♠Ana Cristina♥'s published ficlets
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In the blue of my oblivion [Song Challenge]
A restlessness in my chest like a caged bird. I can feel its wings beating against the bars of my ribcage. So many thoughts f…
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Good-bye, Ficlets. Thanks for the memories!
Slowly but surely, I’ve been weaning myself from Ficlets. When my original account started acting up, I began copying my stor…
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The Spider and the Fly
She was as good as his—she just didn’t know it yet. All he needed to do now was be patient, bide his time…
Unfortunat…
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Wings Waiting to Color the Sky [poem]
Your movements still cause unexpected tremors in my heart—
Rivers of feeling thrum the line of my pulse,
My breathy thready… -
Y TXTNG SUX [part 2]
What they don’t prepare you for is the ex-student who dies suddenly on a Monday afternoon after being pulled off life support…
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Y TXTNG SUX [part 1]
When you take those workshops to help you become a better teacher, they train you to be more patient, more kid-savvy. They tr…
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Carla takes a deep breath.
Carla wriggles her toes, stretches her arms over her head, shakes out her hair. She is keenly aware of the audience watching …
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I Know Who I Can't Live Without [poem]
Aquamarine dreams dashed in the blink of an eye.
These tears surprise—
I can’t deny your presence is missed.I know who I …
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Haiku for the Lonely-Hearted
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The moon doesn’t judge -
Her blank face reflects your pain
As the stars mock you.(2)
The days coalesce,
Like bitter pil… -
Donkey Ears
Edna is watching the trains go by outside her window. The rain beats its familiar rhythm against the pane, and she drums her …
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Your Voice Is Like Music I Can't Live Without [poem]
Your words live inside echoes, like reverberations of truth.
I strain my ears to listen, but I catch only fragments,
these ja… -
Without Purpose or Direction
Prandi was walking without purpose or direction, the tears falling like indifferent rain. Her eyes were blurred, her brain fo…
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Winners of the Haunted House Challenge
Thank you to all who entered this challenge – it wouldn’t have been such a success without you! Here are the winners:
_Secon…
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The Green-Eyed Monster
Jameson tried to make sense of what he’d just heard. “He must be worried,” she’d said. She’d call him. The green-eyed mon…
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Ana Cristina Gets Her (Sparkly) Man
Fay Godsmom whisked Jezbel away with a flourish of her silvery wand, and before she could even draw a breath, Jez was standin…
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Beyond the Pale Irises [poem]
I sleep without dreaming,
Willing my thoughts blank as paper,
Waiting for solace to become oblivion—
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It was her smile.
I haven’t seen her smile for a long time. Seven months to be exact.
Fragments of what she used to be sometimes flash in her…
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