So, I just received the body. The only things I knew beforehand were that the deceased was a prominent athlete and that his murderers were sending him to me. I don't know whether they murdered him due to his skills or other unknown reasons, but I don't need to know. However, judging by the stab wound and the third-degree burns, I'm willing to bet it was somewhat personal. Fortunately for them, so long as I get paid, I won't ask questions. And boy, did I get paid this time. Apparently, the people who commissioned me are extremely wealthy since they somehow managed to buy an Amazon truck look alike to deliver the body discreetly, as well as throw in a fat envelope of unmarked bills. And I'm not going to lie, I was slightly impressed. Not only from the fake Amazon truck but how much they gave me. I have enough to pay off the rent, for the materials for this burial, and a bit
Another Day and Another Body by Readeroffate, literature
Literature
Another Day and Another Body
Jay opened his eyes, looking up at the popcorn ceiling he was lying under. He didn't need to look at the clock to know it was late in the afternoon. He sighed, realizing that he had missed his online class lecture again. Jay slowly sat up, rubbing his cheek, trying to convince himself to get out of bed. Even though it had only been a week since he finished his last commission, his funds were running low again. He would need to do another commission. Hopefully, one higher paying than the last one and one that required less effort. Sitting up with a groan, he cradled his forehead. Looking over at his dresser, which was in the middle of puking up papers and socks, covered in many different glasses, filled with either ancient cold coffee sludge or lukewarm water, he finally gets up. Stumbling around his room, he walks down to the kitchen, slamming his foot accidentally against the only kitchen chair. "Ffffffffffffffff-" Jay starts to yell out when he's interrupted by the doorbell's loud
My name is Herman Fontaine. I am 29 years old and live in Ocala Florida with my girlfriend of three years, Sylvia Ramsey, several dogs, cats, turtles, and a couple of capybaras. I am running out of time, and there's no one left on the research vessel Hidden Minnow. Everyone is dead except for me. Though that's going to change pretty soon. Part of me doesn't want to relive this day. I just want to slip into unconsciousness, unaware of the danger lying underneath the floating driftwood I'm stuck on. But I know I can't do that. I can't let others go through what I and everyone onboard did. So, please listen to how we came across something that should have stayed hidden. I am...no, not anymore...I was a successful ocean photographer and I used to love the ocean. No, love isn't right. Obsessed would be a better term. From the first time I saw the sea in person at twelve years old, I knew I had found something that would play a vital role in my life. The sound of the waves periodically
Capitulo II - El Primer Dia en la Cascada by Blueredor, literature
Literature
Capitulo II - El Primer Dia en la Cascada
Un día después
Bosque de Elwynn
Northshire
21 años después de la primera guerra (año 613 por el Calendario del Rey)
En el cielo de una cascada del norte de Northshire, se divisa un dragón rojo montado por un Quel'dorei (Altos elfos en el idioma común) y un joven humano de 14 años con cabello medio-largo castaño y ojos verdes. Esta vestido de una túnica roja, zapatos de seda marrón y armado con un bastón largo de madera. El dragón aterriza al lado de la cascada, donde hay una casa azul abandonada con un jardín seco al lado de un profundo bosque. El joven desmonta el drag
Capitulo I - La luz del collar by Blueredor, literature
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Capitulo I - La luz del collar
Sueños, visiones, profecías...pesadillas. Un alma amarilla en forma humana vive un sueño tranquilo en un lugar extraño. La escena es de un día soleado, un campo de largos pastos de un fuerte color verde, de repente aparece un fuerte destello, levanta su mano para cubrir el rostro de la luz, aunque no tiene ojos. La luz toma la forma de una mujer, pero como una que nunca allá visto antes, tiene cuernos en forma de una S apuntando al horizonte, una cola corta, y pezuñas pequeñas y delgadas. Siente su presencia...tan cálida, tranquila y hermosa. Es como si ella la conociera desde siempre, pero no la c
Even now, could you ever finish your meal? Do you still lift your fork slightly too high before having it descend into your mouth? How much does it weigh? Has gravity been working over time? Why can’t I find the strength to lift my utensils higher than my hips? Why does this spaghetti taste sour today? Did I leave the sauce out in the open for too long? Do you think that eating past midnight will show my stomach? Do you think anyone would care if it showed in my stomach?
Whoever would have thought we would have ended up here? Is it true that your love for Greek mythology has dwindled since we last spoke? Do you remember our school teac
Late Night TV Programming Dillema by DylanSeto, literature
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Late Night TV Programming Dillema
No one would flinch if I jumped off this cliff
I heard that's how Rob died in the first act.
I couldn't get a job at BestBuy,
instead I'll write his suicide note for loose change.
Nietzsche got replaced with iPad app games.
But I rather not picture how I'll pass.
That's why I worship Squidbillies reruns
(whatever else will kill off my brain cells?).
The outside world is ours for the taking,
to chant overused rhetoric -- daily
routine for the clan of zombified fools.
Take me away from your graveyard, so I
could hide myself in bubbles made of silk,
and wait for a dead man's fatal phone call.
THE WOMAN WHO MADE ME
The woman who made me never looks at me when she speaks. Her eyes tend to wander as words spill out of her mouth as if she was about to puke. Last week, she tried to calling my other half of me a chink but all that came out was gibberish. I couldn’t even get angry, even when I woke up with a swollen forehead the next morning.
I never knew the man whose sperm is my foundation. The woman who made me used to tell me he died after overdosing on pink toes and that I would face the same future. Come to find out, he lived across the country, out west. I hear he died from cancer sometime last year.
Today i
My eyes never bleed now.
I no longer see
in color, I walk
blindly with one arm out.
knocking figures out
along the way. Deaf
to the screaming.
The women who made me
have skin that feel like
blocks of snow, they no longer
move or bother me.
At long last,
my eyes never bleed now.
I heard my kin in red
tortured families in blue.
I heard they scratched their enemy's eyes
out in return. A friendly gift. I heard
God shed a tear; it rained thunder
that day. We let our phones
blink, synchronized
to the rhythms and flow
of dollars bills. Hell is down
the halls and to both directions,
the serpents motions us to come closer,
sporting gold teeth and promising wealth.
I choose to scoff softly, turn around,
towards the exit. A journey I'll never
complete. The sun awaits me
at the end.
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