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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Oracle
This particular morning the goddess Hera, queen of the gods and wife of Zeus, was holding council with her husband. They had been talking of their mortal children and the trials…
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Relentless power
The Jarl said, Don't blame yourself, Hroar. It was my decision to send the pick, and I was the one on the ground. My blisters are proof! But I couldn't let you go. And who…
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Full moon night
You're absolutely frozen. As if you'd been locked in ice. Your chest tightens as you struggle to breath. The full moon shines light upon the dark woodlands, bathing you in a…
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
A strange and disturbing voice
I did not sleep well. The bed was so large that I could not turn around in it. The four burly guards left their posts and stood watch in the hallway on either side of the door.…
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Dinner at my boyfriend's house
"Hey," the brother, who was two years younger than me, said, giving me a somewhat confused look at the foot that I was giving him. "What's wrong?" "I'm not dateable, okay?" I…
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- Author $2.80
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Ancestral Beings
I woke up in my old room, still the same computer sitting on my desk, but the room was different. The familiar smell of the cotton sheets clung to my face, but the study table…
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- Author $1.89
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Experimenting with my Body
It comes in the dead of night. You are awakened after a restless night of feverish dreams and, as your eyes open, you know that they are all wrong. What you see is not your…
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
An Unexpected Invitation
"We really can't have you dating our son, you know." The woman interrupting your evening is seated at the dining table, bowl of antipasti untouched before her. As though you…
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- Author $1.59
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
The Creator of Shadows
His clawed hand fell on my throat, cutting off my air supply. I kicked out and found resistance, the armor of this one was to strong. His other hand came to my waist, forcing me…
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
Wandering Soul
You wake up in a small room. You can't see anything; the walls around you are completely unlit. Strange! You remember seeing a bit of light when you were taken to this place. You…
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- Author $2.04
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
The bathroom mirror
I open my eyes to the sunny day. I couldn't believe that I was in my bed. For a moment, I had almost forgotten where I was, my wife was dead and I only had her shadow to comfort…
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- Author $2.83
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 2 years ago
The Master Apothecary
You have been called to the Operating Room. You enter the room and before you stands a young boy of no more than eleven or twelve years. Not a kid like any other. Instead he is a…
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- Author $4.44
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
The Monarch
In a dreary, primitive realm lies a trading post. The village is simple and small, with wooden troughs for peddling wares and no particular source of wealth. But for these…
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- Author $2.83
- Curators $2.66
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
A Strange Storm
The past couple of days had been sunny, light, and full of activity. Lying on the bottom of my canoe in the middle of the lake had been relaxing enough, and had allowed me to get…
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- Author $1.58
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
The last drop of water
So you make your way to the top of the hill you stand on. You see a building that looks like it means something but you've just never seen it before so you don't really know what…
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- Author $0.65
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
Magical Inheritance
You floated down to a walkway two hundred feet below the city. The walkway seemed to be black stone, but you could not see the exact material from above. It was carved and…
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- Author $0.56
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
Summer Attraction
Vacationing at an all girls camp had never been her idea of a good time. All she wanted to do was hang out with her friends, flirt with boys, and maybe even to accept a prom…
$2.55
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- Author $1.29
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
A Strange Relationship
Tom shifted his weight on his feet, a frustrated frown on his face, and tapped his foot impatiently. He checked his watch again. It had been 15 minutes since he stood at the…
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- Author $1.52
- Curators $1.47
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
Pets of the future
It had been hours since the lab tech had updated her. She was providing frequent updates for him as he finished up his other work, but now she assumed that everything was…
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- Author $1.20
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charlesriomaru (57)in #freewrite • 3 years ago
Collapse Engineers
An illegal arms dealer moves through a decrepit abandoned mall in an unnamed city. "Let's get this over with. I'd like to be done with this place in a week if possible." The…
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- Author $1.11
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