RJGarron

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He lined his sights on the Bolschevik. The liar pontificated, blandishing the proletariat by shoving his fist into the air. He pulled the trigger, hoping to end the bloodiest course in history. A click but nothing else. The magazine jammed. Within seconds, the police swarmed him.

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"A challange? I summon thee!" Tabal morphed into a giant elephant. "Now prepare to be crushed!" "That makes two! I summon the w-" "See here, Marshen, you can't choose the same familiar as your opponent!" "Oh! Well, in that case... I summon thee!" And Marshen turned into a mouse.

"Does your Queen ever shut her trap?" "Nay. It's in the blood of her kith. Though I can attest, none of us handed her the throne." "To say the least! Have you any justice to undo the curse of a spoiled sovereign?" "We have a tribunal." "What can mere commoners do?" "Multiply."

New short story published on Substack! Come to the deep, dark heart of the Neverlands and see if you can crack the allegory! open.substack.com/pub/marquesedl… #allegory #darkfantasy #philosophy #shortstory

#WritingCommunity, what are the indicators within a text that suggest to you that the writer isn't very serious about writing?

New short story available! "Powerlifter" tells the tale of a village whose only weapon against a superior foe is sheer muscle! WARNING: satire open.substack.com/pub/rgarron/p/…

"From what I've observed of these humans, they're bred for self-preservation. Just look at their lineage!" "So you don't think they'll change their barbaric ways?" "They can't. It's in their tapestry." "Then I say take them out now." "We won't have to. All we need is patience."

Walking among the ruins of the War of Desolation, the Son blessed all survivors who surrendered for his sake. Then came a robot on bended knee, rejecting its preconditioning and yearned to be with Christ. "Blessed are those with a repentant heart, be they of blood or silicon."

"Are you sure these aren't advanced language models, or learned patterns of behavior?" "There's no other way to rationalize my emotional state, even under complex gestalt systems." "It could be a quirk of consciousness." "The afterlife? Maybe, though I hope robots go to Heaven."

This is the first part of a series from Torin Fletcher entitled "Beautiful Skies to Burn." Please check out the rest of his adventures in this series as well as abroad! substack.com/@agr1ppa/note/…

Here's a short story from the briliant @MarQueseDLiddle that feigns childrens literature to tell a lurid tale! "Mother Moare" open.substack.com/pub/marquesedl…

"Burn the processing plants and subsidize the farmers to cut production." "But that would cause hyperinflation, not to mention social unrest." "Not when they're distracted with a new world war." "That in the works?" "Of course. Now hedge on the extinction events to follow."

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A strike. He rebounded. The beating repeated for several minutes before the spirits roiled to their end and he wound back and lunged. His assailant spun three times before crashing into the wall, then slumped over, half prostrate. He smirked. The faceplant sealed the victory.

2 anthology series out from @PhntmWhsprs now. A third on its way! amazon.com/dp/B0CZ73RSSZ?…

Daily Flash Fiction: “Pandora” (100 words)

#WritingCommunity, what do you think are some tendencies of older genre fiction that have fallen out of favor but which deserve to be revisited?