Stories tagged “signs”
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Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
The prophecy must be wrong. Simon Smith trudged dejectedly along the steep hiking trail, thinking. “This child shall be a Hero, more Super than any other.” Easier said than done. Ever since he was old enough, he had been searching for his p...
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Caution Children Playing
Mark was driving home from the Supermarket, trunk filled with goodies for the night’s festivities. There was construction on his usual route, reworking the hoverway, so he deeked left through a residential zone. Slow, but at least no stopping. Hi...
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Stop
STOP!!! Stop what? Should I stop thinking, my existence, texting while driving. There are so many things stop could of wanted to stop. Also, who is it to tell me what to specificly stop when I see stop. I’ll stop clipping my toenails, or talking ...
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Forgettable
“Have you noticed how people are so absorbed with themselves that they never bother to take notice of the little things?” John asked the person behind the counter. “What?” he said looking at John like he was crazy. “ItR...
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Jody in Accounting
Jody McKemp worked in an office. It was okay most of the time, except for the fact that she couldn’t smoke inside, since smoke was what Graxos the Conqueror ate. Graxos was her indwelling daemon, and he was particular about getting his meals on t...
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Ficlets Synopsis: Automech Vignettes (Part One)
Aegis Library – http://ficlets.ficly.com/stories/1059 Shelly, the Aegis Librarian, reflects on the nature of Libraries—the vaults where Aegis and Marauders store the “souls” of those they digitize, and also use as processors in gigantic...
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Tattle-tail
The house had always seemed solid. Safe. Dependable. There in summer or spring or mean winter. All she needed to do was to make a choice for it. And it was always yes. The seeking of a shelter made what little haven there was away from the rain was a...