Cul-de-Sac (By Avoozl)
"Cul-de-Sac" By Terry Echoes Zeke Pulanski admired himself in the mirror. Yeah. This Halloween, he was good enough to eat. He flexed a bicep and kissed it, then rolled his abdomen. Truth be told, it wasn't much in the way of a six-pack, but Zeke's...
Just What You Do
They really needed to get the lighting fixed in here. Only the dull red glow of the exit sign. Not that it mattered; I could climb these stairs in my sleep. Which step creaked. Just where to reach for the bar and shove open the door. My foot didn't...
A Pickle...
It was a hot night, insects buzzing outside the open window against the screen. There was no breeze to kiss the heat away, just more god forsaken heat. In a tiny house a man lay in his bed, wearing nothing but a set of boxers and blankets kicked to...
Long Live the Witch (By Avoozl)
“ **Long Live the Witch"** **By Terry Echoes** The wind died down, as if it, too, was listening to Hannah's impassioned words. “This is an old woman who needs our help! Sometimes the biggest danger someone can face isn't horrific and sudden...
The Scientific Inquirer, Article 1
_The Scientific Inquirer_ **Revolutionary Treatment for Rodents Found?** Published: September 17th, 2020 In this day and age, many major illnesses are but a memory of a distant past. What we suffer from are but trifles to such horrid plagues as...
End of an Era
What happened to us? We were extinguished. Like a cold breath of air against a flickering flame, or the sun beaming down its withering heat on a chunk of ice, or a granule of sand taken by the dark and expansive and terrifying sea. A single...
Please Look Up (By Makyo)
# Please Look Up I quickly grow tired of my own footfalls. Those same padded feet hitting that same hard-packed path. Those same claws leaving those same indentations in the same dirt, that dirt that lies halfway between mud and stone. Was that the...
The Cave
"Belle, are you sure this is such a good idea?" The pink girl groaned and rolled her eyes at her twin. "Come on, Beau, where's your sense of adventure?" Beau balled his paws into fists and looked into the darkness ahead of them. "I think I left...
Not Exactly Dead
Not Exactly Dead By ironsnake345 Submission for a weekly writing prompt by Writer's Crossing ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT EXACTLY DEAD Life (so to speak) in Necropolis It's been a...
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...
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,...
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...