Stories tagged “goddess”
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On Regarding a Goddess on Linoleum
Bathed in the morning sun, Missy stood on the dingy linoleum. Keenly aware of the quiet storm brewing within himself, Karl took in every inch of her. From the blond hair going every direction, smeared eyeliner, untucked shirt, a skirt on sideways, to t...
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Magnum Opus
As the aftershocks rattled the air, I looked at Wendy. The fire danced around her, pointed tongues licking her, but not consuming her. I was reminded of that day I saved her from her own home. I had dragged her out of the flames and neither us had been...
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Essential Water (element challenge)
Water cool refreshing many hues of blue clear valuable essential too water H2O liquid, gas, or cube life flowing part of you I said the water chant before every drink, every bath, and every time I was going to use a drop of it. The water goddess had bl...
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Olympian
“Hephaestus, you need to stop with this war, Olympus is in ruins and you’ve all gone insane.” Aphrodie begged. It had been a full year since the gods began to go insane and the war began. They went insane mostly due to their immortali...
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Lithic
“No!” Ferrum yelled as he watched Aphotic launch herself after their falling sister. Nology tugged at his hand, demanding his attention. “She said to remind you about strength and make sure we continued,” Nology said, her blue e...
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One universe across
Driven by a single minded purpose, to wipe me from the multiverse, she cornered me on the top floor of my office building. Pointing a handgun to my head she pulled the trigger. One universe across. As the bullet ricocheted off the wall I ran, the earth...
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Time Breathes
With a desultory glance around he mutters, “Cripes, not again.” A cloud bank rolls in from the East and rolls back again. Three rats scuttle across a rooftop across the street, nearly at eye level, only to inch backward the way they came. T...
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Old Man, Strong Man, Young Man
There was a tavern. It was a busy tavern, nicely situated within a village that received ample travel from merchants and pilgrims, and the occasional knight. However, it was late and most of the tavern’s patrons had returned home or retired to th...
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To be a Musician you need— (part II)
Music is a seductress (a goddess) and you, her most delighted victim her most devoted follower will love her forever— Join the queue, wait in line, you’re just another worshipper, another genius, another poor fool, one out of (too) many. So cry...