Justin J.

298 words
Hitchhiker; Drink Dispenser; Memoir

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Heh, you want to know something else about me? You want to know what else I remember from back then? Right, I’ll tell you about this time I […]

221 words
Curator; Store Room; Crime

Phantoms

I stare at the old statue in my hands. It had been so easy, even if it had taken a year and a half to pull off. Make the old curator disappear, take his place, earn […]

227 words
Angel; East Sussex; Memoir

Memories from on High

Immortality can be hard, you know. I know from experience, being an Angel and all. My job has always been to watch over mankind, and while mankind […]

Whoops, got my research mixed up. It happens. Thanks for clearing it up. And thanks, I had fun writing it.

The Bifrost is from Norse mythology, written about in the Poetic Edda. It’s the bridge between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard (the realm of the gods.)

It seemed appropriate for a faster than light drive that ‘s […]

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Inventor; Bridge; Sci-Fi

Rainbow Bridge

He had a degree, it just wasn’t in engineering of any kind. No, he was a dabbler in the field. He was brilliant, though, and stubborn. Very stubborn.

“This w […]

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There is no Planet B

The starship Just Us was lost in the vast cosmos of the cosmos. The captain, Ivy Whipson, had no clue where they were, and was plotting a course for a nearby planet, termed […]

Thank you.

Whoops. Hey, Geoff? Could you edit this a bit? I said ‘tail’ instead of ‘tale’. That’s what I get for doing this while tired.

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Musician/Composer; Hamburg; Fairy Tale

The Price of Art

The musician was 80 years old. He sat in front of the fireplace in his manor in Hamburg, reflecting on his life. He had mixed feelings about his […]

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Storm Front – Jim Butcher

Stormbreak

The Madman stared at the sky, his grin all but cracking the skin on his face. Yellow, neglected teeth parted as he began to laugh. People passing him in the streets […]

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Fossil Collector; Arizona; Romance

Gazing Love

He reached down and caressed her gently, smiling in the heat of the […]

I am so sorry, I was so eager to start I kind of skimmed the page and didin’t take in anything. I’ll keep this all in mind next time, I promise. Thanks for sorting it out for me this time.

This is what happens […]

226 words
Criminal; Library; Horror

Turn of a Page

The library stood against the dim light of the new moon that night, its windows dark, the building almost completely devoid of human life…except for a […]

I got runner up? Wow, and in one of my less-than-good genres too.

Sins of the Father

By Justin J

Victor/Pastor/Rural Village/Crime

Words: 298

It was a small town, with just a single, small church. It was home, though, and had been for a very long time. He was old, […]

Heart and Soul

By Justin J.

Writer/My Choice (New York)/Horror

Words: 150

For New York romance novelist Travis Burns, writing was almost ritualistic. It was something he got into for reasons other than […]

Thank you for the warm welcome. I’ve learned from this (in more ways than one) and look forward to taking part again.

I swear that I usually proofread. I just…get…really….excited about writing. Childishly so.