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Ouch. Good stuff!

Devastation
94 words
News Reporter / Newsroom / Drama
Galen Gower
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works including birthday party clowns.

Elliott sat among them as he cried.

“Did he get laid off, too?” his co-workers whispered, each glad it wasn’t him. The paper’s bankruptcy cast a shadow.

She’s gone, Elliott thought,…[Read more]

Good stuff, Sophie. You really packed in a whole convincing tableau here.

Well done!

Nicely done incorporating a whole history in such a short piece of writing. You really wrapped everything up nicely here!

Gentleman’s onesies… I’ve often imagined a future where I can lounge a form-fitting onesie and consume all of my calories in futuristic bars or shakes only.

Rooster Island
Detective / Deserted Island / Fairy Tale
Galen Gower
295 Words
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works including makeup tutorials.

“Once upon a time,” Reynolds said to no one, “there was a fishing boat accident and the only drunk idiot wearing a life vest washed ashore on Rooster Island.”
The rooster closest to him coc…[Read more]

Oh, that stirred some ancient, nameless dread. Good stuff as always!

I feel like this one’s a winner, Sam. Very well done. Super jealous over here!

Mosaic Will Purge
299 words.
Apocalypse Survivor / Unexplored Place / SciFi
Galen Gower
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works including a mythology system that emphasizes mindfulness practices.

“Mosaic will purge!” the man in the video said. “Humanity’s spread will be undone! We destroyed the Earth, and now we must make atoneme…[Read more]

There are at least three things I love about this story. Very well done!

Revelry Conquers All
Parkour / Cubicle Hell / Fantasy
291 Words
Galen Gower
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works including a series of failed utopian communities that always devolve into cannibalism.

“So they jumped? That’s how they all came to be dead?” Officer Werner asked sharply.

“Well, they all came running and sliding…[Read more]

A Killer Against Years
297 Words
Baker/ Robbery/ Western
Galen Gower
Yes, I am open to derivative works, including a line of thematic cookware of inferior quality.

Travis rested his head on his arms and reflected on everything he’d lost in this life.

“Vietnam and the US Army took my decency for a time,” he said when discussing the w…[Read more]

That’s really funny, plus you make the god’s appearance sound like a Dall-E production.

I want this to be a song by Elliot Smith, but we’re all a little too late… Very nice.

Well, thank you!

I shall be, but I’m going to foist it off onto my co-workers so it’ll be completely blind and unbiased. None of them have any preconceptions about anyone who submits here, so I think it will be a good outcome for the winner.

Death by gripped genitals? There’s always so much going on…

There are so many words in here I don’t understand! But excellent story, as always.

A Collection Grows
297 words
Doll Collector / Display Room / Drama
Galen Gower
Yes, I am open to derivative works including a set of commemorative collectibles.

“No more of this, Dolores. You either get rid of them, or I’m leaving.” That was the last thing Neil said before his equally abrupt departure.

“Lots of people have collect…[Read more]