[Wattys 2018 Longlist]. We all know that stuffed toys are inanimate objects...or are they? Imagine a world where artificial intelligence technology has improved to the point that toys like Furbies and Teddy Ruxpins are old news -- the toys of today are embedded with machine learning technology and advanced robotics that enable them to look, move, and seem like they're alive! This tale follows Ella, a junior associate at a law firm, and Maher, a young venture capitalist, and their little machine learning stuffed toy, Papple, who unwittingly helps them navigate their lives in New York City.

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A not-so-vivid collection of stray thoughts jotted down on a silly whim. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - may contain contest entries, random thoughts or rants of all sorts -

In the year 2365, James Madison, a man with cybernetic amputees, has been living alone after the disappearance of his wife, Serenity, 7 years ago. Plagued with hallucinations and nightmares, he slowly and quietly suffered. That is until a mysterious email was sent to him...

Here is where I'll be putting my science fiction challenges and short story pieces. Enjoy.

Once the whole universe was mine. Every planet was my domain. Every atmosphere was my playground. I never thought about what would come after. I never wondered what would happen in the wake of my sublime attainment. Why would I? I was everything...

𝕰𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖆 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖔𝖓𝖇𝖔𝖗𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊, 𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙? 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔬𝔬𝔨 𝔦𝔰 𝔞 𝔰𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔖𝔨𝔶𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔣𝔞𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔰 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔞𝔶 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔤𝔞𝔪𝔢. ℑ 𝔬𝔠𝔠𝔞𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔢𝔭𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔠𝔢𝔯𝔱𝔞𝔦𝔫 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔬𝔯 𝔰𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔰. 𝔈𝔫𝔧𝔬𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔡𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢! 𝕿𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝖆𝖓 𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 @𝕾𝖐𝖞_𝕾𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖔𝖜 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖒𝖆𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖚𝖑 𝖈𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖒𝖊! *I currently update about three times a year haha oops* Most of these are very old and feature poor grammar and cringey phrases!! Trust me... it's bad. ❤️ Thanks for all the support! ❤️

The elves are a peaceful race. For thousands of years they have lived in the forests, undisturbed by humankind. One day, while the younglings were out training in the fields, a mysterious army appeared and sought to destroy the Morning Glory Clan. After the battle was over, the Chieftain of The Morning Glory Clan sent one of her people to give word to all the clans, that a great war would soon be among them all. Now elven kind must race against the clock to prepare for a war that will most certainly happen. The Osjeih had once been ruled by a kind and caring Emperor. After the Emperor died unexpectedly and suddenly, the new Emperor stepped up to rule. The Osjeih were used to inhabiting new planets, to have a small settlement of their kind on every planet in existence, was every Osjeih's dream. The new Emperor is cruel and does not care what creature has to be slain in order for his conquest. So when a small group of Osjeih refuse to harm an innocent race, they are banished from their kind on an alien planet they know nothing about. Their only chance of survival is to band with the creatures the rest of their kind want to destroy so badly. Karma, Emerald, and Snazz have lived lives of secrecy ever since they had discovered they had super powers. Before, they did not know each other, only meeting one another after the government basically locked them in a prison. Yes they had anything they could desire technology and material wise, but freedom was not an option. The government was just too scared the world wouldn't be able to handle humans with powers as being real. One day, they are visited by a mysterious pair who promise them freedom. Should they trust the newcomers? Or trust in the government? How do these three seemingly unalike stories have anything to do with one another? Read on to find out and please enjoy.