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The sublime observer

It was a beautiful day, with only a light breeze to breathe. The passersby took no heed of the young, but gorgeous woman with her chin held high and her hips sw...

Thief bait

"How did you sleep?" your father asks, as you emerge from the back door with a groggy look over your face. "Like a rock, I guess," you say. "Did you get up for ...

One last intent

I hesitantly approached the booth and the 'Sword in the Stone' sign hanging above. I was a nervous, but the folks lined up around the corner to participate lure...

The last hope

You lift the small box with some difficulty. Inside is a single gold coin and a note with only your name in its handwriting. You frown as the note is different ...

Insurgent Army

Breathing did not come naturally for Lucy. She was not a woman easily rushed, and spoke only when she felt she had something worthwhile to say. But then, why sh...

The White Figure

It was a warm day in early spring in San Diego. With the beautiful weather, children were running around in playgrounds, adults were at work, and school buses w...

A way to live

To say that it had been a rough year for me would be a gross understatement. Many nights I had cried myself to sleep for the life I seemed to still be living. I...

Facing Extinction

Everyone was hungry. The wild animals were only too delighted to snap up our leftovers. What had been normal food, a few weeks ago, was now barely surviving. On...

Inside me

The wind was hissing through the grass when she first levitated, a light, shaking shiver like a leaf blowing. The same could be said for the hairs on her arms, ...

Running for my life

I was finally alone. After three months of barely living on top of the scaffolding, my room had become my sanctuary. I stumbled up the two flights of stairs and...

A Place in the Mortal Kingdom

Sleepy Hollow was an idyllic, small New England town nestled in the Blue Hill region. The gently rolling hills, the dappled sunlight, and soft breezes of this p...

In Defense of Humanity

So the Americans, the Russians, the Chinese, and all the other countries worked together. They built this spaceship, the ''Arathia'' and sent people to a distan...

Expected opportunity

I watched as the girl, Amanda, bumped a girl's shoulder and caused her to drop her purse. I like to think of myself as an old soul, older than my twenty-eight y...

During the full Moon

"I think that'll do it," the witch said. "How will I know?" my friend George asked as he bit down on the small bag of mashed up bones. The witch put her mug dow...

Goblins of the dark wizard

Your forehead, your right hand, your left leg, your torso, and your left ankle were burning hot. Your belly was aching in a way that you hadn't felt in a thousa...

Genetic Differences

It took a full week for the crew to realize Marilyn wasn't in the astronauts' quarters, or as close as they'd been since leaving Earth. Despite their insistence...

Monetary fall

My name is Lori Conrad and I am the former defending secretary in a legal battle with a wealthy San Francisco mogul, Franklin J. Thorne. In my family, wealth wa...

The Unusual Light of the Stranger

Darkness continues to settle over the world as you venture further into the depths. The unusual light from the stranger seems to be drawing more creatures than ...

Suffering in Silence

It was the beginning of senior year... a year of endings and beginnings. It was time to leave childhood behind and embrace adulthood. It was the worst summer of...

To bring back inspiration

My name is Jane. I am a freelance writer. I don't know what you're thinking about. You're probably wondering what I'm doing in a place like this. I can tell you...