Microfiction
The Legendary Heist
Darkness cloaked the world around them as they infiltrated the heavily guarded museum. Each member of their team skillfully executed their assigned task: expertly picking the locks, deftly disarming the security system, silently maneuvering through the laser beams to deactivate them and disabling the surveillance cameras.
By Emilie Turner3 years ago in Fiction
Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? - Hanako Sawada
In 1960, American composer John Cage made an appearance on national television to showcase his latest work. Instead of using traditional musical instruments, Cage surrounded himself with everyday objects found in a household, such as a bathtub, ice cubes, a toy fish, a pressure cooker, a rubber duck, and several radios. Armed with these unconventional tools and a stopwatch, he performed a piece called "Water Walk" with a serious expression and remarkable precision. The audience's reactions varied, with some finding the performance humorous and others considering it utterly absurd. The prevailing question on most viewers' minds was whether this could even be classified as music. Answering this question proves to be more challenging than expected, as our perception of music often relies on our preconceived expectations.
By Khom Raj Thapa Magar3 years ago in Fiction
The Irishman
Four men surrounded the Delacroix Estate at one in the morning. Each was dressed in black military apparel and armed with submachine guns. They hit the safe in the master bedroom first, then cleaned out the jewelry box, some paperwork from the den, and waltzed out with a high-end piece of expressionist art.
By Jason Ray Morton 3 years ago in Fiction
Royal Mail
Twenty seconds more and the blinking red dot would switch to green. 24 hours before he had purchased the handheld from a nearby electronic store and here he was using it. The synchronicity of it all was quite uncanny. In that moment of that thought the machine switched over all the files downloading, seeming like all the information of the world was running though the small device in electronic form. The tiny CPU buzzed like a hummingbird. It seemed so easy! Why had no one else done this? Why would anyone else want to do this? Actually there were lots of people that we're interested. Would he reveal it? All these thoughts ran through his head. "There's a lot going on in the world, but there's more going on in my mind" He thought about the quote from the girl in "The Land of OZ" That's what they had called it. He thought about the giant coverup, the conspiracy or was it? Long the jury had been out. Then it was finished and the only result letting anyone know what had just happened was the small letters blinking in green on the device that faintly spelled out the word "TITANIC"
By Sound And The Messenger3 years ago in Fiction
Hawthorne Saves the Day
Justin reluctantly placed the carefully-packed lunch bag, perky in its bright blue and deep red trim, into the giant department refrigerator. As he did he wistfully wondered if today was the day he'd get to eat the lunch that Janelle had lovingly packed for him. Roast turkey- none of that tofu stuff this was the real deal- homemade baguette, creamy Havarti. And that orange-raspberry scone with the too-thick but somehow just right icing!
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Fiction
