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• Gasping for Air

  by Apostrophe 5 months ago

  One morning the young boy wakes up in a great deal of pain. He sits up and gasps violently for air. The cancer that has been …

• Curse of Immortality

  by ChrisWDP 6 months ago

  The bleakness of the funeral was increased by the light rain that started to fall. The graveside service was over and people …

• The end of all things

  by Pat J 7 months ago

  First we assaulted death with pills and targeted radiation, and then with nanites, gene therapy, and anti-ablative cladding w…

• An eye on the mat

  by David B 8 months ago

• Hide and Seek

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  I felt the wind on my face.
  Okay.. I pretended to feel the acceleration of my heart and the drop of my stomach and the wind,...

• Immortality Can Get You Addicted to Anything

  by RunningWithScissors 9 months ago

  There were so many songs that told of rooftops and city lights, but nothing could compare to this. Being on a rooftop in the …

• 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 …

• To Live Forever

  by Robotech_Master 9 months ago

  They had finally done it. The scientists had unlocked the secrets of genetics to perfect cloning, and had figured out how to …

• Listen

  by RicoLaser 11 months ago

  Listen very carefully:

  I have told the tale I am about to impart to you exactly 17,373 times on various planes of existence …