elementm in #hive-161155 • 13 hours agoZapfic50 - “Pledge”The two politicians stared in horror at the contract in the witch's hand. It stated that whichever one of them won the election would lose one body part for every campaign…elementm in #hive-161155 • 4 days agoFreewrite - “A New Kind of Fuel”The fuel was not good. It polluted the environment and the people who sought to control it were often the least capable of handling power responsibly. But bad fuel was better…elementm in #hive-161155 • 5 days agoZapfic240 - “Sweat”The ocean is salt water. It covers most of the planet and she had never been tempted to drink a single drop. But somehow this glistening hunk lifting weights at the gym had…elementm in #hive-161155 • 6 days agoZapfic240 - “Resident”Citizenship of Marslandia was by invitation only and cost $100M. Residents had to be sponsored by a citizen and implanted with a thumb-sized metal chip that transmitted location…elementm in #hive-161155 • 8 days agoZapfic50 - “Pier”He stood on the pier, two duffel bags of cash in his hands, looking at the water. His boat, “The Salty Sausage” was nowhere to be seen and though the police weren't sure where to…elementm in #hive-161155 • 20 days agoZapfic50 - “Greet”The planet's formal greeting appeared incredibly intimate to him. It was the type of touch almost exclusively shared by lovers on his home planet. The closest example he could…elementm in #hive-161155 • 24 days agoZapfic240 - “Clearance”The cup said, “Clearance”. It was written in a barely legible scribble but you could definitely identify all 9 letters. But having been Lawrence, Lorenzo, Clark and even…elementm in #hive-161155 • 26 days agoZapfic50 - “Lean”Jack Sprat looked longingly across the table. His wife had done it again. His plate held a stalk of celery, some brown rice and a lump of hummus. Hers was piled high with…elementm in #hive-161155 • 27 days agoFreewrite - “Not Value for Money”To Gerard, Mathematics was a language with no room for frivolous interpretation based on feelings or planetary alignment or anything of that nature. Sure, the same thing could be…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthZapfic240 - “Shower”In a tiny shower, an ordinary man poured his soul into ballads from decades ago. His perfect pitch, control and intensity were breathtaking. But all too soon it was over. And he…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthFreewrite - “Garbage Sandwich”The problem with the world, according to Charlene, was that there weren't nearly enough optimists. Sure, bad and good existed everywhere but with the right outlook, even the…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthZapfic50 - “Dark”His existence was the deep dark secret that his grandmother already knew. He could tell by her disinterest when he explained how his peasant mother came to bear the rightful heir…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthZapfic240 - “Exclusive”People sometimes wondered, how did a rookie reporter manage to get all those pictures of the city's fearless superhero? But money was tight. Folks should learn to appreciate that…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthFreewrite - “Text Me!!”On the napkin written in eyeliner were three numbers, a dash and then four more numbers followed by the words “Text me!” Allen looked up at the flirtatious bartender in mild…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthZapfic50 - “Fishermen”The manatee was waving at him. The older fishermen said this day would come. He knew they were serious but he had hoped he could last at least a few more years. Sadly, it…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthFreewrite - “Hide in the Wardrobe”“I know you're in there! Come out and face me like a man!” No, thank you! Jason thought as he ran semi clothed, through the connecting door from one bedroom to the next. If…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthFreewrite - “Scatter the Seeds”To live. Is that not what we all want? Branches stretching up to the heavens, consuming the light from the closest star, the tree wanted to live as she had lived for hundreds of…elementm in #hive-161155 • 2 months agoZapfic240 - “Science”The pictures were all lies. They had never visited the Eiffel Tower or held hands on a gondola smiling into each other's eyes or gone camping together. ‘Cause she was a chatbot.…elementm in #hive-161155 • 2 months agoFreewrite - “Feminine Style”“Okay guys, we need to show up classy, maybe a little sexy for this gig. Oh. And, uh, Jesse…just wear whatever makes you feel comfortable…?” He trailed off apologetically. And…elementm in #hive-161155 • 2 months agoZapfic50 - “Gallon”The bottle held a gallon of something . The note said to drink all of it in the next 2 hours or a loved one would die. And the note said quite a few things that proved its…
