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In the dark - A (very) short story of fear (ENG) / Nel buio – Una microstoria di paura(ITA)

20 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

In the dark (ENG) It was dark, black, absolutely obscure.I was groping, but I was absolutely not able to perceive what my hands were touching.One moment it was something soft, intangible, perhaps a cobweb. The next moment I felt something liquid, oil...

Between me

14 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments ByakuroStories

"Finally, you can hear me now." "Who are you?" "The other you" "The other me? "Yes. "Am I going crazy? "Ahah, not at all" "How is something like that possible then?" "Simple, you're listening. "I don't understand. Listening to what? "Of yourself." "S...

The cliff - A (very) short fiction story (ENG) / La scogliera – Una microstoria (ITA)

13 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

The cliff (ENG) The cliff was so high that the precipice that sank beneath his feet looked more like an infinite chasm than a cliff overlooking the sea.The coast rose so high above the waves breaking on the rocks that he could hardly hear the roar.A...

A` Large Encampment Upon A Very Large Hill

12 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments ArmFarm

A Division, of The Holy Army, sat upon the top. The Main elements of Knights, Clerics, and Paladins grouped under their tents and gazebos. Some were praying, some were resting and sleeping, some were holding Councils. Their armor was set about, in or...

what is love?

10 Jun 2021 6 minute read 0 comments ByakuroStories

It was another one of those boring, flat days. There was nothing but garbage on TV and I didn't really feel like reading. So I decided to go out for a while. I didn't have a specific destination, nor a place to meet up with friends. I went where my f...

Two fears

9 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments ByakuroStories

In a modestly sized courtyard. A young man in front of a wooden dummy....  "Punch, kick, punch, elbow!" Sweat drips from his bare torso, blood instead, from his arms and legs. "It hurts master!"  "Pain reminds you that you're alive, don't stop!" A ma...

Mother and daughter

8 Jun 2021 3 minute read 1 comment ByakuroStories

A girl alone in the silence of her room. "Knock knock." "..." "Knock knock." "Come on in, I know it's you mom." "If you knew, you could have told me right away daughter." "I wanted to be alone." "I see." "Did you want to ask me something?" "Yes, how...

Declaration of...

6 Jun 2021 1 minute read 3 comments ByakuroStories

  "Will I see you again?" "Only if you want to." "I, I can't..." "Hey, can you forget how to breathe? Likewise, you can't forget how to love." "I don't think I deserve you..." "Oh you, that's not for you to decide." "But I'd feel guilty!" "That's why...

Meow - A (very) short science fiction story (ENG)/Miao – Un microracconto di fantascienza (ITA)

6 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments lemming

Meow - A (very) short science fiction story (ENG) We will probably never know why they chose our small town to land and start the invasion of our planet.The aliens landed in the green field in which we were used to going to play football. It was a gr...

Goodbye Dad

5 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments ByakuroStories

"Am I dying?" "... Yes" "Your white blood cells are attacking your red blood cells.""I see, and so I won't be able to see my 60s..." "Do you have any regrets?" "No, I don't think so." "Well, after all, you've lived a full life. You've traveled, you'v...