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  1. Sleep Teacher

    revenge for a sister who wanted to get back at her little brother… I sent away for the machine, all the ... I took advantage of that to take out the machine, and I figured it was over, but he kept dressing up. ... still being affected by the machine even after it was turned off. But he would literally race home from ...

    - 2010/11/06 - 11:58am - 8 comments

  2. The Lucky One (part 2)

    to the next machine, and put in a dollar, and hit the jackpot again, and did the same on the third ... machine. I insisted on splitting the winnings with Sarah, but we were both a little struck by the odds ...

    - 2020/06/03 - 11:02pm - 5 comments

  3. Falling (edited)

    up in the power the machine unleashes. Now nothing should happen, the machine will be destroyed, but ... course, I can't do that. I wonder if he would also become trapped in the machines power, and if so, ...

    - 2022/01/02 - 1:18pm - 6 comments

  4. Malfunction

    Malfunction The 3 laws of Robotics: 1. A robot cannot harm a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2. A robot must obey the commands of a human being, except where such commands would counter Law 1 3, a robot must protect i ...

    - 2010/04/02 - 9:09am - 11 comments

  5. Memories Are Made Of This

    we can capture the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of people. We also rent the machine that ... machines, and went home to try them out. Each came with a little description much like a movie synopsis, and ... activated the machine, and suddenly I wasn’t in my apartment anymore. I was in a room, looking in a mirror, ...

    - 2010/04/06 - 8:00pm - 7 comments

  6. I Woke, Part 3

    I was about to go into a MRI machine, and its soft hum calmed me enough to help me gather at least some ...

    - 2010/03/15 - 8:25pm - 3 comments

  7. New Shampoo

    New Shampoo “Mom! What is this shampoo? Its in a pink bottle!” “Just picked it up, by accident at the mall, Charles.” “I can't use this! It's called 'Make me pretty'!” “Come on. Shampoo is shampoo.” “Fine!” Later.... “Mom, that sh ...

    - 2011/08/24 - 7:51am - 10 comments

  8. A College Outing, Part 3

    A College Outing, Part 3. The next morning, she had a surreal experience putting on the boy’s jeans, sweatshirt, shoes, and ball cap she had gotten yesterday. She checked herself in the mirror to see what she looked like. She couldn’t help but stare at he ...

    - 2011/02/01 - 2:27pm - 15 comments

  9. A College Outing, Part 4

    (Co) Author's note: This is the conclusion of this story. Thanks to all who commented or left kudos. Who knows, maybe there will be a sequel..... A College Outing, Part 4 "Alice? Listen, please, I am in trouble and there is someone out there who ...

    - 2011/02/05 - 9:27pm - 16 comments

  10. words will never hurt me

    Words will never hurt me …. Words will never hurt me, that’s what they always say But words still carry a price, and I don’t want to pay Like “it” is a name some give me, like I am not even real I swallow the word, though it chokes me, I don’t know how t ...

    - 2010/10/05 - 7:56pm - 11 comments

  11. Guess What?

    Guess what? Author’s note: Randalynn’s story “Surprise!” had a big impact on me, big enough for me to want to make my own in response: For those who wish to read hers first, here is a link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/node/1939 Doug: Guess what? I’m no ...

    - 2011/08/01 - 1:18am - 7 comments

  12. Tolerance Town

    on purpose.” “She went to my DVD machine and had me put in a disk she had received. Once it was ...

    - 2010/03/14 - 9:04pm - 2 comments

  13. Between One Step and the Next, Part 4

    machine and said, “I cannot guarantee she will, Tina. We have no idea what she has been through the last ...

    - 2011/06/15 - 1:49am - 11 comments

  14. A Perfect Opportunity

    a Reader in front of it, and put one of the disks in the machine, and drifted away as Walter focused on the ...

    - 2010/05/02 - 10:31am - 10 comments

  15. Phoenix Rising: A Ret-Con Story

    he headed for home, the old machine conked out on him at the worst possible moment. Now he had an ...

    - 2020/12/02 - 3:45pm - 11 comments