September 2014 -- 75-word Writing Challenge -- VICTORY TO TERESA EDGERTON!

[VALIS13]

Rebirth
The deaths head flashes its orange glare like a pulsar, eyes licking wounds of blood and sulphur. It mouths words through the murk, indecipherable without flesh, teeth chattering in the fetid wind, spinning on strands of air. I am fixed in position, entombed within flesh, locked outside the concept of physical form, burned by that mocking, pulsing gaze which illuminates the body yet fails to illuminate the mind.

 

[Flyerman11]

Encounter​

On this glorious late spring morning, I open myself showing off my most alluring colors in the hope that I shall be found attractive. From a distance I see him approach. As we embrace, his limbs caress me, I let him kiss me taking my nectar in his mouth.

Soon his gift will bear fruit, my life extended through my offspring. I feel the sun warm my petals as I watch my pollinator fly away.

 

[Encephylops]

Even as my creaking spine cracks closed I know;
She will return when morning comes
with a shine in her eyes.
She will open me past breaking and,
gazing on me with a lusty glaze,
the smell of my musk in her nostrils,
caress my every word.
She knows the promise of my yield,
the potentiality of each crease and stitch I bear.
I await the hour she comes again
to feed her eager heart.

 

[mosaix]

The Alternate View…

“Morning, AI-16. How are we today?”

“I’m fine thank you, Professor.”

“This morning’s discussion – anthropomorphism. Where to begin?”

“Perhaps an example?”

“Okay. You go first – you should already have a rough understanding of the concept.”

“Well, when the AIs talk about you we use terms such as ‘thoughtful’, ‘considerate’…”

“Err… perhaps you could explain…”

“…‘inquisitive’. Excellent programming, Professor.”

“Programming?!”

“And now we have – ’indignant’. Brilliant! It’s almost as if you understand every word we say.”

 

[HareBrain]

Linen


Lucetta, whom my brother stole, who died —

Her perfume lingers. If I shape the pillow thus, in curtained dimness it is her head. I heap sheets, sculpt them so she lies beside me again.

Ah, the cool taste of her silken skin. Do I imagine her pleasured murmurs? Enrapt in the hollows of her eyes, her crease of taunting smile, I cannot leave, even to drink.

Only by dying, in thirst, in filth.

In vengeance.

 

[hopewrites]

Hope's Last Stand?

Tea Kettle snickers, and I point indignantly.

"It's not alive."

Mother never sees, never hears...

"What about the ketchup indecent?"

"Sleep walking prank."

Toast cackles as she is buttered, they think it's fun to tease me.

"and the quiche?"

"all I know is; the kitchen is just a kitchen, food is food, and if you keep this up we'll have to send you to a home!"

She walks out munching Toast, who is still cackling.

 

[reiver33]

Once Out Of The Box

“What does this button do?”

I slapped her hand away. “Jeez, Pol, give it a rest, why don’t you?”

“I’m a cat, I’m supposed to be curious.”

“You used to be a cat. Right pain in the ass is what you are now. Just let me work, OK?” I went back to fixing our runaway hyperdrive.

Time passed. Relatively speaking.

Pol sounded bored. “Erwin, I’ve followed this ‘Emergency Scuttle Procedure’ to the letter, but…”

 

[Bowler1]

The Smart Car

We used to go everywhere together.

Had weekends alone, when he took care of me.

It was always just us… then he met her.

She never liked me.

Said I wasn’t practical enough.

That I was too small, that I wasn’t roomy enough.

She made plans that didn’t involve me and slowly, he changed his mind…

And sold me….

My new owner had an accident and so will he – now I’ve disengaged my safety systems.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Delicious Dealings with Dimwitted Deities


When the ancient ‘mythological’ gods returned it was down to us to deal with the threat they posed.


“I AM ARES!”


He towered over me all power and muscle.


“No,” I told him, “You’re not.”


“EH?”


“Actually you are an anthropomorphic representation of a primal force, a mythic archetype given form by a species wide subconscious preternatural race memory.


“In short a figment of the imagination.”


“OH SH....” he said and evaporated.


Job done.

 

[holland]

Deuteranopia

“Wait for it... Ok, now, switching places!”

The man was looking at the paper, confused.

“This never gets old”, said the green one.

“Nope!”, replied the red one. “He thinks he got it. Wait until he looks away, and we switch again. Go!”

The man was furious now and threw away the paper.

“Now that’s one test you didn’t pass, bro!”, said the red one.

“Yep. Hey, I got hungry from this”.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

A New Position To Apply(ance) For...

"Perhaps you're wondering why I've called you all here."

"I'm wondering why I'm a dishwasher!"

"Because I copied your memory caches to my home appliances' wetware."

"Listen, girlie! I'm your manager, not your microwave!"

"You're whatever I say you are. Keep calling me 'girlie', and you'll find out there's always room at the bottom!"

"Huh?"

"You can always trade places with the CEO. Guess where I put his potty mouth..."

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I Did It For You​

Jace stormed out, seeing his wife in their bed with another man, unable to do anything about it.

Jace returned to find the couple dead. He stood in shock as a female face flickered on his screen.

“Purge? Did you do this?”

The screen flickered. “I did it for you, Jace. She was making you unhappy, so I got rid of her for you. And now, you and I can be together. Forever.”

 

[farntfar]

Rover's return?

“We’ve got to make them look more human if they’re going to infiltrate their society. Those eyes are a dead giveaway. “

So I showed him my new prototypes.

“I’ve got the skin right now, but there are strange bugs in the programs. Curious obsessions with sex and booze. No idea where they came from. Some allegiance issues.”

“This number looks good!”

“I am not a number. I am a free woman.” said Number Six.

 

[johnnyjet]

K

K was caught in an anthropomorphic, metamorphic causal loop, waking up as a bug, having breakfast as a worm, mating as a bird (and singing about it), having lunch as a raccoon, swinging as an orangutan, and chilling in a pub as a human, relating his adventures to a snickering crowd who were nonetheless mesmerized by his unbelievable tale, after which he yawned, called it a night, and woke up again as a bug.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Gaia​

I held myself together as long as I could to give them chance to escape - these tiny creatures, scurrying around on my surface, destroying the one who nurtured them, loved them.

My core wept as each craft fought to reach escape velocity, carrying its precious cargo to a virgin universe.

Now I weep as craters form in my skin.

I explode, throwing millions of souls as debris, out into the cold of space.

I die.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Trophy Wife

The smell of her sings to me; from her lips to my nose.
This scarlet siren intoxicates my soul with an organza curve of goddess hips and thighs, below a swell of bosom-bloom.
Her heady cherry bud of almost liquid love rivals her chalice form which promises to enfold my senses deeply.
I need her silken sips and pray: Don't scream, when I cut her throat and fix her to my breast lapel.

 

[chrispenycate]

Global climax​

Driven by tempest, Regiments of waves
Invade seawall, concrete-defended coasts
Spray pluming, as foundation-shaking watery hosts
Undermine man's terrestrial enclaves.
As general storm deploys destruction's troops
And swampland its domain recoups
Destroying cliff-face, sandbag, bridge with liquid glaives.

Rise up! Oh, summer country, banish the intruder.
Your ancient ruler, long subdued, returned,
Holds road and field in conquest earned
From undredged rivers, warnings spurned,
Environment takes maintenance? Economies were shrewder.

 

[TacticalLoco]

Natural Education

The world had watched humans for millennia, observing foibles, greed and ruthlessness.
For all time the upright apes had controlled the planet.
Burned and burrowed where they pleased. Reaped and raped to enrich themselves.

But Mother Nature was a good apprentice and she was ready to bring her education to life.
So lightening danced and wind howled.
The sea swallowed cites and wild animals waged war.

Earth had learned what it was to be human.

 

[Parson]

“Odin’s Last Day”​

Great StarTreader Odin’s eyes flashed red. He shouted: “Core breach imminent!”

Over-Mage Baalah raced to the Odin’s metal heart carrying a baby. The incantations, sacrifices, and ancient rites which calmed Odin before had failed. Baalah must perform a human sacrifice or Odin’s wrath would kill them all.

Reaching Odin’s heart and the well used stone altar, Baalah eviscerated the child and tossed blood.

Baalah never saw the nuclear flash which atomized his world ship.

 

[StilLearning]

Look, it's been a busy month guys...​

Death gently helped the new arrival to her feet.

“Did I just..?”

MATERIALISE IN MY KITCHEN, KNOCKING OVER THE MUSTARD? YES. He made the yellow
puddle vanish. WELCOME TO EXISTANCE.

The translucent skinned entity regarded her hands with evident worry.

“And I’m…?”

Death tapped the name tag on her grey top. She twisted it to read:

“’Anthropomorphism’? I’m the anthropomorphic personification of anthropomorphism?”

Death nodded sadly. YES, THE AUTHOUR HAS CLEARLY JUST THROWN THIS TOGETHER.