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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“Cousins” by N.L. Mustard

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“In all of God’s green earth, what in the hell is this?”“It’s highly unlikely this was in God’s original plans, Lucy.”“Why are you so goddamn negative all the time?”“It’s called being realistic.”“Nothing about where we are is realistic, Damian! You seriously think this place, of all places, is a natural occurrence?”“I’m not drawing any conclusions until I know any better. For all we know, this is a dream, and as soon as something bad is about to happen, we’ll wake up.”“Get your head out of your ass and open your eyes!” So Damian reluctantly ...

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“ In a Dark Moor with the Beast of Bodmin” by John Steckley

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In a Dark Moor with the Beast of Bodmin I am in the midst of a misty moor. It is the kind of place that fills my mind with scary images, of Dartmoor, with huge ghostly dogs like the Hound of the Baskervilles and of escaped prisoners hiding, ready to pounce on unsuspecting travellers. And this is Bodmin Moor, where, in a Daphne Du Maurier classic, Jamaica Inn, a fanatical fictional gang-leader named Joss Merlyn led a mad, drunken band of wreckers. In the book and in my mind they lured ship’s captains to founder their vessels on...

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“Dream Weaver” by Victoria Nuzzi

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Long blonde hair brushed against her red sweater. Making her seem smaller then she was and younger. The woods around her engulfed her. Where if she got lost she would never be found. She was eight though so she would never care about it. Hoping on stones of a river singing little rhymes to herself. Never realizing how dark they are.“One hop takes me closer. Two hops take me closer. One slip and I’m down the river. Two slips I hope mama finds me.”Then as she was on her last hop to the river bank. Colorful lights came from the tree in front of...

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“The Mystery in the Shadows” by Jia Majumder

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It was the year 3039. There was a huge meteor invasion put upon the Earth. The people didn’t know how to react. They had never seen anything like this before. What was happening? Why was it happening? Who was causing this distress upon the people? There were so many questions rushing through their minds at the moment. The tall buildings around them had all fallen and the pieces had scattered everywhere. Massive destruction had caused the extinction of the human species. Except for one human, Laura, or that's what she had thought. She wa...

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“Sherman Slughorn” by Greg Gillis

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It was a beautiful day on the south side of Planet Parnesia; the red sun shining brightly over the town of Hooplank within the Ninth District. In a small 2-storey home on the East side of town lived a young boy named Sherman Slughorn. Sherman was different from the rest of the kids in his town; his eyes were bigger, his head a little larger and he had 6 tentacles instead of four like the others of his species. It made him somewhat introverted and he did not socialize wi...

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“How Animandrill saved his life… and mine too” by Bruno Lowagie

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I woke to the sound of pebbles tossed against my window. I looked at my clock. It was two in the morning. Who would wake me up this way at this ungodly hour? I got out of bed and opened the window. At first, I didn’t see anyone in the front lawn.“This isn’t funny,” I said in a suppressed voice. “Your prank worked. You got me out of my bed. Now show yourself! Don’t be a coward!”“But I’m here, don’t you see me?” a tiny voice whispered back. “Wait, I’ll put my light on.”Something started to glow in the dark shadows of the boxwood. I blinked my ...

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“SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS” by Andrew Grell

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SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERSBy Andrew Paul Grell“Why not, Lloyd? If Julius Caesar had a horse with toes, why shouldn’t a squirrel have thumbs? DNA runs deep. We’re all walking around with ring-tail lemur and slow loris genes; they’re just not switched on. There are squirrels that fly; nobody thinks that’s odd because of Rocky the Flying Squirrel. There’s no cartoon about a squirrel with thumbs.” Janelle Jaeger was in charge of the Bronx Zoo’s Withit department, an attempted acronym of What the Heck is That. Lloyd Waner was the head groundskeeper of ...

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“A Dragon’s Tale” by Felicity Edwards

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The four children from this world known as the Quartet of Innocence here in Quandah were seated on the grass in The Clearing in front of the magician Ozymandias’s cave dwelling. They were relaxed and chatting with their friend Lamghi. Vikram as the only boy of the Quartet, tended to talk first. He had no patience with all this stuff about absorbing the atmosphere or getting in touch with his emotions. He just wanted facts and then he could act. “So Lamghi, what kind of dragon are you? Everyone says you are the only dragon in the country, so...

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“A CENTAUR” by Krushani Patel

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It is not a big deal for any kid growing up -day dreaming about unicorns and dragons to have no limits imaging various other species with same unusual magical powers .Regardless of culture,time,period or place ,kids imitate animals because it allows them to take powers and control over them which is more fascinating fantasy than a harsh reality.There was this one movie which everyone must have heard about i am sure called "The chronicles of Narnia" that then blew my mind about fictitious creatures with not one but a pack of them. I gulped my...

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“Ezekiel's Eye” by Janet Inglis

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The small child held his arms up and beamed at the woman. Bright sunshine lit up his features as he waited for that glorious moment when she would lift him high and hold him close. His plump backside bounced expectantly on the soft green grass and his adoring gaze never left the face of the woman who stood two metres away.He waited. The woman was smiling down at the child as quiet tears fell from her eyes. Her breathing was deep and overly controlled. Her face was frozen with eyes locked onto the adoring face of the ...

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“History of the Hunters” by Timothy Gabriel

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“They have been called Hunters. They have been called Predators. Their actual name is unpronounceable by the human tongue. Their native language is unintelligible to human ears, yet they can speak in our native tongue after limited exposure. Their kind has been around since ancient times. An advanced species, yet simple in nature. Their entire culture revolves around . . . the hunt. I have been on this planet for thirty-seven cycles now. Some would call that a miracle since this is the Hunter’s Playground. That’s how my parents describe...

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“From Behind” by Cara H

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From Behind Part I: Behind the WallA Rocky LandingA spacecraft resembling a high-tech acorn wobbled drunkenly into the Martian atmosphere. Inside the ship, two Gamma Iridian officers in the guise of human females frantically worked the controls to keep the craft upright. A third woman sat strapped into a passenger seat, her onyx eyes wide with terror. She ran her fingers into the mane of a grand griffin, who sat contentedly chewing on what appeared to be a roast. The unhappy passenger made a face.“Griffy, you would be disgusted if you knew t...

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“The Beast on Fire Mountain” by Hayley Eden

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The mountain of Yanartaş breathed fire. It gasped and hissed, exuding bright flames between its blackened rocks - its cragged teeth - as though Hades howled from within. There, prowling its peaks and troughs and its gaping mouth-like caves, lived the Chimaera; a beast of immortal conception. Few had dared to venture up the mountain, lest one was confronted by the flames incarnate, but today it had to be done. The entire town had agreed from the moment the Seer had declared Kadir to be a demi-God. No fate or prophecy was ever worthy without t...

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“Trix” by Virginia Wanner

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I was walking home alone, like usual. It seemed I was always alone. I had been alone my entire life. At least that's what it felt like. What was it about me that people shied away from? Every foster home I had ever been in had returned me, citing that I was just too strange. I didn't fit into their family dynamic. Not that I didn't try. I did. I couldn't help that I was the way I was. I WAS different. I knew that. But before my parents were gone, my differences were celebrated. I was told I was unique. But my parents were gone. I didn't kno...

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“NOVUS” by Ted Villamarzo

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The clearing was surrounded by blue-green vegetation. In it were arranged five rounded stone stools, three on one side and two on the other. On one side three men were seated. They looked like men, but on their backs were folded wings that don’t seem to have bones in them. The wings were part of their bodies and they were mostly composed of tendons with wonderfully articulated...

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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

“Cousins” by N.L. Mustard

“ In a Dark Moor with the Beast of Bodmin” by John Steckley

“Dream Weaver” by Victoria Nuzzi

“The Mystery in the Shadows” by Jia Majumder

“Sherman Slughorn” by Greg Gillis

“How Animandrill saved his life… and mine too” by Bruno Lowagie

“SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS” by Andrew Grell

“A Dragon’s Tale” by Felicity Edwards

“A CENTAUR” by Krushani Patel

“Ezekiel's Eye” by Janet Inglis

“History of the Hunters” by Timothy Gabriel

“From Behind” by Cara H

“The Beast on Fire Mountain” by Hayley Eden

“Trix” by Virginia Wanner

“NOVUS” by Ted Villamarzo

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

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