Fable
222 Numerology
THE FOLLOWING WAS EXTRACTED VIA THE SCIENCE OF NUMEROLOGY. METHODOLOGY: What follows was extracted by sequencing together every 5th letter from the book of Genesis, and moving 2 letters back, listing the numerical placement of said letters in the alphabet, multiplying by the numerical placement of the next vowel, then picking the letter coming the closest in whole numbers to the square root of the alphabetical numerical placement of the answer. The punctuation could only be guessed at. And there may be some tense disagreement, which is still being studied.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
The Selfless Room. Top Story - August 2024.
The new entrant to my group forgot to leave phones at the door. Our project of the moment was a locket that, when worn, could make someone so sad that they forget about all loved ones. Our task was to hover around, a halo of no person, and focus on the troublesome aura to relocate to a secure capsule. As the force moved, a call buzzed from a pocket. The curse must have dashed to the phone. The locket was unburdened, but we were not successful. The phone screen flashed, a grad photo of a boy flanked by two parents. My breath caught.
By Penny Fullerabout a year ago in Fiction
The conquest
: The day started with excitement. The whole kingdom was gathered as the chosen were called to the altar where they would place their hands on the crystal stones—mystical relics that glowed when touched by someone with magic. One by one they stepped forward, put their hands on the stones. The crowd cheered every time a stone lit up, meaning magic was present.
By Akinyemi toluabout a year ago in Fiction
The Sales Champion
I had no specific reason to visit the exhibition, but then again, fortunately, I seldom need one. This time I would use the fact that it would be raining cats and dogs soon, and I wanted to stay dry today as my excuse. There was really nothing there for me as a writer since it seemed to be some kind of building materials expo. But then again, maybe I could use some of the latest new materials in one of my stories. That's one of the advantages of being a writer: we can show up anywhere, anytime, just by saying "There could be a story in this." And the crazy thing is that most people tend to believe it, often trying to make us feel more than welcome! Even if their stuff is utterly boring, it seems they need or at least want to believe someone else might be interested in it. I once was even heartily welcomed at a bookkeepers' reunion class. My excuse for that one was the bitter cold, as I remember correctly.
By Bea Van Der Hoekabout a year ago in Fiction
Unopened letter
The sky was always a brilliant blue. A letter—just sitting there, unopened, on the kitchen countertop. Armino’s collar jingled as he sniffed around the half-heartedly packed cartons, searching for any hint of his absent owners, but the house was quiet. The drooping ferns and wilted Calathea plants—she had forgotten they ever existed. His muddy shoes, caked with the grime of untrodden paths, rested by the door, with several illegally purchased 5-milligram Percocet pills crushed beneath them. The wind chimes hung motionless today. A shattered vase lay neglected on the floor. Their laughter had once inundated this cozy, dimly lit space. The faded sepia-toned Polaroid of their first vacation together was now crumpled and discarded in the trash.
By Sidra Anjumabout a year ago in Fiction
The Cursed
We cursed them, the massed enemy of the free peoples. The ones who placed the wretched challenge before us. The ones who laughed to see us struggle and fall. "Screw them, screw you, and screw the vocal morons who thought that such a plan would be funny!"
By Natasja Roseabout a year ago in Fiction
The little boy stuck on a stone. Content Warning.
Aiden was born in a remote village in the east of Africa. As a boy with 6 sisters , his parents were very proud when they had him especially his father, Mr Nogo….. He finally saw himself as the man he was supposed to be after going through the torment of having only girls as his children. He finally had someone to carry his surname for future generations.
By Abigail Koduaabout a year ago in Fiction
Terminal Goodbye
The boy reclined by the sweeping glass panes, his gaze following the elegant arcs of aircraft slicing through the dusky sky. Outside, the world was a mosaic of motion—luggage trolleys meandering across the tarmac, passengers scurrying to their gates—but within him, time meandered at the pace of a melting sundial.
By Sidra Anjum2 years ago in Fiction
The conquest
Romulus began his third with much more enthusiasm they were to be graded on the skill of archery all trainey were summond out to begin practice they target were place 20 ,50 and 100 yards they all began and about 75 percent of them got their target off on their first attempt they moved on to the second and most of them began to struggle romulus determined to succeed he aligned his bow to the perfect angle drew his arrow and shot at his target hitting it bulls eyes he jumped in excitement thinking he was the only one to have done only for his celebration to be cut short by dimitrios who hit both the 50 and 100 yard target simultaneously after witnessing such precision he was brought back to the same state of self disappointment but he quickly picked his head up and took aim getting the 100yard shot on his first attempt both he and dimitrios were the only ones to have passed the test at this point so they both left the training ground to clean up while they were cleaning up they heard chattering from a group of girls and look ahead to put faces to the voices they were heard on looking up they saw the one of the crowned princess a beautiful lady whose tales were sung far and wide she was strolling around with her entourage while romulus was stuck on the aesthetic of her beauty he could not comprehend how a person could look that pretty he had head the tales but he always told him self that no one created can have such beauty shortly after she left he snapped out of his trance and decided to go check on his friend athena when he got there she was also done so he began to tell her about how beautiful the princess was athena was upset she told him that why would he tell her about another lady's beauty.they was a hint of jealousy in the way she altered the statement but he was too inlove to to notice it he apologized and they moved on with their day days past and it was the final day the day in which they would all know if they have the ability to perform magic and become mages of just join the kings guard new spread around their quater that the king and his daughters were going to be around on hearing this romulus was determined to impress and win the princess over unknown him that he has a large obstacle to face .
By Akinyemi tolu2 years ago in Fiction
