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anime / cartoon / video game potion problems

Powerful potions enter the worlds of anime, cartoons, and video games.

What Love Demanded

Two people loved each other deeply, and both paid the price for doing so.

A tree grows in Mali

Can a tree save our planet? [SciFi Short Story Contest entry, 6 / 2020]

Steve tried to teach me to fish. An epistolic tale.

An Indian citizen
A child aim is to change there environment like here dream

The Price
You are the next contestant on the Price is Right.

Opener of the Doors of the Sky
Fragments of an Arcturian's journal recounting experiences from within the Cubismo Gizmo.

Weeping Willow
An elf attempting to hide her identity and the unlikely chance of belonging.

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Zeus
A raw study of hereditary violence, opportunism, and a war criminal's survival.

That Wretched Grief
A poem about loss and grief that's been lingering in my head for a few weeks

Five Minutes Before the First Sentence
A quiet reflection on the small moment before the first sentence begins.

A Fish Story
Steve tried to teach me to fish. An epistolic tale.

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The Bradbury Contest

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Rated: E · Message Forum · Writing · #2277002

A monthly contest for participants in The Bradbury

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Dec 30, 2025 at 9:55pm

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December Entry

For fun, I thought that I would enter this one too since the word count fits. The story is 2,273 words.

To Bolster a Lodestar and Find Guidance (13+)

Talon must find a way to get a ship to a broken lighthouse, or risk losing the trail of N.

#2352060 by Dawn Embers

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December Entry · 12-30-25 9:55pm
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