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The Devil's Favor
My breath catches in my throat and tears run down my cheeks. I can barely breath with all the smoke surrounding me. Last time I felt like this was when I sold my soul to the devil himself. I can only imagine that he’s calling in on that debt now. I really thought I had a little bit longer to enjoy my spoils. Sure, my soul was no longer my own, but I had a great life right now: a nice cushy job, a fantastic wife, a two kids. I really wanted to see them grow up at the very least, but if it’s time for Satan to claim me then I can’t really argue with him.
By Taylor Mick5 years ago in Futurism
Land of Orange Skies
He woke too aware of the hardships of the coming day. They were perhaps lost, if only slightly off course, yet he knew they were in the right vicinity. He had thought on the previous day that things had begun to look familiar. When they made camp, he admitted that the site was in the wrong draw, but he was confident he knew the way ahead.
By Bill Shearer6 years ago in Futurism
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET)
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) is an international peer-reviewed, open-access & multidisciplinary online journal published for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Applied Science & Engineering Technologies.
By ijraset6 years ago in Futurism
The End
Jack had taken to carrying around a standard hotel Bible that he’d scoured off a corpse in a broken down DLR. I could hear him muttering prayers at night when he thought we were sleeping. That went on for a week. Then the fever found him.
By Ida Thomasdotter6 years ago in Futurism
Animal Farm – 75th Anniversary and chillingly relevant
In the preface of the allegorical novella, Animal Farm, George Orwell described the source of the idea of setting the book on a farm:
By K.E. Lanning6 years ago in Futurism
The Black Light From Outer Space
It started with a deafening sound then the day turned into the night but we could still see the blue sky and the sun Samuellah stands before her window, sipping her black coffee, let it invade her palate before swallowing it. When she reaches out to open the curtain, it was inertia that struck her.
By theasian online6 years ago in Futurism
Will-O'-The-Wisp Ep. 1
Chapter 1 (Shower)
By Kat Jadzia6 years ago in Futurism
Will-O'-The-Wisp
Prologue “Good morning Aurora City. I’m Mariah Dobrev, and I must say what a beautiful July day it is. Today is Friday the 15th, the sun is shining, and the skies are clear. Tonight, conditions will be perfect to see the annual meteor shower right here in Aurora. People will be swarming to town square tonight for free food, drinks, and a beautiful display of astronomical wonder, so be sure to drop by and don’t miss out.” The woman on the TV paused for a moment, before continuing in a new tone that was much less happy and excited.
By Kat Jadzia6 years ago in Futurism
The Answer
One bright, ninety-degree summer morning, two brothers played basketball in an apartment division basketball court. Their names were Atlas and Apollo. Their similarities only stretched to appearances; their brown curls tangled together with the antics of boyhood, their dark skin becoming darker with the heat of the sun. On a day such as this, Apollo felt light as a feather, while Atlas felt that he had the world on his shoulders.
By Aimee Pieper6 years ago in Futurism
MY OWN SELF
DIALOGUE WITH MY HIGHER SELF - Let me be! - What? - I don’t know, whatever it is that I am - And who are you? - I think I am a human being
By Maria Aduke6 years ago in Futurism
The Three Haikus of the Magic-Wielding Giant
It is springtime. I can see a road ahead of me lined with trees that are blooming with flowers, shining when the sun lightly touches upon them. No one is here, except for me. As I walk further down the road, I see someone walking opposite me. He seems to be wearing a series of ever-changing colors and patterns suit with a bright yellow cravat wrapped tightly around his neck. I am guessing he bought it from one of the stores in Limbo. When you stare at him, which I highly don’t advise anyone to do because it is rude, he reminds me of a kaleidoscope. Taking a glimpse at him, my mind starts to wonder.
By Night 0w16 years ago in Futurism
Perdido Street Station—the 20th anniversary of China Miéville’s critically acclaimed novel
Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, China Miéville’s award winning Weird/urban fantasy novel, Perdido Street Station (2000, Macmillan), is the opening salvo of his fictional world of Bas-Lag, a strange slurry of magic, steampunk, and post-modern enigmas. The second novel in the trilogy, The Scar, was published in 2002, and the final book, Iron Council (2004), completes the New Crobuzon trilogy.
By K.E. Lanning6 years ago in Futurism