Stories tagged “waves”

  • 7 Days~A rip in Creation

    A bad dream.. I was walking along the beach, giant waves were gathering on the horizon. I don’t know why but, I didn’t run, not that I wasn’t afraid, I just didn’t run, somehow I knew no matter how far inland I was to go, the mo...

    • Author: DallD
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.

  • The ELF in the Woodwork

    I cut open the protective plastic sheathing on the bomb components. Deftly manipulating them, I assemble the remotely-detonated explosive device. My ZOOT-suit is wired to transmit its location data to my HUD so that I can see what I am doing. The devic...

  • Black Gloves

    We stood on the shore and gazed at the oil platforms in the distance; wondering if there were any poor souls trapped on them, pulling double overtime to feed their families. We talked geopolitics, surfing techniques, alcoholic beverage preferences, any...

    • Author: moesef
    • Posted over 2 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • The Cliffs

    The cliffs were my favourite place. Sitting, feet dangling into the unknown, hands dug in to the long grass. Below the gentle rush and roar of waves crashing into the land, like thunder claps, and little droplets of salt water would reach for my bare t...

  • Negative Concept Swept

    Let a negative concept get swept Away like waves off the shore Leave its poison wept on the floor Watch how hate has crept out the door In search of where we’ve stepped— Relentlessly hunting mankind for more

  • The White Ship and Little Men

    She looked over the waves that rolled gently against her body out into the blue sea broken only by a white ship. She gave harbor to the ship and watched over it as the little men aboard slept at night. Then the little men would leave her with no thanks...

  • Moment With Poseiden

    The sun caresses face and back, free of restraint or judgment. Waves roll in, each unique and glorious in their insistence. Sand swirls in the undertow and under toe. I am bounded by the water, held in its embrace. I sway with the motion, brace for the...

    • Author: THX 0477
    • Posted 10 months ago.

  • Witness to A Secret Moment

    Marketa’s faithlessness made the house too small. I found myself walking outdoors, down the grassy slopes to the shore, where an empty beach awaited moonrise. I breathed in the salt of the air, pushing thoughts of my fiance out of my mind to esca...

    • Author: Jae
    • Posted 6 months ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Ocean of Regret

    Her cloak billowed behind her as she ran across the sand. Not until she reached the water’s edge did she slow to a stop. The waves lapped gently at her feet, soaking her shoes. No matter. The internal pain outweighed anything she felt in the physical...

  • You will be Forgotten

    I stood there, at the precipice of self-annihilation, looking down at the sea of sorrows ready to swallow me whole. I made no effort to keep my balance; only the wind kept me swaying back and forth. Only fate could save me or condemn me. The clouds for...