TreeBeard's Favorites
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Tachylan
by m8ryx about 1 year ago
Pieced together from the bruised and battered hulls of ships soaring in FTL space, the city of Tachylan is hardly more than a…
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Love is Strongest in its Departure
by Saint Chuck 11 months ago
Through the still of the night I hear the sound of an approaching horse through the fog. I take the candle off of the bedstan…
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the hive
by cainegreene 11 months ago
“Why did wez go outz at nitez? We can’t seez themz wellz only by the smellz do we findz themz.” The drone said as his new sym…
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The Funniest Man in the World
by m8ryx 11 months ago
One day, The Funniest Man in the World was walking down the street. Everywhere he went, people laughed. The sun was shining. ...
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Ice Planet Part 4
by TreeBeard 11 months ago
Kate wore a form-fitting snowsuit. She was thin and had the bright red hair that was common for the inhabitants of this plane…
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I Need to Cry
by someday_93 11 months ago
There’s a lump in my throat. I can’t seem to concentrate, to think, even. The feeling at the pit of my stomach prevents me fr…
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The Waite Library (pt. 3)
by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago
Simon stepped inside the library. The door shooshed shut behind with a smothered thump. Simon suddenly had a mental image t…
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The illuminist
by The 13 Year-Old 11 months ago
The doctor sat at a computer screen. His glasses reflected the flat lines on the dark blue screen. His eyes were blood shot,...
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Finding Fear Again
by THX 0477 11 months ago
Before long Nim’r had a clear recollection of why he was feeling so ill. The trees were bunching together more and more. They…
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To Face the Nightwalkers
by m8ryx 11 months ago
Years pass. Mother’s soul has long since climbed the Tree of Hope. Tabitha’s baby has grown strong, a strapping young man now…
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A boy named Everest
by DreamGhost 11 months ago
This is to a boy named Everest.
His head is umong the clouds.
He is so beautiful and strong.
I love his smile.
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Wretched Betrayal
by Melia 11 months ago
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Self-Winding Samaritans
by l.m.orchard about 1 year ago
When the little toy robots started showing up, I thought they were just part of some urban art project. You know, like those …
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Limits of Immortality
by l.m.orchard 9 months ago
“Do you remember the first time you were badly hurt?”
“Not really. Don’t we all experience our share of scrapes and bruises …
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Twain and Poe Have Words with the Inventor
by uselessness 9 months ago
Without warning, the aft bulkhead shuddered and a scruffy mustached man stumbled out from behind it.
“A stowaway!” cried Poe…
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Twain and Tesla: Funeral for a Friend
by Ben Paddon 9 months ago
On the barren landscape of the planet I’ll Give It A Proper Name Later, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla stood looking down at the…
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Poe and Holmes: Locked Up
by Hobo Beard Bob 9 months ago
Poe’s eyes shot open and he sat up. He was on a repair table in the Asimov Android Company’s repair lab. A familiar looking m…
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Tesla: Back to the Trojan War
by uselessness 9 months ago
“Maybe I should have learned Greek,” mumbled Tesla as the woman walked away, perplexed.
“That’s what I thought, too,” said a…
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Echolocation, Country Style
by THX 0477 9 months ago
“Shhh,” Sweet hissed. A bullfrog croaked on a nearby log. A lazy firefly met its swift, sticky fate. A heavy, yellow moon dan…
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A Degree of Difficulty
by TreeBeard 9 months ago
“Now you’re sure that this is gonna work, right?” asked Clive.
“I calculate the chances of success at ninety-six point nine p… -
Sherlock Holmes is On Poe's Case
by TreeBeard 9 months ago
Holmes sat motionless in depressive introspection. That was something that Poe was quite familiar with himself. “Holmes,” sai…
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Ice Planet Part 7
by TreeBeard 5 months ago
“I am quite alright, thanks for asking. I am not sure that the same can be said for my friend here. He seems to have been kno…
