Originally submitted to this writing prompt. Thanks for reading! Spreadsheets, proprietary software invented by higher spirits far above my level of enlightenment, and the skimming of emails made up most of my day. For the past millennia or so my job had been slowly siphoned off to the ethereal machines that somehow surpassed even the … Continue reading New Changes to Corporate Structure
Category: Short Story
An Endless Abyss of Cyan
Originally submitted to this writing prompt. An Endless Abyss of Cyan In my many years both as a cave diver and volunteer rescuer, I had never seen anything like this before. I had separated from my crew about half an hour ago, diverting into the older portion of the mines. Guided this time not by … Continue reading An Endless Abyss of Cyan
Lack of Belief
Originally submitted to this writing prompt. Lack of Belief When I died I thought that would be it. Blackness. Nil. A complete cessation of experiencing the universe. I did not believe in the afterlife having renounced my religious ties years ago. But instead, I woke up to the smell of rotting flesh and the rising … Continue reading Lack of Belief
After the Adventure
This story was originally submitted to this prompt. The first few weeks back in our world were the hardest. I mean, imagine what you’d be like in our situation. Two identical twin boys, age fourteen, both lanky nerds who’d spent more time indoors playing video games and putting off our homework than socializing and getting … Continue reading After the Adventure
The Department of Unholy Deals (Or My Life as an Antinatalist Demon)
When you look at me what do you first think? Be honest. If you've been alive on the Earth long enough you'd seen many depictions of creatures like myself: dark hair, crimson skin, two small-yet-significant protruding horns poking through our hairline. I'm a demon, have always been, and will always be from the moment the … Continue reading The Department of Unholy Deals (Or My Life as an Antinatalist Demon)
The Final Temple
The adventures of the old god Dar'goth continues! This time Dar'goth is in need of desperate help to pass his code inspection so he does what any sort of ancient-evil-trying-to-navigate-modern-times would do: he opens up a portal in time & space to summon his most loyal follower and architect of his temples. (Originally submitted to … Continue reading The Final Temple
John the Conman: Or Why One Should Never Impersonate an Old God Upon His Return
The return of Dar’goth had been long prophesied for the latter half of the decade. The old god of unspeakable horrors would soon emerge in the form of human flesh an avatar for his conquest. As Dar’goth would soon march across the countryside carrying with him a tome of unspeakable magic bound by human flesh, … Continue reading John the Conman: Or Why One Should Never Impersonate an Old God Upon His Return
Long Forgotten Face
The house is much like the others around it in this small suburban neighborhood. Copy and pasted in a semi-random arrangement among many other models that had been copy and pasted to give a sense of uniqueness to the owners. I can imagine the thoughts of the owners as they live amongst a community of … Continue reading Long Forgotten Face
Boxed In
This story was originally submitted to this writing prompt on reddit. When I had chosen my desired form of a small wooden box to sit within the castle’s storage room, I did not anticipate the kingdom to fall so swiftly. Just the month after I had assumed the form my potential prey had been either … Continue reading Boxed In
Retirement
I had long dreamt of my retirement. A glorious celebration of my many military victories throughout the ages. A celebration lasting for days or weeks across the empire, perhaps even a day of remembrance eternally etched into time that on this date, we celebrate the many conquests I had fought and won. A testament to … Continue reading Retirement