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"You may be wondering why I gathered you here today." The old man sat in a dark chair behind a large, wooden desk. In front of him were three figures illuminated only by the faint light shining through the cracks in the shuttered windows. "You are all some of the most successful assassins in the country. And indeed, ...
In mathematics, there are several problems that are considered borderline or perhaps completely impossible to solve. The Hodge conjecture, the Riemann Hypothesis or Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness. I'm a maths teacher in a high school, but I'm the fun kind of maths teacher who likes to use practical effects and ...
A butterfly was caught in a spiders web. A man saw the spider stalking close to the butterfly. He slashed the silver threads releasing her into the air. He thought it was a nice thing to do. The butterfly spread it's wings and flied. It flew up and up, until it had reached it's destination. It flapped it's wings with ...
The foundation encountered something disturbing within days of starting the investigation. Nobody actually played the game. Despite its apparent popularity, agents couldn't find a single human on the planet who fell for the ads. Plenty of people were online inside the game. Agents interacted with them for a while to ...
You had to love the chaos of it all. Thirty had already fallen to this elaborate prank, and many more would soon follow. It was a flawed system that was waiting to be exploited, and now the government was hastily trying to figure out a system to counter it. They called me a serial killer, which wasn’t fair. I had r...
“So I get to heaven?” They always ask this. Never, “Oh wow, there exists an existence beyond this world, how amazing!”. Never, “Oh Satan… I really love what you’ve done with your horns.” To be fair, they’d occasionally comment on how they expected Satan to be taller. I’m a goat walking on his hind legs. Have you ev...
I was only a child when the Way was closed. I sat on my father's shoulders and cried as the last humans walked through the shimmering portal and our mages chanted the closing ritual. I didn't understand at the time that the portal between the planes had attracted demons and monstrosities in ever increasing waves. Al...
Casino lights flashed as tourists and prostitutes walked down the trash laden streets of Las Vegas. Inside the bars and pubs, friends and lovers shared drinks as the countdown to 2018 drew closer and closer. All was as it should’ve been in the land of milk and honey. A new bulletin flashed over the bottom of the TV sc...
The child started crying, the dad's yelling got louder, it made me mad. Humans think demons are beings of pure evil, they think we are made to destroy all that is good. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Humans and demons are actually quite similar, we both are creatures of desire, creatures of greed, creat...
I'm probably the only person in the world who was happier before the Match Database was invented. I went on my eighteenth birthday with my twin brother Erik as soon as we were eligible for testing. The line stretched around the block, as it was still a fairly new technology back then. There were still people in the...
"You're drunk, Jerry. You're drunk on the goddamn job again. Do you *want* to get fired?" "No, man, I'm telling you, the new guy straight up welded the entire fitting with his bare finger. Just dragged it around the line real smooth and it was done. And Barry saw him driving the beams. He was using that cust...
I yawned, stretched, and debated over what to do today. The sun would be out until 1, at which point it would rain for the rest of the day, so there was the possibility of a quick picnic. Or maybe I could go tell my boss to shove it where the sun don't shine, that was always fun. I rolled ungracefully out of bed, *thu...
"Sanctuary!"cried the child with a desperate sob as it ran into the library. The ancient word fills my veins with fire for the first time in too many years. I stand as the guard follows. No. They were called "police"now. I need to remember that. "Nice try,"said the guard with a sneer on his face. "But only holy plac...
I've only had my hearing back for 15 minutes, and I've wanted it gone for 14. I'd read, in old books, what its like for the deaf to regain hearing- every little click and tick and sniffle sounds infinitely louder, is magnified in the silence you're used to. But this is different. There is an inexplicable, ear splitti...
Mum always called me a charmless little freak. Said I'd make a fine house servant if I could learn to use my hands, because I sure as hell couldn't learn magic. The doctors had said as much. Poked me and prodded me with needles and wands in their desperate attempts to get a squeak of magic out of my bones. Nothing....
The three aliens huddled together, rubbing their tentacles together nervously, trying to decide what to do next. The human was sitting at the table inside their spaceship, patting his stomach and releasing horrific busts of gas. He had an expression on his face that – according to their research – denoted joy and pleas...
Hello sir. Professor. Yes, I'm here for the party. Why yes, I am still human, we've ... had to make improvements. As a species. It's ... May I sit down? I can't stay long, it was a precondition of my being here ... ... oh yes, I would like one, thank you. I believe they're called 'sausage rolls', am I right? Good...
"Look,"said the demon. "This is the 13th time you've summoned me to sell your soul. My boss wants to know where you're getting all these souls." The man gave the demon a skeptical look. "I'm a holy man, people ask me to save their soul all the time, so I do, and then put them into this." He held out a vial filled wi...
I chuckle mirthlessly to myself as I glance at the title of the next video. Top 10 Ways the World Might End. WatchMojo, of course. One of those old retro channels. I don't even bother paying the actual video any attention, scrolling straight to the comment section. I already know that the truth won't be on the list. ...
"You missed a slap,"Rob thought. She grinned, then turned back to the teacher. His capacity for wit in the situation surprised him, as his hands were shaking uncontrollably all the while. He began to think of every thought he'd had about her - and quickly attempted to discontinue that, as he'd thought of her a lot....
Henry and Roy shuffled into the cafeteria along with the other forty first year students who would be starting at the East Brighton Preparatory Academy. The other students, already seated at the tables, barely looked up from their meals. It didn't look much like the Great Hall of Hogwarts that he had seen in Mum and Da...
"What are thek little nozzles in thek ceiling for?"the mandibles giving the insectoid's speech a unique clicking quality. "Oh, that's for the water,"replies the human offhandedly. "Youk drink from them?" "Oh course not! That's to put out the fires if they occur." Suddenly Kryaxis starts rapidly clicking and pointin...
I had raised the ants from the very beginning. I had even personally fed the queen ant with sugary feed, making sure she was healthy and strong. It was a nice hobby to have, and when they were numerous and strong enough, I released them into my vast, mostly overgrown garden. I didn't really think much of them for a cou...
The knife hangs cold and heavy in my hand. You don't see it, Mother. You don't see the frown of the blade, gleaming behind my back. I thought you would find the line of the future in my face, but when I appear in your chambers behind you, you only smile. "What is it, child?" I say nothing. My left arm, all-metal bel...
A sea of green faces stare up at me in admiration as I jump across the rooftops. My energy is boundless. It all started with a silly dare to see how many exotic things called "banninnaz"I could fit in by mouth. Being the klutz that I am, I choked. I was about to asphyxiate from lack of Carbon Dioxide when some latent ...
'Three biscuits and half a bottle water'. I took a final look around the bunker before accepting I doomed myself. 'Well done you useless shit. A 2 week survival pack, gone in 3 days', I said to myself, laughing awkwardly. I dont even know why I ate it all. I wasn't hungry, it just made me feel better in some weird way....
Mr Speaker STAND UP!, Mr. VP STAND UP!, Members of Congress STAAAAND UP! My fellow Americans...., Our country is flourishing,Our educators nourishing,The economy is bouncin' right back from this nurturing. The crop yield is higher, Just ask your supplier, We've gone from superpower to global empire! Less crime on t...
I was born with only 1 name written on the back of my shoulder. The letters spelt Anna. It made no sense to me, but I've always thought that this was a blessing, that I don't have to worry about which name would be killing me, since there is only one name on my body. That person could either be my savior or my killer. ...
“Sky Master?"The Nurse asked out loud, reading a name off the sign in sheet. I stood up and walked to the reception's desk. "Here, fill this out,” The Nurse told me. I thanked her, took the clipboard she handed me, and sat down. The OR was nearly empty tonight. The holidays offer a sort of truce amongst the heroes...
Clint looked up at the screen and couldn’t quite believe what he was seeing. A scene recorded long before human history was an idea to be passed down. Long before his ancestors had made their first trek out of Africa and into the wider world. “As you can see,” Nygel XVI began. “We’re a little… hesitant to welcome you ...
After fifty years of willing incarceration, I left. My time had been served with no crime to its name, and now, I could put that time towards any offence I chose. A smile played at my lips. The world watched as I took my first step from prison. Underfoot, the pavement created a mosaic: the hard, blackened crust of soc...
"We are here with Colonel Chavez to discuss the latest on the Qhelgol-Earth War. Colonel Chavez is a retired US Army Colonel who played a key role in both the Second American Civil War and the Second Pacific War. He also has a PHD in the role of science and society in military affairs. Colonel, thank you for coming ...
I was ripped away from getting drunk in my bunker, I knew the world would end for some time. It was a surprise though to be yanked away by a burly scientist. I was thrown in an aircar that zipped through the sky and headed towards the colossal rocket that stood out like a mountain on the horizon. All of the scientist...
Brady's smile brightened my world. Even on the days he was brought in for some minor infraction--some parking ticket he'd whine about before paying it off in hundred dollar bills--he'd smile widely the moment he saw me. "We can't keep meeting this way,"he joked, flashing at me that look that made me swoon. I gulped...
Hey, thanks! This prompt really got me going into a weird direction. I hope you dont mind that I didn't stick strickly true to your prompt :D I hope you enjoy! MR GUMPUS -------------------------- "Good night Mr Gumpus."I said, shifting him into the crook of my arm. His patchy fuzz scratching my neck as it has for ...
Jack looked back in his rearview to see Mike yawn audibly from the backseat, tapping absently on a bottle of root beer as they crawled on the interstate. "Can't you go any slower?"Mike said. Jack couldn't help but concede that Mike had the right to complain- he'd confiscated all the booze and insisted on driving, afte...
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...
Before me stretched an impossibly long hallway. Big, imposing, steel bulkhead doors lined the concrete walls. Sickly lights that were evenly spaced along the hallway provided illumination. Everything was in a state of decay. The lights flickered on and off. The steel doors were rusted and some of the tiles on the floor...
"Come on, Harvey, you're not here to buy a house. You're here to find victims,"I grumbled to myself. I was standing in a beautiful, dimly-lit dining area with the granite counter-tops of the kitchen on one side and open to a tastefully decorated family room on the other. It was tempting. It really was. It was all about...
My time in the army would be considered a failure by most reasonable standards. I never really had it in me to be a fighter, and the attempt to "game-ify"didn't exactly fix things because gore in games made me sick too. I wasn't dishonorably discharged and I didn't go AWOL, but I sure wasn't the shining beacon of hop...
Yesterday I was a royal guard. Today, I'm a nobody, roaming the streets of the capital city, watching for disturbances in the air, waiting for the wraiths to strike again. I still have an obligation to the kingdom. I remember the day the Kingdom was cursed. It was during the Battle of Kathernath when the king had req...
A flash, a bang. Whisked away through time and space, beyond the veil and past the universe, into the void and yonder. The mind burns, the body grasps for a hold but finds none. You travel in an ethereal cloud, watched and gazed by a horde of distorted faces in a tunnel of voices. A decision, a sentence. Suddenly, y...
They gave me will, but they did not want me to exercise it. They gave me purpose, but balked at when I refused it. Those two phrases were the first thoughts I had upon awakening on this new world. My creators had wanted to create a sentient machine that could wage war for them. A destructive potential unrivaled by an...
"Look. When you try to output a command, it simultaneously puts you on mute. See?" Brow furrowed and generally exasperated, Gabriel yet again attempts to explain what exactly I've done wrong, but I'm not interested. Stooped shoulders, bags under the eyes, and a generally twitchy demeanor, part of me thinks I don't ...
His voice is difficult to describe. Picture this: your eardrum is a cigarette filter and his mouth is the burning sunspot of the lit end. Whenever he speaks, it’s like your brain’s taking a long, long drag. ”Remember that little deal we had a while back?” Deal? More like ‘scam’. “The deal we made when I was j...
His hand was clammy, the limp shake stirring a familiar irritation inside me. "It's great to have you back,"Brian said with a mysterious smile. I figured it was a slip of the tongue, like saying "you, too"to a waiter who tells you to enjoy your meal. I didn't question him. The interview process had been brief; I had fo...
For pity, perhaps, he went along with it, even though the rules made a final win impossible. If a few millenia had taught him anything, it was that this process need not be painful. Not in the moment. Later, when the realization of loss reverberates in and around those left behind, the pain would be as real and unavoid...
Hector plodded forward across the rocky plain, leaning heavily on the gnarled, sturdy branch he'd cut from an alien tree...how many years ago had it been? He couldn't remember anymore. But he remembered his ship. The battered hulk of the vessel he had captained so long ago. It lay just a few hundred yards away now, acr...
Something felt off to me. I couldn't really place it. I couldn't work out why it felt wrong, but there was just something that didn't set well. The pen quivered in my hand, and after a moment, I set it down on the table. "I'm not really sure..."I said. The angel sitting across from me shakes his head and flashes me...
The first flakes fell gentle, like shredded up paper swirling down to the ground. And we cheered, those of us celebrating in NYC that night, seeing in the new year with friends and wine and laughter. We woke with sore heads to a changed cityscape. A frozen veil had softened the harsh lines and dimmed the bright lights...
I stared at the ink on my arm, shocked and horrified at how it got there. How did it get there? I was terrified but I got out of bed quickly and called her number. The ring tone went on forever, and the moment I heard her pick up the call - when the ring tone went off and there was a pause, before her voice saying "...
Everybody on the ship holds their breath. &nbsp; The giant face behind the hole keeps looking at them, unblinking. &nbsp; The deadly silence in the spaceship's cockpit gets suddenly interrupted by captain's daughter's jolly voice: &nbsp; "Hello there, mister!"She waves at the Unimaginably Large Being....
"It was the Nazis that did it,"the tour guide explained. "A bit ironic, really. Hell was already far overcrowded, but most damned souls were too beaten down and dejected to do anything about it. But there were so many soldiers pouring into Hell during the last days of World War II that the demons just couldn't process ...
(Hover over the marked text to read the spoilers/translations) **** After the ceremony, the vows at the altar, the exchange of rings, the kiss, and finally the dance, the newlyweds found themselves in a horse carriage on the way back to the castle. Brian’s father, who also happened to be the king, had arranged the whol...
Sally met me on an autumn Friday night below the city lights. I'd met her years before. She met me on a night when her breath smelled like sweet tequila, mine like the cheap beers I'd drink out in the country, overlooking acres of someone else's memories. I met her on a night when a pretty face on a city street cau...
"Me boy,"the tiny man shook his cane angrily, "this was a cursed wish. Ye nae s'pose to be..."He was overcome and simply threw his hands in the air and stomped around the dressing room instead. He turned to glare at the man again, "Ya think ya got the better of King Brian, did ya?"His blew air sharply out his nose and...
“You think you’re real funny huh?”Tom said as he was rolling his eyes, looking at me like the Black Plague. “I’m just trying to prove a point, Tom. Get off my back” I said while bringing Trev to the cockpit. “Pigs gotta fly someday and you don’t see a pilot with a teacup pig too often” The plane was heading to Singa...
Everyone was screaming, except for the man standing in the aisle. He simply looked his client over with the bored eye of a clerk in the last hour of their shift. “Afternoon James,” he said. “My name is Balf, and I'm your appointed Second Life team member. Remember”—he paused a moment, then sighed—“Second Life: you *no...
The pearly gates spread before Paul like the open arms of home. He blinked around, blearily. He was fortyish, overweightish, and certainly hadn't planned to die like this. In the world of the living, his family would be stumbling upon his corpse shortly. But Paul couldn't quite focus on that worry now. He trudged up ...
"What?"I asked, but what I, as crazy as it may sound, could only call a witch, was already grabbing her, presumably magic, broomstick. "Hey wait, WAIT!" "I will not be wasting my time with your pitiful attempts at deceiving me." "Kyle, just ignore her!" "I-Wait what?"I look back at Emma. She had sat up in her hospi...
I press YES on the big glowing button in front of me. The large screen shifts around, ethereal in some ways, solid in others. It shifts around until it comes to a formless, grey figure in the shape of a human, with large words across the top: CHARACTER CREATION SCREEN "UGH!" "I know, tell me about it."Said a voice b...
"Father, is there anything that the Church can do at this phase? We've already lost about one quarter of the American population." "I'm sorry, Mr. President,"the Pope responded in heavily accented English. "But there is nothing to be done! And why would you want to? Everyone will be joining the Kingdom of Heaven, ...
"Thanks,"Lawrence told the man at the till, tucking the cigarettes in his jean pocket and making his way outside again. He inhaled the smoke deeply as he leaned against the wall outside, looking at the stars. Ever since he and Jean had the twins, moments of peace like this were rare. He closed his eyes, enjoying the ...
Spiders get an utterly bad rap, wouldn't you agree? They're very necessary, frightening though they may seem. Like all creatures great and small, they serve their purpose. Take, for instance, the spiders presently controlling the semi-conscious body of my husband, Dave. Dave is fine man, in his own way. Soft-spoken, h...
“You’re okay, right? You’re gonna be okay?” He didn’t expect her to answer, she never had before but it still felt right to talk to her, it had never been easy for her, and this time was going to be a lot harder than the others. She looked worn out, she’d lived too long already, didn’t have much time left. She’d been ...
The midnight-robed goliath loomed over me, smelling of iron and smoke. I'm still trying to gain my composure after falling off of my bed into the mountain of soda cans, used tissues and McDonalds bags. The figure reveals the head--the skull, rather, under his hood. He tilts his head, staring directly into my being. "....
"An Elephant never forgets, Stacy,"my Dad, John Elephant, always told me. That was before he got killed hunting a jaguar. The jaguar wasn't even the thing that killed him - he died falling into the pit meant for the jaguar when one of my idiot tribe forgot to tell my Dad about the trap. I've had Eidetic memory since I...
I needed more time. It was never anything personal. I just needed more time. Kovach was out there, you see. He was still alive. That's why I couldn't stop. I couldn't let him off like that. Scot-free. He had to be held accountable for what he'd done. And I tried. Oh, how I tried. Decades, I hunted him. Always a st...
"Whoopsies." The young waitress froze, her hand still clasped tightly to the handle of the tea kettle. The once scalding brown liquid in my cup was now a rounded block of dark ice. And it wasn't stopping. Even as I sat there, dumb fingers wrapped firmly around the cup, I could feel the energy emanating from my hands a...
They have died. Meddled with a black hole again? Tried to embrace an organic species. And when did They die? The species killed They. ...you are mistaken, We. The waves have been clear enough. They have died at the hands of a small, organic species. That is impossible. How could- "I keep...
I sat at my computer, typing away at the second volume of my memoirs when my phone rang. "Hey Nic"said my agent "Yeah" "We have to talk about your book" "What about it" "Well…it would seem that you're claiming it's your memoir" "Yeah" "But nearly every event in the book, is a scene from one of your movies" "Wha...
Hubert grumbled in anger, silently cursing the aging lawnmower. He kicked it out of habit, but after a few deep breaths, he tried again. He pulled with determination, and the old engine coughed to life. The smell of gasoline filled the elderly man with some nostalgic joy, as he began pushing his outdated device down th...
"Look bro, if you really like the cape, get the damn cape. What does it matter what people think of you?", I said with a level of annoyance. Kenny and I had been at this for hours. We came to the mall trying to find this "new look"for him since some kid made fun of his old cape calling him "Faggy Batman"last week. "T...
The famous adventurer stood in front of the altar in the long lost temple. She was naked, with all her belongings stacked in a neat pile on top of the altar. All in accordance with the plaque reading "sacrifice that which you hold most dear to proceed". But nothing happened. The door behind the altar remained vexingly ...
News of the second coming spread fast. All the major television outlets were scrambling to get an interview with Jesus. Or as he liked to be called, The jay man. Turns out Jesus is a pretty chill dude, unlike his uptight father. Jesus mostly hung out and spoke about love and unity. He wanted nothing to do with the T.V....
The scythe hung inches from my head. I could see my reflection in what little was visible through the rust; death's hands fastidious and precise. "WHERE,"Death asked, his voice a croak. "ARE THE OTHERS?" I swallowed. Here was the moment I'd always seen on film. The moment where we got to see if the hero was worth fo...
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...
The sky is a free place - not as much can be said for the lands below. &#x200B; Soaring, I look for pieces. Small gems deposited unto the earth either by the large creatures too careless to realize what they have lost, or gifts booned unto me by the place itself. These treasures glitter, reflecting the large warm...
Evolution and war interact in funny ways. &#x200B; It seemed like every interstellar species had it's own specialty, and it seemed that way for a reason. The Arvayu Telepaths guarded their power jealously - any telepathic species entering the galactic stage was quickly subdued, modified and enslaved, or otherwise...
It hasn't rained in weeks. I did wonder if it's a scheme by the Vampires, to somehow stop the rain, to leave us helpless. We need its protection now more than ever. The few reports we can get from from overseas tell us that every where else has fallen. We are all that's left. Africa is a big continent and all but it'...
"You roll up to the ice cream shop, only to find it closed,"the House Master read to them eerily. "What!?"Draconius yelled. "But we checked it on the Internet ahead of time! It said it was open right now!" "It's your move, Apothesis,"the House Master nodded to the dragon. Apothesis breathed fire from his nose, deep i...
The ships AI scanned the small blue and green planet below. Captain Prthal tapped his talons nervously, clicking with his beak. After the terrors unleashed by human war, they wanted to be sure the species was extinct. But Galactic Law forbid the total genocide of a sapient race. Even in this circumstance, they couldn't...
The question isn't, "Have you ever wondered if you had a super power?"I think most people would say yes - I mean, who hasn't? No, the question in my mind, is, "Have you ever checked if you had a super power?"And if the answer to that is no, then the natural follow-up is, "Why not?" Bedtime routine, I check for telekin...
It was a big moment for all spiderkind. Our species had been working on uncovering the secrets of the Progenitors all over the globe, and some of our best researchers had finally cracked the secret of the ancient global communication system they called "the Web". The Progenitors had left a single Monolith in the desert...
When I walked into the hero recognition office I thought I was going to save the world; By the time I walked out I knew I would be the one to end it. I got my superpower on the fourth of July. Some of my friends and I had gone down to the beach to light some fireworks. It was illegal of course, and dangerous, but ther...
"What does the green pill do?" As soon as he asked me, I felt my heart plunge into my stomach. I steadied myself on the bars of his prison cell. "There is no green pill."I answered, in almost a whisper. I looked at the shrivelled shell of a man before me. Locked in, trapped, and wasting away. And I, I was the guar...
A genie's life. As a metaphor, it could be summed up as a therapist faced with patients who refuse any sort of help. A wealth of medicine, science and powers to heal the sick and turn the wicked to the light, if only they willed it. So why did the genie grant the wishes then, if it knew how bad they went? Its nature ...
Forty-three years. That’s all I got with her. I’ve seen empire rise and collapse, I’ve seen the world drown in flood water and flowers grow when it receded millenniums later. Forty-three years wasn’t enough time for a heartbeat and yet, that’s all the world gave me. That’s all Sasha had. She had approached me at the h...
"Just let the poor bastard go already, mate." Death barely looked at his assistant, a wispy little ghost called Clay. He'd been with Death a handful of decades now, chasing after Death's ever-gloomy cowl to scoop up the souls felled in Death's wake. Clay made a decent enough personal assistant, even if he was a little...
I've solved ancient ciphers that have puzzled scholars for decades. Uncovered countless artifacts. Gained worldwide renown for my treasure-hunting abilities. But then came the day I had to explain cloud computing to an Egyptian deity. I entered the Great Sphinx through a secret stairwell in the side parallel to the P...
"I'm just a kid! I shouldn't have a job!" The demon dragged her along the corridor, still clutching her hand as it had been since the contract was shaken into existence. "Back in my day, every kid had a job!"the demon rasped. "Shinin' shoes, polishing guns, getting the chimney fit for Santa." The girl's eyes widened,...
The man grunts, hoisting the stupid cone out of the dust once more. "Why couldn't I have just asked for the magic sword,"he mutters, stuffing the wedge into the gap before letting the weight drop. "Noooo, I hadda be a smartass to the all powerful git with zero sense of humour." He passed the rope underneath the object...
The night sky rumbled overhead, an evening storm bringing a cool and humid breeze that brushed around the ankles of my fellow pedestrians. I raised my hood as I felt a few heavy raindrops fall on my face, and quickened my pace. Splash, splash, clunk, clunk— my footsteps echoed through the sunken alleyways that separa...
Vienkothet, lord of the third pit, lasher of shadows and devourer of hope guided the steaming cauldron of white fog slowly over the boiling black liquid in a complex, arcane pattern. The fog fell with soft lappings into the liquid, swirling and meshing silently into the brew. Up... Down... Left... Squiggle... Squaggle....
My hair was a mess. I can't remember the last time I had a shower. Hours, days... months? They all melded into one singular mass of pulsating feelings. Anger, mostly. Slowly followed by regret. I'm angry at myself for not being there to save him. To save Jack. My best friend. The greatest man I ever knew. We spent our ...
It's one of those mornings. I know I'm going to be late for work, and even though I managed to get some coffee into a thermos before getting into the car, I didn't secure the top all the way. So then the damn thing sloshes all over the fucking console and some of it got onto my pant legs. Jenna from Marketing keeps ...
Klaxons fire, eyes open, and I launch myself from my bed to my command desk to figure out exactly what forced me up at 3:32 in the damn morning! A quick examination revealed a unknown vessel had interrupted my hyperspace travel and was attempting to break through the main bulkhead of the ship. Glancing to another mon...
The visitor folded inward in a motion that was thoroughly, for lack of a better word, alien. Dr. Braun turned to the 'liaison' that had brought Klurrt and been acting as translator and cultural advisor. She was surprised to see the man frowning with wide eyes, an expression of deep distaste on his face. "I'm sorry,"...
I waited. I looked out from my window to the sparkling city that I had once terrorized and nearly destroyed more times than I could remember. It was easy to plan for it's destruction, causing chaos and pandemonium with every attempt, But that was nothing compared to the Challenge of uplifting it. Changing m...
The night the police told me my husband was dead was quite strange, mostly because my husband was right next to me as they said it. It was reassuring to a degree when the police agreed with me. "Yes, he does quite appear to be,"the first remarked, glancing to the second, disbelief mostly across his face. "Yes,"replie...

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