We never thought we'd ever make it this far. Humans should've died off as soon as the sun imploded, yet humanity still existed centuries later amidst frozen tundras & underwater facilities. The planet spun off course through space without the sun to keep it in orbit, and so the dim light of random moons and stars was all anyone earthside knew. Under the water, cities only knew artificial light.
Until everything changed again. Earth joined the orbit of two other small planets on their track around a sun, smaller than the one that kept our earth thriving, but large enough. For the first time in many years, we watched the sun rise.
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Josey Pickering
Autistic, non-binary, queer horror nerd with a lot to say.
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Trash Panda
Jessica was awakened by another bump in the night. It was the third time that week, and she sat up to investigate what the ruckus was this time. She had her suspicions, a chubby raccoon who was getting into things in her garden one night. The next night? Same raccoon, different motive. It had found itself away into her trash cans but not a way out. She had no idea what tonight had in store for her, but if her instincts were correct, it was the same little trash panda with an ever expanding waist line.
By Josey Pickeringabout a year ago in Fiction
Vale Perficientur
"My tears need a minute to find the edges of my face. If you'll please excuse me." The sarcasm stabbed into Juliana’s heart. Antonia glared at her from the pit of the Lyceum as her student fought to hold back tears that had nothing to do with the pain in her fingers. “You’re better than this, again.”
By Matthew Fromm4 days ago in Fiction
A Defeatist
A Defeatist Elias lived a life never-endingly hung within the shadow of "what uncertainties." Each choice, each activity, was weighed down by the fear of being labeled a defeatist. He wasn't born that way. As a child, his eyes shone with the same brave flicker as the other boys, the ones who climbed the tallest trees and chased after rebel fireflies long past nightfall. But some place along the way, fear took root, a weed that choked the once dynamic plant of his strength.
By Abdul Qayyum7 days ago in Fiction
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Simultaneously chilling and stunning