Write a story where the laws of time and space begin to dissolve.

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“Metonymia” by Gem Cassia

🏆 Winner of Contest #239

“God is dead.” “Which one?” “I meant it as more of a blanket statement, but if we’re getting into specifics, I guess I mean the one that I killed.” [When | the | god | of | cause-and-effect | is | slaughtered | in | cold | blood | everyone | knows | who | to | blame.]“People aren’t too pleased about that, you know.” “I’ve heard.”[Everyone | has | heard.]<...

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“Ruthless” by Anoush Hovnanian

Submitted to Contest #239

‘I should have made you leave a long time ago.’ Murmurs Ruth. I see her looking down, then at the window, as if meeting my sight could change anything. ‘You should leave.’ She whispers. At last, her eyes look into mine. I dive into this ocean in which I would be ready to drown. Her shoulders quiver, hands envelop her mouth, then fall back down. The ocean becomes a lake, as...

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“Frayed Edges” by Derrick M Domican

Submitted to Contest #239

Monday, 6.50 p.m.Sitting hunched over the scratched, wooden surface of the desk in the corner of his room, Hideo Nakamura froze mid-brush stroke and stiffened, the hairs on the back of his neck rising up in response to the sudden, inexplicable certainty that he was being watched.He was home alone, had been for days, the house was deathly quiet and the night was still. He’d been buried so deep in silent concentration while he practiced his kanji that he could have heard a moth flap its wings or a spider scuttle acr...

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“Relic” by Dustin Gillham

Submitted to Contest #239

Caleb observes every detail as space and time perish. Reality is constructed on an ambiguous paradigm, a wild architecture reflecting the works of men scrambling to make sense of the unknown. Every block is disorderly and mad. Past the corrugated warehouse walls and streets, indulged in tenebrous garages, are broken automobiles risen with hydraulic lifts. Flickering incandescent lights ping...

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“Welcome to the Mirrorverse” by Uncle Spot

Submitted to Contest #239

Hidden within the tall pines of northern England, Hydanshire lay shrouded in endless twilight, a neglected village veiled in mystery. Its dark charm holds many secrets, but none more puzzling than those within a local establishment called "Essential Relics.” A shop of musty treasures, a haven for the macabre, and a place where the past hung like cobwebs in an antediluvian castle. The sign above the shop’s entrance, weathered by time and half-swallowed by ivy, spoke of spectral beings and soft whispers inside.As dusk settled upon th...

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“Morning Drive ” by Maple Ip

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #239

There’s a ghost in the backseat. You catch glimpses of her as the car chases a line of streetlights. It’s hard to focus when your eyes are blurred with sleep. It’s harder still to recognize the beady squint set in a face so thin that you can see the car seat through it. “Eyes on the road,” Grandma chides, like the time you crossed the road without looking and she grabbed your ha...

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“Reddrozen” by Trudy Jas

Submitted to Contest #239

The land along the cliff is bleak, colorless and barren. I've hiked for a few hours; my backpack feels heavier with each step. The cliff is a sheer drop to the churning sea below. I'm beginning to think that I've been sent on a wild goose chase when I see a dirt path. Though woefully overgrown, it's the only thing that looks different from the hard rock and coarse patches of sea grass.With renewed excitement I adjust the load on my shoulders and follow the path toward the cliff. There it switches back and forth, descendi...

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“Newton's cradle” by John Rutherford

Submitted to Contest #239

Something was wrong. Fatally wrong. He couldn’t grasp the reason for his anxiousness.As Clive stepped onto the platform at precisely 06:05 and 35 seconds waiting for his early morning commuter train, something was wrong, he thought. Something was not right. In those moments in his life, his mind concentrated on an image of Newton’s cradle, it was idle, motionless, the big brass orbs, dangling from the brass cradle, all were stationary, passive and still, but there was a sense of anticipation, the orbs were oscillating in...

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“Whispers of the Wild: A Journey of Discovery” by Darvico Ulmeli

Submitted to Contest #239

A man sat amid a sea of swaying wildflowers, apparently captivated by the vibrant colors surrounding him. The sun’s golden rays softened his face, and he appeared lost in contemplation, his eyes tracing the delicate dance of petals and leaves with a serene expression.He wore simple yet weathered clothes that blended perfectly with the rustic charm of the field. Strands of his unruly hair danced around his face, kissed by the gentle breeze like wisps of forgotten dreams. His hands, calloused from hard labor and adorned wi...

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“The Fridge” by M.R. Simon

Submitted to Contest #239

Jack is walking on air when he gets home, early that morning. Oh Boy! Best picture! Best actor! Best screenplay! The sun is almost rising, he can see a smidgeon of light through the kitchen window when he walks in the door. It has been a long, but glorious night with interviews, sound bites and numerous post parties.Home for Jack is a one-bedroom condo. That night, Jack doesn't go straight to his bedroom. He sets his awards on the cheap coffee table from a big store chain. And flops on his futon. Staring at his trophies ...

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“A Whale’s Tale” by Tammy Green

Submitted to Contest #239

“Get out!” I said to her back. She stopped her writing, put down her pencil, and her spine stiffened. She stared at a photograph I had bought her at the ocean years ago when we were still happy before I screwed everything up. I know she heard me, but she didn’t say anything. “Get out,” I said again, but not so forcefully. She breathed in and out slowly, s...

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“The Longest Promise” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth

Submitted to Contest #239

The Redemption had been transported to the beach where Victoria and her father, Marcus, had left many decades before. Over the years, this west English coastline had changed, though it still sported rugged cliffs and a rocky shoreline. Victoria and Marcus sailed away in their 35 ft. Sirius yacht, for their Island.Where they thought it to be, from their memories, may have been wrong. It had taken two months initially. Indeed, in a modern yacht, the trip should be shorter. They realized their initial idea of sailing away t...

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“Elian's Dragon” by Aaron Wolfe

Submitted to Contest #239

Elian did not allow his gaze to stray from the dragon egg.The shell was almost translucent, a network of delicate, vein-like structures weaving across its surface. Its throbbing light cast a soft glow and revealed a faint outline of the baby curled up inside.Elian’s heart matched its cadence as he started his incantations. His slender fingers, nimble from years of poring over potions, trembled as he sprinkled a fine dust of herbs over the egg.A profound silence enveloped the chamber as...

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“Pavle, Number One” by Weronika L

Submitted to Contest #239

The moment I burst into the office and see myself perched on the desk, eight-o-clock-wide grin and all, the day's already a disaster. Nothing quite like a greeting from the younger, better version of yourself. As if it’s not enough I’m working the long weekend, as if it’s not enough I have sixteen voicemails begging me to fix a project I know I can’t fix, as if it’s not enough Matt’s coming in too, when I...

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“O-Bec” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #239

“Nurse Billups! Paging Nurse Billups!” The intercom disrupted a rather placid evening shift at St. Michael’s Psychiatric Hospital. Employed here for over twenty years, I had been head nurse at the emergency admissions unit for the past five years. As I walked with purpose to the intake desk, I wondered what this call was all about. It didn’t take long for me to see the skinny wide-eyed man sitting at...

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Write a story where the laws of time and space begin to dissolve.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 102 stories

“Metonymia” by Gem Cassia

“Ruthless” by Anoush Hovnanian

“Frayed Edges” by Derrick M Domican

“Relic” by Dustin Gillham

“Welcome to the Mirrorverse” by Uncle Spot

“Morning Drive ” by Maple Ip

“Reddrozen” by Trudy Jas

“Newton's cradle” by John Rutherford

“Whispers of the Wild: A Journey of Discovery” by Darvico Ulmeli

“The Fridge” by M.R. Simon

“A Whale’s Tale” by Tammy Green

“The Longest Promise” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth

“Elian's Dragon” by Aaron Wolfe

“Pavle, Number One” by Weronika L

“O-Bec” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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