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Twas a Cold Winter Eve. Top Story - October 2023.
Bacon sizzled in the background, and steam swirled from the untouched coffee cups between the elderly couple. Most observers would hardly notice the stoic couple sitting in the Bleecker Street diner where they had first met forty years earlier. Surrounded by Christmas décor, carols thrummed through speakers mounted in the ceiling. Bing Crosby yodeled White Christmas as large snowflakes fluttered to the ground outside.
By J. S. Wade3 years ago in Fiction
Padro and I embark on a journey that takes us to the frontiers of the cosmos
July 11, 3021 AD In an era of technological marvels and interstellar exploration, Padro and I embark on a journey that takes us to the frontiers of the cosmos – a time of spacefaring civilizations, cosmic wonders, and the uncharted expanse of the universe. Amidst the sleek spacecraft and bustling spaceports of a futuristic metropolis on a distant planet, we uncover a trail of enigmatic signals that lead us to an astronomical anomaly.
By David Anderson3 years ago in Fiction
Chapter ?: An Angel is Born/Dies [Delete whichever is inappropriate]. Content Warning.
It was a pretty house in the countryside, spacious with gleaming wooden floors and wide windows. A generous porch out the front, and an orchard, although the trees are bare and skeletal at this time of year. On this night, the roof was thickly carpeted with white, its edges forested with icicles. The wind howled, and the sky promised more snow.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Fiction
The Last Train
Manik is barely 18 years old and has had the burden of exams on his shoulders for the past few weeks, which finally lifted. It's a beautiful afternoon, the sun casting a warm golden glow over the city. Their final exams are just over and the stress is behind them. Manik and his three close friends decide to celebrate with a leisurely walk through their distant bustling town.
By Thowhid Miah3 years ago in Fiction
The Ballad of Daisy Wick. Content Warning.
This story is part of the Vocal + Assist on Facebook Lost in a Story Challenge. You can learn more about it here: Woof, woof! I really like my new home. My new owner seems sad. I think it's something to do with someone called Helen. I don't know much about humans, but he seems to be very overcome with sadness, grief and a lot of darkness. I will be the light of his life. I need to do something to help him, that's for sure.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Fiction
Between Father And Son. Runner-Up in Unspoken Challenge.
There was one person that Clifford hadn't anticipated on seeing. His Father, Benedict. The man that had screamed at him to get out of his house when he was sixteen. Right after he had come out to him. That he wasn't his child anymore. And that if Clifford ever stepped one foot inside his home, he would hurt him. In ways that Clifford wasn't entirely certain of.
By Raphael Fontenelle3 years ago in Fiction
The Softest Hands
It started with an argument. Not your ordinary, run of the mill argument either. No. The shouting, see who can yell the loudest kind. The kind where who is right and who is wrong no longer matters. When things get nasty. When you each stop trying to prove your point and simply decide how best to hurt each other.
By Kenny Penn3 years ago in Fiction
Canine Convos
Today, the female alpha was praising me for my ability to alert her to the sound of another dog barking so far away, that her feeble human ears could not hear. After I relayed the message to her of the passing stray dogs 3 clicks to the south, she patted my head and said:
By Hope Martin3 years ago in Fiction








