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Universal Ouroboros

July 30, 2026 10 Comments

By Alex W.

Time to create, he thought while staring at the formless void.

With the dance of his fingers across the expanse, a universe came into being. He made galaxies populated with comets, asteroids, nebulae, moons, and stars. Then, he formed the planets and their flora and fauna. People, aliens, civilizations, and languages followed, filling worlds with intricate folktales and histories. He observed and documented it all.

Suddenly, everything went dark. He gasped. “No! I forgot to save my worldbuilding notes before the power went out!”

A light bulb went off in his head. He smiled.

“I should write a story about this instead.”

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  1. J.R. Roth says

    July 30, 2026 at 10:15 am

    Well done! Even gods gotta save their work.

    Reply
    • Alex says

      July 31, 2026 at 4:41 pm

      Thank you, Jon! No gods here lol, but I guess writers are gods of their own story worlds.

      Reply
  2. Ben D says

    August 3, 2026 at 12:43 pm

    Love it. I enjoyed every word. Nicely done!!

    Reply
    • Alex says

      August 3, 2026 at 8:00 pm

      Thank you very much, Ben! 🙂 I appreciate you.

      Reply
  3. Cheryl Dahlstrand says

    August 5, 2026 at 9:45 am

    Now this is true- nonfiction as fiction.
    To be on the safe side, use a pen as back-up.

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    • Alex says

      August 5, 2026 at 11:40 pm

      Agreed 🙂 Writing on paper is definitely more secure. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Bud Pharo says

    August 5, 2026 at 6:12 pm

    Very clever! Enjoyed it!

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    • Alex says

      August 5, 2026 at 11:40 pm

      Thanks, Bud! 🙂

      Reply
  5. A.M. McKnight says

    August 5, 2026 at 8:31 pm

    Liked it. Well done.

    Reply
    • Alex says

      August 5, 2026 at 11:41 pm

      Thank you, A.M.!

      Reply

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