Write about an animal species that doesn't exist in real life — an alien, new discovery, imaginary creature — it's up to your interpretation!

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“Unfolded Wishes ” by Emine L.

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My fingers fumbled over the sleek paper with an elegant design of pink cherry blossoms. I folded it in half several times, each time the piece of paper got less simple. I creased its wings and tucked the head, finally holding out my handiwork, studying it. Pleased, I sat it down on a pile of cranes folded out of simple sheets of unique paper. I pushed my black hair behind my ears, watching my brother finishing the last fold of his own crane. He grinned at me and placed the last crane on top of our pile which was covering ...

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“Skye and the Cloud Leviathan” by Harken Void

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Skye closed her eyes and lost herself intentionally in the experience. She reveled in the feeling, that awesome, beautiful, indescribable feeling that you get when soaring high up in the sky. The wind roared in her ears as it rushed by, playing with her braided hair. The air was cool and fresh, a slight scent of rain and tree pollen carried with it.Skye often felt like she was a soul born into the wrong body. Why was she bound to the ground as a human being, when clearly all her heart was up with the sky? The sky was her passion. It was her ...

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“Help Is On the Way” by Karin Morley

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I can’t feed myself in the manner to which I had become accustomed. I know that sounds petty and bourgeois but it is the reality of my life. I had grown used to the dairy-free lifestyle that included butter on hot garlic knots, those fresh little ringlets of home cooking, so comforting as they helped eased the soul, worried about the future. I liked my tempeh browned, almost crispy and my thin, green spears of asparagus organic, of course. I liked berry kombucha, whichever was on sale, boring pretzels when I had to snack and maybe an apple t...

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“Other Places” by Hailey S.

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A breeze sweeps through the forest, tickling the trees and causing the high branch I am crouched on to sway dangerously while I fumble for a grip on the smooth bark. It carries with it the smell of something distinctly inhuman. Something animal. A scent that, up until just a few days ago, was completely unfamiliar to me. Something I couldn’t place in all my knowledge of plants; decorative, edible, or otherwise. It came and went as quickly as a waft of honeysuckle, caught in the wind, reaching your breath, and then carried beyond, far out int...

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“Unicorn Eggs” by Jane Andrews

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“Have you ordered my unicorn yet, Mummy?” Pixie planted both hands firmly on her hips and regarded her mother with all the sternness her six – soon to be seven – year old self could muster. Julia Jenkins regarded her daughter warily. She knew for a fact that unicorns were in short supply of at the moment: after a recent Instagram snap of Kim Kardashian’s children with a whole string of rainbow horned creatures, the world had decided that nothing else would do as the ‘must have’ present. “I’m going to look on Amazon later today,” she lied. “M...

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“THE ‘GACO’ AND THE CURSE” by Sofie Barnet E.K

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It was sunny and the sun shone directly over my head as a huge shadow appeared over me. Looking up I gasped as a dog-like bird, I mean, it had wings but looked more like a dog as it had ears, a tail and innocent eyes. It was flying effortlessly with such a heavy body. It slowed down and flapped its wings almost on my trembling shoulder and whispered, “I am a wishing GACO, get on, I can tek you anywer” “Are you going to give me an air ride, but why do you have---““Get on fast”I got on without any knowledge of what it was...

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“I shall call you Flame” by Tim Law

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“Spawn!” yelled my father. “Go tend the fire!”It is hard to respect someone, even your father if you do not get respect in return. I learnt that early on in my seven years of life and it has bugged my dad and my older brothers so much that someone so young looks upon them with such contempt.I’m Pawn, Pawn O’Dell. My dad is Patrick, a foreman at the local slaughter house. My mum is Michelle, the Principal at my school. Mum is the one who named us all, dad was away at the factory. A lover of all things chess and chess related me ma named us al...

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“ The usual knight in shining armour story” by Sarah Kerr

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The chainmail suit was starting to itch. Badly. The long trudge had started at dawn and now here I was, sweating buckets as the sun blazed over my head. I pondered my dilemma. In one hand I carried a giant wooden shield, in the other my sword. I inspected the glinting sword carefully. Sharpened steel seemed like the perfect back scratcher. Sighing, I decided against it. The soft grass under my feet gave way to hard stone. It finally pulled me out of my thoughts. The mountain before me was small compared to most and was a deep ...

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“Hell Hound” by John Del Rio

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HELL HOUND“Ha! You Fool. You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is; never get involved in a land war in Asia. But only slightly less well known is this! Never go in against a Hell Hound, when Death is on the line”He couldn’t believe what was happening. The gravelly voice who quoted one of the great movies of the 80’s seemed to be coming from a large dog. The large canine was black. Not black; but BLACK. It was night time and the thing was not just black; it was Dark! It was alm...

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“Captain Murray’s new pets” by David Drew

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My mission on the ESE Escapade was the most challenging experience of my life. And to be honest it was all rather unexpected, because nobody thought we’d find much life on the planets in Star System 25.My name is Dr Caelon Griffin. I am a medical officer serving in the Intra-Galactic Medical and Research Corps (IGMRC). After my internship, I was appointed to the ESE Escapade on its maiden voyage. What an opportunity! It was my first time on a ship of the Galactic class, never-mind such a fine one. It was also the first time I was traveling m...

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“Bull Market” by Iam Danger

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I began my testimony before the US Senate by placing an advertising sign from a popular fast food restaurant on a tripod so CSPAN could see it.It said, “Eat More Chicken” except it was misspelled in their sign, and my obsessive-compulsive disorder did not allow me to knowingly misspell a word without getting the shakes. I had a huge note pasted on it saying “DON’T” right in front of “EAT” and another one correcting the spelling of chicken right after it. The big red block letters of the word served to both change the message and r...

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“Coaster” by Amanda Gauvin

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Ali gripped her knees into the warm muscular shoulders of the leathery black beast beneath her. She tuned out the other racers and the bright plasma-screens displaying the fact that she and Coaster were in last place—again. Instead, she let the rhythmic sounds of Coaster's curved talons beating against the dry, packed earth drown out the screaming crowd. Ali brought her attention to the blistering wind that whipped past her, hardly stirring her ebony hair, braided tight against her scalp, to prevent it obstructing her vision. As the onl...

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“K-10” by Ed Vela

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If I were a betting dog, I'd wager you've never heard of a K-10? The next step in the evolution of my parent K-9 species. Now before you think I'm a robot, or some genetically engineered designer doggie from some sci-fi breeder, hold your cats (you humans would use the word horses, but I like cats). My name is Ajax and I am a K-10! I don't know how I happened, I just happened. From the time I was born the sixth in a litter of seven pups and immediately understood the importance of pushing your way to the teat to get to the life sustai...

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“The Wompup” by ✰ Jessica ✰

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The Wompup creature was a curious thing.The fact that I'd found it first made me want to sing!A little thing, nestled in a hole in the ground, so quiet and soft, it didn't make a sound.Tiny little wings adorned it's sides, and when it's lids blinked open, I saw bright yellow eyes.I carefully reached into the hole, and brought out my discovery that was as black as coal.The sweet little thing refused to move, but slept in my hand and I had not a clue what to do.Should I give it up?Should I let it go?Or should I keep it as a pet until I grow ol...

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“Under the Wing” by Chelsy Maughan

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“In the ire of shattered lives. How many fellows will deprive?Is it one or is it five?In the ire of shattered lives.Who's a fool to contrive,With their knives, who survives.Is it one or is it five?In the ire of shattered lives.”A siren song caressed the midnight air. It’s tune, once a somber reminder to pirates of old, now a forgotten myth in a sea of doubt. Elija hummed quietly with the songstress, still swept with torpor. A sudden screech broke him from his hypnosis. He brushed slumber from his eyes as he looked bitterly upon the wate...

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Write about an animal species that doesn't exist in real life — an alien, new discovery, imaginary creature — it's up to your interpretation!

Submissions are closed

✍️ 145 stories

“Unfolded Wishes ” by Emine L.

“Skye and the Cloud Leviathan” by Harken Void

“Help Is On the Way” by Karin Morley

“Other Places” by Hailey S.

“Unicorn Eggs” by Jane Andrews

“THE ‘GACO’ AND THE CURSE” by Sofie Barnet E.K

“I shall call you Flame” by Tim Law

“ The usual knight in shining armour story” by Sarah Kerr

“Hell Hound” by John Del Rio

“Captain Murray’s new pets” by David Drew

“Bull Market” by Iam Danger

“Coaster” by Amanda Gauvin

“K-10” by Ed Vela

“The Wompup” by ✰ Jessica ✰

“Under the Wing” by Chelsy Maughan

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Write about an animal who changes a person's life (for better or worse).

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