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Fishkeeping in the Desert. Top Story - November 2023.
Yellow light becomes absorbed underwater at around thirty-five feet deep, but the air is golden and alive. It shimmers around tanks and walls, like a mirage in the desert. Vast and rolling mounds of sand stretch far and wide, with exclusive spots of unattainable soil. I work in one such spot of richness. This artificial oasis draws in parched crowds, thirsting for connection, community, escape. Thirsting for water.
By Elisabeth Balmon2 years ago in Chapters
Caught
Chapter 8: Won't Be A Bother "Follow my lead," I whisper to her. I stand up and straighten out my shirt. I turn to look at the guy that is practically obsessed with Haley. He's definitely not much to look at. You could tell he was a jock. He still looks like a douche. Short blond hair, brown eyes. Still wearing his letterman's jacket. You could tell it's seen better days. He was either a star quarterback, or he was a basketball point guard. Either way, he was typically still living in his "Glory Days' ' kind of guy.
By Michelle Hill2 years ago in Chapters
Desert Rose
Lily Jones stood on the main hull while her cosmo cartographer, Vespa, piloted the Desert Rose. Lily Jones was the Captain of the Desert Rose and a bounty hunter. The spacecraft served as an orbital base center for her team. However, she needed more than four people and needed to recruit more. The last mission she completed could have gone better, and it took too much of her resources and the lives of people very close to her. Vespa stayed loyal, and for her, Lily needed to stay strong and continue moving forward. This mission needed to succeed. The cash prize to catch an escaped fugitive wanted by the Dione space station was the highest value ever posted in a while. Succeeding was crucial if they wanted to survive traveling in deep space. They were on their way to Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn. Life on Enceladus was discovered the year the Earth stood still due to the 2020 pandemic, otherwise known as 0 A.C.E. Then, one hundred years later, intergalactic space travel was possible due to stardust and the vibrational energy of the amethyst crystal from the Pallas asteroid.
By Alissa Alcaraz2 years ago in Chapters
the infamous Lake Natron
Have you ever heard of the Greek mythological creature Medusa, with snake hair that could turn people to stone with just one glance? While she may be a myth, there is an actual place that could turn you to stone - the infamous Lake Natron. What makes the water in Lake Natron so dangerous? What kind of creatures live there? Could you survive if you fell in? These are the questions we will explore.
By Fahrudin Cheng2 years ago in Chapters
Magnetism
Chapter 3; Magnetism Chapter 1 is here Jonathon could tell something was wrong when Susan answered the phone. He couldn’t put his finger on it exactly but there was something in her voice that made him feel concerned. He could hear, what sounded like, fear in her voice and hoped he wasn’t making a mistake by calling her like this.
By Gerald Holmes2 years ago in Chapters
Cold Beer and Hot Politics. Chapter 1.
The incessant ticking of the carriage clock on the mantel was the only sound breaking the oppressive silence that had settled on the flat. John sat motionless in his frayed armchair, staring blankly ahead as the clock hands etched their way towards half past ten. Thirty more minutes of wakeful consciousness remaining before he could seek respite in chemically-induced sleep.
By Tanya Doolin2 years ago in Chapters
Separated by Million messages
CONTINUING... I used her number in the search bar and couldn't believe the results I found. I found an account that I hate, the name of this account is Maria Vikuka, it's a catfish, what is a catfish? Catfish are people on the internet who pretend to be other people, they do it to get likes, gain attention, others do it because they don't like their personality, so they prefer to adopt a new personality by tricking people on social media, some do it just to bully other people, and that's exactly what Maria Vikuka did to me. This profile belongs to someone who hates me, laughs at my photos, my photos are never good for her, puts dozens of offensive comments on my photos, I always block them, but after a while another account appears again with the same thing. Name Maria Vikuka, I didn't block the last account, I'm putting up with her, but it's been a long time since she said anything bad to me, but why does Alice's number match that account? I have to know, now I'm going to call her.
By Maurício Diogo2 years ago in Chapters
The party
This is chapter two in the the story, " For the Love of Coffee." Chapter 1 is linked here. Chapter 2; The Party During the short walk to the boutique all Susan could think about was Jonathon Roland. The way he walked, the way he talked, his smile, his eyes, his clothes, everything about him fascinated her. She couldn’t remember any man that made her feel the way she felt in his presence. It was if the room was charged with electricity during their meeting.
By Gerald Holmes2 years ago in Chapters
