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Submitted to Contest #324
The sun was rising over the lake and a shell was jamming into my foot as I dug my feet into the sand, though the sand felt too nice to take it out. A new idea popped into my head, and I wrote it in my pocket notebook. As I finished the sentence, I heard footsteps shuffling up towards me from behind, and then a hand on my shoulder.“What are you working on?” My dad asked.“Just the usual.” I said.“Hmmph. It’s not taking up all your time, is it? You still have to job hunt.”“This is my job hunt. For the next three months, remember?”“Yeah. We’re g...
There was a prophecy that was revealed to me by my father, the King, at the age of twelve. It read as follows:Run as you may, fear will trap you where you standThe demon king will slay you in a castle filled with burning sandAnd though your kin will watch and scream; they may not interfereThe demon king will find you frozen, muscles bound by fearIt was only the second prophecy of its kind, the first having been directed to my father, who was the first king of these lands. It had been theorized amongst the townspeople that my father's prophec...
Submitted to Contest #302
I had been writing in my notebook when I saw the boat approach. I walked to the edge of the beach to watch it arrive. It was an impressive looking ship, almost 500 feet in length, and three separate masts that looked like they could cover the entirety of the island if they were stretched out. I had no binoculars for looking, and so I figured they would have seen me through their binoculars, although I doubted they cared. An old, raggedy man with a grown out beard in nothing but a torn pair of shorts. They would likely gloss right over me, as...
Submitted to Contest #301
The Island he landed on was stunningly beautiful, with green forestry spanning the entire island, save for the mass of concrete in the middle the pilot had called “Home Base”. He had been the only passenger on his helicopter, but had seen another land on the other side of the island, and wondered if they had intentionally kept the participants of the study separate. He knew there were likely other participants. The application online had specified there would be 2 - 10 participants in the study, so there had to be at least one other, but he ...
Submitted to Contest #290
We were approaching the binary star system named Alpha Binauri when I was called into my superior’s office. She was dressed in her military uniform, lit by a yellow lamp behind her, and the blue glow of her wall computer. She turned towards me and smiled as I walked in.“Hi, Miguel. How’d you find your tasks today?” She asked, reclining in her chair. I noticed she was trying to give off a cool, relaxed expression, but her fidgeting with her ring on her left hand gave me a different impression. I swallowed.“It was good. It’s no spacewalk, but ...
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