A Fish, a Rabbit, and a Dog_Offline_All Eyes on Me_Monstrous Moon
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A Fish, a Rabbit, www.onedoor.ccand a Dog
Raymond entered the lunchroom with an uncharacteristic sense of purpose. In his hands, he carried a cardboard box, held in a way that suggested its contents were unstable, fragile, or both.“What’s in the box?” Sam began to say, around a mouthful of microwaved meatloaf, when a patch of chocolate brown fur popped out of the top of the box. A puppy. Raymond walked towards Sam, the puppy’s ears flopping with the bump of each step.“His name’s Blue.”“Blue!” Sam reached her hands under the puppy’s armpits and lifted him out of the box.“Where did you come from, little Blue? Look at you, who could hav...
Offline
Hughes looked out of the cockpit as they exited hyperspace, the planet popping into view ahead of them. Planet 52ABX-32QJ was a desert planet. He slumped in his chair. On joining up as a deckhand on the deep-space courier he had a very different idea of his future; one of finding new planets that would bear the future of the human race, discovering beautiful all-female alien species and fighting off vicious, savage bugs against impossible odds.So far he had seen nothing but sand, ice and rock. Rocks in particular, he had now seen in every shade and texture imaginable. It turned out that althou...
All Eyes on Me
I am no longer faceless; hiding is pointless. Their hunt has already begun.My name is already plastered on every screen--in front of every eye. My image interrupts movies, phone conversations, and even the daily advertisements. A photo of me accompanies the broadcast. For many, this will be the first time they've seen my face. It is my one day of fame, where the world knows who I am.Their hunters are already interviewing my work and my apartment complex's owner. They have been working since they received my name and the new day began. I receive messages from coworkers that they are looking; n...
Monstrous Moon
The moon shimmers in the sky, its green reflection iridescent upon the waters. From here, it looks beautiful. I stare, transfixed by its beauty, forgetting the monster. This year it is my turn to go to the moon. One soul a year, to sate the beast. But no one ever returns.As night falls, they come. It is time. The Elders grab me with strong hands, taking me for their own. I try to struggle, like every maiden before me and every maiden that will come after me. But their hands grow tighter, more of them surrounding me to pin me down and force the cuffs on my wrists. I try to resist. But it is no ...