Welcome to the next in an ongoing series of writing prompts in the Worldbuilding community ! I'm aiming to post one of these each Sunday. They aren't a replacement for the excellent daily prompts from

Maybe she was the reason I left my old life behind...

Chapter 32: Reshuffling the Deck The next morning, Emperor Tiberius arranged to meet with his executive council in the town hall. On his way there, he encountered hundreds of technicians and many of the

Chapter 31: The Chase The imperial guards rushed Tiberius into the hotel lobby. Miro and Duffo followed him. ‘How did that get onto the screen?’ shouted Tiberius at both Miro and Duffo. ‘Incompetence again,’

"I'm going to volunteer," Sara said, sitting at the dinner table among freshly cooked meat. "Those kids, I can't watch them suffer like this. At least I can be of some help." Harrison

In my dreams, I see a populace. The streets are busy as always, some people standing in front of stalls after a long shift, others heading home to sleep. The amalgamation of sound and buzz is something

“Yeah – because I'm not going to volunteer to be rich if money is going to change us! Give all of it to someone else and stay good people!”

What an interesting prompt "exclusive" is for this week's ZAPFIC Monday challenge. Thinking about how to utilize the word, I rely on my personal interpretation of the meaning of "oneness".

Gabriel was the second child of his parents; he was always happy and would make everyone around him smile. Gabriel will always keep a smiling face, and because of that, people call him Smiles. He was very

Canva IA The suitcases were already set out in the living room, while Alicia gave her daughter Marisela her final instructions. The flight to Greece marked the start of a long-awaited anniversary trip:

In the distant future, a bounty hunter is contracted to take down the boss of a gang of bandits on a desert planet.

─── ❖ ── ✦ ── ❖ ─── ✦ Ana, a rosemary plant and a crooked painting ✦ 📸 Twenty-two years old, and on a cold but pleasant January morning, Ana's lips still tasted of cake. She was old enough to consider

Chapter 27: Better Days Ahead Angelo was in his room in the underground temple. He was painting a picture of Walter riding Hamlet. Julio entered the other half of the room on the other side of the glass

Chapter 26: True Footage In the underground temple, Angelo, Julio, and Orcilla were watching video footage captured by Volo’s wing camera. ‘Well, Hamlet’s alive; that’s a true silver lining,’ said Angelo

“OK, so this is not what it seems … the earthworms needed some help after all that rain. I just discovered them.”

Entrenched in suffering, I felt like there was no way out. I wasn't blindfolded; neither was I tired. I felt like I had achieved enough. I began to doubt if I could lead myself to victory. I had deep down

Out of all the rooms in that house, room 17 happens to be the only one I could afford. The house consists of both single rooms, two rooms and a parlor, and a self-contained unit. But what can I do? I just

For the ZAPFIC50 Friday challenge this week, the prompt "fisherman" conjured up memories of my childhood. Weekends were filled with fishing trips to a nearby city dike.

In a vicious struggle between man and alien on a desert planet, an AI narrator explores the meaning of life.