Story Seeds

Short, twitter-friendly fiction snippets.

I’ll keep this updated, with the newest at the top.

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You are utterly abominable. Even the most wretched, despicable sociopath would not do such a thing. Congratulations. You live. 25Jul09

A magician walked along the shore, but nobody needed her. 19Jul09

When they came, they came in threes, purple-edged and silent, and nobody knew what they wanted. Later, we wished we´d never asked. 18Jul09

Dear Self. If you truly have to talk to your Self non-stop, PLEASE don’t just babble nonsense. Love, Self. 17Jul09

“I didn’t have to be a woman. If that stupid doctor had rolled 3 or less, I’d have been one of you.” 17Jul09

“I belong to Bombs For Sanity. We’re going to cleanse the Earth of Hello! Magazine.” 16Jul09

“My new friends understand the price of true love. They accept, they forgive, and they help hide the bodies.” 16Jul09

“I tell you, you’ll be sorry when the zombies come, and eat your family, and destroy the Earth.” 15Jul09

“You’ve done well,” said David, “but you’ll need a personal style of miracle to stand out from the divine static.” 14Jul09

“One of the secret truths is that we all get what we want. It’s just that some of us get to choose first.” 13Jul09

By reading this sentence, I, the reader, do hereby and of my own Free Will gift my soul in perpetuity to the forces of Light. 11Jul09

“You’ve done terrible, terrible things,” Craig said. Richard grimaced. “I tried not to. But my mother was so proud…” 11Jul09

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, so don’t worry. It’ll respawn in a few minutes.” 10Jul09

The Spiritual Accelerator crashed motes of divinity into one another, and strange new gods flicked in and out of being. 08Jul09

“The bridge leads to a land of wonder, yes.  To cross safely, you must sacrifice your true love half-way. I’ll miss you so much.” 08Jul09

As the walls closed in and started to break her, she begged the conductor to stop. “I can’t,” he said. “He approaches.” 07Jul09

“One of the secret truths is that we all get what we want. It’s just that some people get to choose first.” 05Jul09

“Well yes, the game will kill you. But please, don’t let that spoil the experience for you. We want you to have fun.” 05Jul09

In his house in R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu plays Warcraft. 04Jul09

“I always get smartened up for her birthday. Put on my best. Make the house all nice and clean. And still she never comes.” 04Jul09

“Discovering a past life is a fine thing, but I can go one better. I can make sure you had the exact past lives you long for.” 03Jul09

“You are brave, but you understand that I will continue until you break,” John said. “I know,” I replied, “I’m doing my best.” 03Jul09

“When the floods came, everyone ran around grabbing mementos and treasures. I kicked off my heels, and went paddling.” 03Jul09

“Certain tribes believe a photograph will imprison the soul. I know that’s not much of a plan, but it’s the last chance I have.” 02Jul09

She turned, smiling. “Your heart is full of love, for people, things, ideals. Any or all of these can be killed.” 02Jul09

Imagine there were two of you. Which one would win? 02Jul09