Stories tagged with "surreal"

  • The Unheard

    She wakes late that day. Too late. She hasn’t heard the alarm. She’ll be late at work. She feels sleepy today. If her boyfrie…

  • The Saturday Morning Ritual Inspired by text

    No one could hit a ball like Mr. Catsup. Every Saturday without fail he would be at the cricket ground, standing at the creas…

  • "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge] Inspired by text

    James opened the door, walked confidently into the room, and stopped short at the sight of himself, lying back in the armchai…

  • Panic in Red and Blue Inspired by text

    What happened next was a blur of rage, self-satisfaction, mortal dread, and reasonable fear. Two geeks disappeared from view,...

  • Do sleep-deprived engineers dream of electroplated tofu?

    The hiveminded, phosphorescent lichen are conspiring with the mechanized saurans in low earth orbit. They share a common conc…

  • A Silent Dinner Party

    “It’s quiet.”

    “Yeah, too quiet.”

    “What kind of party is this, anyway?”

    “Must be some kinda joke. What day is it?”

    “Wednes…

  • Haiku Hotel

    “I bid you welcome.
    a most interesting place
    lies in front of you”.

    The doorman said this almost tiredly, like he’d done thi…

  • surreal Inspired by a photo

    Sarah tilted her head back so she could see his tatoo. It was odd, she normaly disaprooved of injecting ink into skin, but th…

  • Conflict

    The character contemplated his plotline. “This should be easy,” the character thought.

    “Not so,” cried the antagonist, throw…

  • The Tunnel at the End of Brazil Inspired by text

    “Duck, sucker!”

    I tripped over a white rabbit hole and skidded a few feet, skinning my hands, as the myfather/DeNiro lookali…