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Submitted to Contest #269
Disclaimer: This is not a fictional story! :) When I was about 8 years old, my mom’s wallet got stolen in a parking lot. I can still remember her crying, though not because of the money. My mom would have gladly given all that and more if it meant a special four-leaf clover, old and brittle and pressed between the leather compartments of her wallet, would come back to her. My mother grew up in a huge and complicated family. Her mother had been adopted by her aunt and her aunt‘s younger brother when her biological mother learned that her husb...
This is a story about a cult I made up and has nothing to do with any existing religion. I apologize if there are similarities to existing beliefs, they are not intended! Trigger warnings: Mention of murder/ violence, people in a cult, manipulation. God is good. God is kind.God is a liar.God is good. God is kind. God is gracious. God is benevolent.God is a liar.God is a liar.God is a liar God is a liar GOD IS A LIAR GOD IS- I open my eyes in shock, just to squeeze them shut again. Meditation is not over yet and the barrier of my skull has n...
Submitted to Contest #245
You’d think that interstellar travel would make getting from A to B easier, but galactic rush hour is the absolute worst. Thank the gods for Autopilot- even if the computer flying the ship is a complete- “Thinking swear words will result in a swear-jar penalty. Would you like me to remind you of the terms of our swear-jar policy?”AstroNav, lovingly called Navie, exasperatedly called the “Zero-G-Twit-Machine,” (Zero for short) asked.“No, thank you Zero.” Vega crossed their arms. Just a few more hours.“Loading: Terms of the Nebula Noodle’s swe...
Hi! My name is Lili, I‘m a 21-year-old student from Austria and I enjoy writing stories! :)
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