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A group for the discussion of the written word. Though we'd like to see folks active in the industry, you need not be published or working in the industry to join in and ideally there will be help and motivation for those wanting to write. All that is required is a love of the .. Read more

Posts Tagged "ancient" By evidentialist (1077) Posts by members only

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Apr 15, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Gohan
Home By J. L. Young Near midday on an ancient road, a small, gleaming black car approached the last remnant of a fort. A bastion stood seemingly untouched by time’s ruinous influence. The car door opened, and a woman dressed in an elegant, yet ...
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Apr 9, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Gohan
The Gate of Promethei Terra By J. L. Young A doorbell chimed. An elderly man’s finger tapped the icon on the table beside his big comfortable chair. The movie he had been watching paused and was replaced by the image of a young woman. “Hello?”...
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Dec 2, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by sterlingdean
Sinner When living becomes a sin, how many will remain faithful? His fingers nervously turned the card over and over, the painted image rotating between upright and reversed. Jeff examined the colorful picture framed by his hand. The ...
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Aug 10, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by evidentialist
A question that I found interesting came up in a writers' group in another universe. The question was, "What magical or supernatural powers would an ancient Israelite warrior have?" I, of course, had several answers at the ready. 1. Holy shit....
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Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Gohan
Field of Sorrow By J. L. Young Four hours into studying for my AP Algebra final and I decided to take a break. I went downstairs to get a fresh glass of something cold. I brought my glass with me into the living room, where I found a bloody bath ...
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Feb 20, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Gohan
The Ghost and the Man in White By J. L. Young The Writer’s Guild of Spring Hill writing prompts ghost and who am I? There in the patio of his expansive villa, Sergio “El Hombre De Blanco” Vicente. It’s funny, he isn’t wearing any white. ...
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Feb 8, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by evidentialist
PICTURE POSTCARDS -- Part 2 Frederick’s overwhelming curiosity forced him to withdraw one of the cards from the box. The picture was like a hologram, but with true color, vibrant and…alive. He could feel movement in the card. He moved it ...
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Feb 8, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by evidentialist
PICTURE POSTCARDS -- Part 2 Frederick’s overwhelming curiosity forced him to withdraw one of the cards from the box. The picture was like a hologram, but with true color, vibrant and…alive. He could feel movement in the card. He moved it ...
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Jan 27, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by evidentialist
Time for a new free read. This one goes back a good number of years. A short story, Charlie's Place, that I wrote for an anthology. '''''''''''''''''''' Charlie's Place by J. Richard Jacobs CHARLIE’S PLACE by J. Richard Jacobs Have...
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Nov 19, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by evidentialist
A TOWI IN TIME Part 2 At the entrance, he stopped. He remembered what the mysterious old man in the gray toga told him moments before. He stood there, frozen, torn between his burning curiosity and a frigid warning. A ...
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Sep 23, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by evidentialist
OSCULATING BUFONIDAE -- PART TWO “Would you mind telling me why we’re going to wherever this place is in my car? Why didn’t you just use a little magic and zap me to the party in a flash of blinding green light—or something?” Vern, ...
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Sep 17, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lincoln55
This is the opening to a piece I wrote shortly after the Bowe Bergdahl affair hit the airways. I'll include a link to the tale at the end. Its a quick read, just over 1500 words. Speaking Pashtun BY DHMCCARTY 8/18 She took me to a Chinese ghost ...
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Aug 20, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by evidentialist
This is an excerpt from my short story The Beast in the Basement that appears in the Twisted Tails III: Pure Fear anthology. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Eleanore Twining’s funeral was a flop, as funerals go. Oh, not that funerals can ...
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Aug 19, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by evidentialist
This is an excerpt from my short story, Osculating Bufonadae that appears in the Twisted Tails IV: Fantastic Flights of Fantasy anthology. '''''''''''''''''''' “Would you mind telling me why we’re going to wherever this place is in my car?...
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Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by GinoG
Recently completed The Wheel Of Time. Any fans? I also decided to read some of Brandon Sanderson's work since he helped complete TWOT after Robert Jordan died.
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Jul 15, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by evidentialist
Here are the first few paragraphs of BRINGING THE WIND, a tale of ancient wonder manifest in present day Mexico. ::::::::::::::: On a gentle slope overlooking the sleepy village of Rio Vacio stood an ancient oak tree that all the locals ...
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Jul 10, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lincoln55
'Where Do You Find Them Beans' by DHMcCarty I noticed an old leather valise tucked away next to the stack of 1930's Sitting Room oils. It was thick cheap leather with a multitude of barbed wire scars. Hadn't changed much since it was riding the ass ...
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May 22, 2018May 2018

Posted by evidentialist
@Ronni -- Hello, and welcome to the group.
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May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Masterdegenerate
Here's one of my political pieces. It's a bit dated but still relevfant I have been following the story of Colin Kapernick and the sudden interest in his cause quite closely, but have been having great difficulty discussing it because there are so ...
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