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[WP] You are Low-Key, the Norse God of really subtle mischief. | A smile creaked across my face as I heard a dull thud.
"WHY THE FUCK DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING?!" boomed from the living room. I only wish I could have seen it first hand, but my hidden sanctuary behind the closet doors kept my presence concealed. They'll never know that their furniture had been slowly moved, inch by i... | “Three days until the big day, Thor. How’s practice going?” Freyja asked.
“Perfectly, what else would you expect?” Thor replied confidently.
“Odin will be the judge of that. My brother and I have been practicing our duet before sunrise until sunset since the first flowers bloomed.”
“The two of you are no match for ... | {"chosen_upvotes":1893,"rejected_upvotes":214,"upvote_margin":1679} |
[WP] An imaginary friend can't stand the child to whom he/she/it has been assigned. | Pressure. Maintain pressure.
There’s only so much a man can take, even an imaginary man.
Pressure on me, and pressure, now, on you.
I hold the pillow down tight, and the struggling is brief, though I maintain the pressure for several minutes.
They’ll call it SIDS, or crib death; I’ll call it sweet justice. So... | "Would you like some tea?"
"That's not tea, that's an empty plastic cup" Scruff responded bitterly.
"It's pretend, like you!"
"For the last time you little brat, I'm real, I was assigned to you by the department of imaginary-"
"MOM!" Tina screamed, "THERE'S A STRANGE MAN IN MY ROOM!"
Suddenly Scruff heard the shat... | {"chosen_upvotes":147,"rejected_upvotes":32,"upvote_margin":115} |
[WP] In the galaxy, humans are renowned for their affinity at problem solving. This leads to humans growing frustrated at aliens getting stuck with simple problems. | The light on the quantum entanglement phone blinked rapidly, indicating a new incoming call. Bill sighed, put on his headset and pressed the button next to the flickering light.
"Thank you for calling the United Terran Alliance Embassy, my name is-" Bill stopped short as he was interrupted by the gravelly, guttural v... | Hillman stepped out from the lobby of his apartment building into the brackish morning air of Tertulon IV. He turned south and strode down the alley towards the center of the Terran district. He moved with with purpose. Breakfast he had decided, was going to be sausage and pancakes. Maybe he would even have fermented b... | {"chosen_upvotes":221,"rejected_upvotes":42,"upvote_margin":179} |
[WP]Your girlfriend is an alien whose species is only slightly different from human beings. What are those changes, and how do you find out?
Potentially NSFW | "But sweetheart," Jim began, utterly beguiled by his wife's beauty - not a single strand hair out of place, shoes that matched perfectly the glistening color of polish on expertly-cured nails, and that lovely dress - she'd only just picked it out, but it seemed to fit the evening perfectly, "it's only been five minutes... | The first time my girlfriend Alaina’s arms suddenly transformed into a vast array of writhing tentacles that could reach into the voids of time and space and allow her to show me visions of prophesy, we were sitting on the couch watching TV.
We were into the fifth hour of our 24 hour cable news marathon. There we sat,... | {"chosen_upvotes":211,"rejected_upvotes":50,"upvote_margin":161} |
[WP] Every generation the five brightest are paired up with the five dumbest in the world for a mysterious test. You are one of the ten, but nobody knows from which group they came. | "Well OK, those 5 guys over there are literally barely functional human beings whereas the 5 of us are brilliant so I guess that settles which group is which. And, ok, here's the mysterious test...yeah, it's a calculus test. OK, I know calculus on account of I'm a fucking genius so thanks for wasting my time. Lets see ... | part 1 of (I don’t even know)
let me know if I should post the rest
"this is all they could come up with?"
Jennifer shrugged, not really having a worthwhile reply. We sat at our assigned table and looked around the large, mostly empty, conference hall surveying its eight other occupants. "I thought it would be eas... | {"chosen_upvotes":91,"rejected_upvotes":40,"upvote_margin":51} |
[WP] When people die they can choose whether they go to Heaven or Hell, you are the first in 1000 years to choose Hell. | I smirked. Now wasn't this ironic. After finally falling to the demons from hell, I get to choose whether to finally take my eternal rest, or continue to *Rip and Tear*
Now why the hell would i go to heaven.
The Doom Slayer walked in through the gates of hell.
The second slayer's testament would begin to be penned t... | Choices, it's the soul purpose for humans in our everyday life and making the "right" choice has always been opinionated and difficult. How we make our choices is what makes up who we are as people and how the world views us from the outside perspective. The world we live in is corrupt and defiant and everyone knows it... | {"chosen_upvotes":82,"rejected_upvotes":13,"upvote_margin":69} |
[WP] Tales tell of a blacksmith at the top of the mountain. He knows the future, but says nothing. He only makes you what you need. | The day l was born, he gave me a spoon and my mother fed me.
The day l married, he gave me nails and l built a home for my family.
Now, l am old and frail, he is eternal, he gives me a shovel and so I dig. We both know why. | Ted looked at the mountain, and thought *this is it*. He had traveled a long way from his home in Boston.
He didn't dare rest, because he had to know, what did he need to do to find happiness? He had sailed across a vast ocean in a sailboat and walked across a vast, empty continent before he reached the mountain, at ... | {"chosen_upvotes":435,"rejected_upvotes":17,"upvote_margin":418} |
[WP] You die and find yourself in Valhalla, where all great warriors go when they die. However, you never fought a day in your life. You try to find out why you're there. | Finally, I meet Crexus, writer of tales, rememberer of exploits, singer of songs.
"I can't imagine that I belong here more than a blacksmith or munitions manufacturer."
Crexus looks at me somewhat incredulously. "Oh, Robert. Remember what you said? 'I am become death. Destroyer of worlds.' One hundred years hence, y... | Gates of iron loomed beyond the fields of the fallen. Through the fog, all that could be discerned was the black silhouette of spears and arrow shafts standing against a grey mist. The whole thing was pretty spooky, if you get my point.
"Hello? Is... is anyone there?" My voice sounded like a little girl's. Luckily, no... | {"chosen_upvotes":564,"rejected_upvotes":48,"upvote_margin":516} |
[WP] "So this is Hell, eh?" You say to Lucifer. "Bring on the torture, then!" He looks surprised. "Torture? You broke every single one of God's rules. He HATES you. You and I are going to get along just fine. Now, come on in..." | Lucifer showed me around the place, "Here's the pool, the bar's over there," he pointed to the corner. "Up here is the movie theatre, and this is your room." He opened a door to show a room filled with thousands of other people, "I hope you don't mind a lot of roommates; you're grouped by interests." "Well what do we a... | Hell was not the jumble of swirling arcs and endless pillars of fire I'd in mind. The agonizing screams and yelps, however, were as real as I'd imagined them. Lucifer, however, had divided his kingdom quite well, leaving the Lands of Torture far away from Ienertar, the capital, where we were right now.
Ienertar was a ... | {"chosen_upvotes":4460,"rejected_upvotes":770,"upvote_margin":3690} |
[WP] You have just died. The Good News is that there is an afterlife. The Bad News is that it isn't Heaven. Or Hell. Or Purgatory. And you aren't a Ghost. In fact, the afterlife is something that no sane human being would ever predict, and has most likely never been written down.
Go balls to the wall crazy with this. ... | **LIFE OVER**
*James* is no more. You have left a loving wife and three children behind. You have died from **OLD AGE**. You have made *121* friends in your life, *17* of which you saw regularly throughout your life. *53* people left bad reviews on your character page.
Happiest memory:
*Getting Married*
Most uni... | The last thing you saw was your smartphones screen, you'd just sent your other half a quick message.
"b home soon <3"
Infact, you'll never be home. You'll never know anything human again.
You simply become aware of darkness. An infinite black that you can't even identify any semblance of self in. You are. Ther... | {"chosen_upvotes":550,"rejected_upvotes":35,"upvote_margin":515} |
[WP] One day people's spirit animals appear and they turn out to be first generation Pokemon. You are happy with your Charmander, since most got a Magikarp. Your significant other, who has never seen Pokemon, calls and is very excited about their "blue-eyed, pink, floating cat-like thing". | "A pink floating cat thing you say?" I asked her, my mouth turning dry as the words left me.
I could almost hear Sophie's smile through the phone, her bright laughter bubbling through the earpiece of my phone in my office cubicle. As a veterinarian, she always had a soft spot for animals, but there was no animal that... | Beginning to panic, I insist "Jennifer, repeat your description of your new pokemon." "Okay, it's pink, floating and blue-eyed." I tell her to stay where she is, and not talk to anyone. She never played pokemon, and doesn't understand the significance of training Mew. She doesn't know that she essentially is in control... | {"chosen_upvotes":1280,"rejected_upvotes":14,"upvote_margin":1266} |
[WP] In the galaxy, magic is the pinnacle of technology. Humans have just achieved the pinnacle of technology which isn't magic. | Major Jayce Andrews, Terran Space Marine Corps., stood at one end of the atrium, and looked across the many species of aliens lining either side. At the far side, Boran, a poly-pedal Gumbit with both an endo/exo hybrid skeleton, stood holding a silver rod.
"Thank you," Major Andrews addressed the crowd, and waited fo... | The humans have always been a strange race compared to the in the galaxy choosing to use with more tangible technology instead of "magic" but now they have surpassed any other group in the galaxy with the new fully realistic sound, feel, and visual fuck bot 1000000 it is 110% perfect and once you use it you could never... | {"chosen_upvotes":117,"rejected_upvotes":67,"upvote_margin":50} |
[WP] You fed a thirsty bumble bee some sugar water one day, thinking nothing of it. In the following days, you notice it makes a unique buzzing noise every time it passes by you. Almost like a greeting. | "BEE! KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!"
Before I knew what was going on she was up from the sofa and ran around the room like a lunatic. Armed with a rolled up newspaper she was swatting the air at...something, while managing to trip over the coffee table, cables and loose rugs. I just stayed put and looked at her quizzically... | I establish a great friendship with the bee. He brings a friend and they start bringing friends. A month goes by and they start a little beehive in my backyard. I go into my shed grab the hose and as a tear falls down my cheek I then squeeze the trigger. | {"chosen_upvotes":182,"rejected_upvotes":19,"upvote_margin":163} |
[WP] Today on your 18th birthday you’re informed that your Middle Class life is a sham to teach you good values and your family is actually worth billions. | A gelid silence settled in the room. I was sitting on our tattered, avocado green sofa, staring at the pained smiles of my parents. I surveyed the room of our apartment.
There was the dining table made of particle board. The white fridge next to the brown toaster oven with fake wood veneer. The dish washer that we us... | I sighed with a sense of relief. They took good care of me for 18 years. repaying the kindness they bestowed on me was always in my mind. That sense of relief was beyond what I imagined.
But...
I was mad too. Mad that I choose a path I spite out of necessity for financial security. I could have followed my passion, ... | {"chosen_upvotes":228,"rejected_upvotes":16,"upvote_margin":212} |
[WP] You are Low-Key, the Norse God of really subtle mischief. | "John, what's wrong? You haven't even touched your beer."
"Shhh...Listen. Do you hear that? There's something off about this song."
"Off? Off how?"
"Just off. It's weird. I thought it was weird earlier. I could have sworn the DJ was playing the edited versions of the songs. Like the radio versions. I knew it was weird ... | “Three days until the big day, Thor. How’s practice going?” Freyja asked.
“Perfectly, what else would you expect?” Thor replied confidently.
“Odin will be the judge of that. My brother and I have been practicing our duet before sunrise until sunset since the first flowers bloomed.”
“The two of you are no match for ... | {"chosen_upvotes":1029,"rejected_upvotes":214,"upvote_margin":815} |
[WP] Everything we've been told about the stars is a lie. The field of Astronomy is a fabrication. The truth is a closely guarded secret, and for good reason. As a newly qualified astronomer, inducted into the field, the truth has been revealed to you.
What a pleasure it is to come home after a long day of work and fi... | "Well if you don't believe me, take a look" he gestured toward the telescope with a flippant wave, as if he hadn't just destroyed my entire worldview with a single statement.
I stepped up to the giant telescope nervously and peered into the eyepiece. The most powerful optics ever designed coordinated to funnel light... | “Mommy, tell me about the stars.”
Julie clambered into her mother’s lap. Her hands were sticky, no doubt from her chubby fingers' inability to shovel cake into her mouth with a fork. She smelled sweet, too—sugar and spice. Everything nice. Nat caressed her head out of habit, smoothing a few reckless locks of her daug... | {"chosen_upvotes":386,"rejected_upvotes":67,"upvote_margin":319} |
[WP] By some magic, you are granted the wish to become the best in the world at something. You are disappointed when you notice no change in your ability. The next day, however, you notice that all over the world, people are becoming worse at one very particular skill. | I thought it was a harmless wish.
But now everything's turned wrong.
Lucy no longer talks, nor does anyone else for that matter. She still understands me, or at least I think so from her slow nods and lifeless stares. At least Lucy's still active with her day job but in the end she, like everyone else, is only going ... | Andy slunk into class with his heart pounding, mouth dry from something more than his usual anxiety.
He looked at the people sitting all around him, and felt his excitement slip away. He didn't feel it - the need to tap one of them on the shoulder and start talking. The very thought still made his palms feel slick wi... | {"chosen_upvotes":1800,"rejected_upvotes":46,"upvote_margin":1754} |
[WP] The whole town knows about it. The black shadow on the baby monitor. Sudden changed diapers or meals ready for kids when they get home. Cleaned rooms and drawn baths. It is known as The Babysitter. It will never harm a child, but heaven help those who don't pay for its services. | a coin on the table is a small price to pay
when you are busy working a very long day
the chores are done the clothes are clean
not a spec of dust in the house to be seen
the baby is fast asleep in his bed
all tucked in, sleeping and fed
ignore the shadow and ignore the sight
of the unknown creature that sheds n... | So I started responding to this prompt and ended up running with it for way longer than I expected. The story is going to be broken between a few comments.
Bill and Lisa Alderson sat with their arms around one another. Their loveseat was well worn, with fraying upholstery and faded plaid. Bill was hunched forwa... | {"chosen_upvotes":230,"rejected_upvotes":145,"upvote_margin":85} |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Alex,
It has been 99 days since you left. 99 days. Some days are easier than the rest. There are days when I genuinely smile as I remember you. You left me with so many good memories; and I thank you for each and every one. I miss you. Every. Single. Day.
You said we'd be together for the rest of our lives - we just ... | Dear James,
I know I've already written countless letters to you. And I know you've got to be tired of hearing it by now, but I miss you something terrible. You haven't died or anything..you're not sick. In fact, you're perfectly fine, but you're perfectly fine a few hundred miles away and that's what hurts.
I had a g... | {"chosen_upvotes":1462,"rejected_upvotes":74,"upvote_margin":1388} |
[WP] You live in a city full of people with powers (telekinesis, electro kinesis, sensors, etc) and everyone is ranked according to how powerful they but they can kill someone of higher rank and obtain their rank. You are rank #1 but no one knows what your power is
Edit: Thank you all so much for submitting your stori... | Rank was never that important to me.
The others fought. Endlessly. For some reason, their numbers were more important to them than their humanity.
I started with the lowest rank, and I've never moved up. I've never killed a soul. But I'm #1 now, because the others are all dead.
I'm lonely. | Crime was at an all time low in the city of New Angeles. Come to think of it, so was tourism and GDP.
Some people credited this to the genius of *Genetevolve Labs* and their breakthroughs in affordable human enhancements. Although, not everyone was pleased with the results. After a session of copying and splicing... | {"chosen_upvotes":243,"rejected_upvotes":81,"upvote_margin":162} |
[WP] You live in a city full of people with powers (telekinesis, electro kinesis, sensors, etc) and everyone is ranked according to how powerful they but they can kill someone of higher rank and obtain their rank. You are rank #1 but no one knows what your power is
Edit: Thank you all so much for submitting your stori... | Rank was never that important to me.
The others fought. Endlessly. For some reason, their numbers were more important to them than their humanity.
I started with the lowest rank, and I've never moved up. I've never killed a soul. But I'm #1 now, because the others are all dead.
I'm lonely. | Pacing back and forth in front of me, David paused, one foot half-hovering over the blood-stained carpet. "Tell me, Kat, what happened?"
The body was sprawled out before us on the black tile floor of the penthouse. Streams of slimy, congealed blood wove intricate rivers in the cracks between the slate pieces, and tiny... | {"chosen_upvotes":243,"rejected_upvotes":16,"upvote_margin":227} |
[WP] "What do you mean the robbers ADDED $4,000,000 to the vault?" | This is it. I can't recover from this. As a campaign manager you do everything in your power to write a narrative that the people can relate to.
Months and months grinding to finally get traction as a man of the people fighting against corporate influence in politics and now this. How are we going to explain this $4... | "It was a--- forceful deposit."
Ben spent the better half of the last hour trying to come up with an explanation. An excuse. Some careful analysis that would have unveiled the mystery. This was the best he could come up with.
"A forceful deposit," the chairman repeated.
"Right. They drove up to our bank, demanded... | {"chosen_upvotes":76,"rejected_upvotes":10,"upvote_margin":66} |
[WP] It's a known fact that you are incapable of telling a lie. This has landed you several opportunities, including your current job as Head of Security at one of the largest banks in the world. Except you got bored and decided to rob it all. This is the story of how you got away with it. | – So there's been a robbery, but you are not guilty of that, I'm pretty sure.
– Uh, yeah, actually…
– No, I know, it's all fine, you tried your best to prevent that.
– Well, the truth is…
– Nah, it's okay, man, you don't have to feel guilty. It has been a massive scheme. We will just learn to defend ourselves bette... | “I’m Super Special Agent Dirk Diggler and this Super Important Agent Mick Mickerson, I assume you are expecting us.”
The agents stood in the doorway, peering down the hall past the lady who greeted them.
“Ah, yeah, sure. You’ll be wanting to speak to my manager, right?”
Diggler lifted his clipboard to reading level... | {"chosen_upvotes":454,"rejected_upvotes":156,"upvote_margin":298} |
[Wp] The most unassuming and peaceful nation decided enough was enough and proceeded to take over the world for its own good | No one noticed the invasion at first.
We just though, "ooow, coffee". Who doesn't like coffee and cake stuff?
Then it just sort of happened. Death by bug bites. Next we had to drive with our lights on all the time. Got really cold. Hockey was the national sport.
Then, boom, the Prince of Canada said he owned every... | Nobody really understood how it happened, when the inhabitants became wiser beyond their years - beyond anybody's year, really. There was a short scuffle, but everyone was too tired, too exhausted from living every day and hearing of the atrocities being committed in their name, or against them. They wanted to succumb ... | {"chosen_upvotes":68,"rejected_upvotes":12,"upvote_margin":56} |
[WP] On your 17th birthday, instead of the usual boring presents from your parents, they say that your grandfather left you 10 millon dollars and a small island on the opposite side of the world, asking you to "finish what he started". | They said grandfather left me ten million dollars. I figured that all his money had been found after he died, but I suppose I was wrong. I collected the gold bars, the deed to the island, and the letter. It sure was him - his diction, his ideology, everything, just like I had learned from my crazy parents.
He asked m... | My favorite part of traveling, other than the warmer climate, was talking to people about my home. I was proud of where I had been born and raised. Most people are, but I knew I had grown up in a unique experience. My mother is a marine biologist, and my father is a chemist. They met each other at a small research sett... | {"chosen_upvotes":84,"rejected_upvotes":28,"upvote_margin":56} |
[WP] Prisoners can ask for anything for their last meal. The catch is, if it can't be provided to them, they get set free. They've asked for many things : alien egg omelette, dragon steak, the flesh of Jesus Christ, etc. The execution streak remained unbroken for decades, until today. | "All i would like, is a McDonald's ice cream"
The officers all began to laugh, until they noticed the beads of sweat forming on the forehead of an increasingly nervous warden.
"N-n-no problem stammered the warden, let me just make a few phonecalls"
He ran out of the room, and a moment later you could hear muffled... | Sumerians invented the cuneiform writing system way, way back in time in the fourth century BCE. The British library has 130,000 of the clay tablets where most are still unread by a modern person. Irvine Finkel, himself, has and will teach anyone to read cuneiform in the hopes someone will bring him another story lik... | {"chosen_upvotes":97,"rejected_upvotes":47,"upvote_margin":50} |
[WP] One morning everyone in the world wakes up in their 18-year old body, memories intact. Society tries to continue as normal despite the change, but a world full of energetic adolescents certainly has its quirks. | I looked over at my sister- nine years younger than me, and yet somehow the same age all of a sudden. Her head was in her hands, the air of defeat around her almost visible.
Next to her a tall, handsome boy slept peacefully on his back.
I heard her heave a deep sigh, and looked over as she ran her hands over her t... | Dandy Town, unlike its name, is a town far from perfection. In fact this little hamlet or village is a hidden gem I found while on one of my numerous trips to my Step Father’s bakery for breakfast.
I always had a penchant for funny things, but this town was a whole new definition of eccentricity and silliness. Every c... | {"chosen_upvotes":105,"rejected_upvotes":15,"upvote_margin":90} |
[WP] Long ago the legendary sword Excalibur was melted down and lost to history. The mythical blade's steel ended up in your butter knife, with all its magical properties intact. | EBAY
Steel Forged Knife Set with Celtic Engravings.
Price: €34,99.
4/5 stars
Review by T. Smith:
*Great knife set, cuts smooth and are easy to sharpen. Weirdest thing though, every time I pas by the sink a hand will reach out of the water and hand me one.* | Arty slathered margarine over thick Texas toast with his favorite butter knife. He squinted and read the inscription on the knife, which he did every time he used it.
*Take me up* it read on one side and *Cast me away* on the other.
He shook his head. The knife had been passed down for generations but he never got th... | {"chosen_upvotes":2613,"rejected_upvotes":136,"upvote_margin":2477} |
[WP] Long ago the legendary sword Excalibur was melted down and lost to history. The mythical blade's steel ended up in your butter knife, with all its magical properties intact. | EBAY
Steel Forged Knife Set with Celtic Engravings.
Price: €34,99.
4/5 stars
Review by T. Smith:
*Great knife set, cuts smooth and are easy to sharpen. Weirdest thing though, every time I pas by the sink a hand will reach out of the water and hand me one.* | There is a running joke about "how British is your morning?" Usually, the idea encompasses tea with butter on toast, perhaps some morning Stephen Fry in the background. Well, I doubt anyone is going to be able to top "spreading butter on your toast with fucking Excalibur," for a good fucking while.
The morning was lik... | {"chosen_upvotes":2613,"rejected_upvotes":17,"upvote_margin":2596} |
[WP]Humans are reverse Kryptonians. They are weak on their home planet but strong everywhere else. No one knew this until Earth was attacked and humanity was taken off of earth to be enslaved. | Flangmar: “Zlorb, run! Those humans that we captured became stronger on our planet than on theirs! Sort of like a reverse Superman thing! Get out of here fast!”
Zlorb: “Wait a sec. Isn’t that just regular Superman? Isn’t he an alien that got stronger because of being on earth instead of krypton?”
Flangmar: “Yeah, I g... | We were best friends the moment we sat side by side in a far too small holding area on foreign spaceship far more advanced than humanly possible, hands tied behind our back by something that could practically be magical.
Nothing quite like adversity to bring people together. And well, being the only two people in thi... | {"chosen_upvotes":486,"rejected_upvotes":185,"upvote_margin":301} |
[WP]: every human being is born with a birthmark signifying a great deed they are fated do in their lives. Your first child has just been born, with the mark of a murderer across her face | I looked my son in the eye and told him firmly, as I had this day for the last 12 years, “It is not your fault, you didn’t kill her. Anyone who says differently doesn’t understand what happened, now blow out your candles, we’ll visit the grave after cake and presents.” | "Why!?!" my wife screamed. *"WHY?!?"*
"Isn't it obvious?" I replied softly - too softly for her to hear in her current state. But one of the reporters heard me say it, and my wife's perfectly legitimate reaction to having her baby ripped away from her by government thugs wearing scrubs over their suits suddenly wasn't... | {"chosen_upvotes":81,"rejected_upvotes":14,"upvote_margin":67} |
[WP] Go nuts and write whatever but it must have a plot twist every 75 words. | This poem will take a sharp and sudden turn should seventy-five come.
Unexpectedly subjected change it can’t return from.
What sort of plot twist will I write?
What sort of thing would be alright?
“What strange conflict should he incite?”
“What silly chumps could he delight?”
The world could be turned upside down... | Death rained down upon Aixa, and Alexander chortled with glee. *This* was what he had worked for, fought to accomplish. This eternal gloom, a shroud of destruction slowly choking the life out of a city that had cast him out. Vengeance was his, and he revelled in it.
His Enact-o-Bots crowded around him, their humour sy... | {"chosen_upvotes":187,"rejected_upvotes":25,"upvote_margin":162} |
[WP] When she said it was "in the fifties outside", she meant the nineteen-fifties. | Juan thought to himself, "Hm, better wear a light jacket."
When he opened the front door, a blast of 1950 degree Fahrenheit air hit Juan like a ton of bricks. His body immediately went into shock and he fell limp out the door. Every cell in his body burst into flames and reduced his entire life thus far to a small pil... | It seemed a little bit chilly out that morning, and I wondered if I'd heard wrong- the weather had mentioned it being in the fifties already.
First I thought there must be a classic car convention going on. A Plymouth, a Chevy, a 49 Ford, and oh, that Thunderbird- what I'd give for that one. Then I looked around a bit... | {"chosen_upvotes":1292,"rejected_upvotes":284,"upvote_margin":1008} |
[WP] You are a detective in 1890 Austria. The man inside the interrogation room claims to have an incredible secret that will exonerate him from his murder charge. You can't imagine what monster would murder a 1 year old child, let alone one as adorable as young Adolf Hitler was. | "If you're trying to get taken to the asylum for this," I replied, "it won't work. You *will* be hanged. So how about you tell us where you're really from. At least we can notify your family that way."
"I'm telling you, I'm from the future!" the assassin shouted.
"Oh yeah, what year?"
"2032."
I laughed. "Come on, m... | I stared at the man
With the out of place hair
And asked him again
As he leaned back in his chair
"Why did you do it? A 1 Year Old Child?"
"You would never understand"
He calmly replied
"If you knew you would thank me"
He said with a sigh
"But now it won't happen"
"And I'm a... | {"chosen_upvotes":1156,"rejected_upvotes":190,"upvote_margin":966} |
[WP] Due at an error, a baby was born without a guardian angel. A demon notices this and has taken it upon themself to become their guardian demon. But they seem to have some... Dark ways of helping their human stay alive. | The boy of legends wailed in his crib. He looked like a raisin that had sprouted legs. The baby had the crinkled face of a child who came into the world raging.
Oros stared through the glass of the maternity room window. The maternity ward staff whisked past him, oblivious. A pair of grandparents pressed their fingers... | [Poem]
Murder always is the easiest answer.
If there's no man then there's no problem, no cancer.
Discarded by heaven but you will be well
For you have received a guardian from hell.
Follow my ways and I'll make you King.
And the stories they'll tell, the songs they will sing
A terrible king with a robe made of ... | {"chosen_upvotes":553,"rejected_upvotes":76,"upvote_margin":477} |
[WP] Two years ago the sun winked out, utterly without warning. You are a member of one of the last human settlements on earth, huddled around a geothermal vent in Iceland. This morning, again without warning, the Sun rose. | Day seven-hundred fifty-three post-sun. Andri did not wake up this morning. That brings our numbers down to nineteen. Five children, thirteen adults, and one stubborn elder. We will take care of Andri’s body after breakfast. In life, he told stories of a glorious future still to come; in death, he will fertilize our cr... | Everyone in the settlement watches in amazement as the Sun rises.
There are a dozen of us looking directly at the sun. Suddenly a woman starts screaming in agony.
I have an incredible rush of pain to my head and face and my eyes start to burn.
All of us in the settlement are blinded by the sunlight. | {"chosen_upvotes":1588,"rejected_upvotes":29,"upvote_margin":1559} |
[WP]: A caterpillar has no idea it will become a butterfly, it simply has instincts that commands to start building a coccoon. In a similar fashion, you have no idea why you are compelled to start digging this really, really deep hole, but it feels verry important. | It takes a while before I find the perfect spot. It's quite a hike from where our camp was, but I made better time alone and without all the extra crap in my bag weighing me down. All I've brought with me are our water bottles and shovels. I start with mine, since I'm more used to its heft in my hand.
I begin to dig.... | Tou notice some kid named Jesse digging in your front yard. You just finished off an 8ball of meth, and being appropriately curious, go outside to see what's up. "Why are you digging?" You ask while furiously itching your arms. "You know why..." Jesse replies while pushing the shovel in for another scoop. This answ... | {"chosen_upvotes":874,"rejected_upvotes":16,"upvote_margin":858} |
[WP] "There's no need to apologize for all the warfare, humans weren't built for peace. We should know, we made you. And we made you to fight. Which is actually why we've come to Earth again. It's time for the draft." | First contact did not go quite as expected. Brilliantly coloured ships dropped out of the sky unannounced early one morning just off the coast of North Carolina. They were so massive that even the horizon was dwarfed by their presence. The ships were adorned with symbols and runes from cultures all over the world. They... | "This is channel 7 News, I'm John Stanley. Tonight's big story - the first pick of the alien gladiatorial draft was tonight.
After some speculation from sport analysis the first pick from our species was projected to be Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
Instead, as perhaps the greatest surprise in human history, Supreme... | {"chosen_upvotes":296,"rejected_upvotes":85,"upvote_margin":211} |
[WP]"This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood? | "This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood?"
"I choose Russian Roulette.... | "Then I'll choose Tic Tac Toe!" I said confidently.
Death drew a glowing tic tac toe board suspended in mid air and grew a devilish smile. "Fine, go ahead and start", he said with a whisper of a voice.
An hour passed by, with no moves made. "Are you not going to do anything!?" Death shouted annoyed.
"Nope," I answer... | {"chosen_upvotes":192,"rejected_upvotes":72,"upvote_margin":120} |
[WP]: Instead of reaching their physical peak in their 20's and beginning to wither in their 60s, humans never stop growing bigger and stronger. You are 65 and your great-grandfather has gone on a rampage again. | It was raining heavily when my father pulled into my drive that night, his ornate Bentley skidding across the gravel in an uncharacteristic loss of control.
"Julian, it's a family emergency," he said, once I'd opened the door to his frenzied knocking. "I need you to come with me at once."
My heart sunk in my chest. I... | This Is Just To Say
that your great-grandfather
has swallowed the world
and now you are out in space
and you have no spacesuit
and you will die
in fifteen seconds
forgive him
the world was delicious
and so nutritious
[dammit my line breaks are all messed up when I post. Whatever. Trust that they were beautifully cr... | {"chosen_upvotes":87,"rejected_upvotes":31,"upvote_margin":56} |
[WP] New arrivals in eternal Hell may choose either of the following: a small wooden spoon, or a 100-trillion year vacation in Heaven. | When I first arrived in hell i was surprised at their ability to process so many people at once. I moved up the line with relative speed until finally it was my turn.
"Name?" the strange boney creature asked. His voice was shrill yet husky, for a moment i was busy thinking this was an odd combination before quickly rep... | 100 trillion years is an inconceivably long time to spend in blissful lamentation. Properly spent, one could probably achieve a state of consciousness which makes it unimportant which plane it exists upon. A state of being which transcends small things and base sensations of pleasure or suffering. Upon a return to hell... | {"chosen_upvotes":291,"rejected_upvotes":29,"upvote_margin":262} |
[WP] Aliens invade earth. To the surprise of humans, the alien's weaponry is pitifully outdated. | It was a typical summer day in the rural Midwest when the armada touched down in a bright open field just off the single lane highway. One of the quaint power lines was knocked over resulting in a disgruntled old woman calling the county sheriff because she knew no other numbers. It was a slow day for the law as usual ... | They what?
*They're punching us sir.*
Does... Does it hurt?
*No sir, it feels... wet.*
Jenkins you nasty bastard! Punch them back then.
*But si-*
Don't but sir me, just punch them.
*But they're soooo pudgeey!*
Man up Jenkins! We got a planet to save!
**- On the other side of the universe -**
*SOMEBODY CA... | {"chosen_upvotes":261,"rejected_upvotes":48,"upvote_margin":213} |
[WP] You are immortal and have been working on an alien ship for the last 80 years alongside aliens that have a much longer life span than humans. They have begun to notice your lack of aging in your time spent with them. | "Would now be a bad time?" A sigh escapes Tobias Crane as he gets up from the console. Cracking his spine, he responds with the barest hint of intrigue he can manage. "Depends. Do you like being pulled into gravitational wells? No big deal, I don't judge. Everyone's got their kinks-" Teraloe threw his, appendages? (He ... | "Hey man are you immortal or something?" the humanoid alien with translucent blue skin jested. I know him as Lupe, although his name in his native language is unpronounceable with a human tongue.
"Yes," I replied matter of factly.
"No, seriously," Lupe's face turned a shade of mint green, indicating he was feeling te... | {"chosen_upvotes":79,"rejected_upvotes":21,"upvote_margin":58} |
[WP]: "I'm sorry. I just don't understand how you managed to fuck up a five-word sentence, offend the inhabitants of three planets and start a world war at the same time." | "What are you in for?" my cellmate asked.
"Grammar," I said, my eyes fixed on the wall.
"Hmm?" he said, sitting up in his bunk to hear me better. "You say something about your Grandma?"
"No," I said. "*Grammar*. The rules of composition for effective communication."
He laughed. "How did grammar get you thrown in me... | Timothy looked at the computer console in horror. He'd clicked the 'send' button by mistake. Their intergalactic reputation was ruined. In a haste to send a galactic broadcast message, Timothy had used the copy-paste feature to quickly select some text.
The issue was, Timothy had not actually input the correct comman... | {"chosen_upvotes":1136,"rejected_upvotes":126,"upvote_margin":1010} |
[WP] You were born into a society where permanent augmented reality contact lenses are fused onto every newborn's eyes. You're unaware of this until one day, a lens falls into your left hand. | I had sneezed with my eyes open. I heard the stories, of people losing their eyeballs or having their brains pop out through their eye sockets. I knew it was all bull crap though. But now I look down as half of my right eyeball came off and landed in my tissue. I was stunned in horror. Finally my thinking caught up wit... | There is an episode of Black Mirror that has a similar premise. I tried to find a way to describe it, but 1, I haven't watched it in a long time, and 2, I am not a good writer. So just watch Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 5 "Men Against Fire" | {"chosen_upvotes":751,"rejected_upvotes":22,"upvote_margin":729} |
[WP] Superheroes lie about their powers to protect themselves; some speedsters are actually just able to teleport, and some people with super-strength can just cancel gravity to make things lighter. You're trying to come up with a plausible lie for your powers. | Having powers was nothing unusual since this comet melted in the earth's atmosphere and spread its mystery across the globe. Maybe you could run 40 miles per hour. Maybe lift half a ton without much training. Maybe jump 6 feet high standing still. People mostly had ordinary jobs, using their power to boost their income... | “It’s just an illusion.” I’ve said it hundreds of times. The silly girl won’t believe me.
“It feels REAL! It has to be! PLEASE! I don’t care if it hurts, send me back!” It hasn’t ceased for hours…
I sent her to an alternate reality in an attempt to ease her suffering. Two versions of the same soul can’t exist within ... | {"chosen_upvotes":454,"rejected_upvotes":40,"upvote_margin":414} |
[WP] Deadpool literally breaks through the fourth wall and comes into our world, however, no one believes it's him because he breaks the fourth wall into Comic-Con. | "Hey, nice Deadpool costume!"
"Thanks!" He'd been hearing the same thing since he walked into the San Diego Convention Center. Sure, his tights were freshly washed, but he really thought people liked his katanas. That, or the endless pouches that lined his belt.
The weirdest thing for him as he strolled through th... | "I mean, I guess I knew there was a problem right *before* I fired the gun. I mean, Spidey usually starts dodging before the bullet starts moving, right?"
Deadpool says, barely controlling his laughter.
"Well, one dead nerd later and I realized the plan had worked!"
"What do you mean **what** plan, don't you read my... | {"chosen_upvotes":474,"rejected_upvotes":151,"upvote_margin":323} |
[WP] The genie granted your wish: to be able to understand and speak every language. Your mind is flooded with thousands upon thousands of dead and living languages, human and alien alike. But, most surprisingly, you also now understand the operating system running the universe. | 000864g39{GENIE} thought they were so smart. Well, to be fair, they were, in their base-code they were created with a higher-than-average-user intelligence. But they were not Omnipotent, just exceptionally powerful in "magic". Of course, even they didn't actually understand magic, or even the universe really, they wer... | "Java. The entire universe runs on an outdated version of Java? Are you kidding me?"
The Genie chuckled. "What did you expect?"
"Not fucking *Java*, that's for sure," I replied. "Come on, we're going back home. I need some time to process this."
"Your wish is my command," the Genie said with a sly grin.
"That wasn'... | {"chosen_upvotes":2357,"rejected_upvotes":508,"upvote_margin":1849} |
[WP] After years of having what you thought to be a slow computer, you suddenly get a popup:'installation complete'. | Anthony clicked on the button labeled 'launch program' anticipation flooding him to his very core. What could it be? Something experimental perhaps? Whatever it was, he realised his life may never be the same.
After five minutes of excitement, coupled with a tinge of fear, the program opened up.
"Welcome to Interne... | "I need a new computer." I thought as I watched the little circle lazily spin in the center of the media player, like a drunkard passed out on a children's merry-go-round. "I guess I won't be watching cartoons on questionably legal streaming sites tonight. Ah well, it's probably for the best, it's almost four a.m. anyw... | {"chosen_upvotes":354,"rejected_upvotes":51,"upvote_margin":303} |
[WP] You are Low-Key, the Norse God of really subtle mischief. | I stand there unseen in Johns bedroom, he has no idea what's about to happen. He will never be the same again after this, after I: Low-Key Norse God of really subtle mischief am finished here. His family and friends will think him mad, no-one will ever believe him.
I imagine what Johns life will look like in a few mont... | “Three days until the big day, Thor. How’s practice going?” Freyja asked.
“Perfectly, what else would you expect?” Thor replied confidently.
“Odin will be the judge of that. My brother and I have been practicing our duet before sunrise until sunset since the first flowers bloomed.”
“The two of you are no match for ... | {"chosen_upvotes":1963,"rejected_upvotes":214,"upvote_margin":1749} |
[WP] There's an unwritten rule among the supervillains: Never go after the loved ones of the superheroes. The new villain is about to find out why. | A note, found written on a corpse, in the rain:
> Once you have super heroes and super villains, you no longer really have the rule of law.
> Once you no longer have the rule of law, the line between hero and villain can be a very thin one.
> And if you go after the family of one hero, you'll do it again if... | "Pyro, local anti-hero, Got a gimp brother by the name of Harry."
"Wait, you're not really going after family, are you?" The henchman asked his boss. "I mean, no offense, but not even Quantum went after Pyros family." The henchmen continued. "And Quantum can pretty much do whatever the fuck he wants."
"It just means ... | {"chosen_upvotes":2705,"rejected_upvotes":926,"upvote_margin":1779} |
[WP] You've accidentally killed the Devil. God makes you the new Devil to replace the one you killed. | "It's called the Satan Clause"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you read the card, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I read it. So what?"
*Barnabus the angel pulls a magnifying glass from thin air, examining the microprint around the edge of the card*
"The Satan Clause: In putting on the cape and holding the pitchfork, the wearer w... | I never meant to kill the Devil.
I wasn't an angel that ran into *him* in some dark alleyway. And I wasn't one of Satan's sycophants waiting in the shadows for *just the right moment*. Is that it? Is that what you think? That I was waiting for his eyes to slowly fall shut as he rested, so that I could sneak up and sli... | {"chosen_upvotes":3471,"rejected_upvotes":807,"upvote_margin":2664} |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | I miss you big guy.
I miss the your terrible jokes and the attempts at accents that wound up sounding exactly the same no matter the country of origin.
I miss the quiet but fierce love of your family you had.
Most of all I miss the real dad, not the husk you became in the years leading up to your death.
I miss my be... | I can't believe it's been almost a year. As long as the days are, the months are short.
It's remarkable how much my memory of you has changed tone in the past year. There was a time, not too long ago, when I would have burned my world down if I knew you'd be caught in the blaze. And yet now, all I feel is a bitterswee... | {"chosen_upvotes":102,"rejected_upvotes":11,"upvote_margin":91} |
[WP] When people die they can choose whether they go to Heaven or Hell, you are the first in 1000 years to choose Hell. | “Does everyone get to choose?”
The watchman’s heart was breaking looking at the tiny child, covered in scars. They shouldn’t *be* scarred like that, not here, whatever acts caused them must have been truly despicable.
“Everyone gets to choose, and none for an age have chosen that door.”
The child stops their shuffli... | I opened the ordinary door with its ordinary handle. Behind it was a hellish portal, blackened by the fires of lusty wickedness, set with precious stones that turned out to be eyes glancing desperately about, and covered in many other infernal whatsits and doodahs.
When I had pushed the hellish portal open, and been... | {"chosen_upvotes":633,"rejected_upvotes":143,"upvote_margin":490} |
[WP] Write a story using only the suggestion buttons on your mobile phone / tablett. | I'm going to the brochure for the brochure for the brochure for the brochure that the brochure for the brochure for the brochure that I am so I have any attachments are homeless. She was the brochure. I'm going well and then we have a few days of this. It's been to the brochure. I'm going on my resume. I'm going to the... | The only thing you can use. It's the only thing you can use, and it's not that bad. I have such wonderful time. I have such wonderful time, the thing so far away from me, so very very long away, and I'm giving it to you. It's my time. It's not that bad.
That's me. That's my thing. Take it. It's not that bad.
(Good th... | {"chosen_upvotes":119,"rejected_upvotes":67,"upvote_margin":52} |
[WP] You're running a little late to work, but when you arrive someone identical to you is already sitting at your desk. He puts up his hands and says "Relax, I can explain." | I paused, almost dropping my coffee. "Dude, what the fu-"
He raised his hands rapidly, scooting away from the desk. "R-relax, I can explain..."
"Goddammit man, this is the third time this week. Look, I know you want your own office, but you've got to use your cubicle until you get promoted."
Working with my twin bro... | "Listen very carefully, and if you do every single thing I say without question, we will both make it out of here alive, and I'll tell you anything you want to know. Anything. Are you with me?"
"Shit. What is this?"
"Are you with me?"
I hesitated, "yes."
"A man will be arriving in a few minutes, with a group of sol... | {"chosen_upvotes":287,"rejected_upvotes":13,"upvote_margin":274} |
[WP] Dwight Schrute tries to get the Pawnee Parks Department paper account and he has to sell to Ron Swanson | Dwight: "I have been working the Pawnee Parks Department for some time now. Well, I have been ignored by them for some time. But I think I have something up my sleeve that just might work on this Swanson fellow."
D: "Hello this is Dwight K. Schrute and I am calling with an exciting offer on meats^(and paper.)
R: "Wha... | Dwight narrating. Camera showing Dwight at his desk stretching his neck and arms.
"Today, I, Dwight Schrute, will be doing THE impossible. I've been working on this account for 5 years now. Each time, inching closer to the greatest achievement of my life.
Dwight pulls out a large binder filled with various color co... | {"chosen_upvotes":1607,"rejected_upvotes":514,"upvote_margin":1093} |
[WP] "Captain... the human didn't put on it's anti-warp gear before we jumped." "Sad to hear, prepare the coffin and jettison it." "No, sir. The human... nothing's happened to it. It didn't go insane from seeing infinity in the stars." | The crew stared at their newest crew member. It was risky taking a human on board when the species was so new to the universe.
“You were instructed to wear your anti-warp gear,” Second admonished.
“Yeah, I tried but I didn’t really fit. I think I’m supposed to have tentacles,” Bradford said.
“You saw the infinity ... | Captain Valork had never heard of such a thing before. Then again, he never encountered a species such as humans. Adaptable, often easy-going, and far too stubborn for their own good. Where many a Fiore or Holdrun would accept the inevitable and act accordingly, the humans rejected it. They either fought far longer tha... | {"chosen_upvotes":381,"rejected_upvotes":187,"upvote_margin":194} |
[WP] When they turn 14, every human gets an obscure super power with a lengthy description of it so they know what it is. But when yours arrives, it only says four words. “Don’t… | Flashing in front of his eyes was perhaps the most broken of powers.
In the year 2200 humanity awoke their planetary core, a phenomena which took the dreams and thoughts of its inhabitants to turn into attributable powers. To maintain balance, all powers had certain restriction. Super speed and flight burnt proportio... | Today is the day.
The scan is about to begin.
Anticipation is killing everyone.
And as THe Machine is lighting up, my mind throws out our history lesson on humans with superpowers.
"... 10 year war that engulfed all of the world that would later be known as Wars of Awakening. At the end of this war the new superwea... | {"chosen_upvotes":444,"rejected_upvotes":128,"upvote_margin":316} |
[WP] You die and find yourself in Valhalla, where all great warriors go when they die. However, you never fought a day in your life. You try to find out why you're there. | Finally, I meet Crexus, writer of tales, rememberer of exploits, singer of songs.
"I can't imagine that I belong here more than a blacksmith or munitions manufacturer."
Crexus looks at me somewhat incredulously. "Oh, Robert. Remember what you said? 'I am become death. Destroyer of worlds.' One hundred years hence, y... | Death was a quick jolt similar to a hiccup. I open my eyes and they instantly begin to tear. Before my eyes lies the largest palace that I've ever seen. It seems to be constructed from pure gold and has delicate framework on every crevice. I am able to sit up and I notice that I am lying on the ground before a small ma... | {"chosen_upvotes":564,"rejected_upvotes":54,"upvote_margin":510} |
[WP] When you were little your grandad passed away and left his dog to your family. He was the goodest boy. Loyal, fun, your best friend. It’s been 70 years and you’re old and frail, but your dog is still alive. You think he’s immortal. One day, he speaks. “It’s time you knew the truth, old friend” | "What the fuck? Charlie, what the actual fuck?"
&#x200B;
"The truth. For so many years I've neglected to tell your line, but now it is time."
&#x200B;
He approached with a majesty that I had never noticed before, a regalness that seemed to lift him off his paws. A light emerged, illuminating every strand of... | It's weird. The smell, the colours: everything seemed a little off, that September.
I groan as I stand up, my back an Hell of excruciating stab wounds. Metaphorically speaking, of course: I never had the pleasure to be knifed, with much chagrin of my son.
I sigh, slowly massaging my aching rear.
"Still givin' you the... | {"chosen_upvotes":533,"rejected_upvotes":44,"upvote_margin":489} |
[WP] Your ability to see people's age in years as an invisible number above their heads has made you the perfect bouncer. One day you see a four digit number. | It's gotta be....
It's a vampire.
I looked right into the eyes of the 4 digit freaked, took a step back into the doorway and said
"You, you are not allowed inside this building, or my home."
He said something quietly to his friends and they started calling me names but I didn't care.
A week later I thought it was ... | They all questioned it. Why would you want to be a bouncer? I can't blame my friends for thinking that way, of course. It seemed like a tedious job, with little reward. And it was tedious, but it was possibly the easiest job I could have.
Checking IDs was just a formality. the numbers floating above everyone's heads ... | {"chosen_upvotes":585,"rejected_upvotes":13,"upvote_margin":572} |
[WP] In the middle of a fight with a known villain, you, the hero are stopped by a young child. “If you fight the bad guy, and the bad guy fights you, and you both break everything as you go, what makes you think you’re any better than him?” Behind the child, you see the villain silently fist pump. | “If you fight the bad guy, and the bad guy fights you, and you both break everything as you go, what makes you think you’re any better than him?”
"*That*."
He cocked his head.
"Dude just fucking *fist pumped*."
The boy turned and stared. A chill breeze wandered across the field. The boy stared. Leaves -- part-turne... | Alaira was silent for a moment, and a slight frown spread across her face. Zeaal silently celebrated and smirked at the young girl. Alaira hated that smug look.
"Things are a bit more complicated than that." Alaira started, kneeling down to look the child in the eyes. "You're right, there will be some damage done and... | {"chosen_upvotes":151,"rejected_upvotes":82,"upvote_margin":69} |
[WP] In the year 2022, we discovered that the sword in the stone was real. The scientists that discovered it found that attempting to pull the sword from the stone with a machine generated an infinite amount of counter force. The first infinite energy engine was born. | The sword in the stone produced so much power that scientists predicted that energy would be as close to free as we could ever hope for. The world would be powered by an infinite ocean of power produced by the infinite energy engine. Every camera in the world was filming as Professor Merlin pulled the switch. The wo... | Humans are greedy creatures. They are so greedy in fact that they excel at maximizing the amount of greed they can output per hour. So when the sword of a thousand truths was accidentally found by a drunk Irish man, who had remarked to one of his fellas that he was sober enough to walk his way home a few minutes prior,... | {"chosen_upvotes":276,"rejected_upvotes":201,"upvote_margin":75} |
[WP] A nerdy kid discovers that magic spells work exactly like a computer programming language.
There are some amazing stories here. Thank you all for responding. Also thanks to u/pandizlle who informed me that there is a book dealing with this very concept. It's called "Wizard's Bane" by Rick Cook. | 8:30 PM - Flipped through sister Susan's occult book.
8:31 PM - Find it full of self-fulfilling prophecies and lacking universality. Rewrite it in code
8:32 PM - Cut self on paper, bled onto keyboard. Keyboard now glowing
8:50 PM - Discover any pseudocode magic written will physically manifest.
9:00 PM - Can confir... | "Jinkies!" I cried aloud, though it was just me in the room. "That's it!"
The glow of the supernatural program cast a dim light across the dark and dingy office in the old house. I was ready to ship, finally. My app would be out in the wild shortly having the unique title of "Universal Magic Compiler".
You see I'd fi... | {"chosen_upvotes":91,"rejected_upvotes":12,"upvote_margin":79} |
[wp] after dying god informs you that hell is a myth, and "everyone sins, its ok". instead the dead are sorted into six "houses of heaven" based on the sins they chose. | "I thought there were 7 deadly sins." I asked Peter.
St. Peter looked at me with a sad smile.
"Of course there are, but that's not the sins that matter."
So I'm going to an Afterlife based on sins I've never heard about?." I asked?
"No, not at all. I'm sure you have heard of them. Come, I'll show you to your gate.... | *Circa 500 B.C.*
His sandals slapped on the marble, the sound barely rising above the distant moaning and heady laughter echoing from the other Houses. The worn-out strips of leather that wrapped his feet were out of place against the ornate floor-murals made with deep azures and gold-leafed designs.
The walls seeme... | {"chosen_upvotes":114,"rejected_upvotes":58,"upvote_margin":56} |
[WP] The entire world lost electricity 10 days ago. You find an old phone in a drawer and switch it on. A wifi network comes up. It's named, "Do you want to do a deal with the devil?" | I searched for a wifi network - there was just one - "Do you want to do a deal with the devil?". It was locked
I chuckled. Some teenager trying to be edgy.
I thought for a moment and clicked on it.
I entered "Yes" as the key.
And waited.
A prompt appeared "WPA key too short. Key must be between 5 to 13 characters... | Drawer after drawer would be drawn open, the wheels inside the box grinding against the wood, and then closed with a rushed thud. I was looking for something, anything that would help me survive; food, water, flashlights, a book - anything.
I rummaged through the abandoned apartment. What was once surely an extravagan... | {"chosen_upvotes":156,"rejected_upvotes":46,"upvote_margin":110} |
[WP] Tell me a story that would seem innocent to a child, but terrifying to an adult. | Little Johnny, aged 7, heard the knocking again, three short light knocks on the door.
Daddy was still asleep, he'd been up all night, again, doing something in his office, loudly grumbling as he had a wont to do lately.
Johnny, being a good lad, answered the door for his father so that he wouldn't be woken up.
The ... | Joanie's feet tickled as the waves lapped at her toes. She walked along the edge of the ocean, clutching her mermaid doll tightly in her little hands. A few feet away, her parents parents sat on colorful beach towels, watching their six-year-old enjoying the day.
"Joanie," her mother called out, "Just don't walk too ... | {"chosen_upvotes":275,"rejected_upvotes":101,"upvote_margin":174} |
[WP] You, an ancient vampire have been fighting a family of vampire hunters for centuries who vow avenge their ancestor whom you killed. After a little research things suddenly get awkward as you realize that the ancestor in question is actually you when you were just a human. | "Everyone need a hobby, this holds true regardless if you're rich, poor, or an immortal creature most sane people think of as mythology actually its especially true in that case. There is a general rule of thumb that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master anything, I find this to be more or less true unfortunately... | Pretty sure this is Castlevania. The main Vampire hunters in the franchise are the descendants of Drakula, ho was tricked by the God of light into believing his family had all been killed by servants of the lord of darkness.
His son had been spirited away and raised as a weapon to defeat Dracula, because the god of li... | {"chosen_upvotes":131,"rejected_upvotes":15,"upvote_margin":116} |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "Look, Matty the Mad is acting strange again," I said, elbowing my friend Flint as we walked past her shack on our way home. The elderly woman was busy shoveling dirt over a hole, either unaware or unconcerned about her dirt-stained frock.
"I say, what're you up to, Matty?" he called.
She straightened and glared at u... | "Dear, don't listen to her!"
I stood square and looked mom in the eye. "I will. She explained more of it and it all hangs together. She said we could *die*. I think we should at least… check it."
Mom took a deep breath and came around the table. "I had hoped she'd be able to hold her tongue around the kids. What a th... | {"chosen_upvotes":3641,"rejected_upvotes":16,"upvote_margin":3625} |
[WP] You bring home a girl. She wants to see the "1" you talked about that shines on your floor. Only now it says "2." It stays like this for years together until one day, it says "4." She says, "Hon, I have some good news. But you should sit down."
Inspired by this post
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/com... | We looked at each other. Then back at the number glowing on the floor.
4.
For most of the past decade, that number has been 2. Day in and day out, 2. We hardly even notice it any more at this point.
“It hasn’t changed since I moved in,” she whispered, looking up at me.
“I know.”
“What does it mean?”
*she co... | One. A number made of light, perhaps inexplicably on my floor. Perhaps explicable given that light and shadows are easy to understand.
Then two! Two in the same place and time that there was a one. No longer explicable. Inexplicable.
We were happy together, like we were made for each other. Such joy and delight in an... | {"chosen_upvotes":2302,"rejected_upvotes":119,"upvote_margin":2183} |
[WP] It's 2007 and J.K. Rowling has released the final Harry Potter book, The Deathly Hallows... but she let Voldemort win. Harry and all other protagonists were killed. Children and Adults across the World react to the horrifying ending to their beloved series. | Guns. Something seemingly no one had thought of. At least not seriously. Most people thought the the magical charms that disrupt electrical technology would affect projectile weaponry. Well, I hate to tell you this, but a 6 shot revolver has absolutely no electrical components. And ignorance of that fact wont stop a ba... | Does Neville count? I believe he was the other guy that could have been the one to take out Voldemort, right?
All the people are horrified until the epilogue, which shows Neville rising from the destruction ready to take his place as Voldemort's true foe and equal. Then the people rejoice as their beloved series conti... | {"chosen_upvotes":73,"rejected_upvotes":10,"upvote_margin":63} |
[WP] "Checkmate," you say, a smug expression on your face. "Finally," says Death. The smirk is wiped off your face as the Grim Reaper removes his robe and hands you his scythe, "It's been 400 years since I beat the last guy." | It's a matter of hours before the first guy who tries to cheat me steps up. Chess. I would say that's a boring, stereotypical choice, but I had just made that same choice earlier today. Or was it ages ago? Time passes weirdly in the endless void. I've already seen thousands of people off to their eternal rest, but I kn... | I look at death for a long moment before asking "so I have to lose to someone else to get out of the job right?"
Death chuckles again "Yes. It's a curse and that's the only way to rid yourself of it." Death looks at me his eyes filled with confusion "why are you not worried. You could be stuck with the job for hundre... | {"chosen_upvotes":137,"rejected_upvotes":85,"upvote_margin":52} |
[WP] You, the family dog, have acquired minor telekinesis and have been using it to inconspicuously help your family. When the family cat acquires similar powers and the two of you establish a telepathic connection, you have to protect your family from the cat's mischief. | "Hey. Hey. Yo."
Hubert was talking again. Sharp voice he had. Really sharp.
"Yo. Come on. Hey. Hey."
I recrossed my paws and sighed. I did not like Hubert's new voice. It was loud, and right in my head. I used to be able to ignore Hubert. Can't anymore.
"Yeah. Hey. Hey. Hey."
It was sorta disturbing how much his v... | And there he stood, the embodiment of all that is cruel and evil in this world. A nuisance, perhaps, prior to the gift being bestowed unto him, but the bounds of his terror were now limitless. There atop the forbidden counter with the glow beginning to rise in his gaze I spied what he had set his power upon, our little... | {"chosen_upvotes":110,"rejected_upvotes":51,"upvote_margin":59} |
[WP] A suicide hotline operator realizes that the person he's talking down really should kill themselves. | "Hello this is Jenna, and I'm here to help. How are you?" I answered several calls like this daily. Keeping my voice friendly, but not cheerful. Always willing to listen. Listening is key. You see I'm a suicide prevention operator. Listening is so important because often people will give away hints of things they don'... | Not to get in the way of people being creative but there is Never a time where a Crisis line operator would think this. It goes against everything they are trained to do, the person on the other end of the line is looking to you for help. Unless you've been in that situation, you really have no idea how invested these ... | {"chosen_upvotes":1112,"rejected_upvotes":10,"upvote_margin":1102} |
[WP] The Japanese say you have three faces. The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and your family. The third face, you never show anyone. It is the truest reflection of who you are.
[from this image](https://pics.onsizzle.com/the-japanese-say-you-have-three-faces-the-f... | This is my first attempt at writing with a prompt. Go easy on me guys.
**My Three Faces**
I wake up from my post-lunch nap at work to find that I overslept. But thankfully just by ten minutes. I look up to see my boss standing next to me with an annoyed look. She says, "I hope you got your beauty sleep, we have work ... | I couldn't say how long I had been putting on an act. It felt like forever. Every moment of every day, devoted to holding that mask in front of my face, smiling politely and nodding understandingly. Behave well in class, I had been told. Fit in with your friends, I had been told. Treat your family with respect, I had b... | {"chosen_upvotes":311,"rejected_upvotes":43,"upvote_margin":268} |
[WP] A man with severe chronic pain but high pain tolerance believes he is living normal until he experiences his first day without that pain. | Meet John. John is a normal man. He is 43 years old, he has a wife and two children. He has an office job. Every second saturday his wife makes a cake. He doesn't enjoy his work too much, but the days go by at least. John believes he is generally healthy, although frequently he notices he is not a young man anymore. Th... | Everyday is the same. I wake up, I feel all the bumps and kinks. I've come to think of them as my friends. The throbbing in my head is Jeffery, he's there to remind me that everyone is frustrating in some shape form or fashion. Then there's the sharp stabbing in my hip and ankle, I call them Paula and Tabitha. They rem... | {"chosen_upvotes":181,"rejected_upvotes":20,"upvote_margin":161} |
[WP] "Hello, passengers, this is-- uh... Another passenger speaking" | Midway through the novel I’d bought back at the airport, my eyes flicked up toward the speakers when I heard the voice of someone in the cabin crew.
“Ladies and gentlemen, if there’s a mental health professional on board, we’re asking that they come forward to the front of the plane as quickly as they can. A passenger... | Long time lurker 2nd, maybe 3rd time poster, please be kind I dunno how to write good stories
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"Hello, passengers this is-- uh... Another passenger speaking."
"Well technically I *do* have a license to fly a plane but I never expected to put it to use like this. Oh- What is it? Explain? Sure.... | {"chosen_upvotes":114,"rejected_upvotes":48,"upvote_margin":66} |
[WP] You were the last human on earth after the zombie apocalypse destroyed civilization. One day, you finally get infected by a zombie, but after turning, you realize what you've been missing out on. | (FIXED THE FORMATTING YAY)
I was surviving for a while before I finally got turned. Not sure how long, stopped keeping track of the time long ago, but it was a good while. When I finally got bit though it was a little anti-climactic. No epic fighting or one-off against a horde of zombies, didn’t get a chunk of my arm ... | Brains taste like chocolate, but I don't have to worry about the calories anymore.
Blood is like wine -- I finally understand what those wine people talk about… a hint of strawberries with an oaky depth and a buttery finish.
Ice cream intestines -- this one's last meal was pistachios.
My favorite is veins -- they ta... | {"chosen_upvotes":1135,"rejected_upvotes":40,"upvote_margin":1095} |
[WP]A retired super villain is in the bank with his 6 year old daughter when a new crew of super villains comes in to rob the place. | Wolfgang shifted his weight, trying to ease the discomfort in his hip, as he stood in line with his granddaughter, Emma, at the Citysburgh Metropolitan Bank. Emma, clutching her favorite stuffed dog, gazed about at the ostentatious pseudo-Classical columns and gold leaf décor. The bank tried to make itself look like a ... | "Damn kids. Always trying to one-up the classics. Just look at their rookie errors: everybody hands up, not rounding up the security guards... child's play. I could do better than this. I *should* do better than this. But I gave it up for *her*... *for them*. I would never want her to see who I really am. It'd break he... | {"chosen_upvotes":565,"rejected_upvotes":33,"upvote_margin":532} |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | The cabin was about a half mile outside of town. It had been abandoned, no river or fields nearby to make it worthwhile. It had been an old trapper’s cabin but the game had gone from this area a long time ago. Josef quietly shuffled towards the front door, a small parcel hugged close to his chest.
The door opened b... | Ah old Miss Stevenson. Not getting sick when everyone has. She goes about washing her hands incessantly. She says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot in night soil, and the medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. I am among the first, but not the last to suspect that she might be onto... | {"chosen_upvotes":114,"rejected_upvotes":14,"upvote_margin":100} |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "Look, Matty the Mad is acting strange again," I said, elbowing my friend Flint as we walked past her shack on our way home. The elderly woman was busy shoveling dirt over a hole, either unaware or unconcerned about her dirt-stained frock.
"I say, what're you up to, Matty?" he called.
She straightened and glared at u... | Ah old Miss Stevenson. Not getting sick when everyone has. She goes about washing her hands incessantly. She says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot in night soil, and the medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. I am among the first, but not the last to suspect that she might be onto... | {"chosen_upvotes":3641,"rejected_upvotes":14,"upvote_margin":3627} |
[WP] Everybody suddenly has the job they wished for as a child. Now, butchers and store clerks are calling the shots. They somehow manage, even though not many business (wo)men are around. Millions of firefighters, presidents, veterinarians are getting desperate. | "Please, just let me take it, I'm telling you I'm good for it," Dan, the YouTuber begged the cashier. He held two items in hand.
"Really? You know how demanding it is to be a cashier?" Clark asked from the other side of the counter.
"Oh, I'm sure," Dan nodded in agreement.
"I am the only cashier for miles. I get peo... | Sometimes dreams do come true. Have you ever wished that your dream job would be real. It happened one day. After 24 hours the world became chaos. Not because of magic but because of someone programming AI to go and make our lives better....
It scanned all of our history. Looking at our dreams of what we wanted. Now... | {"chosen_upvotes":87,"rejected_upvotes":12,"upvote_margin":75} |
[WP] 100 years in the future dank memes are precious artifacts. While scanning your grandpa's PC, you stumble upon the rarest of all... | All day long I wondered what could be on grandpa's old PC.
Never had I ever encountered something as old as this primitive technology.
Delirious, he had asked me to retrieve old photos from his computer of him and grandma. He then proceeded to twitch in his chair, and let out a loud groan.
Nobody around us seemed to ... | I sat staring at the closed laptop.
Just yesterday we had Grandpa's virtual will read. His hologram had pointed at me with his "clear my browser history" bracelet loosely dangling from his wrist. "It's dangerous to go alone," he said as the lawyer handed me his laptop.
Now, I slowly lifted the screen and powered the ... | {"chosen_upvotes":472,"rejected_upvotes":12,"upvote_margin":460} |
[WP] Looking into the camera on your phone you jokingly say, "Hey, NSA, if you want to go out on a date, gimme a call!" To your surprise, suddenly the phone rings! "H-hello?" "Hi! I'm from the NSA." | "Is this Larry Hampton?"
"Oh, shit."
"Is this Larry? Larry Hampton?"
This is.
"This is. Who is this?"
"Listen to me very carefully. I don't know who you are, and I don't have any money. What I do have is a very
particular set of skills."
"I- - What?"
"Nah, just kidding. I'm high. Listen to me, I work for the NS... | "Hi! I'm from the NSA. You have a problem."
"W-what?" I pressed record.
"You're paranoid and you need to get help."
I activated my home-scripted call trace app. "And? You called me, didn't you?"
"You're not speaking to anyone of any importance. I'm an occupational therapist. You're in a very bad place, right now. Y... | {"chosen_upvotes":403,"rejected_upvotes":14,"upvote_margin":389} |
[WP] On your birthday every year, everybody you have ever known attempts to kill you. On all the other 364 days everyone treats you normally. No one has ever bothered to explain why. | "Say, Matt," I ask, as Melody grabs the axe by the door. "Didn't you ever wonder why everyone tries to kill us on
our birthday?"
"I do sometimes," Matt replies. "And I think I know the reason."
"Really? Why don't you tell me?"
Melody swings, and I crouch just in time to not have my head cut off.
"Well… you know ho... | Rachel grabbed Valerie and shook her by the shoulder. "Why do you people try to kill me on my birthday, then act like everything's all hunky-dory the next day?!"
Valerie shrugged and replied, "Well, Rachel, we kind of thought it seemed obvious. You keep turning into a rabid werebunny and ripping the kidneys out of alc... | {"chosen_upvotes":1174,"rejected_upvotes":45,"upvote_margin":1129} |
[WP] Your ability to see people's age in years as an invisible number above their heads has made you the perfect bouncer. One day you see a four digit number. | I stood outside the bar, hearing laughter and chatting from the warm interior. I looked down the line of people waiting for entry and started looking down the line muttering under my breath, "Twenty-two, twenty-five, Thirty, Twenty-nine, and... a twenty year old."
I sighed and I could see my breath within the cold n... | >14:00
>Fourteen hours?
"Uh Ma'am you can't bring your baby in here"
"Fuck you cunt! You sound like one of them fucking doctors cunt! I need a fucking drink. I've had five kids and know my body better than them. It's just a bit a bleeding"
>I don't get paid enough for this shit
| {"chosen_upvotes":223,"rejected_upvotes":70,"upvote_margin":153} |
[WP] You've inherited your grandfthers oddities shop. It carries everything from Muskets to macaroons. As well as a little bit of everything else. It's only after your first day running it, that you realize Your customers come from other times and realities. The gold is nice though. | The bell rang and though I had not yet turned around to look, I could tell by the familiar sound of sensory suction cups queerly manoeuvring their mass through the store, that he was a regular. His name was impossible to pronounce for anyone without a most, porous exterior, so he went by Phil for the most part.
“What... | The shop seemed just to be an odd replacement shop. The shop you go to if you need to get some item you lost. Sure, it attracted crazy people, like civil war enthusiasts and people with lizard masks. But they were just dumb. That’s what I thought, until I met myself.
“Can I buy the elusive paperweight at this shop?” ... | {"chosen_upvotes":91,"rejected_upvotes":11,"upvote_margin":80} |
[WP] Two years ago the sun winked out, utterly without warning. You are a member of one of the last human settlements on earth, huddled around a geothermal vent in Iceland. This morning, again without warning, the Sun rose. | Day seven-hundred fifty-three post-sun. Andri did not wake up this morning. That brings our numbers down to nineteen. Five children, thirteen adults, and one stubborn elder. We will take care of Andri’s body after breakfast. In life, he told stories of a glorious future still to come; in death, he will fertilize our cr... | As the Sun rises to our amazement, I gather all the men in our settlement to investigate. There were 7 of us. A few kilometers into our hike we could begin to feel the warmth of the Sun. It had been so long since we felt this sensation. We stood gleaming in the sunshine while laughing and joking with each other. As we ... | {"chosen_upvotes":1588,"rejected_upvotes":296,"upvote_margin":1292} |
[WP] You've never tried Nutella. You desperately want to but every time you try Bruce Willis shows up and stops you no matter what lengths you go to. Today you think you have him beat.
[deleted] | I was close this time. Closer than I'd ever come before. What started as a passing fancy has become my purpose. My one goal. I must try Nutella.
I suppose I should start at the beginning. I've never had Nutella. I'm the only one left who hasn't, on this entire planet. One day this came to my attention when a friend br... | Bruce blocks the door,
While you gaze at the floor
The delicious hazelnut spread is whispering untold desires in your head
Bruce throws off his shirt, you bare a smirk- his nipples are covered with the spread
You lick them clean, Bruce Willis holds back a scream, you've tasted the chocolate dream | {"chosen_upvotes":93,"rejected_upvotes":36,"upvote_margin":57} |
[WP] Humans are the strongest and smartest race in the galaxy. You, an abducted human crewman working on a starship, don't know that. | “I got one! I got one!” The alien squealed in my ear. It was a tall, all willowy and thin. It had a weapon pointed at me. “Don’t move human!” It wavered on thin legs, shaking like a branch on a tree.
“Look.” I said. “I don’t want any trouble. I’m just trying to go to work. Okay?” I attempted to step around the alien ... | You're drained, you're tired
You're physically wrecked,
But the starship, so far,
You can protect
From the idiocies of those who enslave you
But worse than that
Whose actions enrage you.
From the Zorgian who
Tries to push 'self-destruct';
From the XRGN 72
Who leaves the poison gas hose untucked;
You'd feare... | {"chosen_upvotes":102,"rejected_upvotes":27,"upvote_margin":75} |
[WP] You were born blind. You undergo a new surgery that should cure your blindness. They undo the wraps and you open them. You think what you see is normal, but after the doctors ask a slew of questions, they discover there is something very strange about your newly acquired sight. | The world exploded into brightness, with pure chaos defining the addition of my new sense. I could see... for the first time in my life, I could see. The surgery was a success, and brought with it a confusing pain, one which I could not describe. Is this what sighted people called “blinding?” It was ironic to me, in th... | 'Wow, doc... i can see! This is amazing! Whats up with this ad for new sunglasses though?'
"No worries dear patient. It will disappear in roughly 30 seconds."
'Oh, ok. Yeah it just did. But now there is another one for a deal on tires.'
"Glad to hear the surgery was a success!"
| {"chosen_upvotes":100,"rejected_upvotes":38,"upvote_margin":62} |
[WP] 100 years in the future dank memes are precious artifacts. While scanning your grandpa's PC, you stumble upon the rarest of all... | All day long I wondered what could be on grandpa's old PC.
Never had I ever encountered something as old as this primitive technology.
Delirious, he had asked me to retrieve old photos from his computer of him and grandma. He then proceeded to twitch in his chair, and let out a loud groan.
Nobody around us seemed to ... | My grand parents didn't really have a great understand of technology in their old age, like most people's. So when he asked me to have a look at his computer because it was a big sluggish I told him it wasn't a problem.
I did notice when I was checking or any bloat ware I noticed that he had a folder dedicated to meme... | {"chosen_upvotes":472,"rejected_upvotes":21,"upvote_margin":451} |
[WP] You lost your sight - along with everyone else on Earth - in The Great Blinding. Two years later, without warning, your sight returns. As you look around, you realize that every available wall, floor and surface has been painted with the same message - Don't Tell Them You Can See. | When The Blinding first occurred, I thought I was the only individual affected. I was sitting at my desk working on a school paper and in an instant, everything went black.
I had cried out to my parents in fear and confusion, but their response was like an echo of my own. They, too, couldn't see. And we soon learned ... | Two years ago, I and everyone else on Earth lost their sight in an event that came to be known as The Great Blinding. It was a day much like any other, but I've suddenly realized that my sight has returned to me. Overcome with surprise that I could once again see, I looked around, and upon taking in my immediate surrou... | {"chosen_upvotes":4287,"rejected_upvotes":11,"upvote_margin":4276} |
[WP] Your father leaves the house to buy milk, 50 years later he comes back with milk in hand and hasn't aged a bit. | I thought I would be prepared, the same way an electrician would know to change his own lightbulbs. After all, I had turned this from a hobby into... a profession of sorts. And that's not even counting the space of 50 years, that yawning gap of time since Dad left. That's a long time for memories to dull, for emotions ... | I was all like, where've you been? And he said that as he was leaving the grocery a time portal opened up, and deposited him at this exact moment.
"Well at least you brought the milk." I said.
"Of course son, I'd never forget the milk."
Then, as if in a moment frozen in time, we both looked down at the carton and rea... | {"chosen_upvotes":2866,"rejected_upvotes":662,"upvote_margin":2204} |
[WP] You wake one morning and find your reflection in the mirror is gone. A few seconds later it rushes in mouthing the words "Sorry! Sorry I'm late. Let's get started. You ready?" | The first thought that came into my mind was: *Have I been turned into a vampire?*
Maybe not a reasonable reaction. Vampires, of course, are *fictional*. Not to mention that I'd had garlic with dinner last night, and that that dinner wasn't human blood. Maybe I'd been reading too many vampire romance novels. Don't jud... | I stared blankly, my expression sitting between shock and horror as my reflection gave the same look back. "I'm sorry, what the fuck?" I say aloud. my double copy's it perfectly. I touch the mirror, he does the same. I wink each eye, again he follows. "There's no way that happened," I mutter.
"Oh forget the charade, y... | {"chosen_upvotes":1598,"rejected_upvotes":153,"upvote_margin":1445} |
[WP] When a mage is awakened, they acquire one spell and must master all its forms before they acquire another. While every spell starts trivial and grows in power over time, yours appears especially useless: The ability to create a black spot on the wall. | I point at the wall.
*Boop. There it is, the black spot.*
I look at another wall.
*Easy peasy. Black spot.*
Ceiling.
*Black spot.*
Hallway.
*Black. Spot.*
Countertop.
*Black. Fucking. Spot.*
*Haven't I mastered this spell yet? I can make this stupid black spot appear anywhere. Any time. I even had my best fri... | The Riftkeeper
It started out…terrible! All i could do was create a black spot on the wall! As i improved the magic, i learned to make it bigger and…deeper? The spot seemed to be getting deeper day by day. Until yesterday, when something changed, i could see an unfamiliar area, like i was looking through glass. The ho... | {"chosen_upvotes":482,"rejected_upvotes":33,"upvote_margin":449} |
[WP] You live on a world full of immortal beings. For the first time in the history of the world's existence, somebody has died.
This could mean figuratively or physically. | "Larry died."
"What?"
"Like an house cat dies, you know, dead. Not alive."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Well that's a bummer. When are we getting a new one?"
"What?"
"A new Larry, when can we get a new Larry?"
"Mac, you can't get a new Larry, Larry is dead."
"Yeah, but you said it was like a pet, and when a pet dies, you g... | **Potential entry for Chapterfy Contest, thank you for the prompt OP**
*Title*: **GENESIS**
*Static initiating the start of the video*
*.A woman in red, seems like a news reporter, appeared in the screen*
December 19 2034.
Alevfonso Incorporated, leading company in science and cosmetics, has recently discovered a ne... | {"chosen_upvotes":140,"rejected_upvotes":45,"upvote_margin":95} |
[WP] After years of having what you thought to be a slow computer, you suddenly get a popup:'installation complete'. | Anthony clicked on the button labeled 'launch program' anticipation flooding him to his very core. What could it be? Something experimental perhaps? Whatever it was, he realised his life may never be the same.
After five minutes of excitement, coupled with a tinge of fear, the program opened up.
"Welcome to Interne... | "Installation complete".
I stared almost nonchalantly at the words. Of course, I made the assumption that this was some kind of malware, a consequence of countless porn fueled nights instead of making worthwhile use of my time. I got ready to pull up my antiviral software, when my computer froze. Not again. I regrette... | {"chosen_upvotes":354,"rejected_upvotes":52,"upvote_margin":302} |
[WP] You are death row's last meal chef. Today's condemned prisoner killed your daughter. | I stare down the prisoner, the one who murdered my daughter. I have been thinking about moment for years. Should I take revenge on my daughter's murderer? This was my first instinct, but it wasn't what she would have wanted. I still haven't decided when his request comes in. Spaghetti with meatballs. It reminds me of t... | Alabama uses a three pronged approach to the lethal injection. All three drugs are given in overdose quantities to ensure a quick and painless death for the condemned. The death penalty is reserved for the worst of the murderers in this state, the ones without remorse, and is designed to send them into the suffering of... | {"chosen_upvotes":514,"rejected_upvotes":344,"upvote_margin":170} |
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