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When Hell Freezes
Ice began to form across the flask in the old hag’s hand when the demons fled at the sight of Daisy. The codgeress took advantage of the chill and pulled on the flask while turning her book into William Gibson’s Burning Chrome A collection ...
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Cause
Running into the huge wooden playset on the grounds, he made straight for the tube slide. Once inside, he listened carefully to everything around him. It was near the middle of night, so he doubted that any children were left around here. Once he was s...
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Flee
Jon turned right, running parallel to the dilapidated buildings of Park Street. No one really lived here anymore; the buildings were mostly stores and restaurants. Once he was near the old brick building, the pizza shop, he ran inside, his hands leavin...
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The Holiday
Just imagine my surprise to hear that Tosh had gone away on holiday, leaving only a trail of lies and deceit in his wake. Bitterness welled up inside of me as I questioned his motives in all this, wondering how he came to steal my heart as swiftly as h...
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Asmodean, Belial, Whatever
“What have we here?” Belial Asmodean pulled a red, scaley hand over his forehead. It was unusually hot this time of year. The odd stucco ceiling overhead seemed to bleed into his cheap glass of scotch-whiskey as he stood over Judas, cooing ...
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Tag
Jon ran through the streets, and turned into the alley, smiling. Only two feet of clearance, only ten feet in length. He emerged in a different part of town, a part of town where the buildings were falling apart and nothing being built was ever fully c...
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Lost
She turned off the ac and put her window down. With her window down she stuck her hand out the window. Her hand began to glide in the wind as they drove down the road. Sean looked at her, “Where do you go when you do that?” “Do what?” He looked...
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Dolly Gets Friends In Low Places.
The transparent senior citizen puffed on a crumpled camel non filtered, with her left hand while franticly turning the pages of a brand new version of Blavatsky’s Theosophy. The old woman kept one eye on the book, one eye on the broad and never m...
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The Dark Side Of Stakeouts
So long as the toilet was readily available, she could wait until the last second to use it. For now, it was more important to wait and watch. She couldn’t let Kostov our of her sight. He was sitting alone at a tiny round table outdoors eating a ...
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The Shuffle
The alarm clock flashed from 6:59 to 7:00. Music started to pour in, softly at first, and then gaining in volume. Josh rustled under a mountain of sheets, grumbling as his hand groped to push the button to make it stop. He rolled over, burying his face...
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Singer's Sickness
It was a fairly light and stormy night. Walter, Mark, Singer and Mark were sleeping in their new underground home. The pressure of the water was to much for the door, and it broke with a snap! Walter awoke. He quickly woke up Mark, Singer, and Sam in t...
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Triple
Three of us lay on white sheets. Naked, cool, a little sticky. My state of mind is muddled, confused. I talk to the others telepathically. I discover that I am not capable of concerted movement. Something significant happened recently, but the details ...
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What is in Lost Springs, Wyoming?
Imposing buildings, rising up high, almost blocking out any indication of a sky… It is my first visit to a city, and I’m thirty, not a young man by a long shot. It is so busy, with humans, animals, transport, signs,and lights as far as my p...
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Arsonist At Large
I stared at my hands, then peered through open fingers at Dolly as she lay motionless. “Fuck!” I cursed, angry at myself this time. There were times my temper got the best of me, “Way to go, Wendy!” I chastised myself, “Ch...
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Down in Flames
I sat down after my speech in my Pyro’s Anon. meeting and pondered my life. I thought about Wendy most of all. She was so adventurous, throwing caution to the wind every single day. It was difficult to protect her from herself. I was always picki...
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"Try changing the tone of the sentence..."
“You know, you talk too much.” Nothing. “You know, you talk too much.” Nothing. “You know, you talk too much.” Nothing . Stupid machine. The sign says it is a talking machine full of surprise responses that are rando...
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The Misplaced Earth
Things might have been different if the Earth were not in the wrong part of the sky. To the people who live on this world, our ship appeared as a new star in the night, and from the moment they could see it, they knew with certainty that it was nothing...
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The Man With No History
No one knows who he is. He appeared, just like that, this morning in my quaint little town. Brought with him nothing. With his tattered clothes and shaggy beard, he would go around the town square, bothering people, screaming over and over: “Hel...
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Pale Blue Dot
The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Ille listened to the rich, warm voice talk about something called the Viking mission. She wasn’t quite sure what that meant, but she loved the voice as it talked about Earth. The file was fr...
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Into Myth
It was the day I gave up that I found the old woman at the crossroads. I gave her the last of my coin, she gave me a tarnished pendant strung on a piece of old leather and sent me south. When I reached the mountains, there was a young woman waiting out...
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We all make mistakes.....
“OH MY GAWD! Your car is soooo icky.” Batman had applied for new sidekicks after what happened to Robin. Somehow, this….. thing, this noisebox had won. Batman cleared his throat as Paris snapped her gum. “Ummmm, if we are gonna ...
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The Lawn Mowing Lesson
Look at him mowing the damn lawn. No, really, look at him and think about it. I know what he’s trying to achieve – perfection. Can’t you see that. I’ve nagged and tormented him about it for so long I wonder if I’ve been so...
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Noticing
Gweneth shuddered audibly, causing Melissa to fall backward. She cried out in surprise and pain when she hit the floor. The character stood to help her creator up, holding out a fair-skinned hand. “What was that all about?” Melissa heaved h...
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Clumsiness is the death of all smart people.
Batman leapt to his feet and threw a bat-a-rang. He missed by a mile. Suddenly Paris had become incredibly appealing too, making him lose his focus. Batman tripped again. “You ruined my perfect face batman.” she said hatefully “Now im...
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Batman's last battle.
thud Batman hit the floor for the fourteenth time in a row. “This is starting to get annoying” he thought The sound of the factory’s gears turning was mechanical and cold; completely uninviting. Paris had invited him here for a fun ti...
