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Submitted to Contest #234
The illustrious corsair, Leta Stengera, powdered her face one last time before entering the palace. Her partner, Drake Ravanoff, briefed her on their mission. “Remember,” Drake said, “our timestamp is 001259. The orbital celebration is underway. If we get too close to the timestamp, abort and return to the ship.”Leta grinned and asked, “And what is our current timestamp? I wanted to try and enjoy the celebrations.”Drake pulled a tiny clock from his pocket. “001237. We don’t have time to celebrate.”“We never do.” There was a hint o...
Submitted to Contest #204
Daddy never told Jay what getting old feels like. He thought old was when the body began to slow down, and bones started creakin' more often. This wasn't it.Old now means one was lucky enough to survive the collapse and store enough water from the Colorado River before it all disappeared.The river is dry to the bone; ain't a soul brave enough to walk these parts without a pistol strapped to their side. Any drop of water is life, but it also means death.Jay shot a bandit a time or two. Theft is a sin though people weren't being taught that or...
Submitted to Contest #182
New Year’s Eve’s Eve turned out to be a lackluster day. Tomorrow is the holiday party, but I could care less. I spent the last eight hours in a 70-pound abominable snowman costume waving to kids and sweating my ass off.See, when I’m not at work, I spend hours on the phone with this girl, Annie. I don’t know how she has time for her alleged boyfriend when she spends every waking second texting or Facetiming me. I’m at my wit’s end here. I’ve been single for nearly a year, and I finally found a girl that gets me, like really understands me. No...
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