Fiction

The Colonists

Submitted by lishevita on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:20

The ground was rocky, black and brown, dark and apparently uninhabited by any creatures. A lot of the planet was like this, though some was gray basalt and some was reddish with rusty iron. About seventy percent of the surface of the planet was covered with salt water. Another fifteen percent was covered with fresh water lakes and rivers. There was rain and snow at different places in different times of the year. There was volcanic activity that washed parts of the land with red hot lava that would cool into solid black or bubbly gray stone.

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21 stories and 1 moon
space
mushrooms
sci-fi

The Lovers

Submitted by lishevita on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 04:49

Linda is the fortune teller who comes through this area every year. She sets up on street corners or at fairs with a card table, a table cloth and her deck of cards. When she is at a fair, she charges a set price for every reading, and spends how ever long it takes to complete the job. When she works on the street, she uses the style of a street performer, never charging, but always accepting donations. Some days she reads 20 different fortunes. Other days she can sit alone all day long just playing solitaire games.

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Fiction
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21 stories and 1 moon
tarot

Rose Colored Glasses

Submitted by lishevita on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 02:48

Georgie was feeling lonely and sad. It was a Tuesday. There was nothing to look forward to in the near term future, just more work and more loneliness. The weekend was a long way off, and even when it did arrive, it didn't hold much promise. The college kids that hang out at the local clubs were all way too young for him. The ones who weren't too young were already taken. He didn't have a lot of friends. Well, really, he didn't have any friends around here, and there was no way he'd be able to go home to see his real friends any time soon.

My San Francisco

Submitted by lishevita on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 02:18

I parked the car on 32nd Avenue between Clement and Geary, very near the apartment building where I grew up. It had been years since the last time I'd visited this neighborhood, but I wouldn't feel like I'd shown my friend around the City if we didn't come here. Coit Tower is nice. The Golden Gate Bridge is fun to walk across. We'd do that stuff later. First, we had to see my San Francisco.

A Conversation With God

Submitted by lishevita on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 01:44

“This too shall pass.”

“How do you know?”

“Because everything changes.”

“But when?”

“I don't know.”

“What do you mean you don't know? Aren't you omniscient?”

“Well, yes and no. It's kind of complicated.”

“What's complicated? The fact that you don't know everything?”

“Well, of course I know everything, I'm God, but I don't know everything right this moment because I'm talking to you. I told you, it's complicated.”

“Are you trying to say that talking to me makes you stupid?”

“Hmmm... perhaps.”

“Perhaps?! That's a cop out.”

Interrogation

Submitted by lishevita on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 23:51

Private First Class Dennis Tripp couldn't remember how he had gotten strapped to the bed he was in at the moment. His body was riddled with pain, but he couldn't remember getting hurt. He tried to move his head, but it was too heavy. He could barely get a glimpse of what looked like a hospital room, an IV stand with a tube coming down towards his arm, and a few people. How many had he seen? He'd just seen them, but he'd already forgotten if he'd counted them at all.

Queen Anne's Door

Submitted by lishevita on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 02:40

It was a beautiful, sunny Summer day. It had rained earlier in the day, but that's just normal for Seattle. Now the sun had come out, and the air was warm. A group of five friends were hanging out at Marshall Park at the end of W. Highland Drive.

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Fiction
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21 stories and 1 moon
Seattle
shamans doors

The Night Shift Phenomenon

Submitted by lishevita on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 00:39

@InvestigativeScooper Tonight we're going on location in Pullman, WA to investigate what some people say is proof of an Israeli conspiracy in this university Town

@InvestigativeScooper Join us to get to the bottom of Wazzu Night Shift Phenomenon.

21 Stories and 1 Moon

Submitted by lishevita on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 01:13

From August 13, 2011 to September 12, 2011 I will be writing and posting 21 brand new stories.

The stories now have Disqus commenting at the bottom, so you can be my own personal workshop critics. Come on, get critical. It'll be fun!

Also, come visit the Facebook Fan Page and like the project.

If you would like to support this project with cash, you can get an ebook of the completed anthology by donating any amount using the button below.

Thank you!

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Fiction
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21 stories and 1 moon

Marine Murals

Submitted by lishevita on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 01:11

Mira Sampson's car rolled to a stop at the end of the highway off ramp. She looked both ways, taking in the difference between the neighborhoods on the two sides of the overpass, and then turned right as instructed by the dominatrix voice on the GPS. A sign on the left hand side of the street welcomed her to Rish Rush, Washington and recommended she visit Frontier Days, sponsored by 4H.

“Continue on North Second Avenue zero point three miles,” the dominatrix commanded.

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Fiction
subjects: 
21 stories and 1 moon

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