Jun 9 2008

Story Every Day – Day 1!

Done with a couple of hours to spare! For those of you just joining us, my writing group is having a little contest this month in lieu of our regular prompt contest (500-word minimum). We’ll be writing a short story each day for two solid weeks. If it sounds like pure misery and pain, you are not entirely incorrect.

I think I’m going to just be posting small doses of these stories. Any one of them I might end up enjoying enough to publish somewhere.

This one even has a Schrödinger joke. Continue reading

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Daily Sketches
- Jerred squinted after the shrinking shape in the sky. “This is why I use camels. Dragons hate the taste. Guess you’re walking from here." - 11/18/2011
- "Deport the poor?" the Energy Secretary paled. "But...who will we use to fuel the SapiENgine?" - 09/13/2011
- Her lighter illuminated new dents in the airlock. "You're wasting air." She blew smoke in my face. Outside, something scraped at the door. - 06/29/2011
- Solstice, the EverDay, finally came, and with it pain. “Fetch the Moon Bringer's herbs,” ordered the Mole King, “and the Sun Warden’s head.” - 06/21/2011
- Pedro dropped the pistol and gaped at the smoking bodies. "You said that was a laughter gun!" "Oh, sorry. L.A.F.T.E.R. gun. Damn acronyms." - 06/14/2011
- “It’s just rain. What’s the big deal?” said the monkey, watching the clouds from the window. Her eyes narrowed. She reached for her broom. - 05/23/2011
- She blinked at the sun filling the hissing, cracked canopy. "Well," she said, "I hear once you get past the corona it's not nearly so hot." - 04/03/2011
- “Welcome, Mr. Lin. Your irrelevancy to the time stream has been confirmed. Temporal Passport approved. To when would you like to travel?” - 03/24/2011
- Dr. Han massaged his temples. "Incinerate the body. Blame it on dark matter, whatever. Just make sure they don't find the teeth this time." - 03/09/2011
- "To the bone, I say!" the taskmaster lashed them again. "Thank you sir!" the work-bot cried. "But that would be unsanitary, sir!" - 01/18/2011
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