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Walk With Me in the Garden
"How long has it been since we walked in the day? There was dew on the young grass blades back then, before everything on Earth became brittle and hard. It was like the coat of a rabbit."
By Emily Marie Concannon7 months ago in Fiction
When One Door Closes. Honorable Mention in The Second First Time Challenge.
“Shannon, say something,” Derek prompted. He was only standing a few feet away but his voice seemed so distant. The living room seemed to be tilting, she was going to fall. She grabbed the back of the armchair to steady herself. There was popcorn and an overturned bowl on the green rug. Had she dropped it? She’d need to clean it up before they left. And they’d need the bag. A course of action was formulating and bringing her back down to earth.
By D.K. Shepard7 months ago in Fiction
By Their True Names
The artifact hums and warms in my presence. I step close, eager but hesitant, and feel an electric charge in the air. It’s intoxicating - staring at this artifact - a quartz pyramid covered in runes I have never seen before.
By Cypher Robinson7 months ago in Fiction
Elaine. Honorable Mention in Leave the Light On Challenge.
The kettle hissed long before she remembered to pour it. The sound had always comforted her. It was unconventional people used to say. Technology had moved on. But she had liked the ordinariness of the steam pouring upward into the air. It slowed down the process. Made tea a ritual. It had become part of their routine. But tonight, she barely registered the familiar noise. It just didn’t belong in the silence of the night. Felt out of place somehow. She set down the cups, placing them lightly on mismatched saucers. The clink of porcelain refocused her for a moment. Breathe.
By River and Celia in Underland 7 months ago in Fiction
Starting Over. Content Warning.
I didn’t see it coming… being fired from the very job that led me to move back to Lahaina after years of living on the North shore and Upcountry Maui… the shock and surprise of again being thrust into the unknown without a plan or a direction.
By Tanja Kaia Kala7 months ago in Fiction
Another Scroll
Back in the 2020s, I was a fledgling influencer running romance scams on the internet. I singled out lonely people, those who spent too much time on dating apps, constantly swiping in search of someone more attractive than themselves. I would create new personas: charming, attentive, just flawed enough to feel real. “Send $500 for a plane ticket and I’ll be there,” I would say through a thousand fake accounts. After my well-trained words, many sent money.
By Scott Christenson🌴7 months ago in Fiction
Three Little Fools and the Big Bad Shareholder
Once upon a time, there were three little fools. Not mean fools. Just... a bit naive. A little too hopeful. Overflowing with good intentions and degrees that no longer paid the rent. They had ideas, subscriptions to collaborative tools, and a shared desire to be free in a world run by blurry clients and clearer algorithms.
By Alain SUPPINI8 months ago in Fiction
She Would Tear it Free
DAY ONE He was sweet. Too sweet. She'd run into them before. The charmers, the lady killers, the masked fools. They’d always put their best foot forward, offering flowers with a loaded gun hidden behind their back.
By Amanda Starks7 months ago in Fiction
Ad Umbras: Colloquy Over Coffee
John sat in the diner booth sipping his coffee. The black brew tasted especially bitter on his tongue, likely after having been left on the range for too long. The flavor made no difference to him. What mattered in that moment was the world through the diner window under the hazy neon. Though the evening had only just fallen, the hustle and bustle of the city outside was starting to die as quickly as the sun on the horizon. Even in a city, there were places you dared not linger after a certain hour if you had a choice in the matter.
By Ian Read7 months ago in Fiction
Snowball and the Echo Key
For Mikeydred's July prompt The loudest words are heard--in silence. 🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🗣️🐾 🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🗣️🐾 Snowball and her owner, Michelle, loved the rustic charm of Weston in July--the lush, green fields of summer and countless apple orchards made it every little dog's dream.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin8 months ago in Fiction
My Brother's Keeper. Winner in The Second First Time Challenge.
Day 432 - The Recovery “How can this possibly be real?” My eyes welled with tears as my, significantly larger, little brother squeezed me like he would never let me go.
By Adam Clost7 months ago in Fiction
Night of the Consumers
The new employee stepped through the automatic doors of the Supermarket, ready to begin their first day. The fluorescent lights flickered overhead. The smell of cleaning supplies and out-dated food slapped them in the face. Various shelves lacked product. Odd stains littered the walls and tiled floor.
By Luna Jordan7 months ago in Fiction