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• Tug of War

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  I clustered a cushion of air molecules underneath the pond and lifted at least a hundred gallons of water into the air. It sl…

• Time is On Your Side

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  “Let me tell you about what I’ve been doing as I was gone,” I muttered just loud enough for Max to hear. I smiled, relishing …

• A Strange Feeling

  by Stovohobo 2 months ago

  A woman complacently but sorrowfully handed over the wrapped bundle in her arms to the waiting officials. An obvious look of …

• Frozen in Time

  by Stovohobo 2 months ago

  Still.

  Quiet.

  Peace.

  My hands crunched along the crisp grass as I slunk around for any source of food, any little chink of…

• On the Second Law of Thermodynamics

  by [pens&feathers] 3 months ago

  We’re trapped in an irreversible system
  that’s spiraling into chaos,
  and there’s no coming back,
  flowing like a river
  that’s…

• Tyler -- The Interrogation Room

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  “You are an inhuman, vile piece of refuse,” started the cold man in the drab gray suit. His fishy lips wobbled as he talked. ...

• Tyler -- Abduction

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  Even as the CPFs were drawn away from me, my vision was going hazy and I knew I couldn’t do anything to help the battle. Max …

• Tyler - Mind-Bottling Powerths!

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  The putrid green water rippled in slow motion as I bent my hands around imaginary barriers. The air quivered with what I perc…

• Tyler -- Oblivion and I

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  “Max, make it stop,” I said as my breathing grew bullet-fast again. At least, that’s what I meant to say. I think it came out…

• Tyler -- Take My Breath Away

  by Stovohobo 5 months ago

  Black… Dark…

  Then pain, fiery, unrelenting pain. Spreading out through my chest and head like napalm in my veins.

  Then…