Tag: fantasy
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The old man pulled hard on the reins to stop his sleigh and stepped down with a groan. Bracing his back with one hand, he reached into the sleigh and picked up his sack. The bag dragged through the snow as he hobbled to the motel door. Rita didn’t look up as he entered the…
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Reasons why it was the happiest I’d ever been: Every morning making love under the cool white sheets as the warm yellow sun streamed in through the open window. Afterwards, he would cook me eggs, scrambled and cooked until they were almost burnt, cooking shirtless and humming my favorite tune. Cut wildflowers on the table.…
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I kick back at my desk and idly type into my AI machine, sucking up another eighth-inch from the aquifer. A picture of a puppy biting Greta Thunberg on the ass pops onto the screen. I giggle and post it on X. My worshipers scramble to like, share, and comment. Standing, I walk over to…
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One horrid morning, it awoke to find that it had transformed into a human. It’s first indication that something was wrong was that smell, that thick, meaty human smell that made it want to wash its antennas. It was afraid it was in danger of being squished so it started skittering away before it even…
