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Weekly Contest #342
Heat and salt had become Calypso’s world. They defined every waking moment of her life in the mine, just as they defined the wretched moon against which she carved. HACKU labeled the satellite Z5AG, though Calypso named it Zag in her head. (It was a curse more than a name). A blue star anchored the system, and it glared down upon Zag like the wrathful eye of a great goddess, emitting heat that chewed upon the bodies of the moon’s defilers. Calypso had to imagine Zag bolstered by the blistering misery of HACKU’s prisoners that labored upon it...
Weekly Contest #279
Note: The narrator has a very generalized worldview that is not meant to be taken seriously…please enjoy!I don’t like Christmas. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it’s my least favorite time of the year. You must think that my heart is dead and cold. You would be right, for more than one reason. Here is the first. Everyone should appreciate the holiday season. Christmas is a magical time for love, generosity, and above all else, family.Family. That wonderful, miserable little word. You may balk when I say it, but family is exactly th...
Weekly Contest #278
CW: mature language, swearing, implications of violenceThree humans sat in the police station of Wrought City’s east district.“So we’ve got another Patron Saint over in the mouse trap, huh?”“That’s the assumption. He got caught red-handed, but swears on his life he meant no harm. I don’t think he’s lying, either. Can’t say I know many details of what happened, but it seems to me he’s just a confused kid.”“Kid? Have you seen him? The guy looks centuries old! Even older than you, Parada,” laughed Officer Erin, poking fun at her deputy. Althoug...
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