Episode 121: The Bribe Captain Eric pounded a control panel. Nothing. The screen was still black. “The nav computer is out! How are we supposed to find Earth? We’ll be lost in the black until we run out of food and have to start eating interns…” Amy shrugged. “Just use star charts and graph paper? Like you did in astro …
The Key to Great Exposition Have you ever asked someone what should have been a quick question, only to have them ramble on and on until you wished you’d never opened your mouth? Annoying, right? If you’re not careful, your story can end up making your readers feel that way, too. If your story piles on too much information too …
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A teenager heads to a bookshop in search of a gift for his mom, but gets distracted by the strange shopkeeper. Is she really a witch?
A Post-Apocalyptic Story “Are you sure the coyotes are gone?” Miki asked. She peeked out of the bus window, sure a snarling animal would jump at her at any moment. “We can’t wait any longer,” Lotus said. “It’ll be dark in a few hours, and then worse things will come out. We might run into people, too.” She and the …
A Horror Story As the movers brought the last of their things inside the new house, Rachel discovered a door under the stairs. The door was heavy, made of solid steel. It led to a small basement that had been converted into a bunker. It was dusty and full of cobwebs, like no one had been down there in years. …
