Write a story that includes the line “Fate is resourceful.”

Posted in Short Story on Oct 25, 2024

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“Meeting at the Rambler” by Aaron Knight

Submitted to Contest #274

Frank halted the recording again. He always did at this moment in the holo-cap. Every time he got to this point, he had to fight the urge to just stop it there and leave it. Frank looked at Sandra’s face and remembered being happy. He remembered being excited at the possibility of actually getting to meet the woman who had thus far proven herself to be everything her voice alone had already promised. He remembered how quickly everything had changed. Frank’s breathing quickened, and a now familiar heat grated against the backs of his hands an...

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“The Hand That Guides” by Daniel Shurmer

Submitted to Contest #274

“Fate is resourceful”, I whisper to myself.The mantra I’ve chanted so many times before. “Fate is resourceful”, I try to steady my breathing.The whooping siren blares again behind me in another short burst, red and blue lights, blinding in the rear-view mirror. Reluctantly, I ease my foot off the pedal. The road is empty, it's the early hours, nothing around but the woods for miles. I bring the car to a stop, the cruiser does the same, snug against my bumper. Oppressively close, breathing down my neck. Our engines rumble in unison,...

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