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• Clean, white, and sterile

  by Psylamia of the Skies 4 days ago

  beep… beep… beep

  Everley opened her eyes slowly and found that everything was fuzzy. She could see that the room was w…

• Streaming Content

  by Ben Paddon 3 days ago

  Potted plants lay dying under windows and in strategic locations in a reception area that hasn’t seen a visitor in years. If …

• A Bit of Blue

  by Psylamia of the Skies 3 days ago

  Someone was coming. She closed her eyes and let her head fall to the side, mocking sleep.

  “Miss Morningside, please, I’m a d…

• Coma

  by RainDance 4 days ago

  Incredible beauty surrounds me. I sit in a field of wildflowers. There are poppies, crown vetch, asters, and baby’s breath ev…

• Order in Chaos

  by Poozzab 10 days ago

  “Welcome to hell. You appear to have…” She looks at her chart, “come by means of the unnatural. Welcome! We here take pride…

• Acquaintance, Acquittance

  by RainDance 11 days ago

  The curtains to one side of the room shielded a gray looking window, Jacek could see raindrops splattered against it. He hate…

• Don't Leave [Backwards Challenge]

  by JLaughter 15 days ago

  “Hey, Pa,” Paul said, settling down into the chair beside the hospital bed. The heart monitor chirped unobtrusively on the ot…

• Something in My Eye [Backwards Challenge]

  by JLaughter 15 days ago

  “Paul? Paul, is that you?”

  “Yeah, it’s me.” Paul said. He reached up and angrily wiped away his tears.

  “Paul, are you cryin…

• I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal

  by Russell Ruffino 16 days 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 …

• Someone Else's Ceiling

  by Russell Ruffino 18 days ago

  I wake up and instantly notice the ceiling above me, it’s not my ceiling. I’ve woken up under a ceiling and it’s not the ceil…