P1 Just as quickly as his fist moved from the buzzer, the unicorn disappeared into the fog of the night. I squinted hard at the space in front of me, rethinking my answer. Perhaps I had been too fast.

P1 My name is Roger Avery, but everyone calls me Rogerio. I’m a merchant, a wealthy merchant and one of the leading men in our town, with interests in loans, business, mining, and irrigation. As you can

P1 I didn't mean to stare, but it was the first time I'd ever seen the two of them—the Red Queen and the White Queen—together. I didn't mean to stare, but I haven't been this close to her before, and I

P1 You are a child growing up in a small town. Every evening, bunnies come out in your yard to eat grass and play. You always enjoy watching them, but one day you notice a fox hiding in the bushes, creeping

P1 "On my way back from one of our meetings, I happened to pass by a funeral. I felt compelled to keep walking, and to ponder the situation. She, the deceased, was a beautiful young lady, ideal for

P1 All around me I see the dead, men and women killed by a wave of radioactive fallout that destroyed all life in its path. There are millions of bodies. The survivors have died. They have died of radiation

P1 As the sun started sinking quickly into the horizon, darkness flooded into my room. I looked out my window to see the orange and pink plumage from the sun slowly turn into soft shades of blue. I watched

P1 A chill wind blew across my face as the local time of 10:39 hit. I wiped off the sweat from my brow as I waited for my partner to arrive. Three years ago, I had been an orphan on the brink of starvation,

P1 The sweet smell of cinnamon and oranges drifted out of the kitchen and filled your nostrils. You sighed and answered the call of deliciousness, plopping a few cookies into your mouth as you walked toward

P1 It has been a little over a year since a group of people took over this planet. The settlers have continued their terraforming efforts, transforming Earth-like soil into life-supporting soil. The colony

P1 They once had to slay a dragon. The dragon lived in the tunnels, in the Notre Dame catacombs. Cold, dank. It had been nesting here for years, before the humans had put their little cathedral here. It

P1 The dark forms of stars lit up the deep blackness like distant fireflies. Jupiter was directly overhead, its bright yellow sun casting a glow across the seemingly empty space. The starship hummed softly,

P1 The fire crackled with a cheerful snap as the tower of burning logs tumbled, sending sparks dancing upward into the eerie stillness of the night. Distant, but no longer threatening, rumbles of thunder

P1 The planet. A genuinely peaceful world; a wonderful place. A place I had wondered about since the day I was born. I was twenty years old now and had spent my entire life training for this moment. I

P1 It was like listening to a symphony. I could hear people talking and could hear the sound of the carousel in the distance. I could hear the people on the other ride and the people not, but I could also

P1 "I just saw a murder happen." "What?" Kang turned down his holo-display by pinching his fingers together as the Civilian Assistance CIT bot slowed to a stop right next to him, but

P1 The chairman of the ULTIMATI Council laid down on the marble table and looked up at the ceiling. "The ball is in my court," the man said in a quiet voice. Then his eyes closed and he fell

P1 Just a whisper. I doubt I was meant to hear it. I probably shouldn't have. But I did. My hand flew to my mouth, lest I let out the tiny gasp. It was enough, however. Her head snapped suddenly, like

P1 It was Halloween, so I dressed up as an alien. I bought the costume at the Halloween shop. They call it an 'extraterrestrial jumpsuit' but it's really just a black body suit with a big zipper up the

P1 Tallahassee, Florida - a city once infested by the virus in the early months; now home to a small colony of humans. They survive off the disease by hunting the infected humans, whom they call 'Shades'.