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Red Claw - Prompt 21
The rain was incessant. Banging loudly against the roof, pounding the siding. It seeped into the small cracks of the windows, and crept...
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Jul 5, 20241 min read
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Sounds. - Prompt 8
drip. drip. dripdrip. I desperately imagine the water in the cell as the sound of freshly filtered coffee squeezing its way past a new...
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Dec 15, 20231 min read
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A Tower - Prompt 20
"Four Towers stand at the corners of the world. They rule the generations, forcing war and misery upon the land. Scholars, Generals,...
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Jul 9, 20211 min read
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A Smith - Prompt 19
"Gah, I hated my old life," Dendre, the smith says. His hands are rough as well as his hair, and a long beard runs down the front of his...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
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A Sphere - Prompt 17
There, between two broken cupboards in an abandoned and blasted home, hovers something completely out of place. A white sphere, about...
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Apr 8, 20211 min read
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Glacial Tower - Prompt 16
Standing alone, across the wide glacier, stands a tower. Appearing intricately carved from the stone mountains surrounding it, ridges...
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Apr 7, 20211 min read
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The Fallow - Prompt 15
The lands blasted of all life stood before him. He mourned for the days past when his travels would take him here. It used to be so...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
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Heavy - Prompt 14
Alsid gaped at the boulder in front of him. His companion, Shylan, huffed impatiently at him. "You are supposed to be the strongest...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Boots - Prompt 13
With the demon slain, the adventurer sighed heavily and picked up her warhammer. As he cleaned and inspected her own weaponry, the...
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
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The Bustle - Prompt 12
Across the street, the barn raising was going well. Heavy beams being pounded together with sturdy nails, tied to strong rope. The...
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Mar 30, 20211 min read
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A Warm Fire - Prompt 11
The first cold of the season was beginning to set in, and the weary travelers had yet to find a safe haven. Off in the distance, they...
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Mar 27, 20211 min read
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Frantic - Prompt 10
The scholar wrote frantically, words pouring onto the page nearly as fast as they were filling his head. The incantation had worked,...
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Mar 26, 20211 min read
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Sourcing - Prompt 9
The dwarf coughed violently, feeling the centuries old dust winding deeply into his lungs. He'd be working this mine for centuries,...
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Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Endless Battle - Prompt 7
The lone warrior grasps his sword tightly, afraid that if he loses focus for even a moment, it will fall from his hands. A mistake like...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read
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The Mask - Prompt 6
The man smiled to the child while holding out a piece of candy. Glancing around nervously, the little boy saw all the other children...
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Mar 22, 20211 min read
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The Eternal Sands - Prompt 5
Maerek sat stiffly, her body still aching from the last fight. She had triumphed, of course, but her opponent was stronger than she had...
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Mar 20, 20211 min read
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Something Wicked - Prompt 4
The dashboard went dark. Marcus held his breath for what seemed like an eternity, wondering if it would ever be safe to move. A step,...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read
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The Time Reveler - Prompt 3
"Today we celebrate our victory!" The King's voice echos wildly throughout the halls, bouncing off the long corridors and into the vast...
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Mar 18, 20211 min read
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The Magus - Prompt 2
Standing on the rock overlooking the small village, the magus feels the night's biting cold in his bones. Below, the shrieks of terror,...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read
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Out of Nowhere - Prompt 1
You awake suddenly, the long fall crashing into the front of your mind. Coughing out the ancient dust in your lungs, you stagger to your...
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Mar 16, 20211 min read
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