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The Word

Vaunted

Welcome to The Word! Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, vaunted, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ VAWN-tud ]

Adjective

  1. highly or widely praised or boasted about

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, vaunted, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

It was time to bring it home; time to leave them all speechless. Shara took a moment to stare at her notes atop the podium while cameras flashed multiple times a second. She didn’t need to read the notes but wanted to add that extra level of suspense for the press.

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The Word

Prospicience

Welcome to The Word! A story beginning or ending, flash fiction, painting, or dance move—inspired by the word, prospicience, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ pros-PIH-shee-ens ]

Noun

  1. The action of looking forward.
  2. Foresight.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, prospicience, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

Andy felt his ankle twist and pain followed immediately. A sharp zap traveled up to his leg, and he groaned aloud. Then, he woke up. The pain was just a part of the dream. Looking over to his clock, it was just about time to get up, so he did so rather than rolling over to catch a few more minutes in dreamland.

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The Word

Neoteric

Welcome to The Word. Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, neoteric, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ nee-uh-TAIR-ik ]

Adjective

  1. Recent in origin: modern.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, neoteric, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

This will… change everything, he thought, his heart fluttering, breathe catching in the moment of creation. Artemis stared passed his trembling hands to the worktable below. The feeling was awe, relief, wonder, and, most unexpectedly, fear.

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Science Fiction Short Stories

Ripples: Part 2

(SCIENCE FICTION) The World is in chaos after, “The Vision,” and Taylor is trying to stay true to her new philosophy of living in the moment. Taylor has established her conviction with how she views the World and how she wants to live in it. Now, she’ll have to put that conviction to the test and take action towards what she believes.

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Science Fiction Short Stories

Ripples: Part 1

Ripples is a science fiction short story written by derek rudolph henig for More Than A Story podcast.

(SCIENCE FICTION) – TAYLOR is going about her usual routine in the morning when she sees something. It’s something out of the ordinary, but something she can’t quite describe or understand. From that moment on, her precious routine, and her entire worldview will be challenged. How would you react if you could see glimpses into your future? How would the world react?

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