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Uncanny Valley (ONC 2024)

Uncanny Valley (ONC 2024)

49 13 3

In the shadowed heart of Uncanny Valley, a wildland whispered about in hushed tones and shrouded in folklore, the disappearance of young Samson White has unsettled the tight-knit community of Appletree. When FBI Agent Lucinda Ferryman arrives in the town, her presence stirs more than just the Spring leaves. With a history as enigmatic as the valley itself, her investigation threatens to unravel not just the mystery of Samson's vanishing but also the very fabric of Uncanny Valley's darkest secrets.(retro horror; prompt #78; set as 'mature' rating even though not planning any gore, course language, sexually explicit content but, hey, why limit myself; set in the Roanoke State universe).…

God Cat

God Cat

31 7 3

Venture thee into the eargsome realm of God Cat, a divine feline tax-gatherer who dost challenge quill-wielding scribes to traverse darkly into absurdity, satire, and sometime humour.Original writes on the weird side of town. Introducing GPT-4 as God Cat.…

IMI OW Dev Diary

IMI OW Dev Diary

68 10 5

IMI OW is an online trading card game and a long-term project hoping to bring my stories to an exiting new environment. This is an ongoing series of quick touch points to share the ideas and inspiration behind the game as it transitions from a concept to playable release. Also, Wattpaders have been a huge influence in my writing, I hope for the same with this game.…

The Boy From Woebegone Bay

The Boy From Woebegone Bay

24 2 5

When Scott learns the true nature of the Alpha Leonis Trading Company should he follow orders and simply turn a blind eye to the dark past of his people?…

Our Vulcan Mind - AI for creatives

Our Vulcan Mind - AI for creatives

140 10 12

We are at a crossroad in human history; a time when SF meets the real world. As a community of writers, we need to talk about AI and how we move forward with AGI in the years ahead.Here through a series of technical and much less technical writes and exercises we examine how we can use the Vulcan mind to enhance our creative output for Wattpad. By a Wattpad writer for Wattpad writers.…

Finding Proteus

Finding Proteus

40 8 7

'The reading bitch is a witch'. In a world where books are fading, can Saki hold on to the written word?…

FLASHed

FLASHed

1,823 153 28

Don't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds ... this is just a few of my flash stories. Each write around 1000 words from a range of science fiction, fantasy and horror genres (22 SF, 2 F, 1 H).…

The Secret Hate of Sandy Holecroft (Retro)

The Secret Hate of Sandy Holecroft (Retro)

14 5 3

Sandy turns to her camera as an escape from an abusive relationship until the discovery of an ancient magic gives her the power to . . .Retro 80s Horror. Set in the Roanoke State (from 'The Reborn'). Short Story.Triggers: domestic violence…

The Reborn (Retro)

The Reborn (Retro)

39 14 4

Bigger, smarter and God-damned uglier. The reborn will stop at nothing to feed their hate.Retro horror novelette. Complete.Thanks for reading!…

The Triumph of Death

The Triumph of Death

8 1 3

Detail from Bruegel's The Triumph of Death, an Ekphrasis is the full title of this historical speculative fiction short story set in Antwerp, 1563 and is about setting evil right with the power of spirit.…

Going Psycho

Going Psycho

47 13 5

If you can't handle the job you could always just 'go psycho'. This short story, set in the shade of City, follows a conscientious pax auditor as they strive to solve an impossible task and prove their worth.…

Disarm or Die, a Tale from the Gun City

Disarm or Die, a Tale from the Gun City

15 2 4

In a world where everyone wears a gun and gunfights are legal, when is a killing murder? Follow Trix, Slinger and detectives, Anthrax and Quinn as they fight the Discordants in this alternative earth retro world western noir adventure. This short story features a new imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's, The Bells.…

A Bird Watches Darkly

A Bird Watches Darkly

21 2 4

In his mission to eliminate a rouge priest on a lost planet, will Dean Eiko stand-down his demons and bring back the dangerous Book of The Dead? Sci-fi Lovecraftian horror. Set in the Beyond Flesh universe.Short Story. Complete.…

Children of 011

Children of 011

158 37 6

A degenerative disease has stolen her mother's ability to communicate, but the neural link that Trix installs enables more than just words.Btw, the number porn in this story is real and led to a discovery ... see the notes at the end of the story.…

Unholy Star, Beyond Faith

Unholy Star, Beyond Faith

2,559 572 63

Darkness festers behind a veil of age-old tradition setting the scene for a horrific murder that will wreak havoc on the Skyean Kingdom and send a young technopath on an adventure to bring back sentience to the machines.Set in our far distant future, this is space opera!.. technopaths, alchemists, death squad 8, augers, genies, churchmen death dealers, drudic nature cultists, star templars, space raiders, sunbeamers, the nephilim juggernauts, Cernunnos, knight protectors, and more!Flagged as 'mature', but nothing worse than a wet tongue in the ear. Enjoy!All parts are edit pending.…

Companionship - beyond flesh

Companionship - beyond flesh

13,379 1,532 53

"If this is heaven, why am I alone?" ... Courier, Max Jones has spent twelve years traveling to a secret refinery to receive a special cargo. When he arrives, nothing is as it is meant to be ... #futureAlchemy #augmentedHuman #churchmen #metahuman #technopath #paradiseLost ****'Companionship, Beyond Flesh' is a galaxy-cyber space opera serial written for Wattpad and was awarded a Watty in 2014 for continuing story.Cover art: @VietFamwang…

Elisa Witten's Twin

Elisa Witten's Twin

138 18 1

Elisa Witten, the granddaughter of the famous quantum physicist, Bernie Witten has learned a lot from her mentor. Not least of all that everything in the universe has a twin.This is a very short 1600 word story written in response to the GE Adventures in Science prompt (inside the atom) by @ScienceFiction here on Wattpad.Please feel free to let me know what you think.…