BEAUTY AND THE BEACH by Argonaut (Spring 2022 Workshop) AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a scene from a half-finished story in which super-strong Daphne and the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang are relaxing at the beach – until a phantom pirate ship shows up … With a tall cup of lemonade in each hand, Fred began making his way from the refreshment stand to the blanket where Daphne was waiting. The cups were ...

It was a beautiful morning in the big city with crisp cold air and an immaculate blue sky. It was one of those days when people just seemed happy to be alive and – from the perspective of Mark Roberts – today was the best day of his entire career. He was a 50-ish man with dark chestnut hair rapidly turning salt-pepper, but otherwise of nondescript appearance – in terms of height and build many ...

Beyond and Above by Furlough The afternoon sky was overcast, covered in dull-grey clouds that threatened rain. The city below it was outwardly just as dull, teeming with nothing but utterly mundane scenes. Lone birds flitted about between the sky and the street, people walked quietly back and forth trying to get to their destination before the apparent downpour, and the steel frames of cars ...

“ A riot between a group of violent protestors against the police in Indonesia was suddenly interrupted when suddenly a thick smokescreen or fog appeared between the two groups, breaking up a potentially disastrous outcome…” “Victims of Typhoon Rasa in Vietnam was brought to safety… reports claim that a blonde woman who could fly helped the emergency services to quickly find and evacuate more ...

It’s been a while since she last came out here. In the vast open area that is the darkness and space, there’s always the peace and quiet that came with being out here alone. While Kal might have offered his Fortress of Solitude to her, it really wasn’t quite the same, chief of which it is a shared space and not really belonging to her as it belongs to him, a legacy Jor-El left to his only child. ...