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• A Loaded Gun in the Mailbox

  by Will Hindmarch 5 months ago

  In his mailbox there is a hand holding a gun. It’s severed, this hand, just on the elbow side of the wrist, and it has oozed …

• No More Tequila For Me

  by John Perkins 5 months ago

  The sheets, discolored from sweat, clung to him as he tried to escape the spinning room. His arm shackled by the thrashing as…

• Möbius Strip: God is in the TV

  by KevMullins 5 months ago

  The problem, you see, with being a near omnipotent, post singularity, god like being is… BOREDOM. Plain, simple, boredom….

• Sending A Message

  by John Perkins 5 months ago

  “Good evening Mr. Lawson,” the bust of a man spoke to me through the television. “I will assume that you know who I am, or ra…

• The Pillar - Dissapointed Rescue

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Commander Stine touched a button on his console. “Captain to C.I.C.” he spoke, and released the button, never taking his eyes…

• Splash One, Actual

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Jackson could hear the gun’s whine. He watched as the rounds ripped through the horizontal stab on the right side of the tail…

• The Pillar - A Quiet Conversation

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  The eyes were glowing. It was a dark, forbidding shade of blue. It was Tom Relk, Commander Stine decided. But he sure as hell…

• Punk rock

  by JMSquire 4 months ago

  We kick our feet with an abandon only reachable through mild uppers and the drive of a pumping bass riff. This is where we wa…

• Möbius Strip: The Many Names of the Maker

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  “So do you have a name, or do I get to call you God from now on?” quipped Dreanna.

  “A name…” He replied almost absentmin…

• Möbius Strip: A Tomb With a View

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  “What is this place?” Dreanna asked “It’s beautiful. I’ve never seen a city quite like it, the way it was blended into the na…

• The Pillar - Isolation

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Stine and his men stood in the airlock, facing the interior door of The Hammer. They had been there for five minutes already …

• The Pillar - Communicate

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  He could see The Hammer drifting away through the window. His chest was moving. Impossibly breathing. Relk remembered everyth…

• Battling a demon

  by JMSquire 4 months ago

  Cyinn drew his sword, confident and quick. His left arm shifted, hand gripping hard leather, adjusting the tower shield so it…

• She jumped the gun, and he failed to hold her interest

  by JMSquire 4 months ago

• The Pillar - By a Slim Margin

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Salis was in agony. Crumpled in his command chair, he pushed his fists into his temples, trying to squeeze the horrors out of…

• Möbius Strip: Past Imperfect - Part 1

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  “What’s the last thing you remember?” Eric’s words enveloped Ker and Dreanna like warm red velvet. Soft, hypnotic, almost pal…

• The Pillar - Around The Room

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Stine walked out of chaos into controlled chaos. The C.I.C. was loud. Officers were shouting their reports over each other.
  ...

• Out-of-Order Challenge - He's No Hero

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Niles stood from the table and walked into the tiny kitchen. “It’s a good plan, June. You shouldn’t worry so much.”

  “I know….

• Out-of-Order Challenge - Opportunity

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  My heart was pounding. It thumped in my chest like a jackhammer in slow motion. The stairwell echoed my heavy footsteps as I …

• Out-of-Order Challenge - The Final Check

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  I sat in the plush leather chair. Johnson only pulled you in his office for two reasons; to promote or to fire.

  He didn’t lo…

• A Uniform Not Forgotten

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  My closet is like most men’s. It is somewhat organized, from formal suits and ties on the right to golf-shirts on the left. S…

• Out-of-Order Challenge - A Bargain at Twice the Price

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  The crowd was hard to navigate. I had slung the heavy Jansport over my left shoulder and had the duffel in my right hand. It …

• The Pillar - Into The Fold

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Tom Relk had not moved from his place on The Pillar’s C.I.C. He simply sat there in silence, staring at the alien vessel stil…

• Drum of War

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Blood coursing ever more quickly through his arteries and veins, Admiral Ratliff sifted through the scattered reports trickli…

• Ode to Backspace

  by John Perkins 4 months ago

  My fingers gently caress random letters upon the keyboard for mere seconds. The tactile depression signals the requisite time…

• Möbius Strip: Eye of the Storm

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Had it been the nanotech that filled his head or Ancient God that brought him round? Ker really couldn’t tell anymore. At a…

• Möbius Strip: Wake the Princess - Part 2

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Ker linked to the engineering console, lowered his internal firewall and the needed wetware uploaded into his embedded nano…

• Möbius Strip: Wake the Princess - Part 3

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  “Put us in orbit Ker” Eric said.

  “Sure. Ava prepare the ship for take off.” He could feel every inch of On Vast Horizon wi…

• Möbius Strip: Crazy on a Ship of Fools

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  “You want me, to take this ship, in there?” Ker questioned, one eyebrow raised.

  “Of course…” Eric replied, his words tra…

• Möbius Strip: Epilogue - Madonna and Child

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  It was fitting, Eric was the first of his kind to Become and now he was the first to evolve to yet a higher plane of existe…

• Random song that popped into my head. Really sucks, you probably don't want to read it, I just wanted to write it down before I forgot or something.

  by Dreamer 4 months ago

  VERSE 1:
  Everytime he tries to pick me up, I let myself fall.
  Everytime he tries to hold me up, I crumple.
  And everytime I th…

• On Saturday

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  $120 for the used Trek 4300 bike.
  $130 for new components and accessories.

  It’s a hell of a lot cheaper than my old bike. Th…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 2

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Oddly enough, the real treat in coming to Casa Grande was the men’s restroom. It hadn’t been touched since it was built and w…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 3

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Alex instinctively wandered back to the booth that he had been sitting in. It was now occupied by a pretty young woman in hig…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 4

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  You have completely lost your mind Alex thought as he walked into the news stand. He stopped in front of the large magazi…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 5

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Alex wandered down to the central court of the mall and found a seat by the big fountain in the center.

  He opened the Omni a…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 8

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Alex studied the woman at the Joust machine from afar. No doubt, it was the one from Casa Grande. _Great! I time travel back …

• Alex in Wonderland: Part 9

  by Jenunique 4 months ago

  Amanda and Jessica stepped into the arcade just behind the Rent-a-Cop. “I think I remember him,” Amanda whispered to Jessica….

• The Pillar - A Guided Tour

  by Browncoatben 4 months ago

  Relk found himself feeling strangely at home in an alien room.

  But the light was different than the Pillar’s. And it didn’t…

• Into Hiding

  by John Perkins 4 months ago

  “What the hell was that?” I spoke aloud to myself, not expecting any reply.

  “Stay away from me.” It was the lame goon. In th…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 14

  by KevMullins 4 months ago

  Gotta go. Krystle’s coming. Alex glanced back over his shoulder to see what Jessica was looking at. Apparently Krystle wasn…

• Morphine Drool (Out-of-Order Challenge)

  by John Perkins 4 months ago

  “Just try not to move.” His words made little sense as I drifted in and out of consciousness. “We’re going to take care of yo…

• Alex in Wonderland- Part 15

  by Jenunique 4 months ago

  Jessica yanked off her heels and tucked them under her arm, drawing a few disapproving stares from some blue- haired ladies s…

• Alex in Wonderland- Part 24

  by Jenunique 4 months ago

  Though it seemed empty, they still walked in warily. Jessica spotted a row of lockers and went straight for them. “There’s bo…

• Alex in Wonderland - Part 34

  by KevMullins 3 months ago

  “There really isn’t time for this,” White Rabbit said, taking the gold watch from his pocket. In rapid succession it fired …

• REACTr: A Taste of Something Smuggled In

  by KevMullins 3 months ago

  The vehicle accelerated to 200 mph as it entered the NetWay. A blaze of blue lights streaking in the rain.

  It linked with th…

• REACTr: Welcome to the Freak Show

  by KevMullins 3 months ago

  Nick could’ve killed for a Starbucks, but the chances of getting even a cheap cup of synthene was going to be out of the ques…

• REACTr: Put'n the "Dick" in "Detective"

  by KevMullins 3 months ago

  Nick never really knew what it was that Detective Stahl had done to the car, aside from being his normal dick self, but it tr…

• A Date to the Eagle Site

  by Browncoatben 3 months ago

  Gerard hit the accelerator, launching off the top of the rise. It took a few seconds before the buggy thumped back to the gro…

• REACTr: The Broken Maiden

  by KevMullins 3 months ago

  As Nick turned the corner, he could see the Miss Motoko looming high above him. Her broken mass was listing hard to port an…

• Darkness Cover Me 3 (Dead Tell Tales Challenge)

  by Jenunique 3 months ago

  “Never you mind that right now,” the old lady led Renee toward one of the older crypts. “Come on now. Hurry.”

  Renee stopped,...

• REACTr: Phantom Pain... but it Still Hurts

  by KevMullins 3 months ago

  Nick instinctively massaged his thighs as he spoke with the tech, though it did no good. Throbbing, white hot pain radiated f…

• Broken Window (egnellahC sdrawkcaB)

  by John Perkins 3 months ago

  “I totally had these guys right where I wanted ‘em.” He pushed Vlad to the ground and gave him a kick to the stomach for good…

• The Peasant Part 8

  by Rae Belkcit (LoA) 3 months ago

  All eyes pointed at me as I ran away to my alley. It was burning. The mob was behind me and I turned the other way. I was cor…

• Stitch in My Side [egnellahC sdrawkcaB]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  I shoved the gun in my back pocket and ran out of the room without a second look. This was a small condominium with paper-thi…

• The Art of Patience [egnellahC sdrawkcaB]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  Then I pulled the gun out and aimed it at his heart.

  “I want you to apologize for what you did to me. I want you to say you’...

• Precise as Knives [egnellahC sdrawkcaB]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  “Angela…” he breathed.

  I walked into his apartment without saying a word, brushing past him, but careful not to touch him….

• Solution [egnellahC sdrawkcaB]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  My house looked exactly the same, except for one major difference. There was a FOR SALE sign on the lawn. When I knocked on m…

• Snapped [egnellahC sdrawkcaB]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  What my mother didn’t understand was that this wasn’t punishment. This was my salvation. I didn’t realize it either at first….

• Liars and Dungeons [egnellahC sdrawkcaB]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  What is my secret? Only this: my parents had been abusing me ever since I could remember. I was an only child, an “accident,”...

• The First.

  by Rae Belkcit (LoA) 3 months ago

  From Her Point of View
  It was the first of December.
  It was the first day of the last twelve days.
  Of the world.
  Forever.
  Nex…

• Making An Entrance (egnellahC sdrawkcaB)

  by John Perkins 3 months ago

  George waited for the guard to turn back down the hall before running up, snapping his neck in one swift movement. His form h…

• Exposing The Secret (egnellahC sdrawkcaB)

  by John Perkins 3 months ago

  “Hello?” George answered the phone, not recognizing the number.

  “Mr. Stephens. This is Yugo Svenson. I’m an assistant of Mrs…

• Petition To Have John Perkins Legally Declared Awesome. Sign It Or Your Cat Will Get Fleas.

  by Mighty-Joe Young 3 months ago

  Ok you know how sometimes you will be working on a series and noone, i mean noone has yet to say a word, but you do it anyway…

• .357 - The Beginning

  by Browncoatben 3 months ago

  Sergeant Cooper Alden sat alone in the office. The sun was beaming evening light through the window from its low perch in the…

• I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal

  by Russell Ruffino 3 months ago

  I screamed, justifiably I thought, I was in a lot of pain. My right arm felt like it had been drenched in acid and then been …

• .375 - Breaking the Bad News

  by Browncoatben 3 months ago

  Cooper’s cell rang just as he turned the ignition.

  Emma.

  “Alden.” he said into the mouthpiece, dropping the Crown Vic into …

• Jenny and The Cookies

  by Rae Belkcit (LoA) 3 months ago

  Once upon a time there was a little girl name Jenny. She was completely innocent; the kind of girl would never hurt a fly. Bu…

• Myra Part 4

  by Rae Belkcit (LoA) 3 months ago

• VHS - Wonderful World of Ficlets Challenge

  by Browncoatben 3 months ago

  Somewhere in my imagination, there is this video tape. It’s a regular black VHS tape, with a label that reads quite simply: *...

• The Pillar - The Next Move

  by Browncoatben 3 months ago

  “You did well today, Commander.” Captain Salis said, gingerly settling into his office chair.

  Commander Stine was standing i…

• The Fun Way To Hell

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

• Innocent Until Proven Guilty

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  The phone call was an unwelcome interruption. Paul reluctantly raised his head, his sight partially obscured by one very lacy…

• Perkins Always Dies Twice or Kevin Lawver must die.

  by Mighty-Joe Young 2 months ago

  Elsha’s thought drifted to the first time John Perkins had been killed back in aught 8 when he was just a homeless bum living…

• Ficlets Island [Wonderful World o Ficlets Challenge]

  by John Perkins 2 months ago

  Sung in the style of Gilligan’s Island

  Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
  A tale of a wonderful site.
  It started …

• Minotaur

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 2 months ago

• .357 - Sweet Dreams

  by Browncoatben 2 months ago

  “Mommy always shared her water with me, remember Daddy?”

  Lexxie had ice cream all over her face. The spoon looked too big in…

• Real Emotion in a Plastic World

  by Browncoatben 2 months ago

  “Quiet on the set!” came a loud voice from behind him.

  Sam spun on his heel to first position, preparing himself for the sho…