Six-word-memoirs Challenge
37signals (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/846-six-sells) is running a story about “six word m…
A sequel to Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE
raindrops by Erich Stüssi
Six-word-memoirs Challenge
37signals (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/846-six-sells) is running a story about “six word m…
A sequel to Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE
The subway station is my favorite place to take pictures. As I walk through the dank corridors, side-stepping what looks susp…
A prequel to A Lesson on Beauty [Beautiful Challenge]
Beauty is not having to answer to anyone, I thought.
_Beauty is freedom from criticism, freedom from constraint. Beauty is…
A prequel to Beauty Incarnate
“Beautiful,” Jay said.
My eyes closed. I wanted to see if I could still picture the scene before me, wanted to make sure it …
A prequel to An Answer for My Question
Im entering a ficlet of mine that i wrote shortly before coming upon this challenge, so here’s my entry: http://ficlets.com/s…
A prequel to What is beauty?
I feel so exhausted, but I can’t sleep.
Instead, I find myself compelled into his room, into the serene comfort of the newly…
A prequel to A Sleeping Child (Beautiful Challenge)
I am a nerd, glasses, braces, and all. I had my As, but when it came to the boys, I failed. I did have friends though, the ne…
A prequel to I am Beautiful (Definition of Beautiful Challenge)
Lost in the woods is never a good thing to be.
The trees all look the same after a while. You get thirsty after a while. Yo…
A prequel to The Most Beautiful Thing in the World [beauty challenge]
_How pleasing to the hopes of man
Is woman blessed with graceful poise,
That in the crude and tattered land
Her clement manne…
A prequel to Just Plain Alyssa
Lying in her hospital bed, weak, puffy and wrinkled. Her watery eyes as wide open and bulging as ever in her life. Her still …
A prequel to She's Beautiful to Me{What is True Beauty Challenege}
The word beautiful to me, brings to mind a special friend of mine, I am particularly close to. We are the type of friends tha…
A prequel to My meaning of beautiful (Alexis's Challenge)
When you open up your embrace, and spread your arms far apart, like a bird taking flight and tilt your head to the heavens, _…
A prequel to Just Plain Pretty (Alexis DeHeart's Beautiful Challenge)
I walk on the hard black asphalt, toward the little pool of mulch where the swings sit. Here there is silence, away from all …
A prequel to True Beauty {Beauty Challenge}
My feet tap along steadily to the rhythm, my fingers drumming absently at my side. I can’t keep a grin off my face as the cho…
A prequel to Melodic Beauty [Beauty Challenge]
Have you ever sat and watch the way a sunset folds into a night sky.
The suns orange and red and slightly light blue streame…
A prequel to The Artist God (What is Beautiful Challenge
I know, you’re probably not supposed to prequel a challenge as a challenge, but Alexis’ sparked an idea in my head. So, now t…
A sequel to A Challenge, You Have Your Time
Its raining hard, I can hear it. I can hear the wind rustling the trees. I step outside into the night and start my walk. I c…
A prequel to My Happiness (Alexis DeHeart's What is Beautiful challenge)
God I’m gorgeoussss ; that’s just all i can think about nower days. When i was younger I was fat, I had an uneven tan, my s…
A prequel to My Stunning Old Pop
Beauty is being curled up in the arms of the someone you love most in the world. Your head softly resting on their chest as t…
A prequel to Beautiful Embrace (Alexis' Beautiful Challenge)
“Peel those potatoes for me, dear,” Grandma said.
“Fine Grandma,” Corretta grabbed the peeler and a bowl of potatoes. “The we…
A sequel to Peeling Potatoes with Grandma and William
“Bring a storm on my caldera, and I’ll…” Corretta let the sentance hang. What threat could you make to God?
She sat back an…
A sequel to Storm on the Caldera
“It certainly is strange,” Matt commented.
“Why don’t they just tell us what’s going on?” Corretta yawned.
“You need to lea…
A prequel to Grandma Knows Best (Caldera Series, Part 3)
Cat the Dancing Mouse. It makes as much sense as two peas in a pod, as peapods never have two peas. Of course, I am referin…
scan08-2 by Philgarlic
“Peel those potatoes for me, dear,” Grandma said.
“Fine Grandma,” Corretta grabbed the peeler and a bowl of potatoes. “The we…
A prequel to Peeling Potatoes with Grandma and William
A few questions so we know some things about one another.
1) Favorite color?
2) Favorite T.V. show?
3) Favorite male celeb…
A sequel to Here's a quiz for you, about you,by me...(What are your answers?)
It looks plain enough, like almost every other hallway. Yet here, if I could, I would spend every hour of school.
The tile is…
A sequel to The Music Wing Part 2 (Place Challenge)
Everyday when I go to school I look forward to my third period class, Choir. I walk from the second floor, curving my way aro…
A sequel to The Music Wing Part 1 (Place Challenge)
The double door entrance into the official choir room, with its beautiful, black kawai piano. Everyday when I enter that room…
A prequel to The Music Wing Part 3 (Place Challenge)
I feel inclined to write a challenge. Why? Maybe it’s because I have underdeveloped ideas, festering, not willing to break th…
A sequel to A Place for a Challenge
It looks plain enough, like almost every other hallway. Yet here, if I could, I would spend every hour of school.
The tile is…
A prequel to The Music Wing Part 2 (Place Challenge)
greenhouse by Anonymous
What Goes Up, Must Come Down... by Keven Law
It was as if someone was banging on a bass drum inside Tom’s head. He pushed himself up from the floor, as his memory returne…
A sequel to Without Candles
Fun, insane quiz for the people, by the people (aka Insert Pen Name Here)
1. what color/ pattern is the nearest tissue box t…
Tom searched frantically through the burning room. The words kept repeating in his mind “never break a promise“
“Come on, ...
A sequel to Gold in the Fire
“That crazy you were talking about? He’s on the train,” Jon whispered. “The conductor and I managed to get most everyone off….
A prequel to Three in the Dark
After much straining, they had only gotten the door open enough to see Jenny trying to grab something out of the flames that …
A sequel to Safe for a Promise
It was as if someone was banging on a bass drum inside Tom’s head. He pushed himself up from the floor, as his memory returne…
A prequel to Without Candles
“How’s your paper look?” Tom asked, glancing past the bold headlines at his friend John.
“Some controversial playwrite was ki…
A sequel to Out of the Paper, Into the Train
Tom searched frantically through the burning room. The words kept repeating in his mind “never break a promise“
“Come on, ...
A prequel to Gold in the Fire
After much straining, they had only gotten the door open enough to see Jenny trying to grab something out of the flames that …
A prequel to Safe for a Promise
Whoo-hoo! Two hundred ficlets at long last! I’d like to say that I love this community, and Ficlets has gotten me into the mi…
A sequel to Pens Poses a CHALLENGE!
Alex, your talent so does not come from ADHD. You focus a lot better than Ryan first of all. And your musical intelligence wo…
A prequel to I think it may not
50 Ficlets!
So, according to tradition, I must devise a challenge.
For my fiftieth ficlet challenge I want you to write a lo…
A sequel to `crayola.'s 50 ficlet challenge: A Unique Love Story
Corey looked out over the ocean. Her summer dress fluttered in the cold wind, and again, she regretted agreeing to this as he…
A sequel to Sinking Sun
Sandbanks Hotel by Si Brindley
Corey walked past the man without a notice. This wasn’t the first time that her sister had annoyed her to no end. How was any…
A prequel to Uneasiness
Corey looked up and down the beach, but saw no one else besides this lone stranger. Suddenly a voice drifted through the nigh…
A prequel to OVer the Wall
Abbazia by Franco
“What do you mean?” Ariel asked.
“You’ve been gone for years Ariel. Everything here has changed.” replied Mia
“How long have …
A prequel to Disbelief
Underwater People by Brett Weinstein
“Is there something wrong?” he asked, rolling down his window. Both his eyes and hair were a soft chocolatey brown. His hair …
A sequel to Uncool and Opposite
After jamming a s’mores pop-tart in my mouth and slinging my backpack over my shoulder I unstuck the front door from its fram…
A sequel to Lady Luck Smiles Maniacally
Eventually I parked in the fathest space from the school (just my luck). On the way inside I heard a familiar voice.
“Hey, Jo…
A prequel to Irony and a Mental Thank You Note
Untitled by Anonymous
I always said there was two different kinds of rains. Well, really three. Cleansing rain, crying rain and you’ve-got-to-be-ki…
A sequel to The Third Kind of Rain
“Is there something wrong?” he asked, rolling down his window. Both his eyes and hair were a soft chocolatey brown. His hair …
A prequel to Uncool and Opposite
gathering by hobvias sudoneighm
After jamming a s’mores pop-tart in my mouth and slinging my backpack over my shoulder I unstuck the front door from its fram…
A prequel to Lady Luck Smiles Maniacally