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Stories tagged with "earth"

  • Flee Inspired by text

    “What is this Michael?” God asked.

    “Butterfly,” Michael responded, his voice stony.

    “You know that’s not what I speak of, m…

  • The Land of Upside Down...

    If you dig deep into the earth, deeper than anyone could imagine, right into the core, you’ll find a city.
    That city is calle…

  • seconds. Inspired by text

    Back on my planet, when I’d gone to school, they’d taught us about the planet, how disgusting and wild Earth really was. The …

  • In Memory of a Loved One Writing Prompt

    I challenge you to write a ficlet in memory of a

    loved one who has passed away.

    It can be a story or poem inspired by th…

  • Earthrise

    John gazed into the inky void through his reflective visor. He stood on the precipice of a sheer rock face, a valley of unusu…

  • New

    I have no eyes, mouth, or ears.

    I am a blob.

    I can feel pain.

    I can’t feel happiness.

    The Machine took that away.

    My fri…

  • wrong. Inspired by text

    “So are they going to fix it?” he asked.

    “I doubt it. They’ve said they could fix it before; never worked.”

    “Do you know wh…

  • freak. Inspired by text

    The door to the room clicked open again, and another person was led in. I could tell… he?... was struggling, and the people h…

  • free. Inspired by text

    They’d said this countless times. Everything they did ended up being painful and never changing anything.

    “Thanks, doc, but …