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• The Last War [50th Ficlet Challenge]

  by THX 0477 10 days ago

  A dusty wind howled over the empty plain. Fine grains beat upon the glassy surface of slag, adding to the polish, putting a f…

• Clean energy's bad for my porch

  by Pathfinder 12 days ago

  Whoosh, whoosh, the giant wind turbines turned and turned just barely 200 yards from Brandon’s porch.
  “Cursed was the day my …

• I Wonder When It Will End

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 23 days ago

  To grasp a living thing
  To love a human being
  To know it all can end
  To listen to the words of a dying man
  When will it end?
  ...

• Adelle[1]

  by Mask By The Moon about 1 month ago

  Adelle was sitting against a tree, humming nearly inaudibly. She was facing the sky, eyes closed, a smile on her small featur…

• Cherries and a Thunderstorm

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 2 months ago

  My brother left a bowl of Rainier cherries on the kitchen counter this morning. Drops of water still hugged the red and yello…

• Divine Wind [Twisted History Challenge]

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  With a heavy heart Nobunaga stared out across the quiet sea. The day was coming, a potential end to their noble way of life. ...

• Trick of the Wind

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 2 months ago

  Maybe it was just a trick of the wind, he thought. _There’s been no water for the past moon, and most of the brush is dry; ...

• Autumn Breeze (Paint a Picture Challenge)

  by John Perkins 2 months ago

  The breeze whistled a pleasant tune as it whisked through the tree. A small quintet of acorns disturbed from their place by t…

• Mearly 2-D

  by Holdini 2 months ago

  Joey walked slowly on his paper thin legs. Then a breeze came and blew him backwards down the hill making all his former prog…

• Warning

  by PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) 3 months ago

  The divan was scattered with plush cushions each one as colorful as the next and masterfully crafted. The muscled slaves wave…