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22 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
To Your Highness, the Empress of the United States of Africa: Dear Madam, I know you are a very busy woman so allow me to be brief. I am the chief representative of the First World Countries Alliance. I am following up on the matter of you opening yo...
21 Nov 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
I originally wrote the below story as a creative/descriptive writing assignment when I was in high school. (I did not get a good mark for it, since it was too short and lost impact towards the end.) Now, many years and much improved writing later, I...
20 Nov 2021 4 minute read 0 comments mildandred
I wrote this story in November 2020, in response to the following Reedsy.com prompt: "Write a story where one character needs to betray the other, but isn't sure if they can." Let me know what you think of it! It was bound to happen. He had spent h...
20 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
Gavrilo Princip aimed his gun at the victim. He could not afford to botch things up the way his comrade had, a few hours ago. The victim and his wife came into view. Stupid sentimental fool! Giving up all that power and status for a mere woman. He wo...
19 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
The blue eyes of the young man shone with great pleasure as he read the letter. He could barely believe that his dream was coming true, that his perseverance had finally paid off. It was his second time to apply to the school. Last year, the school h...
11 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Gamorita
It is late in the night, you can only hear the wind and the leaves that fall from the bushes. The night is clear, the moon is shining, and only a few clouds cover the stars. It's going to be a quiet night, the cemetery gates have been closed for 2 ho...
9 Nov 2021 3 minute read 2 comments newb0Xsir
A Short Story After a split tapping of his wrist, Oslo is brought back to the realm of consciousness by his smart watch. The device was happily pinging away his morning alarm and showing the daily weather, like a faithful butler strapped to his arm....
31 Oct 2021 1 minute read 0 comments redheadblues
"She was a bright star in centuries of darkness. I would have followed that star to the ends of the earth, if she let me. But she didn’t, and I respected her wishes to stay away." An excerpt; a chapter from a fantasy novel I fell in love with when...
15 Oct 2021 3 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir
A Short Story One more task today is one less task tomorrow chimed one of many various thoughts dancing around in The Worker’s mind. There was lots to do and very little time. Seconds ticking away on the digital clock display on her computer monitor...
24 Sep 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Tšuhna
04:02, Roadblock A, Army exercise area X "Where is he, I am getting fed up with this slimeball" Lisa thought as the conscript slid his fingers across her surface for the millionth time in the hour he had been on this post, the next guy should come re...
