Adventure

Unwelcome To Earth
Where they came from was a total mystery. She didn’t know their names. She didn’t know if they were male or female, or if they were something in-between. Their luminous bodies shifted in color as they shimmered under the light of the moon. All she knew was that they were different. They were other-worldly, and she was completely captivated.
By Mama Magdalene5 months ago in Fiction
The Wrong Road. Runner-Up in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge.
July 19, 1994 Wei was standing on the shore of a beautiful lake the name of which he didn’t know. He’d thought it was just a pit stop on their way to his final destination in Tibet, as his driver had stopped his overheating BJ212 military surplus vehicle and opened up the hood, trying to cool it down. Wei got out of the Jeep-looking car and went to the lake shore, admiring its breathtaking beauty. When he heard the car start and turned around, he saw his bag on the ground and the car driving off. Wei shouted at the driver to wait for him, but the driver just waved him off and said something that he’d reached his destination. Or brought Wei as far as he could.
By Lana V Lynx5 months ago in Fiction
Through a Hidden Cave by the River. Honorable Mention in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge.
Dylan could hear the barking of dogs. They were not small, that the boy well knew, but he did not want to stay still long enough to find out. He instead ran as quick as his teenage legs could carry him. His coat tore on branches and nettles stung his ankles, but he could not stop. His regret was near instant.
By Ian Read5 months ago in Fiction
Good Luck
“Good luck.” Lance’s bass tone came through the line with a weird lack of inflection. “What?” I picked up with my left hand while I was fumbling with my gym bag. Right when he called, it had gotten stuck in the trunk of the cab somehow and I was trying to wrench it out.
By Alicia Anspaugh5 months ago in Fiction
After Everything, It’s Still You
Atlas strolled around the kingdom, taking in the crisp night air. This was definitely his favorite time of the day. Usually, he walks around in the nearby forest. But today, he felt like walking around the streets. He’s never really looked around here much anyways. Looking to his left, he saw a small store. Was this store new? He didn’t remember it. It was closed now, so he couldn't go looking inside of it anyways. Maybe tomorrow. He was about to move on, though at a second glance, he spotted something moving. Was that a person? He squinted and his thoughts were confirmed- that was indeed a person creeping out of the store's window. Odd. He could almost assume they were stealing, with the way they were acting, and the bag of things they were carrying out of the store… wait.
By Jay5 months ago in Fiction
THE VOICE OF DEMOCARCY
The old ballot box was never supposed to be found. For twenty years, it had remained hidden beneath the floorboards of a forgotten library at the edge of the city. Dust covered its wooden surface, and rust had eaten away at its metal corners. To most people, it was nothing more than an antique relic.
By younas khan5 months ago in Fiction
The Last Lantern Keeper
For generations, the towering lighthouse of Stormwatch Point stood on a rocky cliff overlooking the sea. Its bright lantern guided ships safely through dangerous waters.
By Asghar ali awan5 months ago in Fiction
Breaking Cultural Barriers
How was I to know? I couldn't have known. I didn't mean for any of it to happen. Two months ago, I, Calvin Masterson, set about to climb the great cliffs of Namibia in Africa. It took the better part of a day to summit the plateau.
By Julie Lacksonen5 months ago in Fiction
They Shouldn't Have Come Here
They shouldn’t have come here, but they did. On the third day of June in the year 2032 aliens invaded Earth. I know this sounds like the beginning of a cliché Sci-Fi novel. You’re probably thinking something along the lines of, “Great, another War of the Worlds clone.” This is not that story.
By Nicholas Kleinhenz5 months ago in Fiction
Pink Buds. Top Story - June 2026. Content Warning.
Running through the weed patch, laughing, I listened for the others as they ran all around me. Who knew there was such a gold mine, or rather, field, right here outside the city limits? Jay Jay had stopped somewhere up ahead, and I could hear him with his “Blessed Mother Mary’s.” While Will and Trina were giggling together somewhere behind me, Suzie was just ahead of me, just as giddy as I was, looking over her shoulder like she wanted to ask me a question.
By Mother Combs5 months ago in Fiction
The Gamma Paradox . Runner-Up in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge.
For more than eighty cycles, the Archivists of Nareth, members of the Concord of Oris, had listened to the transmissions coming from the distant planet Gamma.
By Isidora Luna5 months ago in Fiction
An algorithms last prayer . AI-Generated.
The sky was no longer blue. A dull amber glow hung like a dying bulb over the ruined skyline of Old Chicago. Concrete husks of skyscrapers jutted from the earth like shattered teeth, their glass eyes long since gouged out by fire, wind, and war. The streets below were veined with rust and silence, the echoes of humanity scattered to ash.
By E. hasan5 months ago in Fiction