The bottomless pit.
It has always been one of my strongest opinions that the Cockney accent was rather vulgar. I instead preferred the softer tones of people who lived even…
The Brainstormer
Ok. There is a link that I like to go to when I can not think of things to write. http://www.andrewbosley.com/the-brainstormer.html There it is. So this challenge is to go to the link above and click the random button in the center then write a story inspired by whatever you get. You do not have to use those words in the story, but it should be apparent of how they are applied. Please include those words in your tags. And one last rule. I know I have no way of knowing this but I trust people will follow it anyways right? You have to use the first set of words you get after clicking random. No clicking it multiple times until you get something you like. I think this will make it a bit more challengeing. Good luck!!!
Challengers
21 entriesExplosions and Treasure
He laid on the sand, the water washing over him in waves, debris from his demolished ship piling around him. He was lucky to be alive and said a silent prayer…
Peer Review
He rubbed his temples, pretending it helped. She’s cute, he told himself, and if I help her edit this goddamn story for this goddamn writing class she’ll…
Born for the Fourth of July
“Are you ready, men???” “Hoo-Rah!” “That’s right. You are the BEST, you are the BRIGHTEST, and you are the ONLY ones who can get this job done. I want you to…
Leaving the Bayou
She watched LeBlanc as he put his finger in his collar and eased the fabric away from his neck for the eighth time in as many minutes. It was an odd habit, in…
Garden of Riches
I was sent to live behind monastery walls when I was five. At first I hated it, sullen and resentful that I should be locked away when my brothers were free in…
Intro to Physics
Professor Benning glanced up from his notes. He thought perhaps one of the fluorescent lights overhead had burned out in a brilliant last gasp. Most of the…
A Reunion with an Abandoned Gladiator
The gladiator walked up to his friend that he didn’t see in many many light years. “You abandoned me when I needed you most.” The gladiator said to his friend…
Bring Me Your Weary
He’d been riding for days. How long didn’t really matter... After his escape from the last batch of gangs roaming the wastes he just wanted to find a place to…
Come Down and Play
They used to come in droves: wizards, eager to test their magic, thieves to be tested against impossible locks and traps, clerics in company with their gods…
Bad Sailing and Thirst for Tequila
“Imperialist pig dog!” came the war cry from the tavern door. The dingy yellow light silhouetted the man’s paunchy figure, a golden ray filtering through the…
Love thy Nemesis
“I wish I didn’t have to do this.” Stoneo stood over the City’s nemesis, Phantom Firata, as she gasped for breath beneath him. “You won’t... do anything,” she…
Prey to Misfortune
It was unfortunate that General Hobbs liked liquor so much when on leave and that he didn’t brush his teeth regularly. His gruff countenance was still as…
New in Town
Trust me; the irony that the first real home I’d ever had was a Beverly Hills mansion has not escaped me. My mother and I had been nomads my whole life; always…
Square Garden
Square Garden was no longer a quiete suburban area. It had evolved into something much more over the past few months. What was once a sanctuary for young…
Ruins
Dust and debris crunch underfoot as I turn stiffly in the cumbersome hazard suit, checking the ruins for survivors. Just two days ago this had been a buzzing…
Cole's Restaurant
Flagging down a cab, Cole straightened his tie. Since his first job as a cook, he had dreamed of owning a restaurant. The only barrier was money. Receiving a…
More than numbers to my father's son
I am a Runner. The bank is steep and the walls are far past the white that once told of contact. Those absent stripes are a comfort to the wheel-man I have…
Black gold
The days were long, the work hard, the conditions brutal but the pay was good. Enough to send back home for my ex and kids to have a good life, better than…