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To the Future!

Submitted to Contest #59

Herb’s heartbeats were over the charts. On the one hand, he was excited with this one in a lifetime chance to travel to the future. On the other hand, he was overly anxious because he would not know what to expect until it was too late. The Genie had made it very clear from the start that Herb had only one more wish left so he could not wish to go five hundred years into the future AND wished to know what to expect UNTIL he reaches there. Herb had cursed the Genie for his inflexibility. To be fair, he did curse himself ...

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Alone Together

Submitted to Contest #60

I am sad.There is no denying it. The sadness still envelops me, all these many years later.It has been a long time since I have been held in the arms of my Compatriot. She was kind, and loving, and gentle. She used her long-fingered hands to ease my fears and provide a safe haven of comfort.But she is long gone now, along with all the other Bipedals. They are all gone.So, I have walked this earth alone, without my Compatriot by my side. I still remember being pressed against her body as she fell ill, her heart racing. It had happened so quic...

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Cyrus's Trip to a Strange London

Submitted to Contest #59

Cyrus Darkmore came to London to find her and this small man keeps telling him something about a stupid number.“Sir, if you want to contact her, I need a number" he explains, holding a newspaper dated from yesterday, May 1st, 2000.“How dare you speak of her like she’s just a number? She has a name, Sierra.” Anger shows in his tone, but he pronounces “Sierra” as if the name reminds him of both sorrow and love. The man behind the counter looks startled.“I’m sorry sir, but I need more than a name. And I meant her telephone number.”“I don’t have...

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Stranger

Submitted to Contest #60

It’s been 456 days since I last saw my family. Wait, no. Scratch that. 457 days, starting today. Counting days has kept me sane. Reminds me that it wasn’t always like this. That I had friends, a family. A roof over my head, food on the table every time I came back from school. Now, I go days without anything. At first, it was hard because I had never gone a day without food or water. My lips have grown dry, my mouth is coarse. I’ve grown used to it, though. Ever since “that day” I’ve found less food as the months go by. You’d be surprised co...

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Mr. Joseph Nkrumah and wife Mrs. Elizabeth Nkrumah moved to a place called America a land of opportunity and plenty where one person loves and the other hates.

Submitted to Contest #59

Mr. Joseph Nkrumah and wife Mrs. Elizabeth Nkrumah moved to a place called America a land of opportunity and plenty.As can be noted Mr. Joseph Nkrumah liked his new neighbourhood in Florida, America but his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Nkrumah hates America due to some perculiar reasons.Among the reasons that Joseph Nkrumah moved to America was because he loves that country.Also the weather conditions in the United States of America is very good especially during summer in exception of Winter.There are beautiful and spacious houses around the entire ...

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My Jimmy

Submitted to Contest #60

Barracudas are ferocious opportunistic predators. Relying on surprise and short bursts of speed, up to 36 miles per hour, they overtake their prey quickly and then bite them in half. Kinda’ wish I would have known this.  They are snake-like in appearance with razor sharp fang teeth much like the piranha, all in different sizes set in sockets in their large powerful jaws. Like sharks, some barracudas will attack humans, although such incidents are rare. I was one of those rare incidents. The Florida Keys, mile mar...

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The Blue Grotto

Submitted to Contest #59

Copyright © 2020 Fallow Amber.All rights reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used f...

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A Life of Lives

Submitted to Contest #60

“…L-Let’s get behind that ridge…make camp. This liquor is really…hmm..."“I gotta wash all this blood off…c-change clothes, at least. It was a good fight. He did well, d-don’t ya think? Got me a bit-"“…No, I’m l-limpin’ because I limp, and I’m hurt because I hurt…s-shut your mind up. Ugh, this guy’s blood reeks! …I-It’s more his than mine.”“Yeah, well, I guess we all smell now, don’t we?”“…H-Have to say…super grateful for this whiskey. Hm. D-Don’t look at me like that. Who-who knew when I said, I’d’ve killed for a drink that it’d end up true....

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Decimate

Submitted to Contest #60

I’d learnt to master survival mode, but I’d forgotten what it was really like to live. Three weeks ago, the world which I once knew came to an end. The thing I remembered the most about that day, was the constant ringing of phones, the screams and sobs, the frantic praying to every God I’d ever heard off echoing off the walls. I thought that was the end, part of me wished that it was. I had spent the last three weeks trapped in a hotel lobby with my classmates, my best friend and my twin sister on the other side of the country.  Everyd...

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Heading south

Submitted to Contest #59

We were descending into another world, as our bus steadily made its way down a mountain pass. From high up on a ridge, a canopy of green stretched out before us. We had left behind a dry savannah-like plateau and were now entering the temperate rainforests of Patagonia. Beside me sat a German girl who’d climbed aboard the small 32-seater bus in what seemed like the middle of nowhere, with nothing but forest for miles. From the window of the bus I had watched as the bus driver helped her stow her large backpack in the luggage compartment b...

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Planet Kipler

Submitted to Contest #59

Planet Kepler The year is 3098. Earth had been destroyed by pollution and global warming. The earth was uninhabitable for humans and animals. NASA found a new planet that was similar to Earth with water, grass, and plenty of clean air. The new planet was discovered in 3030 and scientists were sent over to prepare the planet for habitation. Soon there were eco friendly homes, buildings and cars. This was mankind's second chance to make the world right and keep their planet healthy and clean. The government didn’t want their new world to tur...

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Pizza

Submitted to Contest #59

‘Here you go with your large flat white with skimmed milk and croissant’ Mr Iqbal’ said the server at the ‘Glorious Day’ café on George Street, Sydney, Australia. Perfect late Saturday afternoon is what Iqbal loved in his adapted (adopted) country. Sit back, relax, and reflect. Taste a cup of caffeine at his regular cafe. Sit back and see the world go by. He could watch the light rail go by transporting people from one place to another. He could see the many shoppers with shopping bags which provided the holder with some form of c...

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IUSTITIA DISCORDIAE

Submitted to Contest #59

As the town car pulled up to the rectory apartments of the St. Hoston Cathedral, Silver Staff couldn't help but smile and give a silent thanks to the Lord. Silver Staff was on cloud nine as the town car parked at the curb. After years of training and fighting injustice, he had finally become a state-sponsored hero and had been tasked with protecting the city of Port Honorius. He'd recently married the love of his life, Charlotte, and he was excited to start their lives together. The Church had given them an entire suite in the rectory to cal...

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Nimbus Novus

Submitted to Contest #59

“Now arriving at: Nimbus Prime. Please gather belongings and prepare to deboard.” A robotic voice gargled through the rusty speakers of the passenger cabin. Vallen’s lips tightened nervously and she studied the speaker nearest to her intensely to try and take her mind off of how afraid she was. It looked like an old tin can, she thought, imagining the robot announcer at the other end of the line speaking into a second tin can, connected to the first by a length of string. Her mother had told her about an archaic children’s tradition like tha...

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Entering Bliss

Submitted to Contest #59

Bliss: Horrible things happen in Bliss. Some say the small town is cursed, haunted, home to a cult, among other things. One outrageous accusation is that the town is ran by a group of corrupt politicians who orchestrate publicity stunts in order to bring attention to the town, and the issues they want to address. The odd thing is, that most of the incidents claim victims who are not native to the town. Almost as if the town is weeding out those who weren’t born on it's soil, the newcomers always end up disappearing or the victim of som...

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