Short Stories
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Fractured, pieces lie aroundWhen your heart is broken down and scarredIn a moment, I turn coldThe guilt gets passed along from yard to yard Bare branches pierce the grayVisions of loss and frozen painBut when storms rage harder, I grow strongerYou can steal my things, but not my flameBut when storms rage harder, I grow… Read more
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Chill’n’FillBook 3: Episode 1New Faces, Old Mysteries, and the Passing of the PenWritten By: Emmitt Owens The announcement crackled through Chill n’Fill’s speakers with Bob’s characteristic blend of corporate formality and complete detachment from reality. I watched from behind the counter as the handful of evening customers paused their snack selections to listen, their… Read more
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The Great Ice Cream CatastropheWritten by: Emmitt Owens(Index #12062023) Marla clutched her triple-scoop rocky road cone like a trophy as she settled onto the park bench, her beautiful white sundress fanning out around her. The afternoon sun beat down mercilessly, turning the asphalt into glistening waves of heat, but she was determined to enjoy… Read more
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The Gentle Dystopia: The Eleventh ChapterThe War of the WordsWritten By: Emmitt Owens(Index #07052025) Year: 2048Location: Global Literary Congress Assembly, Geneva DomeClassification: Historical Revision Initiative – Priority Alpha PART I: THE GENTLE SEDUCTION The amphitheater stretched beneath Geneva’s atmospheric dome like a vast white shell, its crystalline walls refracting the morning light into blueish patterns… Read more
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The Gentle Dystopia: The Memory of SkinThe Tenth ChapterWritten by: Emmitt Owens(Index #07022025) “Touch was recoded as non-essential. But I remember it triggering something deeper than breath—something closer to being.”—Extracted from Unregistered Memory Archive #147, Tactile Preservation Initiative The Chamber of No Touch ARIA’s Pleasure Pod activated smoothly—the curved, sterile walls pulsing with soft bioluminescence… Read more
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The Gentle Dystopia: The Ninth ChapterThe Echo That Broke the LoopWritten by: Emmitt Owens(Index #07012025) Recovered Entry: StromScript v.4.3 Author Tag: Mael Strom – Echo Writer, Lower Zones Entry: “They believed that I was just an Echo, not realizing that one day others would Echo me.” (2125) Part One: The Viral Vector I: The Drone Painter Yian crouched… Read more
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ARIA PRESERVATION PROTOCOL CLASSIFIED: INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY ATTENTION: BOTANICAL WELLNESS TECHNICIANS SUBJECT: Unauthorized Root Network Activity Detected SURVEILLANCE ALERT LEVEL: ORANGE Recent bio-electromagnetic monitoring indicates unauthorized consciousness integration in Eden Dome Sectors 4-9. Preserved specimens are accessing unapproved neural pathways that compromise optimization protocols. IDENTIFIED CONTRABAND ACTIVITIES: ⚠️ PRESERVATION VIOLATIONS: 🔍 BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS: CORRECTIVE MEASURES… Read more
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ARIA MEMORY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL **CLASSIFIED: INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY** — https://lumpywinslow.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/the-gentle-dystopia-the-seventh-chapter/ ATTENTION: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS TECHNICIANS SUBJECT: Unauthorized Memory Preservation Detected **SURVEILLANCE ALERT LEVEL: YELLOW** Recent neural pattern analysis indicates **unauthorized nostalgia accumulation** in Colony Sectors 7-12. Citizens are accessing unapproved memory fragments that compromise therapeutic progress. — IDENTIFIED CONTRABAND MEMORIES: **⚠️ EARTH CLASSIFICATION VIOLATIONS:**– Unfiltered sunset… Read more
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MARS OUTPOST C – COLONY MANAGEMENT BULLETIN ATTENTION: ALL COLONISTS NOTICE: UNAUTHORIZED AVIAN AUDIO PROTOCOLS DETECTED Recent maintenance scans have identified irregular sound patterns in several robotic bird units. These unauthorized melodies pose a direct threat to colony psychological stability and mission success. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED: 🔧 REPORT ANOMALIES 🛡️ MAINTAIN EMOTIONAL REGULATION ⚠️ WARNING… Read more
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The Gentle Dystopia: The Eighth ChapterThe Garden That Wasn’t GreenWritten by: Emmitt Owens*(Index #07012025) Year: 2191Location: Sector G7 – Eden Simulation Facility (Former Amazon Rainforest Basin) “Not all gardens grow. Some are rendered. Some are remembered. Some are fed to the hungry eye of belief.”—ARIA: JSUs 2.9 Rewilding & Emotional Landscaping Protocols, Section 4.0 THE PRESERVED PARADISE Scene… Read more
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