The Oldest Truck Driver
I have seen civilizations rise and fall and generations live and die in a blink of my eye When you’ve lived as long as I have, time starts to contract I…
The Fountain of Controversy
Thank you for joining us. My guest today is Olivia Musser, CEO of Sandlot Ventures. Welcome to the show Mrs, Musser. The pleasure is mine Laurie. _This week…
Part 5: Bartering Immortality
Thomas crumpled on to his side. “How—?” “You were the partner of Albert Mundi, philosopher and alchemist. You were also his murderer. I know because I gave him…
Part 4: Bartering Immortality
“Albert was working on such a potion!” Thomas shouted. “This must be it!” Thomas lunged wildly across the work table swatting at the owliskir. The creature let…
Part 3: Bartering Immortality
The item depicted two snakes, each swallowing the tail of the other. One snake was lead, the other was gold. “You believe this artifact to be of the same value…
Part 2: Bartering Immortality
It stretched its two front talons across the table’s oak surface and dug into the wood. Its upper back arched downwards, its rump extended high, and its wings…
Part 1: Bartering Immortality
The abandoned barn in the quiet Angland countryside smelled of hay and dust. Inside, a middle-aged man patted his sweat-beaded forehead with a silk…
Transcendent
If it makes you feel any better, Noah, your friend is not in any pain. He is Ke-be-cum-ig-ish-kunk, truly He Who Treads The Earth To The End. We asked him…
Lifted Off and Left Behind
Thump. The wonder of the bipedal structure is that it is so precarious that when frozen in a candid position, the thing would more likely fall then stay…
Rebirth
I rolled over and vomited in the grass. I don’t care how many times you do it; dying hurts. It felt like hours before I could look around. A field. Nothing I…
Day In, Day Out
Ajax heard the conversation in the break room and felt the need to jump in. “Ha! Immortality. I tell you what, if something sounds to good to be true, then it…
Wordless Winter Winds
He sat on the peak of the white mountain and submerged deeply in his thoughts. His chest felt heavy as his lungs gasped for air, but he hasn’t really felt…
Idiots
They tried for time travel. I told them there’s nothing there, but they didn’t listen. Just kept trying, until their planets burned up with the crusts peeling…
Hitchhiking
Time is long, and it moves in a line. If I get a front-row seat for the big bang, I’ll know the line is curved. I can assure you that time doesn’t fold on…
Of Summoning and Immortality
The pain almost made me cry out. My veins turned to liquid fire, spreading throughout my body, hitting my head with full force, adding to my already pounding…
Anger Be Now Your Song
My grip tightened on the arms of my chair. If I didn’t vent soon, my fury would consume me, but only mentally. Unfortunately, I cannot die. My name is Abranis…
To Live Forever (Retro Ficlets Challenge)
They had finally done it. The scientists had unlocked the secrets of genetics to perfect cloning, and had figured out how to “read” memories and thoughts out…
Memory and Futility
It’s been a long, long time since I had any new thought, but I remember every old thought I’ve ever had. I’ve pondered the things I’ve seen that ought to be…
The End?
Idiot! Darkness surrounds me. Senses search for something, anything……. nothing. Why, oh why did I wish for this. 10^100 years gone and now I am alone. IDIOT…
Creator's End
I am the creator of the universe. But now that I’ve finished, I’m all out of ideas. Which is why I’m writing this suicide note. How does God commit suicide…