Category: Human
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The Battle (Submitted by Kid Valiant)
“CAPTAIN! THEY’RE GAINING ON US! WHAT DO WE DO?!” I yell out, awaiting a response. Impulsively, I run away to gather any loot & weapons I can in order to prepare for the attack. My hands are sweaty, my breaths are getting real heavy. “USE WHATEVER WEAPON YOU HAVE. THEY’RE…
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Personality Wild West
I have a personality disorder where thousands of people occupy my body. My biggest difference is that I look like the people I become. That’s mixed with an anger management plan and I’ve been getting myself into some trouble lately. I load my rifle and climb up to perch from…
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Fresh Ink (submitted by Squirmy Duck)
My pen exploded in my pocket today and no one told me. Blue ink everywhere, all over my fresh white shirt. I conducted several important meetings looking like this. Now I know why so many people were sniggering behind their hands when I was talking. I only noticed when I…
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Long Story Short…
Long story short is ironic as you usually get the longer version of the story with bonus features. I catch myself doing it too. I say “essentially” and then over explain myself. Rambling is in our genetic makeup, I believe. I don’t have the science to back it up myself,…
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Astrology after Death
The laptop closes after I finish doing some more online shopping. My basket was filled with herbal medicine, hair dye, grey led pencils, and tarot cards. It seems to be everything I had on my list of things I wanted to buy for today. The pencils I already have sit…
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Footsteps (Submitted by Juicy McBurger)
It was the sound of tiny feet padding across the carpet which woke me from my slumber. I smiled. My little girl woke me up this way most days. “Daddy!” she exclaimed as she jumped into bed to give me a cuddle. I squeezed her back. “Are you ok? Your…
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Dreams From Dust
“I have the insane ability to make daydreams from dust and those daydreams into reality, my friend. I’m the best realtor on the market and can guarantee that you’ll be walking into your luxury dream house. Trust me man.”
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Delayed Healthcare
“Hey, I’m just calling up today to cancel my appointment under the name Francis Strom. When is your next available time for me to come in?” I hear a sigh echo through from the other side of the phone. “Francis, you’ve cancelled your appointment with Dr Graham four times now.…
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Concentration
My teachers tell me every day that I need to concentrate in class. My parents yell at me for not listening to them as I’m not making eye contact. Then when it comes to sitting down and doing my homework, I yell at myself in my head to sit still…
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Scatterbrain
Today I know what I need to get done. Do a load of washing, put the dishwasher on, mow the lawns, go grocery shopping, prepare dinner, call Steve about boys night out on Saturday. Easy enough! I put the clothes into the washing machine and saw the laundry door was…
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Death by Social Media
I can see myself in an outer-body experience. My body lays limp by the side of the road, my phone recording still rolling. My body dying on camera. I can see it already, the likes and comments flooding in to support me. I’m going to be famous, and all I…
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You Can’t Have Your Cake… (Submitted by Juicy McBurger)
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. I always thought this to be a silly statement. Upon reflection, however it makes a lot of sense. Once you eat the cake, it ceases to be. You no longer have it. You can’t have nothing. Whilst I’m sure this provides…
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Pantry Scroll
Pantry, go up and show me what we have in stock. “We have 3 cans of beans and mustard.” Refresh. Show me something I can eat. “The food remains the same. No new products to load. May I suggest placing an order?” Fine. Oregano, spaghetti, pasta sauce, bacon… “That item…
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Brick by Brick
Life is like a house. The walls are the foundations and are made of our core values. The doors are all the opportunities that come into your life. The windows are the visions you have. Having a house without walls means there are no boundaries to how people can treat…
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Exchange Trip to the Moon
I get handed a flyer from the teacher about a new school exchange trip that is planned. Moon. The teacher then explains to the class that the school is going to the Moon. It will take 450 hours to travel one way. I pull my calculator out to see how…
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Alphabetical
Awesome!!! That’s great news about that new job you have. It suits you really well, Brittney. Boxes galore for when you move into your new house. That is not far away from happening. Chairs or couches for the living room? I reckon couches will be more comfortable for the family.…
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Wishing Into the Crystal Ball
A crystal ball in my possession. And it tells nothing but truths. This is a lot of power and I have it clasped in my palms. ‘What to ask, what to ask?’ I repeat aloud to myself before turning my attention to the crystal ball more prominently than before. The…
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Isolation Part 4 (final)
I walk the ruined hallway, nothing but rubble. The prison is in a state of collapse, I figured a riot had taken place but it looks more like a bomb had hit it. I pass the guard post, the place were they control the cells from. He’s dead. A single…
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Vivid Murderous Dreams Part 2
I have the bathtub running as I plug my shaver into the power point. The person in the mirror is a shadow hidden behind the faces of those facing death every moment of the day. They change and pass by me quickly in vivid blurs. I see and hear everything…
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Human Soup
I hate the city. The size, the smell, the brands, the pretentious architecture, and most of all; the people. I’m such a fish out of water here, the one person not in on the joke, the outsider. Perhaps it’s because I grew up as a simple farm boy. My responsibilities…
The Main Character 