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One day, the sun rose in the west and set in the east.

Posted in Fantasy on Jun 15, 2021

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This World

Submitted to Contest #39

           I will tell you now that in this world, there is no love. But because there is no love, there is also no pain. In this world, the moon sits in the sky during mornings and the sun shines in the night. In this world, you are not walking away with your blonde ringlets and cold, clear eyes. In this world, I do not love you because, in this world, you do not exist.           I am now walking in this world to the usual coffee sh...

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Morning Darkness, Illuminated Night

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Sofie woke up to darkness. It was as if obsidian and coal had clasped hands around her, fingers brushing her face and hair. Confusion sketched itself on her face as she groped around on top of the nightstand for her phone. The screen eerily illuminated her face, instantly painting the room a neon blue. The time flashed across the screen, and the sight of it ignited a fiery gasp that left Sofie's throat stinging. The phone slipped from her hands, the light of the screen sinking lower and lower until it hit the floor with a soft thud. It was 9...

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The Shift

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We kept watch for decades. The prophecy said it would come. And soon. But the sun set in the west and rose in the east like every other day since I was born. When it happened when the sun rose in the west and set in the east we barely noticed. Why would we? The slight increase in wind speed felt like any other oncoming storm. As long as the sun was up it was all that mattered. It looked like any other summer day. Corn and grain, fruits, and vegetables. Even flowers for fragrances. The planting season was past. The hard part was done. An...

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Friend

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The sunset is a wonderful thing. Crimson, amber, and tangerine beams are thrown into the dusty sky, its beautiful colors embracing the heavens gracefully. A lustrous orb of blazing flames sinks steadily beneath the horizon, bright pink wisps of clouds partially cloaking the sky. And yet sunrise is a new beginning. The sun blooms on the horizon, golden petals stretching ever outwards into the rich blue. It is the brilliant flower of the sky that warms our days. It is the invitation to a new day. I debated the two as I sat cross-legg...

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Sunrise

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I walked outside and looked out the window on the eastern side of my house. The view of the sunrise was always best from that window. But there was not any light coming from the window. Instead, light came from the western window. That can’t be right…  “Dean, what’s going on? Is it night and this is a sunset? Why is this happening?” “I… I don’t know. My clock says it is 5:30 a.m. so this should be a sunrise. I have no idea what’s going on,” I can’t believe this is happening. “Are we on a different planet?” “How would...

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The Machine

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Crash!He woke with a start and sat up. It was still dark outside.Normal.He looked to his side to find his wife still sleeping.Also normal.He listened attentively, not moving a muscle. Silence. He relaxed and let out a tired sigh and slowly got his legs out from under the sheets, careful not to wake Mary.Suddenly, a sound coming from downstairs made him freeze—a sound like broken glass shards scraping the porcelain. He looked at his bedside clock: 5:30AM.Not normal.He leaped off the bed, bolted out of the room and down the stairs. H...

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The East and The West

Submitted to Contest #39

6:15amI woke up earlier than usual, which was strange as I had no work today. The sun was just beginning to rise, the predawn gloom softening from dark to soft pink and light blue hues. The air was cool and calm and the trees rustled peacefully in the slight breeze. Life seemed to have awarded me with an early start today so I rose, stretched my aging muscles and bones and put on some green tea. My house was, as always, immaculate, but I still found things to fuss over. I carefully, minutely shifted the cherry blossom tapestry on my wal...

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Opposite Day

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“The sun is rising in the west today,” I said to my Mom. She looked out the window. It was about 5:55 am. The sun started rising from the west.  “I knew it!” I said to myself.  “Oh, it is, Luna,” mom looked from the window to me. I pushed my glasses up higher on my nose.  “I wonder why,” my mom said. I looked at her green eyes through my glasses. Just like mine.  I sighed, “Mom, it's Opposite Day.” She looked at me with disbelief and fear.  “W-what?” she stammered.  “Opposite Day,” I repeated.  “A-ah,” She ...

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The Hands of Time

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The antique store smelled of old leather, brass polish, and history. Framed maps and paintings covered the walls from floor to ceiling. Trinkets of all shapes and sizes camouflaged the stained tabletops. Natalia loved it. All the shining brass, eclectic statuettes, and mismatched frames reminded her of her childhood, surrounded by baubles of bygone times. She picked up a collapsible brass telescope; her father would have spent hours in this store, taking up the shopkeeper about its history and fantasizing being the mariner who used it in its...

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The start of the end of the world

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It was a normal day, as long as you ignore the fact that it wasn’t. Let me just be perfectly clear, that this was not my fault. Yep, that’s me. No, not the vague figure that you're imagining now from the zero amount of information I’ve given you, and no, I’m not the heroic yet relatable main-character you’d expect either. I’m the one that’s currently, and quite poetically, hiding in the corner of a chicken den. Yeah, that’s the one. Okay, maybe the predicament I’m in is my fault. But nothing else! Let me clarify. It all started a few days ag...

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Entries towards Change

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1st Entry: February 29th, 3001I've finally started writing the journal I promised my therapist about back on Earth, now that we've reached Marrs. it has two r's. I don't misspell. As scientists had predicted due to weakening magnetic fields, the sun rose in the West and Earth's gravity was basically kicking us out. In a flurry of panic and disarray, humanity once more succeeded, exactly as irritably as it could get.I had been hopeful when Mars didn't work out. Until Marrs started surfing Media when I was fifteen. 'Can't quite believe I've li...

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As Clear as the Sun Speaks

Submitted to Contest #39

6:00 am, Lookout Mountain, Golden, Colorado. One dark, dewy Colorado morning, a group of campers emerged early from their tents for their anticipated sunrise hike, organized by their group leader, Cathy. Cathy inhaled the  cool morning air with tingling satisfaction. To her, there was nothing better than this. The wet morning air was way better than the first cup of coffee.  As her yawning crew of eight got itself all together, she smiled cheerily and quietly said to them all,  “Good morning! I hope you all slept well last nig...

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The world got changed

Submitted to Contest #39

I got home same as yesterday's , clothes were hanging from body and face with anger but helpless I lived in cottage with a room partner.I rushed and freshed myself and sat working at elbow which covered in blood.Those foolish boys alaways tends to threaten weak ones .I do not like how this world works or how god is helpless or rather I am.I wish it could be changed at some time later a distrubed noise woked me up the whole room got light up some thousand bulb like it came to sudden I had drifted to some other place a distant voice broke,Make...

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One of Those Mornings

Submitted to Contest #39

Perry got up from the wrong side of the bed. On a Saturday, no less.He muttered, “No wonder people get grouchy.” How did it happen? He distinctly remembered being on his side of the bed when he turned out the light.He made his way to the far side, his side, to get his slippers. Perry slid his feet into them without awakening Jane, his wife. She continued in her slumber. Peering out through the closed blinds, he thought, ‘There’s something wrong.’ But he couldn’t quite grasp it.That awakening started a very odd day for Perry. But it didn...

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Fascinating First Day

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As the orange dawn crept over the west horizon, Fabio slammed the snooze button for the third time. Then the fourth. Then the- Fabio decided the first day of school was a special day, so he got out of bed the fifth time his alarm rang. But Fabio did not know how special the day truly was.This year could be different, it’s fifth grade. Wanda and Maggie had bullied Fabio since the first grade and Fabio would prefer anything -anything- to being thrown in the recycling bin everyday during lunch. Or, at least he thought he would prefer anyth...

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