In 1921, he flew from the Great Rift Valley.
In 1921, he flew to the Great Rift Valley. He came back from the world called Calpfinn. The place where not only ordi...
In 1921, he flew from the Great Rift Valley to the California shore In 1934, he was spotted near a bank robbery that...
In 1921, he flew from the Great Rift Valley, along the trails left by the ancient Martians, to find the Temple of the...
Mallard Duck · BP · Heroism on a Ducky Scale
The oil had come months ago now. They had thought it would disappear. It had always done so before. But it had remai...
"Mallard duck," she said, just before she placed the binoculars back down on the car hood. "No doubt about it." This...
"Quack quack quack!" *Translation: OH NO! BP! "Quack quack quack quack." *Translation: I'll have to move to anothe...
He ran into the room, his heart pounding, and his clothes soaking wet.
He ran into the room, his heart pounding and his clothes soaking wet. Just earlier that day, he headed out for the d...
Immediately he ripped his dresser draw open. Rummaging through the clothes all neatly packed. Foot steps are heard fr...
"Damnit Christine, god damnit, call 911!" I shouted, dropping my sisters limp body on the bed. There was froth aroun...
Fancy dress at Tom's party was optional, but all the children wore something wacky. First prize was for the circus ri...
Dear Mom, Do you remember this picture? I do. I remember a lot about those days, when we were a family. Yesterday, I ...
"What the hell kind of superhero costume is that?!" My dad was yelling so loud I could hear him from my room. When th...
Wine.
If money was the root of all evil, then wine must surely be a close second. Jasper gazed through the rosy depths o...
Wine makes you drunk if you drink too much. I like wine. Its like grape juice with alcohol. They should put it in jui...
Wine. Specifically, white. She hated white wine. She wanted red. The buzzing warm feeling was building. Building the ...
Daring to be noticed for the first time in her life, she pushed her chair back and stood up.
Daring to be noticed for the first time in her life, she pushed her chair back and stood up. "Everybody take a good l...
It was the one. He had to be. There was no one else in the room who dared to stand against the flow of society. It ha...
Daring to be noticed for the first timein her life, she pushed her chair back and stood up. The room fell silent as s...
Freeform prompt
Friday is supposed to be a day to look forward to - TGIF, right? Sammy had been dreading Friday all week because he ...
“The entire shell is Chronium. That shields the op…” “You mean chrome. Chromium?” “Ahem. Crow NEE Uhm. Chronium. As...
The visitor asked, "Can you write a story without a prompt?" "I don't know," said the writer. "I've never tried." "...
Travel light, but take everything with you.
I look at the glistening gold clock hung onto the station wall. Time is ticking. So slowly I feel that time has froze...
This note. This one note. This small little ticket of joy, was my way out of here. Out of this dump. Where flies cons...
"Travel light, but take everything with you," he said, his sky eyes looking off into the distance, "you never know wh...
I shot my butler.
I shot my butler. He was a mole! I should have known. I'm trained to tell whether someone is lying or not. I'm a secr...
I shot my butler. I never really wanted to though, He was a kind man. It was a week ago, and since then I've been a...
"I shot my butler." I threw the manuscript across the room. Grabbed a scotch. No. Wait. Wanted a scotch, grabbed a bo...
An abandoned child · An abusive father · Escape the family – alive
"Welcome back! Our next contestants are the seven year old Billy and his abusive father Jim, from Fall River, Texas. ...
He heaved a sigh as he walked down the hallway. The revolver hung heavy in his hand. He had no idea what model or bra...
He was coming. Footsteps down the hall. And, of course, he was alone. Nobody else inhabitated this old house - his...