Tag: concept
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Short Story: Just Keep Running
Just Keep Running by Richard Holliday 330 words The sound of raindrops fell like shells, exploding many times each seconds into little clouds of water. Displaced. Thrown asunder. The puddles in the concrete city were just the same as those on the mud-soaked battlefield. A boot came down, caked in dirty water. A battle took…
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Short Story: Safety Yellow
I was challenged to write a 300 word short story about a banana. This is the result. Safety Yellow by Richard Holliday 299 words Through the hazy sky above the tree line rose smoke that was alien in origin. There were never fires on this moist planet, and the tribal leader was intrigued. With a…
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Short Story: Mimic
Mimic by Richard Holliday 790 Words The subtle whirr of electric motors beguiled whether you were talking to a human or one of them. There was a day long ago when the assurance the person in front of you was a human was unnecessary. Absolute. Unquestionable. Who else could it be? Looking around the streets…
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