• sidequest (55)in #fiction • 5 years ago

  Vacui ad liberandum

  This is an old Finish the Story ending, that I did not, in fact, finish. But then I refound it and now I have! The beginning is an atmospheric and creepy piece called Horror…

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• sidequest (55)in #finishthestory • 5 years ago

  X Marks the Spot

  My entry for @bananafish's Finish the Story Contest . This isn't like last week - it's not a happy ending at all! Image by Burak K . by @dirge "Are you sure you…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Blood-colored

  I envy that velvet lining, with its blood-colored fur and its neat little zipper. A creature—a small, soft creature—can choose to zip it all the way up and nestle inside, hidden…

  $1.12

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• sidequest (55)in #finishthestory • 5 years ago

  Coaster Town

  This is my last minute entry for @bananafish's Finish the Story Contest , although it’s way too long and even now it feels like a sketch of a story still. Oh well! Image…

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• sidequest (55)in #finishthstory • 5 years ago

  When The Tundra Calls

  My entry for @bananafish's Finish the Story Contest . I wish I had more room for Anton’s father’s disillusionment, his hatred for the place, the impossibility of escape, and…

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• sidequest (55)in #zapfic • 5 years ago

  Fortune

  The room was quiet except for a faint sloshing sound. Better not tell you now Another shake, this time longer. Outlook not so good One more swish of liquid and a…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Wet Carpet

  This is the end of a short freewrite series about the hunt for a goose. The previous entry is Posted and it starts with Shiny Pirate Beads . Kayla arrived home to a…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  10,000 Feet Elevation

  As Esau fell, he waited for his life to flash before his eyes. At first there had been no rational thought, only the dreadful feel of uncontrolled velocity, his involuntary…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Warm Amber Eyes

  The pink glove lay on the ground, almost covered by swirling autumn leaves. Alastair’s eyes scanned the people nearby and swiftly settled on a likely candidate, a youthful woman…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Posted

  While Marcella went to get the eggs, Kayla carefully lifted the pool. Goldie the goose was sitting calmly, carefully picking out the corn from her less favored grains. She let…

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• sidequest (55)in #finishthestory • 5 years ago

  The Watchers

  This story is for @bananafish's 57th Finish the Story Contest . Image by TheDigitalArtist . @brisby's Start Shiro paid the street vendor for his lemonade, unfazed…

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• sidequest (55)in #writing • 5 years ago

  Perhaps it is for two

  Remember the last hardfork? Good times. Anyway while that was going down and I was bored and couldn't post, it turned out that I could monkey around with the Steem API and…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Stone Rose

  Kayla was just beginning to worry about the time when the trap went off. She’d been watching from the woods since the morning and it was late afternoon now. Marcella and her…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  The man who had stalked him

  The man who had stalked him must be insane. There was no possible reason for anyone to stalk him. Of all the boring, middle-aged men you could pick out of the phonebook, he had…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Pink Baby Pool

  It was always the ones you least expected. If any of the families in the newly built neighborhood had discovered Goldie or her eggs and were keeping it quiet, Kayla would’ve…

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• sidequest (55)in #zapfic • 5 years ago

  Cathedral

  Their relief at seeing it standing was palpable. The last place on earth as far as they knew. “Makes you think maybe there is a God,” he said. She looked at the rubble and…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Champagne

  “I don’t think we should pop the champagne just yet,” said Marcella. A soft smile crept over Leo’s lips and he shook his head gently. “Relax, no-one’s celebrating anything…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Metal Butterfly

  He'd had a bad day and just needed something to make him feel better. That was the only reason he'd gone into the woods in the first place. He’d figured he’d take a nice walk, do…

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• sidequest (55)in #freewrite • 5 years ago

  Prestige

  As Kayla walked from her car to the front door, she pushed aside a cracked and dirty toy lawnmower. Moving it uncovered a thin, jagged piece of wood with two nails poking out.…

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• sidequest (55)in #finishthestory • 5 years ago

  One Last Time

  @dirge's Start The air was sticky and they’d been drinking for hours. It was late into the evening of the going away party for Ron and Jenni. They’d been good friends to…

  $13.72

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