The Art of Hunting
They gave me a gun when I was fifteen. I don’t think it was a grand gesture but my father did say that it was “high time I got off my faggoty ass and learn to…
They Gave Me a Gun... Challenge
*"They Gave me a Gun. But I took the world."* The old man said leaning back in his chair. "Yeah you were the best soldier we ever had." Said the Retired President Write a story using the bolded phrase. *"They Gave me a Gun. But I took the world.* Only a few of you may be able to generate a story using that. But it's fine. I'll make sure that there is a winner to this challenge. I invented that phrase and it kind of means something to me...
Challengers
11 entriesLove is not my superpower
After the Big One, the strangest thing wasn’t that some kids were born with superpowers, but how instinctively they gravitated to traditional roles. Heroes and…
His Choice
He crouches down on the rock, surveys the landscape as best he can. He tells me that I should enjoy the view - someday my eyes will turn this into the haze of…
They Gave Me a Gun
Early birds sing outside my window. Shafts of pale moonlight fade into the gray pre-dawn of another day. Not that I can see much through the high barred slats…
Sipping from the Cup of Madness
“I followed the maze of secrets. Along the way I uncovered terrible events long forgotten. I was a discoverer, and an explorer. In the summer of ‘46 I became a…
No Regrets
The priest asks if I have any last words, as they strap me down to the table. I have no words for him. My life was lived justly, punishing those who needed to…
Soldier
It’s strange when I look back at the war all these years after it ended. I joined the military just barely old enough, when it seemed like it was the right…
Push
*”They Gave me a Gun. But I took the world.”* They spat in my face, I drowned in the shame. They punched my gut, the blow felt like a bullet. So don’t pretend…
Bang Bang Bang
No. I wasn’t going to put up with this anymore. It’s time that they hurt. It’s time to get back at them. I opened my closet and grabbed to sack that was…
The New World of Dania
“*They gave me a gun, but I took the world,*” he shouted from his gold gilded throne. Below him three thousand men and women lowered their heads to the floor…
Trust
*They gave me a gun. But, I took the world*, I thought as I turned from the room, placing my gun back in the holster concealed under my tuxedo. It felt light…