“Can Gaaar have a drink, too, please, mummy?” Little Tommy Harris asked his mother, in the kitchen of their smart and efficient executive home. “Who’s Gaaar, honey?” his mother replied, expertly stuffing the chicken for that evening’s roast dinner, …
Deep beneath the ocean, in a cave where only the bravest, or craziest of divers dare explore, there lie three glowing, misshapen things. Though their form is odd, they are also beautiful and unique. The Winners, in no particular …
How I wish this were to be a cautionary tale, but by now there may be no one to give caution to. The television speaks static and the radio dials panic and all around bloodcurdling screams echo out from the …
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Wiping the steam from the mirror my face came into view. I grinned and my reflection showed me my pearly whites. ‘Nith, you are one handsome troll,’ I said to myself. My green skin had a nice tint of brown …
I guess it had been there a long time, gaining substance, taking form. But it was only recently that I started to believe there was actually something there, scuttling into the shadows whenever my glance skimmed over the corner. This …
I crouched, worn muscles twitching, on the edge of the precipice, and waited for the sun to go down. I’ve been on the move for three days. So far nobody’s seen me, and I’m not sure if there was anyone …
After careful surveillance and cross checking of the data, a winner was identified. Congratulations to Manasvi Mudgal! The Red Eyed Giant ticked all the right boxes, alerting our judges to a great piece of writing. Please take the opportunity to …
“Stacey, stop texting and put the phone away,” said Ms. Leeds as she walked into her office, sitting across from the young student. Stacey tapped the screen a few more times and then complied, slipping the phone into the front …
It was a single look across a crowded train station, but it held weight. More weight then Winona was willing to admit. It was a look that seemed to corrupt her, it tried to draw her in. She flicked it …
Jao, leader of the freedom fighters, cut his way through the thick forest leaves with his machete. His people formed a row behind him, their combined steps creating a slick mud path. The jungle seemed hostile to humans constantly barring …
Brone swung off the bars and landed amongst his many companions. One of them pulled his tail. “Relax, you’ll all get your share,” reassured the big hairy guy as he handed out the nuts. Everyone counted four nuts in their …
My uncle’s heavy fist landed on my face, after a flash of numbness, my cheek felt warm. I spat a broken tooth and blood on his face. Infuriated, he pushed me back, and my head hit the door of his …
Upon a broken and sunlit mesa two figures face off, each ready to win or die. In the duel for this week’s winner, there can be only one: Congratulations to Debb Bouch! Debb’s entry drew the eye of all our …
It started again. Amelia and Jared began bickering more fiercely than ever, insulting each other and vowing to see the other defeated. “You know what? It would be a pain the ass for me to watch you cheering for a …
Some years ago, when sunlight still shone uninterrupted down onto grassy meadows, a small community had sprung up. The people survived on cows that they ran out to pasture in the lush, thick grasses. Each and everyone grew up to …
James was standing, drenched in sweat and covered in sand underneath a jaundiced, full moon. He panted during the short interlude, his bruised limbs lethargic. He tasted salty iron at the corner of his mouth and knew it had been …
Tayla fishtails around the corner in her pink hover car named Daisy. Jack has never been late before let alone stood her up but she’s annoyed anyway. When she pulls into her driveway, she senses that something is odd. Just …
Every muscle ached. Every fibre of his being, screamed with the loudest voices, using his nerves as the means. Each of the 206 bones in his body were on the precipice of not simply breaking, but shattering into a million …
