Randal L. Schwartz's Favorites

  • Error, Error Inspired by text

    by MRay 10 months ago 4 out of 5 stars

    “How the hell that happen?” Mason asked. “My wife has been dead for three years. My God. Kevin never met her. He doesn’t know…

  • The Data Knows Inspired by text

    by Stoner 10 months ago 4 out of 5 stars

    “Dude, are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Kevin asked while pulling his jacket on.

    “You mean am I questioning the existenc…

  • Words that move

    by Randal L. Schwartz about 1 year ago 4 out of 5 stars

    “Words! More Words!”, shouted the commander.

    I shuddered, thinking to myself, _but I’ve already typed in almost every stor…

  • Powerful Mistakes Inspired by text

    by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago 5 out of 5 stars

    Tired fingers, and the growing pains of arthritis, were making themselves felt.

    My typos were getting worse and consequently…

  • Where Is Mary Gone

    by tomobrien about 1 year ago 3 out of 5 stars

    What a waste of a morning that was. I watered and fed the horses, took the geese out for their morning gaggle, hosed down Mar…

  • Not an ordinary moment

    by Randal L. Schwartz about 1 year ago 5 out of 5 stars

    It seemed like any other moment. But this one was different.

    At this moment, simultaneous launches of ICBMs from three conti…

  • Even Less Ordinary Inspired by text

    by Uncle Sam about 1 year ago 4 out of 5 stars

    With missiles arcing through the lower mesosphere towards Moscow, Jim blinked as the lights flickered on, the buzz of fluores…

  • Blinking at me

    by Randal L. Schwartz about 1 year ago 4 out of 5 stars

    IT JUST SAT THERE, blinking at me.

    I knew the trip would be long, and that I’d have a lot of quiet time. The seven months to…

  • The rose-colored glasses are off

    by Randal L. Schwartz about 1 year ago 4 out of 5 stars

    “She took them off! ” he exclaimed, bursting into the council meeting chambers. “The empress has removed the rose-colored gla…