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• Land of Confusion: Codename I'm Alive

  by Jenunique 15 days ago

  Eve was carefully crawling across the floor when her cell phone started blaring I’m Alive. She cursed herself for not chang…

• Never Forget

  by Apostrophe about 1 month ago

  I will never forget being ten years old. One day in the fall, I was at the dentist’s office,waiting for my appointment. I rem…

• So You See, Sir.

  by Fyora Cartagan about 1 month ago

  “What do you mean we’re in the wrong place, private?”

  “Well, apparently, this isn’t the only city called Central.”

  “What!? ...

• Something About Duty

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

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

  We looked at one another, a look of befuddl…

• A Perfectly Normal Day

  by thebetweenspace about 1 month ago

  It was a perfectly normal day. The sky was its boldest blue, the clouds forming into various shapes as if trying to amuse us …

• Handing Down An Assignment

  by The Unnamable about 1 month ago

  Thingoff tapped his ring finger in a tattoo on the counter below him. Yesterday’s assessment had worn him out. Finger calisth…

• Tough. But Nevertheless Female

  by Saint Chuck about 1 month ago

  The pains. The aching pains. I could not believe that one person could feel so much pain in so little time. Every muscle was …

• What a Beautiful Day -- The Colonel's Tent

  by Browncoatben about 1 month ago

  “I’ve got the list, Colonel.” Sergeant Hobbs said, entering the tent. Cigar smoke hung in the air, swirling with the draft.

  ...

• Survivor's Guilt

  by Savage Nobleman about 1 month ago

  Complete darkness… and then light.

  This wasn’t Heaven, and this wasn’t Hell. This was… something else. He tried to move,...

• (Hear Ye Hear Ye Challenge) Alien Invasion

  by SKermitgorf about 1 month ago

  “Alien Invasion, read all about It”, “Alien Invasion, read all about it”, the newspaper boy shouted from the busy street…