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“Faithful” by Michelle Oliver

Oh, Glorious Majesty of Sacred Powers!Um, who me?Wondrous Redeemer and All-powerful Lord.Well, I wouldn’t go so far as that…Heavenly Esteemed One, whose power fills all things, whose bounty is good and whose name is to be exalted above all others.Now I just need to check, are you speaking to me…Creator of all, Knower of all that is, was and will be.…or are you speaking at me?I say, who is interrupting me in my prayers?I’m sorry, but you ...

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“The Genesis Story of Adam and Steve (Oh…And a Few Descendants)” by John Danenbarger

A newly translated story, made up by Oscar Genesis, who witnessed The Creation. Lo and behold, in all of the endless universe, God picked one of the tiniest specks of dirt in the corner of one of billions of galaxies to experiment secretly in order to look perfect in later public performances. ...

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“Gods Only Know” by Graham Kinross

The God of Spirits, Hangovers and Blackouts came across his champion on the winding road. The deity’s skin was the gold of good whiskey. His breath was the vapour trail of bad vodka.“Here you are, my valourous knight.” The god appeared from the nowhere of an eternal party that other gods had been wise enough to leave before the cleanup started.Baulking at the vomit reeking breath of the golden god, the gangly teen turned away and screwed up his face.“I have need of your service, dear follower.” The god, Du Raunc spoke...

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“GAMES THE GODS PLAY” by Susan Catucci

**Warning: silly religious humor, irreverent, but turns out well*** * *Satan sat back in his chair surveying his chips. “What are we playing for this round?”“Benjamin Jones is thinking about asking Katherine Pembrook to marry him. If I win, he goes forward with the proposal and they live happily ever after. White-picket fence, two kids, dog, the works.”“And if I win, it’ll rain on their wedding day and they’ll be divorced in under a year. Trailer Park, ...

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“The Uncanny Career of Harry D. Moore, Rock 'n' Roll Simulacrum” by Mike Panasitti

Disclaimer: The following article exploring the imbrications of the keywords “cloning” and “celebrity” is the product of a joint venture between creators of BuchGeist, a German AI program for ghostwriting, and Beijing University’s faculties of computer science and history who are behind the ongoing development CHROnicler, a virtual historian AI construct. Any stylistic inconsistency, or errors of narration, grammar, diction, or historical accuracy are not to be attributed to Harvard University’s Professor Emeritus Hank St...

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“The Fire Dancer” by Chris Miller

The firmament’s secret circulatory system was suddenly illuminated by a shriek of ionized air. A vascular blast of light tore from the infinite down to the canopy of a waiting tree. The atmosphere roared in shock as the tree’s leaves rang with blitz-glitter and the branches kindled new light in the dark night. The heat-cracked trunk spat sparks onto the tinder-dry savannah and the world blazed. ...

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“THE FEATHER OF THE BLACK ANGEL” by Ken Miles

“Is that blood in the inkwell?”Adolf rolls up his prison pants and shows Rudolf the self-inflicted cuts in his calves. “They wouldn’t give me enough ink for all that’s to be written! So I mixed in my own blood.”He allows Rudolf to gasp, then adds, “Besides, the feather of the Black Angel works best with blood. Here, have a go!”“I’m an aviator not a writer, words don’t come easy to me,” Rudolf’s reluctant to write.<...

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“The Tale of the Long-Lost Crown (and the Dimwit who Gave it Away)” by C. A. Janke

The god stood not before a grand throne, not in a sprawling hall of jewel-dripping nobles, not surrounded by tapestries depicting the great adventures of their chosen one. No, instead of manifesting in the castle towering over the kingdom, they instead stood in a modestly appointed home beyond the outskirts of the nearest town.They fumed at the sparsely decorated hall, the nice rug before a stone hearth, the simple dining table, fury scorching the fine wooden floor they stood upon.“Oh, do ...

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“The Milk of Destiny” by Rosemary Cannon

Andy tried really hard to make the milk curdle. He furrowed his celestial brows and planets veered off their course and tumbled into a black hole. Whole species and civilisations were lost forever on account of this action, but Andy didn’t care. He was a god with a singular mind and it was, at the moment, concentrating on the milk. Of course, Andy wasn’t his real name, but “The Great God, Andrezephaneos, ...

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“The Gods We Were” by Joe Smallwood

“Your car doesn’t talk to you all the time?” asked Noah. “Mine does.” He just had to comment like that while we were in line waiting to use the chattering Canadian Tire self-checkout.Liam sighed. Everything was a production. Noah couldn’t just get something for work, he had to make discoveries and have revelations.“You know Noah!” A lame play on his name, not funny anymore.“You’re coming with me, Liam?” Noah said as he neared his car.“What does it look like?”“Then put up with me for a bit longer. Listen ...

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“LET THERE BE CHAOS” by Thorn Paige

In the beginning there was order.And order was such a horrendous thing. Not a molecule was out of whack. Never did a bad moon rise. Nothing exciting happened. Light was neatly separated from dark. The planets, the sun they merrily circled in circular circles. Never one misbehaved, took off on an eccentric curvy ellipse. Every day was sunny and beautiful. Terribly beautiful, day after day, never a cloud, never a change of temperature or temperament. God saw that it ...

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“A God's Favor” by Ania Lagodzki

The man glanced at his desk, and the whole room fell silent. He stepped toward the laptop awaiting his touch. As he scratched his beard and laid a hand on his rickety chair, the room held its breath—and he walked away. “Oh, for Pete’s sake.” “Jesus!” “Who owes me money?” The projection of the mildewed study and its closed laptop flickered away, and so did each watcher, leaving with their tongues licking various stages of laughs and I-told-you-so’s. The gods left the viewing room one by one until only two remai...

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“Virgil’s Aeneas and the Founding of Rome” by Jack Kimball

“Is it fate, or us, ending the world?” The admiral asked the question, but to him the answer would not come from the doctor, but the bright star to the west where the sun had just set. The night sky opened as a stage, and there, Venus, a false star, beckoned. The admiral listened. What did his god mother ask of him now? And would he listen?The doctor dismissed the admiral’s question, to him an enquiry to a deaf heaven. To ask a star, even the brightest, where their fate was headed, seemed the logic of a child from w...

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“Rising Wind” by J.C. Vayda

The wind whipped across the surface of the ocean, and the waves crashed upon the rigid rocks of the bluff down below. The tree line that was standing tall behind him cut off the rest of the world, and they swayed like a recently closed stage curtain after a long play. Nobody stood up and applauded. Nobody laughed. There would be no congratulations. There would be no reward. Instead, there would be only silence, sorrow, ...

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“Hercules Shrugged” by Murray Burns

Hercules Shrugged“Are you coming to church, Wally?”“Yes, I have a special intention.”“No, Wally, you can’t do that.”“Why not, Gladys? If you can pray for your beast of a sister to recover from her big toe surgery, I can ask for a little nudge to get Junior headed in the right direction in life.”“Wally, you can’t ask God to get your kid to play football. Besides, it’s his life. You have to let him do what he wants to do, allow him to pursue his dreams.”“Gla...

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Write about a god desperately trying to get their chosen hero to follow the path they set out for them.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 63 stories

“Faithful” by Michelle Oliver

“The Genesis Story of Adam and Steve (Oh…And a Few Descendants)” by John Danenbarger

“Gods Only Know” by Graham Kinross

“GAMES THE GODS PLAY” by Susan Catucci

“The Uncanny Career of Harry D. Moore, Rock 'n' Roll Simulacrum” by Mike Panasitti

“The Fire Dancer” by Chris Miller

“THE FEATHER OF THE BLACK ANGEL” by Ken Miles

“The Tale of the Long-Lost Crown (and the Dimwit who Gave it Away)” by C. A. Janke

“The Milk of Destiny” by Rosemary Cannon

“The Gods We Were” by Joe Smallwood

“LET THERE BE CHAOS” by Thorn Paige

“A God's Favor” by Ania Lagodzki

“Virgil’s Aeneas and the Founding of Rome” by Jack Kimball

“Rising Wind” by J.C. Vayda

“Hercules Shrugged” by Murray Burns

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Write a story about someone successfully — or unsuccessfully — escaping their fate.

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Write about somebody who wholeheartedly believes in fate, and views every little thing through the lens of predestiny.

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