The rain began as a light drizzle, dampening the edges of the bustling city streets. Lucy hurried down the sidewalk, clutching a bright red umbrella she’d picked up from a store earlier that day She had almost left it behind, thinking the color was too bold, but something about the intricate gold stitching on the edges had drawn her in. Now, she was thankful for her choice, as the drizzle turned i...

His head hit the cushion. He was so tired, but behind his eyelids he could still see scenes from this crazy day. A day still so far away from its resolution.

But time was almost up. Outside, the world was the usual faded orange haze of sun rays filtering through restless dust. Swirling tumbleweeds disappeared in the golden blur as he spied through the slatted steel blinds. The hostage gave a whim...

**I want to feel something—anything at all,**

**From endless words to tears that fall,**

**Once a river that carried my pain,**

**Now silent waters, dry and plain.**

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**The hardest battles, I’ve fought to the end,**

**Overcame, though it took all I could spend.**

**Yet here I stand, no tears to cry,**

**Numb in a world that’s passing by.**

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**Two stars above, watch over me still,**

**Souls...

My coffee needed something. I wasn’t feeling sugar, and black coffee didn’t agree with my stomach. Cream it was. I found the small container at the back of the fridge, and enjoyed the resulting tan brown beverage.

The phone buzzed in my pocket. My girlfriend was calling. She never called, she always texted. This was ominous.

“I’m pregnant, Brandon. I took three tests today and I’m sure of it.” E...

I was so nervous for my interview, I just kept fidgeting with my bracelet. I didn’t know why I was so anxious, but I had this feeling something was off. I just didn’t know what.

Eventually the secretary called me and led me through the hallway. As I stood up, I straightened my clothes and hair, along with adjusting my bracelet.

I walked through a door and sat in front of a man. As soon as the secr...

He heard a raspy voice over the radio. He turned the volume up to listen and leaned in closer. A male voice whispered, “If you’re listening to this broadcast you have two choices; run or let them find you.”...

Once upon a time in a distant galaxy, there existed a planet called Lumina, where the inhabitants lived under the rule of an oppressive alien race known as the Zorians. The Zorians had enslaved the native Lumians, forcing them to work in mines to extract precious crystals that powered the Zorians' advanced technology.

Our story begins with a young Lumian named Rhea, who toiled day and night in th...

So im not writing on here today because im actually writing for a competition! I have till 4:00am tomorrow to write a short story and im going to do the train one i mentioned in some previous writings! Im rlly excited so wish me luck! (Or dont lmao idm) i just came here to save my streak rlly so i gotta waffle for 75 words. Anyways i love you all, have a great day....

The girls is runny around the room looking for the ring her grandma had given her. She only took it off to sleep and shower. She had gotten it right before her grandmother had fallen ill. Once her grandmother had passed from being ill,Mary had recieve it was the one items that made her fell close to her grandmother still. She was the first grand child on the side of the family. Her grandmother was...

“At it again? Do you ever rest?”

She floats into the room, past a table crammed with all sorts of junk, setting her coffee cup down amidst a sea of discarded pens, crumpled up pieces of paper, and strewn spare parts, most of which are already broken.

I glance up from my workbench distractedly. “Hey Mari.” I immediately go back to my tinkering, despite feeling her stare hitting me from across th...