Writing Prompt

The Salt Line was crossed at approximately 3 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 14, 2037.

Cities along the Pacific Northwest were hit first, and hit hardest, given the concentration of desalinization rigs off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. The resulting carnage, the spread of burning towns that soon mottled the entire coastline with winking orange light, was only the beginning. ...

My hatred for myself and life consumes me. I am the last remaining Demon Fighter. Men and Women have used dark magic to purify the water, we were fine with whiskey. But now those Demons I swore to fight are back. Hungry for the Heart of Steel that lives in every fighter, by the use of magic. I understand I have to explain. And that’s what I’ll do. My name is Jaik Kueye. And I’m the flipping Devil....

The Water Wars lasted for 20 years before the treaty allowed for the purification of the oceans. Thousands were killed for resources and thousands more died of dehydration. I was 2 when the Draining began and my parents worked tirelessly at the distillery for our weekly gallons and rations. Left with my grandmother, I learned what life had been before the war. Before the land crisped and withered ...

Death, no matter what they tell you, is not a creature. It is not even an object or a physical thing. It is simply an event,

one that happens to us all eventually. However, these events are not all the same. Some die from a body that gave up, others die from bullets or bombs. But there is one way to die that is considered one of the most terrible. To drown is to lose your freedom of movement and o...

When we learnt the ocean was almost entirely salt, we didn’t question it. We didn’t wonder if all that salt was there for a reason. It was simply there— just another facet of nature that we worked to destroy for our own betterment.

When our ancestors needed a way to ward off shadows and wild beasts, they did as we’ve always done— they returned to the water, to the home of their own ancestors’ a...

Salt. It might not seem like much but over the course of thousands of years. Established by the Roman Empire, they believed that salt was capable of warding off something that even them didn’t know of. Now that the waters are being drained frequently for filtration, and more humans populate the planet, the salt levels are rapidly decreasing.

The salt was special, as it was not drinkable, but ...

Monstrous waves are seen throughout the world as the giants awaken. Whirlpools the size of France are wiping out all military fleets in the oceans. Catastrophic tsunamis are destroying coastlines around the world. Communications are being destroyed. Internet is now a thing of the past. The only communication available are the people standing at your side, watching these horrors unfold with you. Ch...

Salt has been used for years to ward off evil. But as the oceans are drained and filtered to be made drinkable, the evil that was trapped there is unleashed.

The evils were 5 spirits, and they each wanted entertainment through the agony of human beings.

The first spirit, and the most bitter, was the Pacific. She was lonely, as she was so large and devoid of any company. Unlike other oceans, tha...

The sound of creaking metal broke the silence of my cabin. It wasn’t an uncommon occurrence on the old oil rig I had been stationed at, but it still never failed to lift the hairs off my arms. _You would think they would at least modernize the structure of these ancient metal frames before sending us out here to repurpose them. Although, I suppose even the freshly built desalination plants have be...

Wally the whale was strolling with his floaty and he dicied to go down to the coral reef so he swam and swam then.. BAM! His floaty fell off he yelled for help but then realised he can swim he never new that! So he entered the coral reef and there was a portal. He enter and it entered a land with a pool and it looked like like Barbie’s dream house but with a a.. Tiger? He grabbed some snacks from...