Difina and Jimison appeared on opposite sides of the balcony. They both stopped as they watched three males fall unconscious before Kimon. “So,” the last male said, “you are far better than we thought. Too bad you’ll soon be dead.” A slight smile came to Kimon’s lips, “Oh, I think you are gravely mistaken. Though, … Read more
Well the response to my question was well-received and I am here to happily provide you parts 1 through 5 of the story The Wrath of Gaia, found on my main account athoughtfulj. I am, in fact, the one and only athoughtfulj and this will be the only other account I will ever make for … Read more
I’m Sam and I’m madly in love with someone. There’s only one problem though – I have a complicated history with the guy I’m in love with. Let’s call him Matt for now. I know what you’re thinking. “Go and talk to him! Let him know how you feel!” Yeah, right. As if it’s that … Read more
My Lovely Daughter, Leia When Leia was born she was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen. I had been there for her birth, her 1st birthday and every birthday since. Her mother and I never had any other children until we turned 36 years old, and Leia was 16 years. Her mother, Joyce, … Read more
ACT II I. Intro Ethan sits down in the corner of the bar and counts his money. A few more days of work and he can continue his journey south. Things are going well for him. He takes a sip of his beer and enjoys the live band. After a while, he notices a woman … Read more
Elaine, Marla and Annalisa watched joyously as the inner doors to the gigantic vacuum chamber swung open to admit the very first spaceship ever to come from Earth. They had flown straight up for several miles in order to view this momentous first entry. It had been an easy flight in the null gravity above … Read more
It had been a few weeks since my experience on the train. I was back at work and talking with friends, but my life was far from back to normal. I work remotely and sometimes long hours, so my social life suffers. But to tell you the truth, I wouldn’t say I like socializing much, … Read more
Risen cursed as the ship started going further and further off course. “Try to stabilize the damn ship,” he yelled above the engine strain. “Unable to comply, one of the stabilizing fins has been damaged. At the moment, control is ninety-nine percent impossible. Preset acceleration out of orbit must cycle through before control is re-established,” … Read more
It was a two-hour drive north to my cabin. I told it was a beautiful drive and her comments did not let me down. On the long straight road, we saw the sun just starting to drop behind the mountains. I slow the car and put in the dirt drive on the right-hand side of … Read more
A friend and I were salvaging old electronics at a landfill. We grabbed anything that might have computer chips. We sold the junk to a company that extracted the gold. The work was stinky and dirty, but we made good money at it. I was scouting through the trash and saw something that caught my … Read more
Onai could only shake her head. Kimon had obviously pushed further than she thought he had. Really, she thought as she hit a few spots on her shoulders and chest. She drew an easier breath as she felt most of the pain fade. An attempt to stand proved a little premature as she fell sprawled … Read more
The blue-white sun filled the afternoon sky with light too bright to look at directly. The soft, summer breeze was mesmerizing as it kissed his bare chest and caressed his arms and legs, making him put off awakening as long as he could. A few blades of grass that weren’t trampled down brushed against his … Read more
*please note that this is a work of pure fiction. None of these events have actually happened in real life, and this is more of a joke. Enjoy* It was a nice day in June, a nice day to sit out in the sun with your friends and enjoy a cool drink. For the 2 … Read more
Alone walked a young boy through the city of Bradford, it was Kenny Miller’s fifteenth birthday and he was spending it alone, he looked across the road at all the other people his age playing with their friends, he walked on thinking about how he could try to reach out to people, maybe he should … Read more
Part Fourteen: A Traitor of Two Nations Interlude Yavara sat upon a black throne. She closed her eyes and savored the discordant symphony of wails and moans, the drone punctuated by the clanking of chains and the cracking of whips. Exhaling contentedly, she opened her eyes. Below her laid a spectacle of depravity, churning masses … Read more
I returned to the cabin to help Laura clean up the mess that Bear had made in the living room. I stoked up the fire and started burning the plastic bags, the towels that we used to clean the floor. Both of us worked feverishly to get the mess completely cleaned up as well as … Read more
Have you ever had one of those days everything goes just as you want it to? The kinda day that goes so perfect you’d think the universe was setting you up for something extremely terrible to happen. I get cancer, lose my job or find out I owe money to the mob or something like … Read more
Every day I see the internet virtually inundated with alleged tutorials on how to write a good story. For all the world, as if the author’s methods are the only way to achieve success, and, even more arrogantly, as if by following their step-by-step manual, every story you produce will become a massive hit. Quite … Read more
It had been barely 24 hours since the battle between Harry Potter and Lord Voldermort, since the battle Harry had destroyed the elder wand and spent most of his time with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger, he had also spent a little time with his girlfriend Ginny Weasley who just happened to … Read more
…Sheila walks into the lobby…, she is tired…, and yet…, she still has a meeting this evening with a woman sent by her boss. This woman is to be Sheila-s assistant… a.k.a. the Body Guard… ….. Sheila shakes her head… — I am a nice girl, a good Christian girl and I need a body … Read more
