Tag: short story
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Confessions
“I am now an old man locked in chains. I will never forget the day when the tribals rose up and took this world. A woman led them and, because of my own pride, was able to overtake my people. They killed us all, even put a bullet in my brain, but as I described…
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Soul Theory (My idea for a Zombie Thriller)
© Andrew Cannon. All Rights Reserved 2015 “We are going to lose her!” one doctor exclaimed as he waited for the defibrillator to charge. “1, 2, 3” he zapped the woman on the operating table, but the readings on the computer did not change. Once more he counted and zapped the woman, but she lay…
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Fusion: the teenagers
I wish there was a way I could describe you. With a beauty so immense you’ve got me entrenched in such a deep fascination I would do anything for you And I long to once again be enveloped in this deep, double edged infatuation You are the shooting star upon which much of my hope…
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Fusion: Year One (Shorty Short Story)
“Mr. Purdue, Mr. Purdue, are you alright. I need you to wake up, sir!” A young man shook an older man gently, but frantically, as he feared for his life. “Sir!” his voice more elevated, “The pilot is dead and no one else knows how to fly a space ship! Sir!” Purdue pained himself to…
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Fusion: a shorty short story for you
Journal Entry 248 [Lunar 1, 400] It’s been 400 years since we entered the Promised Land. Today is the anniversary. We missed the apocalypse. This story has been handed down through the generations. They told us the story of our exodus from the earth and of how God saved us before we knew what was…
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The Grave Digger
His name was Joseph, Joseph Rah. He was tried and convicted of double homicide. No one thought that he was capable of murder, but the jury found him guilty. There I stood, close to midnight, digging his grave. I remember, in the dead of the night, hearing something other than…
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Acquisition
“Mommy, mommy! Look what I found! Look, look, look!” A small child ran up to her mother as they were spending time together in the neighborhood park. She was holding a simple diamond necklace that reflected the radiant sunlight beautifully, almost hypnotizing its viewer. “Honey, where did you find that?” asked her mother hesitantly, “It…