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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“To Create a Soul” by Michele Duess

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The electric cart was quiet, yet it broke the venerable, deep silence of the forest. It stopped, not in a field of grass, but of concrete. Lines marked parking spaces for cars long gone. “Are you sure this is the place?” Bill asked. Sebastian answered, simply as always, “Yes.” They got out, walking past a faded sign that once had said Rainbow Springs State Park. No birds sang. Just the sound of insects buzzing. Bill wasn’t surprised, not these days. He took readings of the air and saw dark thunderclou...

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“Bitten” by Kevin DuPont

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“What day is it?” Iris asked the refrigerator, “Tuesday?” “Today is Thursday, May 14, 2020” Basil, the refrigerators’ digital voice agent, responded. “Shit, how am I off by two days?” Iris tapped either side of her jaw bone with each index finger as she contemplated what to quickly grab for lunch on her way out. She stood in the subtly cold breeze fo...

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“The Night Visitor” by Barbara Eustace

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Just one more night. Just one more night in which to visit my special place, because tomorrow will be too late. Tomorrow things will change for ever and there will be no going back. Dinner was early, and even now preparations are being made for tomorrow. Everyone is busy, rushing here, hurrying there, all too busy to notice me for whose benefit all this busyness exists. But as they are busy preparing for me, I myself am overlooked. Tomorrow I will be the centre of attention, but tonight I can move around unnotic...

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“The Isthmus of Gauntaloopaschoopa” by Dobby's Sock

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The pink and purple and horridly green spaceship, invisible to anyone but its inhabitants, hovered over Earth, with no sound at all. It looked like an irascible insect with a slapdash paint job, but the aliens inside it were serious and stern. In one of its cabins, Commander Gauntaloopaschoopa, or Gaunta for short, was briefing his company of soldiers about the assignment they had to undertake after they had received their instructions. The alien tongues were clicking in rapid succession and it sounded like a party of gnats buzzing arou...

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“All In The Riddle” by Emilie Conroy

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"Becoming a priestess of Artemis is no simple matter of study," Dordei began. "The lady of the woods demands more from her servants than piety and knowledge. When I arrived in Ephesus, I had my robes as a novice priestess, and that was all. I could have no more. Now not everyone who goes to Ephesus does so to become a priestess of the lady. Many go for the training, the education and the experience. But becoming a priestess begins with pledging the vows, and so I vowed myself to chastity, to eating no flesh food not brought down by my ...

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“My Roomate from Space” by Raven B. Evolet

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I remember it was a Tuesday morning. I was getting ready for school, my window open to let the breeze cool my apartment down from the humidity. I heard a couple clanking and from the kitchen, but assumed it was my cat, Star.Even though it was summer I felt cold air on my back. I shivered. Was there a breeze? I looked at the trees. They were still. I looked behind me and froze. Figuratively.A girl was sitting on my table. But she looked so weird and almost...angelic. Her hair was blue. Like an icy bright blue. Her eyes were a fleshy pink, the...

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“What it Takes to Live” by Chizoba Ebunilo

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The loud music playing from the speakers from the fayrouz stand did nothing to interrupt Rein’s train of thought as he trudged past. He knew better than to let emotions other than confidence, laughter and nonchalance show in front of anybody but he lost control this evening. He hadn’t meant to but something inside him had seemed to snap. There was only so much of this madness called life that he could take; no more. He walked a few more paces before his stomach growled. He was tempted to ignore it. Finally, he sighed and reached into the rig...

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“The Littlest Carpleifee” by Raven Car

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We all know that fairytales don’t really happen, and that magic is for children and fools. But there are places in the hidden spots of this world where magic lives. One of these places is the Great Forest of Trambonio. And it was in this forest that there lived a little Carpleifee called Mimsy. (For those of you that haven’t ever seen a Carpleifee is a beautiful creature with soft fur that can be any color, a round face, huge eyes, a tiny pink nose, long with whiskers, a bushy tail sort of like that of a fox, rounded ears, tiny hands th...

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“Encounter with Fuzzalumpis” by Sue Marsh

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Encounter with FuzzalumpisSuzanne MarshThe radio began to play: “it was a one eyed one horned flying purple people eater, pigeon toedunder toed flying purple people eater.” That crazy oldies song reminds me of an adventure that I had when I was a young child. I became a writer simply to avoid everyday craziness. I was about eight and wanted to be a space explorer like Jean Luc Picard, back in those days he was my idol. I was camping out in the backyard so I will begin from there.I had a small dome tent that my dad set up for me. I liked to s...

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“The White Whale” by Stephanie M.

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Weightless white crystals floated through the frosty autumn air turning the bright orange and yellow scenery white with snow. Bucket fumbled for his now lifeless candle as he gazed up at the falling snow. His eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness and he found himself alone. The snow still fell in flowing sheets of white ice but there was now no light. “Sonso?” Bucket cried for his older brother into biting cold air; there was no answer. Bucket got to his feet and realized he had no idea where he was. He noticed his freezing hands, pink nose...

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“Who Hunts?” by Iona Cottle

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The building loomed up against the fading daylight, a grim black monolith on a deep grey backdrop. Even with all the city lights around, the patch of ground the desolate building stood on was shrouded in shadows.“Come on Ali. You’re not scared, are you?”Ali tried to not look worried, but he was still subconsciously chewing his lip. “’Course not. It’s just… well, are you sure it’s safe?”“So you are scared?”“I’m not scared of ghosts, Darren. I’m just worried that the floor’s going to give out-”“Oh come on. It’s not that bad. Buildings have to ...

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“Through Another's Eyes” by Megan DeRouin

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Through Another’s Eyes Every time I met a human it was always the same. They always stared and then their little mouths would drop open and some incoherent neighing would come out for a moment before they remembered that at a young age they had been taught language. They would ask, “Am I dreaming or is there a unicorn standing in front of me right now.” then they would usually turn to the human standing next to them to confirm that yes in fact they were seeing a fully grow...

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“Home safely” by Roxie Van Der Linde

Submitted to Contest #41

The mist rolled through the forest as Jacob and Amy made their way towards the main road to wait for the school bus. These early winter mornings were getting to Jacob. Amy had been accepted onto the swim team at their high school and she needed to be there before 5 am. Their mom had asked him to go with her to school in the winter mornings when it was still dark. They walked silently through the forest, Amy in front, excited to be on a team her first year at high school. Jacob usually dragged his feet. This morning he was so tired and kept r...

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“Iris” by Kathleen March

Submitted to Contest #41

“Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honored at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions.”I am not a believer in much of anything, but I respect people’s right to believe. I believe in my ganesha, for example. I first heard about the ganesha when I was googling something about medieval bestiaries. There are some really creepy animals in those old m...

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“THE CREATURE AND THE CLIFF OVERLOOKING THE SEA” by P. Jean

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Bella sat in a small hollow carved out by the wind. It was just a small sandy place but it felt right, it felt like it was home. She came here often when she was troubled and she was troubled more often than not, and it was getting worse. The answers never came, the questions were always there but she suspected that is life. The waves were high today crashing on the rocks, she could feel the pounding vibration as she sat, even through the sand. This was how she felt sometimes, like something was crashing on her and vibrating throu...

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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

“To Create a Soul” by Michele Duess

“Bitten” by Kevin DuPont

“The Night Visitor” by Barbara Eustace

“The Isthmus of Gauntaloopaschoopa” by Dobby's Sock

“All In The Riddle” by Emilie Conroy

“My Roomate from Space” by Raven B. Evolet

“What it Takes to Live” by Chizoba Ebunilo

“The Littlest Carpleifee” by Raven Car

“Encounter with Fuzzalumpis” by Sue Marsh

“The White Whale” by Stephanie M.

“Who Hunts?” by Iona Cottle

“Through Another's Eyes” by Megan DeRouin

“Home safely” by Roxie Van Der Linde

“Iris” by Kathleen March

“THE CREATURE AND THE CLIFF OVERLOOKING THE SEA” by P. Jean

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