A Year of Stories (Collection...

By sbspalding

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The goal: A new short story, every weekday, for a year. That's about 260 stories, for anyone keeping count... More

The Perfect Spot to Watch the World Burn
Temporal Crisis Hotline
Last Words at the End of the World
After I Met Amanda
A Dragon and Her Horde
A Brand New Sister
The Huntress of the Wilds
The Game Show
The Practical Concerns of a Modern Vampire
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of History
The Sword in the Center of Dulwain
Dear Mrs. Livingstone, My Son Is Dead
And First There Is The Sound
Busy, A Love Story
The Champions of the God Isles
Excerpts From the Journal of a Minor God
A Letter From Me to Me
Give Me A Call Back
Alec and Abigale's Cooking Adventure
The One Asking the Questions
Moon Blue Eyes
A Word With My Muse
A Little, Blue Bird
Thinking Of Snow Men
Tread Lightly As You Enter
You Have Her Hair
All We Have is Music
Missing, One Cat
Pompeii Anger
Crowning A King
Computer Troubles at Ashfert Partners
Neuyou's Return Policy
The Text Said, "I'm Leaving."
A Touch of Indigestion
Little Red
They Say I Dream Too Loudly
Why I Left Home
Uncle Xavier's Ultra High Potency Miracle Cure All
Flesh and Ink and Beating Hearts
Memories Like a Knife
It's Our Pleasure to Inform You
I Never Pick Up My Phone
Never Enough Time
Hero For Hire
The New Candidate
Lost And Found At Sea
Original Frosted Sugar Fun Explosion
Collection Three Is Available
Collection Four Now Available

Be Careful What You Wish For

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By sbspalding

Be careful what you wish for,

For wishes can come true,

Because a wish is but a wanting,

A thing the Universe must do,

And to do is always dangerous,

For through do mistakes are made,

And your wish that was a wanting, can become an early grave.



Be careful what you wish for,

Because once the die is cast,

There are no returns to sender,

No hiding in the past,

For you've chosen a new future,

One that never should of been,

And your wish that was a wanting, can become a mortal sin.



Be careful what you wish for,

Because power is never yours,

It's teeth are sharp as daggers,

It's heart a golden door,

It shows you what you wish to see,

A future bright and fair,

So that your wish that was a wanting, can become a gilded snare.



You see, a wish is never simple,

No matter how it seems,

Whether a frog into a Prince, or a pauper to a Queen,

There must always be a price,

For prices must be paid,

And the price of future wishes,

Are past wishes now unmade. 

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