where the impossible seems three shorts steps to the left, and one giant leap into insanity…
She stares through the glass that separates her from the vacuum emptiness that is space and let’s a stuttered breath of excitement leave her body. “I knew it wouldn’t take you long to find me once you completed your becoming,” she says softly as she turns to face the empty room and allows a nervous …
“You face yourself in the last of your chosen tasks Fellick,” he says with a stone stern glare. “What exactly do you mean by, face myself?” “Exactly what it sounds like,” he says with unflinching purposefulness. “It sounds like total bullshit,” he says meekly slamming a fist onto the table. “Then Striver has already won, …
“What do you mean you don’t understand what a clusterfuck is? This, this right now is a cluterfuck Johnny, does that help?” “I get that you’re implying things are a mess, all I’m asking is what a clusterfuck actually is. You know, is it an actual real thing,” Johnny says, his face showing no signs …
“From the moment we first locked eyes I knew she would be my undoing. It was on the fallen star of Gasilver Seven that I first kissed her lips, had I know that it would take me on a journey not only within myself own self, but within everything she was as well I would’ve pushed …
“So what makes you think I’ll give you what you want, when you give me no reason to trust you or any of your underlings?” “Trust isn’t any part of this arrangement Nevis. This is a beneficial agreement that relies on neither of us having to trust the other. All we need do is exchange …
“It was a good plan. A solid plan, but it was also an obvious plan from the moment it was presented to me and the others,” he says wiping the sweat from his hands as he runs them down his trousers. “Then why did you let it happen if you knew what was going on?” …
Continue reading "Perplexed Mandates Soaked In Mistakes – Short Story"
“Sinful discoloration of the darkest corners bleeds life into your images, and in that darkness I see something that leads me to believe the infection that ravages every cell of your body has twisted its way into your mind. If you look at the drawings you happily scribbled when you first joined us here, you …
The needle pierces the flesh and the blue liquid forces itself into his body like a powerful tsunami that he has no hope of fighting. “When you start feeling the drugs take over, blink once so I know you’re ready to proceed,” she says with a smile. His eyes stare attentively at her bright red …
Continue reading "Be Calm And Don’t Wet Your Pants – Short Story"
“What part of beat the fucking eggs did you not understand?” Javier hisses with excitement as he shoves Claudette out of the way and furiously beats the eggs into a bright yellow liquid before upending the contents into another bowl full of dry ingredients. “Everything about my recipes, about my creations IS important. From the …
Continue reading "A Recipe For The Perfect Ingredient – Short Story"
“A deteriorating turn of events has brought us all together, let’s not allow anything to grow worse. Take my hand and trust I gave only my all to this, and so did you,” Jasper says proudly. Flynn rolls her eyes and let’s his words hang in the air for several agonising moments before finally smiling …
Continue reading "To Answer The Burning Question – Short Story"
A place for storytelling, poetry, and other wordy things. Come have a read!
The world where the arcane pervades all but rules few
Read on, it's good for the brain.
the genre of true crime is asking for a reinvention. just look at how it's dressed.
Short Stories - Mostly dark ones!
Writing and Stuff by Chris Hall - Storyteller and Accidental Blogger
I'm Technically a Writer
beautiful thinking
Truths of mine, in which I hope you find yourselves
We're growing... Things in the Well!
Welcome to the Anglo Swiss World
A drop of ink may make a million think. - George Gordon Byron
Random musings on life, society, and politics.
Dark Writing and Strange Inspirations
To participate in the Ragtag Daily Prompt, create a Pingback to your post, or copy and paste the link to your post into the comments. And while you’re there, why not check out some of the other posts too!
Al cielo.. e niente di meno!🌈
Music reviews and interviews on all things pop and rock as well as everything in between
TV News, Previews, Spoilers, Casting Scoop, Interviews
Awakening the spirit through baring my soul
Film and Writing Festival for Comedy. Showcasing best of comedy short films at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Plus, showcasing best of comedy novels, short stories, poems, screenplays (TV, short, feature) at the festival performed by professional actors.
