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Blaire's Redemption: The Obeah Eye
On a cool, summer night in Harlem, Blaire Brentwood found herself outside of the nei ghborhood trap house. Now, don’t get her wrong, Blaire was no fiend -- no ma’am, she’d never been near a needle, let alone an ounce of weed -- no sir!
By Princess Tay-Arjana5 years ago in Futurism
The August Planet
Fred Godfrey lived on "The August Planet", a place 100 million light miles from Earth. It is a place with interesting ruins and fascinating cities. He lived in the City of Asstone. It was the place where he was born and he loved it because of its history of granting wishes to really sincere and kind people.
By Denise Canty5 years ago in Futurism
CHRONICLES of DEON
CHAPTER 1 Ralthor stood in the middle of the street and watched the meteor shower sparkle its way across the heavens. The bustling throng of the city of Chathor parted around him as a river parts for an immobile stone. The watchmen shoving loiterers and beggars alike along claiming an end to the day’s business walked past him without so much as a glance.
By Scott M Loveless5 years ago in Futurism
A Titan's Stories
I nearly never was. My mother became pregnant with me at sixteen with an alcoholic musician. Her mother pushed to terminate. My father’s mother assisted in illegal abortions in exchange for painkillers. My existence in this world was tied only by a gossamer thread of my mother’s stubbornness - the means and opportunity to end my existence plentiful.
By Jennifer Costanzo5 years ago in Futurism
Do Better
Do Better I was driving home after yet another unnecessarily long night at work. Lack of competent staff and an unwillingness from upper management to pay a higher wage had left me stuck working until 1am every night that week, instead of my normal 9pm. I was utterly exhausted and all I could imagine was getting home and collapsing into a heap on my magnificently soft mattress. My eyes only closed for a moment, but a moment was all it took. I just nearly missed seeing the man dart from out of the woods and into the middle of the road directly in front of my car. I slammed on my breaks and swerved my car to the side of the road, just barely avoiding flattening the man. Once safely stopped, I took a deep breath and stepped out of the car. The man staggered toward me and it was then that I noticed his clothes, tattered and covered in blood.
By Miles Cooper5 years ago in Futurism
The Book of Hope.
Hello! I'm Yuki, but my friends nickname for me is Yuki-Chan. Most likely for the fact that I admire anime and Japan itself. Well let me tell you a little bit about a fragment of hope that helps me with things in my life. I found this fragment of hope back last spring, when a huge problem overcame my family.
By Ibuki Mioda5 years ago in Futurism
Frequency Bliss
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! (ALARM SOUNDS) Banita's eyes opened wide and all she could feel were the sweaty sheets that stuck to her body as she raised herself out of bed. Night sweats again, she thought as she reached over to shut off her 4:00AM alarm, for some strange reason only seemed to wake her up at 4:44AM lately. She dreaded the day ahead of her. She had to report for work at the diner by 6:00AM followed by a hospital visit for her mother in need of an essential' kidney replacement. Mom was on the waiting list for the past year! Her frequent, sickly episodes caused the hospital to insist on inpatient care for monitoring. She would end her days at her 2nd job as an Uber driver. She figured if she acquired a 2nd job she would be able to save enough money to help her mom pay for the surgery and handle all the bills. So much pressure, she thought, but she was determined to gift her mom with the opportunity to live. So she mustered up the strength to face another day and start the hustle!
By NITRO NITRA5 years ago in Futurism
