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Eardwulf of Evermore: A Stranger from Above

Submitted to Contest #96

Eardwulf Ragnarson was considered very odd for an ogre. He was a capable warrior and a gifted axe fighter, but preferred the telling of tales and the singing of songs to battle. He loved the small creatures and was often seen in the company of elves. While the Ogres as a people had been at peace with the elves for centuries, they still didn’t trust them, much less one of their own kind who liked them. It was this shunning that led to Eardwulf coming to live in Evermore. Away from the negativity of his ogrish peers, Eardwulf thrived. He ...

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Dressed in Black

Submitted to Contest #96

On a foggy day, a huge volcano erupted at Manies Village. Volcano ashes spread all over the village and destroyed a huge amount of houses. But then, the volcano and the ash clouds disappeared! Then came lightning followed by a booming voice, “People of Manies, I cannot tell you who I am. But I am from the skies and I will be coming down to your village soon. I will protect you from a future disaster like the volcano eruption that happened a few minutes ago, or an attack.”. The voice made the ground shake and the villagers ran for shelter bac...

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The Adventures of Snodfarge Grundweiler and You.

Submitted to Contest #97

The Adventures of Snodfarge Grundweiler III and You. I created this when teaching 3rd grade in New York.  Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night? I have. Why I woke up in the middle of last night, I  have no idea, but I did. I stumbled with a  tired yawn and looked out of my bedroom window. In the distance, I saw a tiny little light moving slowly from left to right across the sky. At first, I  thought I was looking at an airplane, but then it did something extraordinary. When the object reached the horizon...

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Through Time

Submitted to Contest #96

It should have been easy. Data coming back from the probe predicated a suitable environment, without any chance of interference with the local population. But as soon as I step through the timegate, I sense that something is wrong. The whole process of travelling to the future doesn’t take more than a second, but this time I get stuck in the limbo for several seconds. Once I get to the other side of the portal I land just off shore in an ice cold sea. The cold water takes me by surprise and while my body fights against the shocking cold,...

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Gods Among Us

Submitted to Contest #96

Moscow, December 18th, 2021 I felt exhausted. It had been a long journey and I felt the sharp pain from the blisters on my feet with every step I made. But the night was fast approaching and the temperature was dropping drastically with every minute past since sundown. I needed to find a place to settle for the night, somewhere that could protect me from the elements. As the sky was getting darker, the city started to pick up a nefarious vibe. With every direction I turned, I saw evil looks lurking from behind the flickering impromptu fire...

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The experience

Submitted to Contest #97

"Okay the window is off the track Antonia, do you know how to fix that?" asked his mother; Hattie. "Yes mam, I thought you had grocery shopping to do?" said Antonia. "Oh yes, but I have to mop this floor, dust the living room, and mend your Father's church suit first." That seemed like a wonderful opportunity for Antonia to pitch in and help his mother. "That's ok Mom, you take the kids with you to the grocery store, and I got all this." Hattie accepted, she knew her son very well. Responsibility, sufficiency, and accomplishments were his ni...

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The Geocache Kidnapper

Submitted to Contest #97

The Geocache Kidnapper      by K. Laini Williams Sage reaches her car only to realize she doesn’t have her keys. “Don’t tell me I left my keys in the park!” she sighs and heads back into the park. She finds her keys lying on the large rock where she had placed her backpack earlier. She did not recall them falling out of her bag but figures a critter may have found her shiny key chain alluring and pulled it out. It would not have been the first time a critter tampered with her belongings. She recalled...

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*Attack in the Mountains*

Submitted to Contest #96

The gemstone in the sky shone a lovely milky white appearance. The wind howled as it traveled throughout the peaks. Everything stood calm. Below a leaning pine stood a treen cottage secluded behind the brambles. A family relaxed at the table. The eldest daughter, Serria, sat near the window. Rather than listening to the discussion of her family. She viewed the forest. Her family preferred to be solitary. Not be included in anything that went on in the community nearby. People knew they lived somewhere near here and didn't trust them since th...

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When the Stranger Knocks

Submitted to Contest #96

It was just a normal day for Jane first she cleaned her house while listening to music then she did some laundry. After the cleaning was done she was curled up on the couch reading her book when a knock on the door sounded and the normal day changed. Not expecting anyone, Jane checked her phone for missed messages or calls and found none. The knock sounded again on the door, louder this time so she reluctantly got up and answered the door. Jane pulled open the door without checking who it was, “Can I help you”, she asked the man. “Pretend li...

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Cry In the Woods

Submitted to Contest #97

I slowly unzipped the tent window to peer outside. It was too dark to see anything. “Annie?” “You heard it, too?” she whispered.  My friend Annie and I went camping for the weekend, a summer ritual that we’ve done for seven years. After the sudden death of Annie’s father, she refused to talk to anyone but me. After being diagnosed with depression, she adopted a service dog named Charlie, a now eight-year-old Belgian Malinois. “Was it Charlie?” I breathed.  “No, she’s right here, but I think she heard it too.”  We both sat...

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The Barn With A Hidden Secret{Tag: A Story Where A Window IS Found Broken}

Submitted to Contest #97

One beautiful, crisp, fall day, when Adam was out walking his dog, Captain, and he came across an old barn with quite a few windows broken in it. He would’ve kept going, had he not heard tiny little sounds coming from inside. He went in to investigate, and when he went through the doorway, much to his surprise, he saw a mother cat and 4 baby kittens that were only a few weeks old. They were meowing softly, and rolling around. There was a calico, a black kitten, a tiger striped and an orange kitten. They were so adorable, that Adam was instan...

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Stripes Run Red

Submitted to Contest #97

They always hunted on moonlit nights. It eliminated the need for flashlights, which would act like flares in the open, Maharashtra plains. They slowly prowled through the thick, lush undergrowth, using the moon’s glow to guide them to the waterhole where they’d laid their trap the previous night. “Are you ready?” Falan asked softly, hauling a thick duffel bag onto his broad shoulders. Moonlight bathed his figure, highlighting the taunt muscles protruding from his back. “We’re almost there.” Amol Patel exhaled, surveying the untamed w...

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Strange

Submitted to Contest #96

Ranger and Jasmine stood in front of their house embracing each other. The rain pounded down on them. Lighting lit up the sky and thunder boomed louder than it ever had before. ¨We should probably go inside¨ Jasmine said, shivering as a big gust of wind blew. They quickly went inside. A few minutes later they heard a loud knock on the door. Ranger and Jasmine looked at each other. Who was at their door this late in the night? Soon the knocking became pounding. It seemed like the door would break under the pressure. Ranger jumped up and opene...

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Mission type:individual/ team

Submitted to Contest #96

Thayer Blackwood watched the tassel smoke trickle through the living room. The sweet smell was supposed to calm him, but it didn't help at all, it even aggravated his frustration. It had been three weeks since he had been robbed, weeks with days when he had looked at the sun on the window of his forest house, it was shining too brightly, too warmly, too full of life. Although he drew his blinds, he could sense the light, he could see her slipping around the corners, trying to get into his living room. Three weeks in which the police had foun...

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Friends or Monarch

Submitted to Contest #97

I sat on the flimsy, crumbling, rotting steps of my -if you could call it that- cottage and waited for the messenger boy. My favorite part of the day is when I got to communicate cheerfully with Karlos and his beautiful horse, Pippa. For a few minutes, I would distract myself from the empty void-like lifestyle that had consumed me for my entire knowledge of existence. The tattered, worn, copper-colored dress-ish cloth outfit I wore came to my anklebones, keeping out some of the icy winds. I shivered, pulling my dark shawl tighter, attempting...

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