Oh, I didn't notice. I don't really see those kinds of things.**
Blah blah blah. Look, just because I have six tentacles instead of legs and genitalia--
**Again, I never said that.**
Come on, man. We aliens got it all figured out years ago. ... |
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