Fantasy
Dawn of the Endless
The figure stood atop the battlements silhouetted by a flickering night sky. He leaned heavily against the stone surface, his hands gripping the top of the structure, his shoulders bunched together. The stench of burning wafted from the city below, a smell tinged with more than just the fiery buildings.
By Craig Grant5 years ago in Fiction
In your darkest moments.
The truth. The very thing that we all seek each day, and yet, it seems so elusive throughout the world. So hard to comprehend. So difficult to discover. The wind comes and the wind goes, back and forward, to and fro, and yet its course is never certain, its patterns of movement so difficult to comprehend. All throughout the world, in the grand scheme of things in all its complexity and intricacies, how does one find the truth? How does someone know what is true and what is not, when truth can be so hard to apply in our everyday lives?
By Jordan Zuniga5 years ago in Fiction
Great-Great Grandfather’s Locket
GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER’S LOCKET By Kathryn Page Shimkets What happens when life as we know it, the human connection is virtually non-existent - when our love of family is forced underground. It is the year 2200, few still had distant memories of actual human interactions. Most didn’t even know their surname, or the power that could come with the love of family. Several generations back, after the government forbid parents to allow their children to be homeschooled; and encouraged youngsters to report their parents for any activities that weren’t on the acceptable seven list; my great-great-grandfather designed a simple way to keep our family heritage alive and treasured. A plain heart shaped locket, no real value, except to the one who would hold it and treasure it and know the secrets it held.
By Kathryn Shimkets5 years ago in Fiction
Chaos After Worlds End
The flash was what everyone called the ending of the world as we had known it. The flash killed almost everyone no one was ready except the ones who were paranoid. Like the Williams family the father was paranoid and had a shelter in the house. When the flash started in east the news freaked out. People said it was fake news and went on with their day. Something Mr. Williams did not he gathers his daughters and sent them to the shelter. He went to grab more supplies for him and his daughters. He had told his daughters before leaving shut the shetler to be safe. Little did he know the flash was hitting the rest of the world quickly. He got to the store and started shopping. Thats when it happened the flash hit everywhere above ground. The Williams girls in the shelter lost their father. The flash was a mixture of nuclear radiation and an unknown chemical that was produced from a meteor hitting a nuclear plant causing a large flash. The chemical from the meteor spread across the world at unimaginable speeds causing anything nuclear to blow up and spread radiation. The Williams shelter was safe from all the radiation and chemicals. There is a sensor to tell the girls when they could safely return to the surface. Four years goes by and the girls are down to one girl. The two daughters didnt wait for the sensor. They left the shelter and didnt wake it. Now the sensor is telling the remaining daughter its finally safe to leave. There was enough food in the shelter for 6 more years for just four people. Elisia the remaining daughter packs a good bit of food and water. She was nineteen with strawberry blonde hair and beautiful jade green eyes. She wore leggings and a black tanktop with an oversized thin purple flannel top. She left her shelter locking it behind her since she knew the code to enter. She gets above ground and is shocked by the desolate world. There was new things growing plants she had never seen. She gripped the silver heart shaped locket. This locket has a picture of her family inside including her mother when she was alive. Elisia walks and starts exploring while the sun was up. She made sure to make landmarks so she can get home. She didnt find people nearby as she had hoped. She heads back to the place she knew the town to be. The buildings looked realitively okay for the fact they went through the end of the world. The sun was starting to set that was when all hell broke loose. Elisia heard screeching and moaning. soon as it got darker she saw awfully mutated people and animals. They were charging at her and they looked hungry. She turned and ran away in a panic terrified for her safety. She ran into a building and shut and locked the door panting. She slides down to the ground tired and she sees the glint of someones eyes and she panics. "shh if you scream they will start trying to break in." a young mans voice whispers out. He comes out more so she can see him. she nods "sorry I havent left my shelter in the last four years so I had no clue what was going on here." he looks at her surprised. they didnt really talk more after that. They couldnt risk the mutants hearing them. The night went on peacefully and when day broke they both woke. "Good morning sir thank you for letting me stay here but I must head home." Elisia says and stands to leave. "My name is Derrick and mind if I join you this place isnt safe." he gave her a gentle smile. "Follow me then i have a good bit of food and water." she starts walking not bothering to think twice. They go to her shetler and Derrick had a his group following out of sight. They get to the shelter and Derrick carefully watched as she put in the code. They head inside and she gave him the tour holding her locket the whole time. She missed her family dearly and was quite sad. After the tour she sat down and she was looking at the locket letting Derrick be free. Next thing to be heard was a gun shot and Elisia fell over dead bleeding holding the silver heart locket. Derrick laughed evily letting his group in and they raid the shelter of everything they could carry to their base. Elisia's body lay in her own blood her locket held close to her heart now her family is one again and in peace.
By Destiny Shifflett5 years ago in Fiction
I Am April
I stepped into the dark ally, holding my neck, as blood dripped down my fingers. Tonight I did something stupid. My wound was burning so bad that I wanted to scream but could not choke it out. Scared and weak, I stumbled my way to a brick wall alongside the ally and slid my back down until my butt hit the cold cement ground. Closing my eyes, the city noises around me became louder, and the smells of the ally garbage became stronger as the vampire venom was taking over my bloodstream. I could do nothing to stop the transformation unless a vampire was willing to suck the venom out before the change was complete. But kindness like that is unheard of.
By Melissa Bezborotko 5 years ago in Fiction
39 Years and Holding
September 3, 2025 One thing that they don’t tell you about living at a beach-side resort is that you can never get a good night of sleep. I woke up to a flash of electric blue that illuminated my room and a crash of thunder that rattled my bed. Another storm was blowing in over Lake Erie. After finally falling back to sleep, the seagulls started screaming and calling to each other just as the sun was about to rise. I walked over to the window and yelled at them through the dirty glass but they just looked at me and then started talking again.
By Vicky DiMichele5 years ago in Fiction
Runaway
They aren’t around, but I feel their greedy eyes on me, deciding my future. I’m alone… but for how long? I hear the buzz of an aircraft above, tirelessly searching for the lost prize. I hide in the little hovel I discovered in the middle of the night before the search began.
By Mycheille Norvell5 years ago in Fiction
Banging So Bad
It is 2077; men are working in call center-like office environments; their bosses, women. Male bosses are non-existent, and society is now matriarchal. Women leaders are everywhere. Women make all the decisions; they take advantage of men for their domestic abilities, cooking skills, and kindness attributes to perform all chores.
By Christa Cusack O'Neill5 years ago in Fiction
