Tag: Short Story
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Antimation
This is an automated message set on automatic replay. The energy from the SPK#1 supernova has been successfully harvested and stored in the Merrynard Matrix; the containment cells are holding. The residue antimatter waste has been successfully ejected back into the supernova cloud. The…. /CRAAACKLE/… This is an automated message set on automatic /FIZZZZLE/… There…
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The Unicorn Challenge: Through the Woods
The couple walked further into the woods, eyes looking everywhere. As they reached the edge, the bright sunshine beyond caused them both to stop. The man, Seddon, looked at the woman, Veyla, and said, “Well, it can’t be here – we’re almost out again now.” Veyla looked confused. “I don’t know. It was dark, don’t…
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A Name Like Any Other
“Pendragon… Pendragon Pendragon no, no… Petulance… definitely not… Purity… heavens to Betsy, no!” Queen Marigold chomped on a chocolate bar and waved the book in front of Cornelius’s face. “This is now the sixteenth book of ‘names’, none of which are in alphabetical order, and none even remotely resonate with me for the baby’s name.”…
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The Unicorn Challenge: Intention
Evangelica May Leafsedge get back down these stairs immediately! The clock tower shook after the ferocity in which the door had slammed shut. Evangelica May… it was pointless. Obviously, it was all the boy’s fault. ‘He’s just a charming rogue’, Doctor Wood said, ‘one with a chiselled jawline and the deepest blue eyes, but a…
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Unicorn Challenge: The Twister
“Hold on tight!” Adam cried over the din, one hand clasped tightly around a bar, and the other gripping the wrist of Little Ava. Ava screamed, although her tiny voice was carried by the cacophony around her. She pulled herself along the seat and grabbed a tight hold onto Adam. The day had started fine.…
The Mansionic Perspective 