The Guns of Casdagon

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I am a sky captain. I was never born a sky captain, and I earned my title, my crew, and my ship through duty and sacrifice and experience. Some say I had won these things because of fate, because of luck; yet I was not one to rely or resent chance coincidences. Long have IRead more

Dark of Winter

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  As Lyosha Volkov woke up from uneasy dreams, one a harrowing nightmare of an alien nature, he found himself transformed into a monster. With his paws, he removed the comforter from his body and stood up with hind legs from his bed. He stretched his furry form, hearing and feeling his adamant bones crackRead more

Father Christmas

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“Honey, dinner time!” Austin looked up from his schoolwork. “Ok, Mom! Just a minute!” He cleaned whatever work was there on his table and scurried towards the dining room. His dad, Richard Cooper, was already on his seat, and so was his mom, Samantha Cooper. Austin beheld the food on the table in awe. SteamedRead more

The Fencing Tournament

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“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the 170th Fencing Tournament! We are live in the city of lights, Paris, France. This is Pierre Baudelaire and I am joined by Michael Harrington. Mike! Wake up! Introduce yourself!” “Huh! Wah? Oh… Good morning everyone! On this spectacular occasion, two wizards of the blade will competeRead more

Riddle Me This, Jack!

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“A riddle, a riddle! A riddle, I say, you, dear boy, come out and play.” “Man, who in the Hell are yo? Jesus, you smell like my dead granma.” “Tis I , the Devil, I’m out to get the soul of thou sinning rat.” “Rat? Who yo callin’ rat? I ain’t got no tail likeRead more

A Lightless Day

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Every noon, they come. Every day, they appear on the spot where they died. For one second, the townsfolk could see the people they murdered, staring at their own graves. The next second, they were gone. The townsfolk murmur and whisper to each other about the events. Some say that the ghosts of the blindRead more