Cursed, Eternal Wish (By MouseJ)
It seemed like the most logical wish to make at the time. Back then, all those millions of years ago, people lived only to be 25 or so before they got claimed by dinos or infection. So, the most logical request to make when you approach a meteorite...
Perpetual Princess Project
?"Bees. An entire planet full of bees of all sizes. And woe, here am I, above it all, allergic to bees." Razion lamented her royal plight as she floated in her bedroom window looking down upon her colony world. She watched as the skyhook hauled up a...
My Immortal (By Avoozl)
“ **My Immortal"** **By Terry Echoes** “What is taking you so long?" I was strapped to the table, the cold, hard surface jabbing into my shoulder blades. Taut, wide straps pinned down my bare green arms and chest, as well as my hips,...
James and the Giant Deep
?James was sure he'd be fired. The entire board was in there. He'd barged in and seen top secret files. Glanced, really, he didn't have time to read anything they said. And yet, that eye haunted him. Just thinking about it his fear grew. He could feel...
Skeptics Guide to the Universe Thorn's Wish
"Eyes barely open, I silenced my alarm. Work in two hours, but I needed at least thirty more hours of sleep. You know how that feels, but for me it was literal." Thorn continued over the sounds of agreement. "So I dragged myself out of bed, not...
Family Reunion
"So, who is he?" Cole knew this day would come. He was just hoping he could have had his parents living in ignorance for a little while longer. But, when your parents are a combination of 3 demons, the entire Fae population, and a single disgruntled...
Dead Man's Clothes
It was a cool autumn day, the trees alight in warm hues. The first hint of winter was still frost in the shaded spots of grass. The brook bubbled and gurgled over the soft rocks and down the many twists and turns of the pebble bank. A doe and her twin...
I had this dream
A ring of the doorbell, and like clockwork, five seconds is all it takes. "Oh, Louise! You're back in town for the summer already? University treating ya well?" "Just fine, Mr. Brooks. Everything's going wonderfully so far." Nosy as it may...
The Interrogation: A Dr. Cardboard Revue
" **The Interrogation: A Dr. Cardboard Revue"** **by Terry Echoes** Pierre found himself staring up at a picture of a man with a manic grin. The grin stretched across the man's golden-brown muzzle, and his eyes were lit up with the kind of jovial...
Coming out of the tent
He'd made Shannon Connelly cry, the bastard. Nobody messed with Shannon Connelly, because there was no reason to do so. Everybody loved her. She was head of the film club at school, and had the best taste in film. You'd think that's not objective, but...
Hindr (By Chaon)
The text was bright red and stylistically rendered in the manner of the Goosebumps logo; with ugly pustules that seemed to drip off the pristine white of his smartphone screen. Other than the garish font the splash screen appeared boringly dull next to...
Fleshmarket
He is not a doctor. Not even in the loosest sense of the word. No white coat. No stethoscope. He could be anyone: an accountant, an administrator, a manager. Neither part of the medical team nor the patient?s retinue; he is an outsider?an...