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• The Sting

  by Ben Paddon about 1 month ago

  Detective Merope stepped out of the rain into the smoke-filled bar lit by neon signs promoting various brands of beer. He’d n…

• The Dental Plan

  by Ben Paddon about 1 month ago

  Tim’s new vibrating toothbrush had stopped vibrating. It didn’t matter how much Tim jabbed the “On” switch, how much he shook…

• No More Games

  by Ben Paddon about 1 month ago

  Carl hadn’t wanted this. He’d believed in an afterlife. He’d believed there’d be clouds. Harps. Wings. An open buffet. He did…

• Citation Needed

  by Ben Paddon about 1 month ago

  “I tell you what, though,” said Greg, sipping his coffee. “I wouldn’t mind being on Wikipedia.”

  “You can register an account…

• Father-Daughter Time (A City of Heroes Story)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 2 months ago

  After a while, they sat together sharing Robert’s idea of ‘gourmet cooking’ – Chinese takeout. He looked up from his beef foo…

• What A Stupid Idea, Shigure.

  by NigeriaLisa 3 months ago

  What a stupid idea, I thought to myself. How the hell did I end up in this situation? Why on earth did I agree to let him…

• Bahlen the Barbarian in: Damsels and Dragons

  by Ben Paddon 3 months ago

  Bahlen the Barbarian looked down at the valley below, the sunlight silhouetting his Godlike figure. The Shoru Dragon frenzied…

• That Soylent Green moment

  by Wolfechu 3 months ago

  Consider this:

  In the US alone, they operate over 40,000 restaurants, each selling an average of 300 burgers per day. That’s…

• Love in Space

  by Ben Paddon 3 months ago

  “I’m an idiot,” said Franklin as he took a sip of his Synthe-Gin.

  “Yep,” nodded Germley the Andropulsian barkeep, the balloo…

• What a Party

  by Ben Paddon 3 months ago