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Challenge #00890-B159: Absolute Power...
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est - Knowledge itself is power
Knowledge is power. The knowledge of physics allows many species access to space travel.
Power corrupts. Those with the power to conquer worlds will do so.
Those with the knowledge of how to fight back… sometimes fail to apply it. They have better ways.
“This system is now ours,” boomed the bird before them. “You will serve us in all things you do.”
“As you will,” said the Chief Librarian.
Read more »Thievery can net you the most interesting trinkets sometimes...
“What, this li'l thing? Oh, you know how pickpocketing goes; a bit of clothing lint or spare change here, a rare jewel or costly necklace there, the pulsing locus of an esoteric magical ritual over there. Luck of the draw, really.”
(#00884-B153)
Still dunno everything this one does… I twiddled with the locket around my neck. When it’s open, it glows enough and shows up all the genuine tosh. Gives it that little extra sparkle. Gives me an edge.
Don’
Read more »A call home from college...
Read more »((Inspired by this rather strange image: http://i.imgur.com/wq1qvY4.jpg ))
“…um… and one more thing. Daddy, I’m dating… a black man.”
“Well, that’s no problem. I’m no racist; I’m not gonna be upset if my baby girl thinks her old man should have a future son-in-law with brown skin.”
“Daddy, we’re not even thinking about marriage yet! But anyway… no, Daddy, I didn’t mean a colored person. I said black. He’s literally black.
Challenge #00853-B122: Summons in Trouble
“…‘and thus do we condem the acts of the malevolent…’? Wait… MALEVOLENT? How dare they call me ‘malevolent’!”
“Yeah, if anything, you’re just incompetent.”
“…Of course, I – hey, who’s side are you on, anyway?!”
“Yours, of course, Master… but even you must admit that your experiments are… a little lacking.”
“Of course they are - they’re experiments. They exist so that I know what to do better next time.”
“But the cogniscent cheese, sir…”
“What?
Read more »Challenge #00841-B110: When Clint Met Natasha
Some men get so nervous if a lady shows up at the restaurant with a box of explosives.
Budapest. Some years ago.
He thought he had been discretely
following her, right up until the moment she sat down opposite him at
the cafe. She gave him a winning smile and a, “Sorry I’m late, darling.
Caught up in shopping.”
Quick handsigns. Three bogies. Armed. Target you. No look.
“That’s okay, sweetie,” he said, making sure the nearby shrubbery blocked him
Read more »The Telephone Game, Divine Edition
A religious organization (modern or fictional), after following their particular holy text (or at least it’s translated editions) for centuries/millenia, if given a drastic and alarming shock one day, when their deity appears to tell the vast majority of them, basically, “Who told you I said all this? I never asked you to act like this at all, most of it is your own ideas! You’ve got everything completely wrong!”
(#00837-B106)
The day of Festival was in full swing.
Read more »Parents just don't understand adventuring...
“You think because you killed a few dragons that you’re some kind of big man? Too big to show your elders respect? I’m your mother, I once wiped your poopy bum with my bare hands, so I’m not impressed by your antics, mister ‘vanquisher-of-armies’. Why don’t you ever visit, or at least write now and then?”
(#00834-B103)
Hrothgar the Mighty - Conquerer of All, Ruler of
the Five Kingdoms, Dragonslayer, Master of the Mighty Voice - took off
Adapting by CM_Weller
“Cheer up, somebody has it worse than you.” Unfortunately for Rael, he seems to be the Somebody that the universe has chosen. And the addition of a living enigma just seems to add to that belief.
Sneak preview of my next book!
Good Boy by CM_Weller
Dogs have been care animals since they were domesticated. Gengineering a dog can lead to interesting new wrinkles when old instincts come into conflict with new programming.
More to come!
Nor Gloom Of Night by CM_Weller
Nor Gloom Of Night by CM_Weller
The mail must get through! But when the mail includes 8500 cryo-suspended people, and your equipment is low-bid crap, that courier job gets very interesting. Can one man and his cat save their lives?
I'm getting the hang of this now
writingbox:Does this sound familiar? Replace “Facebook” with “Tumblr” and you have my life before I hurt myself.Now...
Does this sound familiar?
Replace “Facebook” with “Tumblr” and you have my life before I hurt myself.
Now I’m binge-watching shit on Netflix.
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jackscarab: I get asked all the time, in letters and e-mails and questions from the floor: "Can you give me a few tips about being a...
Read more »I get asked all the time, in letters and e-mails and questions from the floor: “Can you give me a few tips about being a writer?” And you sense that gleam in the eye, that hope that somehow, this time, you’ll drop your guard and hand over the map to the Holy Grail or, preferably, its URL. I detect, now, a slightly worrying edge to all this, a hint of indignation that grammar, spelling, and punctuation have a part to
Sensible Economic Decision
“The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there’s no good reason to go into space - each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.“ - Randall Munroe
[AN: I know I’ve done this twice before. Let’s see if the third is a stretch. Also, my laptop is still dead and all my progress on KFZ is in limbo. I’
Read more »These three FREE titles available on Smashwords! Dubious about the quality of my works? Why not download these FREE stories so you can see...
These three FREE titles available on Smashwords!
Dubious about the quality of my works? Why not download these FREE stories so you can see what you’re in for. These self-contained shorts are released each Halloween, so check by regularly to see what else has come from this author’s warped and twisted mind.
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