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TOXIC MOTH Gord blows reanimation smoke up Milly’s nose. She shrieks. “Milly, calm down.” “You shot me.” “I forgive you for cheating on me. I love you; I resurrected you.” “I hate you.” “Please, forgive me.” “Up yours.” Enraged, he shoots his handgun. She stares, agape, fresh blood...

A belated thanks to Yozh, therapist and johnnyjet, a massive thanks to Christine Wheelwright for the vote, and a ginormous congratulations, Paranoid Marvin, for the victory. Great genre and theme choice for March’s competition!

My shortlist is: The Rise and Fall of Wasteman by Elckerlyc A Mission To Savour by paranoid marvin Recycle and Reuse by emroseangel I voted for Recycling… by Mosaix

DO ZERLWAGLANS DREAM OF FLESH HUMANS? The gargled voice indicative of zerlwaglans says, “Let’s welcome this year’s dinner donor, Monique.” Yellow-tentacled mouths slap in applause. Monique waves her synthetic hand. The zerlwaglans devour her former flesh body. Promptly, she deactivates her...

My shortlist is: A Tale For Crows by Aknot The Forest of the Last Ones by Iwroteathing A Day at the Zoo by Bowler1 The Dying of the Light by Venusian Broon I voted for Asteroid by Christine Wheelwright Thanks for the mentions, Nixie, Christine Wheelwright, M. Robert Gibson, BT Jones...

SAVE THE LAST DANCE They dance amidst cascading disco lights. Loved ones spectate, wistfully engrossed. His wife’s auburn curls sway. She moves like an angel despite the oxygen tube up her nose. To tearful applause, they finish with a flourishing bow. # He removes his VR suit’s helmet. Air...

FIT AS A DODO “In this room, Steven, we can see the effects of whatever we send into the past. It’s like we’re drifting into a different timeline. For instance...” Professor Dugan throws seeds into the time machine’s swirling vortex. “These palm fruit seeds have mutative properties that should...

Thanks to all the entrants for contributing to this fun collection of stories. My shortlist is: How Much Damage? by redzwritez Ah sure nobody'll ever know the difference by AnRoinnUltra Quiet Evil by Stable If only… by Hugh Faith or Fortune? by Parson I voted for Why are we paying for this...

INCINERATION OF THE FAMILY TREE “Brentwood?” “No”, he answered. His tears blurred the flicker of Hopkins’ torch. “She’s my daughter.” Hopkins said, “You’ve heard her multiply four-digit numbers like 1,392 and 5,698-” “7,931,616”, said Brentwood’s daughter. “-instantaneously”, continued...

I may have been stretching the genre a little, but I'm hoping that threatening to stab people is horror enough to be considered under the umbrella of speculative fiction.

Don’t Test Me Pressure? What pressure? I don’t have enough to measure. I get a lot of time for leisure, and I be chilling like ‘whatever’. I’s easy. I’s breezy. It doesn’t take a ton to please me. My bank balance might be measly, but I never let troubles squeeze me. So, keep your...

@Bugg Yeah, but I did try a few years previously and failed. I started against from scratch last year and finally did it.

I absolutely love Soulsborne games, but I totally see where you're coming from. I played and gave up on DS1, 2 and Bloodborne. It was playing DS3 that made everything click. These games are more famous for the boss battles and combat mechanics than as puzzle games. Once you know where to go...

The March of The Punished I chose each convict for their similar voices. My score begins when thirty cages clang open. Zapping tasers from the players halt running convicts, mostly killers and sex fiends. The players rhythmically beat the convicts, going from fists to hammers and finally...

My short-list was: Luiglin – In the Blink of and Eye Outtalnc – Breadcrumbs And reiver33 who deserves a massive congratulations for the winning entrant – A Better Yesterday. I voted for Aknot’s A Job Well Done. Thank you for your listings, WSDuffy, JS Wiig, and Starbeast. I feel my story...

The Emperor’s Thing “Size of that”, says Reeta. Teena scowls. “It can’t be real.” “Looks real. Show off!” “I’ll bet a cauldron it’s fake.” “You’re on”, says Reeta. “Prove it, mind.” “No problem.” “Wait! You can’t bewitch the emperor, not with all eyes on him.” “A quick slicing spell”...

I'd argue that JK Rowling is the modern female version of the 'Lord of Fantasy' and is a much better writer than a lot of people give her credit for. There are people who argue that Tolkien's overuse of description makes him a bad writer. It's all subjective. There's no accounting for taste...

Chronic pain/fibromyalgia runs in my family and I've been dealing with it for over a year. I've seen doctors and all they do is give me a blood test, then I don't hear anything back from them. I'm hopeful this latest research will lead to people like me being believed and diagnosed much faster...

Writing is like using imaginary toys to play make-believe while a group of people observe you from the other side of your glass cage.

What in the Boggins! They slid from the depths, from the skies and before our very eyes from a place best described as an indescribable realm. Their mission: one of dominance, make everything like them. Striking was their darkness, enough to say they shone against the light. Microscopic...