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Chapter 2 - Mykel

1 Jun 2021 7 minute read 1 comment Dis0ri3nted

A tall, slender man walked down a dark dusty road in a small, abandoned town far from his home city of Ahlyntees. It was a warm summer night, and the wind blew in a cool breeze from the east, producing a broken, desolate lullaby as it softly rattled...

The Purple Water

1 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Twirble

  The Purple Water pt 1 I live with my brother Bob in an apartment in Massachusetts…. (Or was it California? I forget.)  He likes fish. I am walking walking, walking to work. I stack records; I’m not sure why.  My boss Alfred whips me when I stack t...

The hero - A (very) short science fiction story (ENG)/L’eroe – Un microracconto di fantascienza (ITA)

30 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

The hero - A (very) short science fiction story (ENG). Our hero was returning after fifty years of travels, adventures, and discoveries.He had been around the universe. He had encountered alien races and visited unknown worlds. He had reached the edg...

The Great Bitcoin Heist

28 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments TyreP

This is a work of fiction! The year is 2050. In the years after The Great Inflation, which saw the United States Dollar crash and lose favor as the world currency. Many countries struggled to find a good replacement as no specific country had a stra...

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Series Introduction

28 May 2021 7 minute read 2 comments Cantarella

It is often said that crypto is the new wild west, and maybe it is because of this and my affinity for spaghetti westerns, courtesy of my grandmother's house family afternoon gatherings watching these movies, that I so enjoy this space. So I thought,...

My Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and How I'm Making a Second Income After-Work

26 May 2021 3 minute read 2 comments Cantarella

How It All Began My journey began in September 2017 in the late part of the last bull market cycle. I was just starting out in cryptocurrencies after hearing about Bitcoin's rise to fifteen thousand dollars. Youtube videos and Internet articles of ho...

Grime of Ages: A Work in Progress Pt 1

25 May 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Twirble

  Sodden, wet and putrid, the grime of ages. Dry eyes open painfully to examine a fly buzzing around a lantern. A bent figure rises; bones jelly. He turns to the window over the garden; where butterflies fly about green fields, unaware of anything bu...

Some Sort of Purpose

24 May 2021 1 minute read 2 comments dezdeluxe

"Do not forget your purpose, ball of light. Far too many who have live a life unfulfilled."       There are those who believe we are here for a set purpose, and those who believe we are here just because. The answer varies based on each individual...

The eruption - A (very) short fiction story (ENG) / L’eruzione – Una microstoria (ITA)

23 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

The eruption- A (very) short fiction story (ENG) He had been there for hours observing that impressive show of nature.The volcano had started rumbling a week ago and never stopped.It had slept more than ten thousand years and now the mountain has bee...

Too much change

20 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments ToHu521

A man complains to his psychiatrist:– Doctor, I feel like everything is changing so fast that I cannot keep up. The doctor slowly asks:– When do these changes occur? – Since my girlfriend gets pregnant. – I believe that becoming a father marks a sign...