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A strange thing occurred as I dreamt, the particulars of which I still do not fully grasp, though I have since dwelled on them with manic ferocity. I…
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A fable
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A very short story written for a Reddit story prompt
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Chapter 1
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Plop. The brew roiled, bubbling around the glistening scorpion. The beast clacked its claws together in an angry fervor, even as the noxious melange…
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The methodic beat of rubber on pavement echoed down the slanting corridor of forgotten buildings. Josh Cramer stood from his seat and leaned over the…
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Been working on a couple stories for different contests which have taken up my attention for the past few days. I will be back to posting regularly once…
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The first installment of the story can be found here: “This is absurd,” Timothy scoffed. His chest was puffed out like some preening tropical bird…
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Weightless, the wrench spun. With each rotation, the light through the porthole window flashed off its polished surface. Flight Engineer Francis “Fleck…
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She dropped the shells into the water and prayed it would be the last time. They cupped the surface, tilted, then sank. Mina watched them with dry eyes…
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He sat in the hand of some dead king. The valley was scattered with such broken monuments, half-buried tributes to forgotten names collected here in the…
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