Many people have had the unfortunate experience of being rear-ended in their car. Similarly, many people have had the unfortunate experience of hitting a pedestrian with their car. However, I would wager that few people have had the experience of their car being rear-ended by a pedestrian. A bizarre situation that I have managed to encounter.
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Deadly Dorm
Daniel’s Eggs
I love my brother. I really do. But I would be remiss in my duties as an older brother if I did not make a reasonable effort to embarrass him as publicly as possible. I could tell the story of the time he accidentally fell out of a tree while trying to jump from one branch to another (he claims he wasn’t). I could tell the story of the time he accidentally broke his arm while trying to impress his girlfriend (he claims he wasn’t). Instead, I will tell the story of the time he accidentally made scrambled eggs while trying to make brownies (he offers no defense).
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Long ago, there was a great battle that was forgotten with time. Long before some monkeys learned to hit each other with sticks, wars were waged on a much grander scale. Entire clades of species conducted an arms race against each other that spanned eons. In this conflict, the entirety of human history is only the blink of an eye. Simply a single moment.
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Clarissa, Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Brethonia, was not the biggest fan of parties. Too many drunk noblemen convinced that they were the Divine’s gift to all women. Too many social niceties that she had to keep track of for diplomatic reasons. And far too few excuses for her to avoid wearing a corset.
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“Jimmy, I understand that you are ahead in your studies, but that doesn’t mean you can just sneak a cadaver into your dorm.”
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Red Beard was a fearsome dwarf to behold. A grizzled sailor with his face tanned to a tough leather by years of salt spray, windburn, and hours in the sun. His right arm ended halfway down his forearm, replaced by a vicious-looking hook that itself showed many dents and scratches from years of use. He was a sight to behold and unnerved many people with his simple presence.
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Another older short story set in the same timeline as First Time.
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There once was a Dwarf of noble bearing. He served loyally as a Paladin of Moradin. Many times, he was called upon to use his holy powers to heal others.
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A response to the prompt “What if dogs could talk?” Using a real life interaction with a dog.
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