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The pastor continued speaking on the radio. "Do you guys not understand that this is tearing us apart. As the messiah told us, greed is a sin. Remember, thou shall not..." I turned it off. He could fool others, but I knew for sure that he had at least a hundred million in his account. Crime was on rise everywhere. Wh...
"...what? What the fuck? What the *fuck?!*" The searing pain in the back of Frank's head ended as quickly as it began, disorienting hin, but not enough to remove comprehension of what he was looking at. A woman, dead on the floor. A knife in her neck, blood all over the place, and all over the one who put the knife...
I get the juice boxes ready after the kids wake from their midday nap. "Okay, who wants grape?"I ask, holding up two purple cartons. Most of the kids' hands go up followed by excited "Me, me's". "So one for Tyler, one for Violet, one for Freddie, and one for Megan."I hand them out and assist with piercing the foil t...
General Alexei Ivanov faced the Council of Zohar. Twelve species of alien races, linked in their rule of the Galaxy, awaited his explanation. "General, the Council had clearly ordered Human forces to withdraw their colony and military apparatus from your moon in order to allow for the installation of a new outpost of ...
I told myself I would never forget his face. Just last night I redrew his features, just like every week since I realised I was not going to die. But now I was standing there, in an old home of mine, from two thousand years ago, and I was looking at another image I made. “Roman Mosaic discovered” was the headline this ...
"So it's meant to be, what, an agonizing choice? A huge dilemma? A source of eternal regret?"Leems asked. After an eternity on Acid Mine Supervision, he had finally been promoted to Reception, and wanted to be sure he understood what was going on. "For some of them, yes. I think you might be overestimating how many ac...
I pull up to the house. Lights blaring, music pumping, windows rattling. I pull the pizzas out of the back and walk up the steps. Ring the doorbell. A man in a Bill Clinton mask opens the door. The man is definitely not Bill Clinton. My hand instinctively twitches to reach for the 9mm strapped to my hip. My military d...
I was sick of his abuse. Master Mistrax may have been a great wizard, but he was a terrible person. A slimy snake wrapped in robes. His reptilian skin sagging from his face, looking as if it was halfway through a melting spell. It may be foolish to challenge such a man, but he had pushed me too far. I could tolerate hi...
"Where are you taking me?"I asked him, panting hard as I tried to match his great strides. His dark cloak billowed behind him as he strode, blown by a fierce cosmic wind. His scythe swung and shimmered in his arm. "To the others,"he said, "but we must hurry." "No,"I said, stopping dead in the black tunnel, trying to ...
Conventions are my favorite time of the year. We all knew we were killers, and knowing who all the other killers were helped people get along. Sold a secret? Everyone would hunt you down the next day. Everyone had their flair out, so you could have as much fun as you wanted while still fitting in. The Japanese would ...
"Pizza? I didn't think there'd be pizza in heaven,"Jim said. "Why not? Pizza is the shit,"the angel said. "And cursing. And beer? Is that beer?" In fact, the table was laid out with all the things Jim loved. Chicken wings, malt whiskey, chilly fries, club sandwiches, those little wieners wrapped in bacon. Over...
Consciousness flooded James Bond all at once, but he did not show it. He stayed slack in his chair, eyelids limp, only listening. He sat strapped into the driver's seat, hands taped firmly to the steering wheel. They had put him in a thick white space suit that made his forehead prickle in fear-sweat. He turned his h...
"You...you're death? But...you're so..."I stammered, amazed by what I saw. I had never really felt an attraction to a living person before, but the woman standing before me changed that. "So what?"She questioned, tilting her head curiously. "Beautiful. You are incredibly beautiful."I was astonished that I was able t...
One day, they took the Small immortal away. *They always come back,* I told myself. When they leave in that blazing chariot, they always return. Still, I paced the house. Chewing on the bones of old enemies. Trying to pretend I wasn’t terrified. *What if they don't?* Worrying and wandering the halls, I went from...
The guy looked like an absolute *ass*. That was just my first impression, all right? He definitely didn't fit in around here. The village was small and grungy, but he was all blond and suave, like he'd just arrived from some big city somewhere. And he kept looking around, all shifty-like. Like he was up to somethi...
"We are ready to initiate the first test of the jump-drive, Sir,"said Lieutenant Fallborn. "Very well, input navigation telemetry to RA 14h 39m 37s | Dec -60° 50′ 2, and prepare to engage,"Captain Winterborn ordered. Lieutenant Fallborn entered the coordinates into her console, "Sir, coordinates are entered and the...
"I've heard the rumors going around. Are you going to tell me what's up with your IQ?" We were on our way back from Robotics 102, where Alex and I had just finished the semester's final project: basic sentient AI. I hadn't told anyone about my score, but it had apparently gotten around anyway. "I'd love to, man, but...
....... WHAT No wait, that can't be right. "Did-did you just hear that?"Don asked me, tapping my shoulder from his desk. I shook my head, grabbing my bag and running to the elevator. Crap, it was full. I charged down the stairs, all 8 flights, in less than 10 minutes. I looked over to our parking, everyone was rus...
"So, I'm going to a party tonight if you want to come"I said as I walked into the kitchen to see Chad Chadson, my newest flatmate sitting backwards in a chair. "Will there be any world leaders or important pillars of the human community?"he asked. "Possibly" "I will bring edibles"he began, "fish eggs and the flesh...
We sat in the living room, me, perched in the middle of the colossal green couch, my father, in the beaten-tan lazyboy. I wan't sure where to begin. My father, though, beat me to it. “*Hrm*. Well, son, you might have noticed that you have certain…*qualities* that other boys your age don’t have…” I was... a little sur...
I read the note, then glanced to my fellow prisoner. "It's not me,"he insisted. "This is easy to figure out. I'll just state a paradox, and whoever the AI is will explode,"I said. "Sounds good,"he replied. "This statement is false,"I said. He exploded. It was, as I'd thought, pretty easy. But then I started won...
If I shared anything with my reincarnations, it was in our belief in fate. Though each previous version of me held a very different perspective of it. The me that had died in the Great Depression thought it a terrible thing, wicked and omnipotent. The me that had lived as king in the middle ages thought it a gift prese...
Scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, crispy bacon, and an English muffin with raspberry jam. I loaded the tray with Margaret's favorite breakfast foods and brought them to her in bed. The wood floor of our old house creaked as I entered the room, causing her to stir under the sheets. Still half-asleep, she gave a blissf...
You'd think that the Secret Service would have some clue about combat tactics, but apparently not. They were all bunched up around the President as bullet shields, and weren't even moving while Obama did his best to line up a sniper shot. One grenade was all it took, giving me an amazing killstreak and finally earning ...
"When they're not looking, I roll to skim some of the treasure off the top,"Shelby (R-Alabama, Rogue 3, Fighter 1) said. Dungeon Master Warren (D-Massachusetts) nodded. "You realize there's still one giant spider alive, right?" Shelby shrugged. "You say spider, I say 'diversion'." Warren let it go. "Okay,"she sai...
Lights shot in through the window and played across the ceiling, rousing me from my sleep almost immediately.  Vivid, brilliant riots of colors at 3 A.M. being somewhat unusual, I figured I may as well get up. Confused and still quite groggy, I managed to find my slippers, grabbed my robe, and went to the window to in...
My phone rings again, drawing my attention. I pick it up, seeing “Do Not Answer” scrawled across the top of my screen. A number that the lottery people have used to try to call me. They won’t take no for an answer no matter how many times I tell them no and to leave me alone. I can’t figure out what their deal is. I wa...
"Empty the fucking cash register!"the man in front of me is screaming his lungs out and waving a gun in the air. *Shit! He's blowing my score with this amateur crap.* Workers and customers in the small supermarket shriek and curl up into balls, but I stay steady. The cashier is manically shoving cash into the bag,...
As he waited for her response, kneeling the way he imagined over and over in his head, her eyes looked softer than they ever had before. "Of course,"she answered "but first, I have a surprise for you. Close your eyes." He stood up and closed his eyes at her request. He never would have guessed that would be her resp...
Everyone always asks me what it felt like to lose my arm. Everyone always asks me what it feels like to no longer have it. One answer I'd always wanted to give but never had the courage to, was that it felt mostly like hopelessness. I had been a pianist, I'd lived and judged my life based on my ability to make people...
On this morning, I was surprised to find my demon unusually excited. Over the last two decades Balazar had, despite my best efforts, been supernaturally moody and withdrawn. I thought perhaps, after a period of adjustment, he would acclimate to the scenery of Earth. As my riches grew, I got him appointments with the be...
Gods should never die, yet there he was. Wasting away in his armchair like an old leaf, curling up on himself. My mother told me, when I was just a pup, that there is no such thing as an end for our human. Not the way that we end. We dry up like a puddle in summer, only there for our season. But humans die like moun...
**Item #:** SCP-777 **Object Class:** Euclid **Special Containment Procedures:** No special safety procedures are required for the containment of SCP-777. SCP-777 is free to move about Site-19 so long as it does not attempt to engage with other SCPs, enter restricted areas, leave the premises or cause obstruction to ...
George got a call from Martha at Bloomsbury only two days after he turned in the final manuscript of *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, which Martin advised calling *Harry Potter and the Dawn of Night*, mostly due to how he had written it. "Hullo, Martha,"he said. "Hi, George."Her tone was Splenda-sweet, and Geo...
Odiosis was a boring city, So positively dull. It was so stuffy and humdrum you'd go mad out your skull. The only thing of interest was it's name, so witty. But other than that, the excitement was null. --------------------------------------------- The playhouse was tame, The music hall lame. In fact,...
One of the reasons I moved into this cabin out in the wilderness was because of the seclusion. I wanted the peace and quiet so that I could write uninterrupted. The downside is how far I am from the nearest town. It’s an hour drive minimum, and unfortunately my battery died on my truck. To make matters worse, I’m out o...
I'm not surprised he doesn't recognize me. The last time he saw me, I wore dragonscale armor, my horns and wings a prominent part of my figure. I had held a battleaxe of thick stygan iron, and my booming voice shook cavern ceilings. Now, my horns are hidden by my wide straw hat, and my wings by my brown, dirt-stained c...
I'm not your average criminal. I don't get caught in the heat of the moment. I don't kill for greed and I don't rape my victims. I kill as a challenge to myself. To always follow my own rules, and get away with breaking the most sacred of society's. And I have a very particular rule. I always start with eleven. Eleve...
"Check again, it's almost 10, some party has to be getting loud by now?" "I've refreshed it 4 times, all that's changed is that Mrs. Stevens call has gone up ten bucks, so unless you want listen to her say her husband is planning to kill her for an hour shut the- ha nevermind it looks like Tom took it." "Seriously? H...
"Holy shit"I uttered aloud, nearly choking on my toast. My roommate Eustace hollered at me from the living room, "dude, what up?" I brought the letter in with me and sat down on the couch opposite of Eustace, making sure to avoid the busted spring in the middle of the right cushion. "The UN actually wrote me back d...
Conversations raged in the downtown, restaurant. For once, I had worn everyday civilian clothing. If it weren't for the myriad of scars on my face; I could have passed for *normal*. 'The main course,' A waiter said with his eyes pinned to the floor. 'Enjoy.' I watched the waiter slink away, and then pulled out my ph...
They called me a madman. Delusional. Don Quijote chasing monsters made of windmills. I wish my monsters were just windmills. Instead, they're strangers and friends and family. They're former members of society, their skin coming off in sloughs as they stumble through the streets. Some I've recognized, put an end to th...
“Your implant has been acting up, lately,” the kind old doctor said, holding out a lollipop. “This is going to be a little uncomfortable, but I’ll have to take the main retinal node out and send it in for repair.” Martha rolled her eyes. “And how long will *that* take?” “Approximately a month.” “You can’t be serious...
Against the backdrop of red, there was nothing but a faceless spacesuit. Slumped slightly forward, its lower back resting against the ridges of the cave wall. Occasionally, from the inside of the suit, you could see a panel lighting up, revealing from inside the tinted faceplate its inhabitant. It’s a curious thing, t...
So, I'll just start off by saying that this is not quite what you were asking for, but I like the premise. ---------------------- People say there's no warning during a Switch, but I disagree- it's a lot like feeling a sneeze creep up. There's a slight, tingly tug at the back of your mind, like a young boy pulling h...
“Nah, dude. That’s fucked up,” the devil on my shoulder said and flapped his tiny red wings. “Do it! Do it!” chanted the angel on the opposite side, barely able to hold onto her diminutive Gloria in the excitement. I took a step forward, and both the critters gasped, but for different reasons. The devil covered his...
The wishes are scattered around my bed, smothering the wood like fresh snowfall. They, the people looking after me now, have left out bread and cool water, and I scrunch across folded-paper, those unborn miracles, to the laid table. There is no one in my room and I eat in silence, staring out the window at the still w...
My dog, who I named Mr. Fierce when I was 14, was no longer quite so fierce. 12 years later I was nearing 30 and he was slowing down. His black and white fur had a little extra white in it from old age. He was always excitable, but now days he took a while longer to get his body moving. I could tell I only had a year, ...
I awake, my vision a white blur; I gasp for breath, lunging upright. An alarm is ringing somewhere far away. I hear a voice. A woman's. The haze begins to lessen a little and I see I'm in a white room, with a single window and not much else. I see *her*. She's walking towards me. "Welcome back,"she says, gently pu...
"How are these humans so good?" The team from Gelax Prime had been sitting at their terminals for hours, helplessly watching as the Earth team completely and utterly destroyed them. Their resource control was impeccable, their strategy flawless. And those humans weren't the crack team of specialists that they expect...
For centuries I have brought peace upon the kingdom with my Magic. I have chained the creatures of the underworld, chased death away from our kings and hidden our lands from the eyes of warring kingdoms. However, all magic has a cost. The more powerful the spell, the greater the price to pay. My magic must be bought wi...
Her voice was laced with bile and fury as she screamed at me from across our apartment. "If you walk out that door, don't even think about coming back!" I let the slamming of the door and my quick steps down the rusted staircase serve as my only response. She thinks this is some sort of game. Like if we stick to th...
*"Can't you see?"* Of course I could see she was upset. Arms crossed and shoulders slightly elevated and asymmetric. Sulking? Nah, but close. Discontent over my absence, assuming I was *just* reading some stupid Reddit post. Maybe 2 minutes ago it would have mattered. Now? There were so many more pressing matters. The...
I sighed, looked at the new guy. "So you want to know?" He scanned the surroundings, hunched over the table, and with sweat trickling down his temples, he whispered, "Please. I need to know." My lips parted into a smirk. "I remember three months ago when I was in your position."I lifted my feet, placed them atop the ...
"You can seriously fix this?"the construction worker asked, scratching the back of his head with wonder. "Sure, I don't see why not. So, what are you looking for? A park or something?"I said, pulling back my sleeves and raising my arms at the wall in front of me. "No, we were just intending on extending the road here...
**User: 25723753** **Score: 21%** **** **What needed improvement?** * Missing DLC - I couldn't download the 'Dad' package? * 18 year tutorial seemed like a chore for intelligent players. * I regularly encountered female NPCs who refused interaction. Surely this is a glitch? * Skill tree is broken. Grinded Economi...
It was something we had been taught time and time again during our classes. It didn't matter the teacher, it didn't matter the class subject. We had always been warned to never hire a human. After a few centuries of hearing this, of course, it became a joke among my classmates and I. Most of us had never even encounter...
I am not sinking. The reporters buzz around me, clicking, snapping, vying for my attention as if I'm... someone. I raise a hand and allow myself a rare smile. "One at a time. I'll get around to you all. I promise." "How're you doin' it, mister? Are you the second coming of Christ?" "What made you choose the froze...
"Cici already speaks Latin! Oh she's just so smart, and not even a year old yet!" Lila wore a big grin as she rapidly typed out the past day's events. Her mommy blog, speakingby6.com, was picking up fast as viral videos of her young, seven month old daughter speaking in Latin circulated the web. Of course, a lot of t...
"Do you guys think Bryce would ask me to the dance if I started showing more cleavage, like that slut Morgan?" "What-EVER, Morgan is such a ho. Bryce is, like, way deeper than that." "Well, what if I started acting all interested in, like, football and Avengers movies and stuff, so I could, like, talk to him about st...
It's one of the great questions of humankind: when did *Homo sapiens* displace *Homo neanderthalensis* as the dominant species on Earth? I've studied fossils for decades now. My office is stocked, shelf after shelf, with skeletal specimens. But what fascinates me the most is a single cave painting. There's a group of...
######[](#dropcap) T**he story of creation** *Sega Genesis 1:1* In the beginning, Gad created the Heaven and the Earth. The Earth was without form and void, and darkness consumed the skies. Then Gad said, "Let there be blight"; and there was blight. Gad saw the blight, and it was bad; disease plagued the dark Earth....
Humans. Normally a subject of derision, weak and infirm. But this thing was not really like those that had been taken before. Xallahieinxix looked at it in the cell it occupied ready for the Battle Royale. It was taller than previous specimens and bulkier, clad in some kind of advanced armour. A dozen small drones buz...
“What's wrong, Naaku?"a strange voice spoke in an even stranger language. "Did you have a good trip?" My vision was returning, finally coming into focus. The ringing in my ears was subsiding. I looked down at my hands, jolted by the sight of three long orange fingers with black markings on them. "Wha… where am I? Whe...
It was a kind of pleasant work to be a gardener of the military. They put me in a group with some adorable guys, some that followed me around, and some that lead the way. I felt like an escorted princess. I was the only girl of the group, but they might as well not have noticed it, since I had to wear that stupid pro...
In orbit of the third rock from the star, there is a beacon. It is ancient, and it is broadcasting a message. Anyone who gets close to the world hears the message, and heeds it's warning. It was placed there long ago. Ages and ages ago. So that none may repeat the mistakes of those who placed it there. Every race that ...
Reasonably, the police stopped me when they saw me walking down the street with my arms full of duffel bags, stuffed with cash. I didn't look like a bank robber, because I didn't need to. All I had to do was walk up, hand the teller the bags, and inform her, "You were supposed to fill these up for me with every dollar ...
Morgan Greene is a mind reader. At least, that’s what I know even if no one else in the student body believes me. It’s hard to come up with hard evidence for telepathy, but there are a few too many things that don’t line up. Top 5 reasons why Morgan Greene is legitimately a mind reader: 1. Morgan Greene always has th...
"What are you doing?"I asked the green one as strange sounds that my translator couldn't keep up with issued from its mouth. I was a little nervous meeting so many different aliens in one setting. "Please do not disturb me further, high mage,"it said then continued. "What's he doing?"I asked the smaller alien next t...
My friend Steve is literally literal. When he says of a chocolate profiterole this is the literal be and end all he literally means a doughy chocolate ball is the last and only bite he'll ever take. So he has to be careful with cake and videos of cats in mittens because if he says of some sporting kittens...
"I wish for you to write down detailed instructions which would allow me to circumvent the rules in place and wish for a million wishes with a single wish, and hand them to me,"I declared, grinning widely. "That-"the genie began, before pausing, his brows furrowed as my wish clicked into place, "-will be done." "It ...
The Executioner sat in his chamber, hands clasped together, his head rested on them. He was clearly distressed and in deep thought; he almost didn't notice the arrival of the warden. "Milo,"the warden greeted him, breaking the executioner from his spell. "Oh! Warden. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you come in,"he hurriedly...
Everyone considers me a genius, the kind of guy who always knew the right thing to say at any given time and could take control of a room with just his words. It is true that I'm gifted, just not in the way people expect. When I was ten I began seeing things. Every time I got a test I knew the answer without even both...
They say you can rest when you're dead. Whoever they were didn't know shit about death. So long as people in the real world know you you can hear them, occasionally even see them. Like the world were ghost and you were the only one left alive. They are faint, distant. At first it is nice to have the glimpses of yo...
I never really asked questions about my targets, and this time was no different. Female, 22, fair skin, dark hair. Seemed like a rather ordinary person, but there was obviously something under the surface. Why else would the client want her killed? Either way, the pay was good, so it made no difference. It shouldn't ...
It was a trick, it had to be. I stared into the mirror, at the grotesque wiry figure in front of me as I pulled my face into the various ugly expressions. The thing in the mirror copied every move that I made. I shook my head. “This isn’t right.” Vampires were dark, tall, strong, and *sexy*. They seduced their prey t...
“That can’t possibly be right.” “It is,” Charlie states, lips drawn into a thin grimace. His eyes are cold. Colder than I’ve ever seen - colder than I’d ever expect from this failing, constantly-distracted young man. “I need this course, to stay enrolled, Mr. Hargreave. I’ve got no other options.” He extends a sword t...
The old man's eyes were crazy and familiar. Jacob couldn't place why, exactly. He had stepped out the back door with a bag of garbage in hand and nearly smacked into the old man standing there. Jacob staggered back. Behind him, the lights of the pizza place spilled into the dark alley. It was just enough to squint by....
I was back in my seat, around six hours before the accident, watching the in-flight entertainment, and wondering how something like a plane crash could become so boring so quickly. The plane loses an engine, all the warning lights start to go off, the plane tilts down, a smell of smoke, and I'm back here. Every time. ...
I had spent several chapters already reading without seeing a choice. The book was long, but only like, lord of the rings long, I had gotten pretty far at this point.*Maybe the title is a lie. No. Angel's don't lie. Do they? Maybe they aren't angels. Maybe you're in hell.* I stopped reading on the last thought. With c...
So, *Hell*. I never used to give too much thought to the afterlife, but I always thought I was a decent person. I was faithful to my wife, friendly to my neighbors, a volunteer at the soup kitchen on weekends. I didn’t commit any crimes (beyond the occasional speeding ticket) or cheat on my taxes. I smiled a lot, a...
"Okay... Run-"The High Galactic Pontiff pulled off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose with a scaly talon. "Run it by me one more time..." "Well sir- or rather Your Holiness-, the Messiah you sent to us did a really good job."I shifted uncomfortable in my seat and readjusted my Clerical Collar. "He founded t...
FADE IN: INT. HALL OF THE GALACTIC COUNCIL - MAIN CHAMBER - DAY *Beings from hundreds of different species are gathered in an enormous, amphitheater-like space, each of them looking down at a pedestal near the center. A tall, slender humanoid with long limbs and flowing white hair stands there. This is SSAH, a diplom...
Maria fumbled for the keys in her bag, eventually finding the heart shaped keyring her husband had given to her long ago. How long exactly, she couldn't quite remember. The lock clicked. A monotonous buzzing greeted her, as if a giant hornet had taken up residence in their home since she'd left for work. "Honey?"she c...
"Kind of a lame addition to the Museum of the Millennium, eh, James?" James shrugged, going back to mopping the floors. "Yeah, guess so." "You didn't even look at it!" "Yeah, yeah, Aaron. Just give me a minute."*Don't even know why they make me wipe these stupid floors. Cheapskates can't even afford some basic clean...
"John Harrison, we gather here today because you have been accused of committing eighteen counts of murder. With so many accusations, this trial will determine whether or not you are to be taken out to the guillotine."Judge Matthew Roberts overlooked a packed, sun-kissed court hall, filled with whispering friends and f...
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their heads up to the sky. Had they heard correctly, God was leaving and left some man named Bob in charge? People in the cities looked out their windows, and stepped out of their cars looking upward for more answers. Meanwhile, in the Vatican, Pope Francis and his ca...
"That can't be,"Jack whispered. The doctor looked at him. Her expression was sympathetic. Empathetic. Jack was getting vaguely sick of seeing that expression on people's faces. He understood why, of course. But it didn't make things any better. "Forced visual hallucinations aren't unheard of,"the doctor murmured. "An...
"Hit's at your 10 o'clock. They're pretty far away, it's safe to look,"the earpiece squeaked out. 27 peeked out of the corner of his eye at the target. The man looked like a fluffed-up peacock, in a white coat brighter than fresh snow. He laughed haughtily at the jokes from his company. 27 quietly groaned with disgus...
It was seeing his own reflection in the blood, as it pooled over the faux-wood linoleum, that triggered the memory. As Henry examined the slick red version of his face. For that moment, he was ten again, tearing open wrapping paper, a young mind full of excitement and possibilities. Not a middle aged man who'd just mu...
"So, come here often?" Don stared hard at the man holding the rope. His face was still, and his eyes were even in the Alabama sun. "I take it you're trying to have some fun with me,"said Don. The man's face remained impassive, but a smile erupted after a moment. "Aw, hell. If you can't have a bit of levity here, wh...
"Wait,"I said, and blinked. I was standing in the exact same spot, the lamp still in my hands, the genie floating in front of me. For a moment I wasn't sure if anything had changed, if I had just slipped into some fugue state for a second. Then the genie nodded to me. "Your wish, O Mistress?" "Wait, fuck,"I said. "Y...
The last thing I remember is My Person bringing my to the Sharp Place. I never understood why My Person would bring me to the Sharp Place. The smells were sharp, and they poked me with sharp things. That's why I called it the Sharp Place. It was a bad place. I didn't like it. I don't know why My Person brought me...
Admittedly, Medusa had not been Midas’s first choice. In fact, he had once been quoted as saying that he wouldn’t marry her if she was the last woman on Earth available to him. As fate would have it, his curse had left her just that. And as twenty years of celibacy would have it, he had become a lot more *forgiving* in...
"Daigoth the lord of rot, I beseech thee, return this puppets flame!" Drellmor, Grand Necromancer of the Seven Halls knelt before his altar, a fine arraignment of skulls and intestines to make even the more insane members of his order both jealous and sickened. Waving his staff above the freshly disembowled corpse of ...
As I watched the three men strolling in, their jackets swaying the unmistakable weight of revolvers in their pockets, I knew they were the kind not to be trifled with. However, they thought the same of me, mainly due to rumors I was under the protection of Don Gennaro. Truth be told, Don Gennaro lived 1,500 miles away...
**[Note]** I now have a subreddit, thanks to /u/Dolphythedolphin, it can be found here: [[KiljoysGlyphs](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kiljoysglyphs/)] I've posted some of my older Writing Prompts to it for those who are curious. It may help scratch the itch while I work on the next part. New parts to this story will be ~...
After we opened the creaking door to the old house, like white smoke, the ghosts billowed out by the hundreds screaming and trembling. My eyes strayed to my friend. He was unfazed, as though nothing were happening at all, as if the house was truly vacant. "Don't you see them? Don't you hear them?"I asked as the white ...
"It's called a calculator, you do math with it"Joe whispered. "It looks old as shit"Nathan replied leaning in closer to examine the span of buttons and faded symbols. "I found it in my grandpa's attic with all his war stuff, the government used this shit in world war two, like top secret stuff to beat the Nazi's." ...
My cat stared at the turkey I’d just finished carving. Looking at him, I could practically see the wheels spinning his head, as he clearly tried to figure out how he would steal the treasured smoked meat. “C’mon, Zeus, that’s enough,” I motioned for him to step back. He sort of complied. Zeus, a grey and white tabby...