#36 The Journey of a Hero

Blog 36 Today we have a piece titled The Journey of a Hero by Officialkat14. (Though there are some shenanigans afoot as this was uploaded to a friend’s account.) Paragraph 1 No matter where you look, you always see the same types of people. You have the outcasts, the wealthy, the peacemakers, the peacebreakers, and the in-between, who […]
#35 Foresight

Hello everybody, today we have a piece from Myles Abroad on Writing.com. It is titled Foresight, and will no doubt include floating glass spheres of mystical origin. Paragraph 1 Oven-like heat saturated each breath. My eyes fluttered open, unease nagging until Mac’s steady, sleeping rhythm soothed me. Dawn light pooled shadows on his gaunt, worry-lined face […]
Review #10 “Beggar’s Rebellion”

#34 One foot forward

Blog 34 Hello everybody, today we have a piece titled One foot Forward by Keaton Cooper. A remote corner on the private Arcadia Island, north of the San Juans, is host to a most peculiar facility–a place whose true purpose remains largely unknown to locals on surrounding islands and authorities alike. It is here our sordid tale […]
#33 The Black Rose

Hello everybody, today we have a piece titled Black Rose by Istvan Janos on Writing.com. Paragraph 1 “We interrupt this program with breaking news. There has been another homicide on the east side of Grand Rapids. Police say it’s probably another link in the chain of homicides that occurred previously over the past week. As soon as […]
Review #5 Sacrifice

Review #8 Stealing the Light

#32 Footprints
Hello everybody, today we have a piece titled ‘Footprints’ by Sorji is Editing the Words on Writing.com. Paragraph 1 A snowflake fell on the sidewalk. Then another landed in the grass. Some landed on the car and on the branches of the tree in the front yard. I know because I had been watching when […]
#31 Bitter

Today we have a piece titled ‘Bitter’ by Swordpen on Writing.com Paragraph 1&2 “Here ya go pal.” The bartender wore a smug grin as he placed the Old Fashioned in front of me with all the poise of a drunken baboon. The kid was young, might not even be old enough to drink the swill he’s […]
Review #7 Children of the Dead City

#30 Karma
Blog 30 Today, we have a recurring author, Octavius from Writing.com with a piece titled ‘Karma.’ It’s been six months since Evin transferred here for work. He’s been working hard to collect enough credits for a date at the resort on Tower 7. We’ve discussed opening paragraphs before and this is a good opportunity to […]
#29 Shirley Suspicious
Today we have a piece titled ‘Shirley Suspicious’ by Abaru on Writing.com. Paragraph 1 I woke up on a hospital bed with a doctor to my left and a couple of people with familiar faces to my right. My vision was hazy. My eyes were wet, and my lips were dry. One of the familiar […]
Review 6: The Wake-Up

#28 Skeleton in the Attic

Hello everybody, today we have a piece from K.D.Miller on Writing.com titled ‘Skeletons in the Attic.’ Paragraph 1 For as long as I could remember, I lived a normal, boring life on an old farmhouse with my elderly Papi, and his three brothers. Papi was the youngest and about fifty when I was born. I […]
#27 Underneath the Rubble

Hello everybody, today we have a piece from BXC on Writing.com titled “Underneath the Rubble”. Paragraph 1/2 Terror. That was the only thing five-year-old Carson Krot could feel as he lay trapped underneath the rubble of the destroyed home, his left eye the single patch of skin left uncovered by dirt and stone. Barely able […]
Review #4 Kakorrhaphiphobia

#26 The Clock

Today we have a piece from Cat Caroll on Writing.com The moon is rising, her divine light shining down on the Baroque Moszna castle before me. Its ninety-nine spires attempting to rip the moon apart. I smirk. Home is where the heart is. It’s been a long time coming. But I’m ready. Paragraph 1 This […]
#25 City of Dreams

Hello everybody, today we have a science-fiction piece from Joe Nelson on writing.com. Profanity is included in the extended piece, so proceed with caution. Paragraph 1&2 (combined because paragraph one is all of one sentence.) Nexus City stood on the edge of the world. For those with the units, it was a gateway to the […]