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They both sat facing the wall. As they had done for hours, alternating between holding their respective heads in their hands and looking at the floor for variety.
The stalemate, between problem and solution, it seemed, was never to be broken.
Just then, she gasped. He heard her shift in breathing pattern and tilted his head to look at her, like a golden retriever does when you address it.
She stood up, and gestured with one finger on her left hand, as if to represent completing the final calculation and formulation of the idea.
“Yes…that’s it, I’ve got it!” She exclaimed.
He looked at her intently, as if he was waiting for the energy of the idea to emerge to be able to power his own voice.
“Suppose we simply turn off the computer,” she said, proudly.
The stalemate, between problem and solution, it seemed, was never to be broken.
Just then, she gasped. He heard her shift in breathing pattern and tilted his head to look at her, like a golden retriever does when you address it.
She stood up, and gestured with one finger on her left hand, as if to represent completing the final calculation and formulation of the idea.
“Yes…that’s it, I’ve got it!” She exclaimed.
He looked at her intently, as if he was waiting for the energy of the idea to emerge to be able to power his own voice.
“Suppose we simply turn off the computer,” she said, proudly.
*whispered though a cafe kitchen window*
"You in ok? Great, here, take the bag of teapots. Now, hand me the ones off the shelves.
"You in ok? Great, here, take the bag of teapots. Now, hand me the ones off the shelves.
She was a repair technician, ...
By entering the galactic scene by beating an Ikk'ii invasion, humans became known as fearsome warriors.
My 6 word horror story.
I'm sorry cancer ...
The adventure party all stared at the cute half-orc magical girl, with blue hair in twin tails.
"Well, aren't you just adorable?" Anika said.
"I'm sorry we got you transformed into a girl," said Kaylitha.
"Well, aren't you just adorable?" Anika said.
"I'm sorry we got you transformed into a girl," said Kaylitha.
The patron
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The alien came to the library again, shortly before closing time, and quickly found a book.
"May this entity borrow The Complete History of Knitting?"
They always return the book they borrow after five minutes, but the ritual of checking it out seems important to them.
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The alien came to the library again, shortly before closing time, and quickly found a book.
"May this entity borrow The Complete History of Knitting?"
They always return the book they borrow after five minutes, but the ritual of checking it out seems important to them.
The knight's lance was broken, his armour split, his blood pooling under him.
"You failed," the dragon sneered. "There'll be no tales teaching children dragons can be slain."
"You failed," the dragon sneered. "There'll be no tales teaching children dragons can be slain."
"We got pants last year," Vera whined, "And shoes!"
"You're about to grow out of them," her parent reminded, "We still need to get you new books, pens, replace your backpack..."
Vera slumped, a little guilty about the backpack; it was meant to last her through to college, "Can I still get a new pendant?"
"You're about to grow out of them," her parent reminded, "We still need to get you new books, pens, replace your backpack..."
Vera slumped, a little guilty about the backpack; it was meant to last her through to college, "Can I still get a new pendant?"
‘What do you wish?’ whispered the well.
The girl hesitated. A hundred wishes sprang to her lips: food, shelter, friends. Friends! But there was something sad about the well. She didn’t want it to be sad.
‘Who are you?’
The girl hesitated. A hundred wishes sprang to her lips: food, shelter, friends. Friends! But there was something sad about the well. She didn’t want it to be sad.
‘Who are you?’
Story magic is power magic.
The unreal becomes real.
Words and images give form to all that can be imagined.
The unreal becomes real.
Words and images give form to all that can be imagined.
My phone rang and I snapped. I had just got the class’s attention! I finally got them to look up from their screens, ready to explain how many kids had died to get the cobalt for their damned precious phones.
“Sorry, and you’re from the consolidated what?”
“Consolidated union of Mousers, Templekeepers, Ship mascots and housecats. Mostly the latter these days to be honest. We are representing Princess Fluffykins in this matter.”
“Consolidated union of Mousers, Templekeepers, Ship mascots and housecats. Mostly the latter these days to be honest. We are representing Princess Fluffykins in this matter.”
"How much longer?" asked Marcel.
Anika paused to remove several lock picks from her mouth. "It'll be a while yet. I'm only on number sixty-four."
Anika paused to remove several lock picks from her mouth. "It'll be a while yet. I'm only on number sixty-four."
My cat woke up, did a big stretch, and yawned. Then she hiccoughed, turned into a small dragon, and coughed up a fireball.
"!!!" I said.
"!!!" I said.
The imp was perched on the back of my dining chair.
I groaned and clutched my cereal bowl. I'd forgotten about the pact I'd made the night before in a bout of high spirits and a higher Alcohol By Volume spirit.
I groaned and clutched my cereal bowl. I'd forgotten about the pact I'd made the night before in a bout of high spirits and a higher Alcohol By Volume spirit.
“STOP! Don’t feed that to the cat. I have to weigh it first.”
“Did you put your CAT on a DIET? That’s mean.”
“No, I’m doing an experiment to prove that cat zoomies are thermodynamically impossible based on their food input.
“Did you put your CAT on a DIET? That’s mean.”
“No, I’m doing an experiment to prove that cat zoomies are thermodynamically impossible based on their food input.