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CleverFox

Goodgulf the Wizard, Ogers and Amazons, Pat V

The final installment of Ogers and Amazons

King Crusher lead me to the royal quarters, the royal quarters basically being a hut that is several times larger than any other hut in the village. When I stepped inside of the hut I was surprised to see that it was rather civilized, it was very clean with some of the nicest and largest furniture that I have ever seen. The was a very comfortable couch, a fully stocked bar, and a large...Read On

Added: 06 Aug 2020 | Category: Fantasy | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 2,418 | Tags: accommodation     | 1 Comment

CleverFox

The Problem with Anger

Depression and how I deal with it.

All of my life I have had to deal with a mind crippling depression. The first time this depression hit me was when I was 11 years old and had started 7th grade. I had just moved from my grade school to a junior high school. For the first three weeks of school, I was forgetting homework assignments and even how to do the work. I felt horrible. But after 3 weeks I was able to get control of...Read On

Added: 05 Aug 2020 | Category: Memoirs | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 600 | Tags: depression   | 4 Comments

AnnaMayZing

The Long Road Home. Chapter 23.

By the time the sun was setting, they had reached the outskirts of Katowice in Silesia.

Krakow, June 10 th 1944   The cobbled square was teeming with soldiers. It took Maria and Katarina a little while to locate someone who had even the slightest clue as to where they could eat. So far as refuelling the bus was concerned, that was not their problem. Eventually, they found the kitchen and waited patiently in-line with the others until they were able to obtain...Read On

Added: 05 Aug 2020 | Category: Drama | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,508 | Tags: history  poland  ww2   | 2 Comments

Shruti

Unsaid Words

A letter to the most special person, that will never reach him!

Woke up with the thought of the dilemma that segregated us apart. I felt as if the needles are piercing on my feeble heart. I jotted down everything with a beautiful prospect that my pure thoughts and fondness will bring you back. But, I deleted everything with panic that you may get fierce. The pain and fear of detachment always haunt me. My inner soul shouts for inner serenity, but...Read On

Added: 05 Aug 2020 | Category: Micro Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 92 | Tags: anxiety  loneliness  isolated  sad  innocent   | 5 Comments

Dreamcatcher

The Case No One Wanted

Ten years on the force and this was the case no one ever wants to get. I stared at her photo and imagined the life she must have lived. So young and beautiful. Now lost as I stepped around the stream of blood flowing as slow as a turtle into a red pool beneath her wrist. I wondered at the fathers and brothers and husbands and boyfriends who once loved her but now hated her for what she did....Read On

Added: 03 Aug 2020 | Category: Micro Fiction | Words: 345 | Tags: mystery  love  fate  trigger   | 12 Comments

KatarinaTechgoddess

The Sweetest Destination

They were supposed to go on an adventure of a lifetime...

As they sat watching the sun dipping into the blue-green water of the gulf, they sighed. It wasn’t the vacation they had planned, that was for sure. They’d spent the past two years planning an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Africa. Their chosen destination was Kenya, where they would have spent eight days on a safari, two nights at the Giraffe Manor, and one final night at a luxury hotel...Read On

Added: 02 Aug 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 500 | Tags: love  vacation  beach  sunset     | 15 Comments

Molly

The Littlest Red Hood Chapter 6

Series: The Littlest Red Hood

One small battle changes everything.

The pain that exploded in her head as she opened her eyes made her want to throw up. She tried to move her arms and found that she couldn’t. She slowly opened her eyes again trying to figure out what was going on. When her eyes opened she was facing a tree. Her arms were tied together at the wrist and she was hanging a few inches off the ground. She was hanging just enough to make sure...Read On

Added: 31 Jul 2020 | Category: Supernatural | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,431 | Tags: werewolf  battles  love  warriors   | 4 Comments

DenimAngel

Scamp's Adventures #10 Sparky Meets The New Neighbors

Oh what will happen on the farm today

It was a beautiful summer day on the farm. Sparky, the dog, was laying on the porch resting after a fun morning of playing with his friends. He was watching the people go by and would bark to say hello to them. Scamp, the monkey, was hanging from the porch railing waving at the people. People would call out hello. They were enjoying the sunshine. Jack, the donkey, and Blackie, the horse,...Read On

Added: 31 Jul 2020 | Category: Childrens | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 734 | Tags: fun  animals  friendship   | 12 Comments

Paperboy

And the dog howled...

The silly Jingles family and their dog get into some trouble during their picnic

One bright and beautiful summer's day, The Jingles family --Mom, Dad and their two kids-- decided to go on a picnic and play at the park. They packed a big basket filled with submarine sandwiches, fresh fruit and their favourite delicious cookies as a special treat. They packed everything up in their car. Dad said, “Ho! Ho!” Mom said, “Hee! Hee!” The kids said, “Ha! Ha!” ...Read On

Added: 31 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 526 | Tags: children's story  family  picnic  play  dog  silly   | 4 Comments

markiemark2610

A New Beginning

I just needed a new perspective in my life.

Over the years I got preoccupied with work.  Especially after my divorce. I worked all the time to preoccupy my thoughts so I wouldn’t become too bitter.  It helped for some time, but all I felt was emptiness.  A sense of longing was what I was looking for. Companionship?  Relationship?  Time away from my troubles? Yes! Yes! Yes! I needed all of that and more.  My self-imposed exile would...Read On

Added: 30 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 496 | Tags: beach  romance     | 13 Comments

Tams

My Puddle Duck

When life gives you puddles, sometimes you just need to play in them.

Some say only ducks truly enjoy the rain. They obviously have not met Kerstin.  “You’re stark-raving mad, you know that?” I call out to her from the bungalow’s front porch.  “We haven’t seen the sun for three days. These puddles may very well be my only chance at a pool.” She jumps, splashing both feet like a rebellious child with a rose-colored pout. “At least we’ll save on sunscreen!” ...Read On

Added: 29 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 500 | Tags: rain  memoires  love  puddles  lesbian  summertime  comp   | 15 Comments

blackdog

Why I Liked a Social Media Post

There was a Facebook post the other day that asked: What object defined your childhood? Loads of comments underneath. Tons of dafties with nothing better to do. Pictures of Space Hoppers, the towers at Ravenscraig imploding, Harry Potter , Tamagotchis, that sort of thing. I only saw all this because my friend had replied:  What about all that white dog shite, eh? And everyone went: white...Read On

Added: 29 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 396 | Tags: cycling  facebook  childhood   | 1 Comment

chippihc

Enemies and Allies

Individuals are always vulnerable to betrayal.

Medieval times or modern times, knight or soldier, one's word must be believable, and one's actions must follow. It can define you as an enemy or an ally, a friend or a foe. Time and modernity has not changed that measurement of trust. Man or woman, boy or girl, trust can be a treasure. Honor is a gift to yourself. The abandonment of an oath results in loss to both parties. First felt...Read On

Added: 29 Jul 2020 | Category: Musings | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 100 | Tags: trust  truthful  betrayal  allies  enemies  vulnerable  honor   | 6 Comments

Mendalla

The Berry Girl

The mysterious girl knew where to find the best raspberries

Butterflies and bees danced under the summer sun as Gail walked to the raspberry patch. The heat was increasing as the day wore on but was still bearable. With the lake as her pool, the heat did not really matter to Gail. She would re-apply sunscreen and go for a dip later. Finding a bush with plenty of ripe, red berries, Gail started picking. Her husband Michael was grilling a trout he...Read On

Added: 28 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 498 | Tags: cottage  raspberries  berry picking  cancer  miracles  healing  girl   | 15 Comments

KimmiBeGood

Escape from the Concrete Jungle

Toes cramped in their shoe cages pound cold concrete. Grey buildings tower overhead reminding me of my smallness. My ears close to mechanical sounds of elevators, air conditioners, and clicking keyboards. Day after day I remain asleep to the world's natural beauty shrouded in man-made creations.  "Come with me," he says, whispering. I look into blue eyes - the first color I have seen today....Read On

Added: 28 Jul 2020 | Category: Micro Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 100 | Tags: nature  rejuvenation   | 8 Comments

Tams

Fauna

Being brutalized for so long eventually makes one brutal in return.

The rumble snapped Fauna’s attention ― horse hooves pounding into hardened earth. She cautiously peered down from her cave; a cliffside hideaway perched more than ten meters above the forest floor.  A golden misty glow surrounded four horsemen who came to a halt directly below. Three had crossbows at the ready while the fourth lit their path with an oil lamp. The steeds, clad in royal...Read On

Added: 27 Jul 2020 | Category: Supernatural | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,650 | Tags: faerie  fairytale  dark-ish   | 7 Comments

Molly

The Littlest Red Hood Chapter 5

Series: The Littlest Red Hood

One small battle changes everything.

They made their way up the hill and through the woods to the back of Helen’s house. The smell of food hit Cordelia’s nose as she stepped on the porch, and she realized that she was starving. Her stomach growled loudly. Micah grinned and opened the door. She grinned back at him as she walked inside. When Cordelia looked up, Helen was standing there staring at them. The look on her face...Read On

Added: 27 Jul 2020 | Category: Supernatural | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,595 | Tags: werewolf  battles  love  warriors   | 5 Comments

CuriousAnnie

Coral is a colour of love

As autumn leaves fell, our lives’ hue darkened. Covid-19 grounded Sarah’s corporate-lawyer lifestyle. We fretted; could infection accompany me home from the hospital? Challenging times, despite dad’s toilet paper stockpile. It pays not to giggle when your girlfriend repeatedly tries to shoo our cat away from her Zoom meeting. “Annie, stop it!” Sarah’s tone was so testy. Scooping up the...Read On

Added: 27 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 499 | Tags: competition  love  fish   | 16 Comments

Survivor

Peen Goes to a Swimming Pool

Peen has a summertime escapade

Peen slipped through a gate in the wire mesh fencing, between pink oleanders, and out onto the deck of the swimming pool. He stood proudly in the simmering heat of the summer sun. His splayed feet were shod in sandals. He wore a cabana shirt dotted with green sea turtles. Added to that were Bermuda shorts in a purplish plaid pattern hanging loosely. A straw hat with pompom dangles completed...Read On

Added: 26 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 500 | Tags: flash  competition  contest  summer  humor   | 21 Comments

Adagio

Two Pebbles

With two pebbles of yesterday in my Pina Colada, at Hotel Dementia. Now my hair of grey, has worn the years of poetic seasons, but my wife is still my cotton candy. It wasn't so long ago that I was a barker of words and funnel cakes at the carnival. Where unicorns danced and swayed beneath the spotlights as the peanuts cracked.     As a young lad, I dreamed of little red-lemon turtles...Read On

Added: 25 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 134 | Tags: competition   | 13 Comments

Shruti

Love

My own meaning of love.

Love: A very intense and wonderful feeling that binds two imperfect hearts. They yearn to behold each other every day. They want reassurance that their future is clear and defensible. Their remembrances are beyond any description that has the power to give them the most satisfying siesta. The blossoms have colours, the sun gives hope, the moon disseminates brightness only when they have...Read On

Added: 25 Jul 2020 | Category: Micro Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 79 | Tags: love  happiness  special  challenges   | 3 Comments

KimmiBeGood

Going Fishing with 50-Year-Old Bait

Will she catch anything?

It's time. Let's do this!  I have not dated since ... well ... dinosaurs roamed the earth. Or at least it feels that way. However, my son is grown and living his life, so now I guess it is "my time." Sitting at my desk, I stare at the dating site, feeling like I am entering the twilight zone. The first thing it wants is me to enter a screen name.  Hmmm . What should I put here? Everyone...Read On

Added: 25 Jul 2020 | Category: Humor | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,251 | Tags: dating sites  expectations  struggles  man-hunt   | 7 Comments

Welshdreamer42

Save Me

The very idea of flying terrifies her. Now, I’m not good at physics, but to her, the concept of a huge metal monster soaring gracefully through the air is utterly baffling. It shouldn’t happen. Can’t happen. She’s aware, of course, that statistically speaking, flying is the safest form of transport. She knows she’s more likely to win the lottery than die in a plane disaster, more likely to...Read On

Added: 25 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 496 | Tags: flying  phobia  fate  competition   | 18 Comments

blackdog

The Old Poet With Two Lovers

I'd been sent by my editor to interview a local poet on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday. The poet was a well-known face around town, but was now in a retirement home. "Be sensitive," my editor had said, "if he’s not all there." It turned out that the poet was as sharp as glass. Of course, he was physically frail and sat awkwardly in a wheelchair, but the biggest trouble with him...Read On

Added: 23 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 406 | Tags: age  poetry  words   | 7 Comments

Paperboy

Felix's New View

Felix overcomes his fear of heights, and apparently everything else, at the carnival

‘What a view.’ Felix never imagined that thought would ever cross his mind while looking down from a Ferris Wheel, probably because he had always kept his eyes shut. Earlier, the yin and yang of excitement and trepidation had pulled at him when he and his dad arrived at the summer carnival. Like any boy, he loved the atmosphere, essentially a kid’s version of Nirvana: the lights, the...Read On

Added: 22 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 498 | Tags: little boy  dad  carnival  funny  unexpected  fear   | 15 Comments

KimmiBeGood

I Found Myself Atop the Ferris Wheel

Sometimes you just need to change your viewpoint...

Imagine my surprise when my oldest friend, Ben, takes me to the carnival – two forty-year-olds at the carnival! “First stop – fresh-squeezed lemonade and a funnel cake!” he exclaims, leading me to the food truck. Handing me my lemonade, he says, “MaryLou, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” “Well, I say, ‘When life hands you lemons, squirt someone in the eyeball with them.” We...Read On

Added: 22 Jul 2020 | Category: Flash Fiction | Words: 500 | Tags: reawakening  carnival fun  romance   | 19 Comments

AnnaMayZing

Whew, what a scorcher!

The heat was almost unbearable, reaching thirty-five degrees. Thank goodness for air-conditioning!

Not so very many years ago, I decided it was time for a change of holiday destination. Every December, for the past fifteen years, we had flown to Munich for the Christmas markets. How I love those visits. For the summer holidays, however, we always stayed on home territory. The problem was that I had never driven on the 'wrong' side of the road and it worried me! This particular year, we...Read On

Added: 22 Jul 2020 | Category: Musings | Words: 474 | Tags: continent  first time  summer   | 17 Comments

Shruti

Beauty of Affection

A beautiful story of not so perfect couples.

Initially, we were as adorable as two deities dwelling in a palace made of beautiful bricks of elation, fondness, and temptation. We were like two travellers whose destination was always finding solace in each other. But, as time passed, the cloud forgot to shower its tiny flickering drops of fervour and serenity onto us; the Sun, whiff of hope and positivity, abruptly turned harsh on us....Read On

Added: 20 Jul 2020 | Category: Micro Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 81 | Tags: anxiety  overthinking  love  heartbreak   | 5 Comments

FrustratedSpeaker

Desire of the Samurai: Chapter Four

Aikasa woke up from the noise outside her door. Sighing, she got up and opened it. “What?” she asked, wiping the sleep out of her eyes. Akihiro stared at her sister, amusement was visible in his eyes. He shook his head. “Dinner is ready sleepy head!” he grinned. “Dinner?! W-what-” Aikasa stammered, her eyes wide as she threw a glance at her bedside clock. 6:45 o ’clock. I n...Read On

Added: 20 Jul 2020 | Category: Drama | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,248 | Tags: samurai  drama  heartache   | 1 Comment

Molly

The Littlest Red Hood Chapter 4

Series: The Littlest Red Hood

One small battle changes everything.

Micah stood up greeting her with a smile. His smile faltered when he noticed her expression. His hand reached towards her face and he used his thumb to rub the crease between her eyes. “Your face is much too beautiful to look so pensive.” She stood looking at him as he slid his fingers slowly down the side of her face leaving a trail of heat behind. She shuddered and her tummy tightened. ...Read On

Added: 18 Jul 2020 | Category: Supernatural | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,188 | Tags: werewolf  battles  love  warriors   | 5 Comments