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• The Lonely Star

  by penguincaptain18 2 months ago

  I lay there. Floating in a sea of thoughts. Staring up at the tranquile night sky. The lonely star. The bright moon. They see…

• Something About Duty

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  The Colonel’s voice crackled over the intercom, “People, check and cross-check.”

  We looked at one another, a look of befuddl…

• In Midair

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  At work, Anthony took off his coat and hung it on the rack behind his desk. His secretary was just walking over with his mess…

• Without Means of Finding Help.

  by butterflygirl6106 5 months ago

  What seem like day’s floating in the ocean, I felt like I was not even there.

  Stunned at the fact that I was the only survio…

• Face Like a Nightmare

  by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

  I dropped the mirror on the table and leaped up.

  “Alfred!”

  Running to the window, I looked out, but there was nobody in the…

• Impact

  by Eckhouse 6 months ago

  You float above your body, perhaps by fifteen feet. Aside from the loud hum in your ears, it’s the clearest indication you ha…

• Space Oddity

  by White Hat 8 months ago

  I palmed the pills and dropped them behind my seat. Easy. I put my helmet on as the radio crackled.

  “Commencing countdown.”
  ...

• Spin

  by MeAndTheMoon 8 months ago

  Spin Spin Spin

  When I’m spinning it feels like all the pain, the guilt, the entire past has drifted away.
  My blurred visi…

• The Caretaker's Surprise

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  Brass Eagle peered down the corridor, wary of any sudden traps or alarms. Mug did his best to keep quiet, though his footstep…

• The Helicopter

  by Stovohobo 12 months ago

  At exactly one-thirty in the afternoon, a helicopter’s blades beat down on Finn and Anonymous on the rooftop. Slowly and deli…