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• The Girl Across the Ballroom

  by uselessness 9 months ago

  She loves me. She loves me not. She loves me. She loves me not. She… well, she doesn’t even know my name.

  Actually, I do…

• When Leprechauns Go Goth

  by Leave Me A Note 9 months ago

  Once there was a family of leprechauns. One very different leprechaun was Mr. Javins.
  Mr. Javins was not an ordinary leprecha…

• The Northern Lights

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  She watched the sky dance with colors deeper than her dreams. Despite her old age and many imaginings, this spectacular sight…

• Watch the World Burn (Min. Length Challenge)

  by Saint Chuck 8 months ago

  With a wry grin he dropped the match and watched the world burn.

• To Swing With Morgan

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 8 months ago

  The pair sat on he old wodden two-seater swing. The trees branches slowly swung to the rythm of the wind.The wind danced in M…

• 64 Characters

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  Dan, the field mouse, strode confidently into the meadow saying, “We challenge you, for the pride of our fathers, for the sak…

• Destruction Of School Property

  by Phosphate11 8 months ago

  I snuck in late to study hall, as Mrs. Paulson yelled at Emily to spit out her gum.

  I took me seat by Pat and Vince and sta…

• Were Just Human

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 8 months ago

  I’ve never really been close to my parents. We fought everyday, I was screamed and called names everyday. Sometimes I want to…

• The Marriage (How I live Now Challenge)

  by flute faerie 8 months ago

  We were walking down the sunlit beach on an early Monday morning. I took off that day, and my whole office knew my plan.

  ”...

• Running circles

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  “A little mouse told me that I’d find you here.”
  “A what?”
  “An anonymous mouse.”
  ”...”
  “Well it just imposed itself as a mous…

• Silently Slipping Away From Perfection

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  Tim awakes. It is night. He should be asleep, but he does not care. His love lays beside him on the bed. An empty black box l…

• Together Forever

  by JohnnysGiRL 8 months ago

  She turned and faced him. The rain was pelting down now and she had started to cry. If she was happy or sad, she didn’t know …

• Extraterrestrial Moonbeams

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  The sun had set hours ago, but it was still light. I’m guessing the mere illusion of extraterrestrial moonbeams, nonexistant …

• Where Oh Where Has My Peanut Butter Sandwich Gone?

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  I decided to have a peanut butter sandwich. I got out the bread, Stroehmann, of course, placed it on the bounty, got a knife …

• Notice Me

  by Twilight Stars 8 months ago

  As I walk silently through the halls, just by your locker I stop. Are you ever gonna notice me? You turn around and my hopes…

• A Homemade Dose of Jealousy

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  I sat on Amelia’s, or Amy’s, bed. Luckily, she started the conversation so I didn’t have to. Amy was a little suprised that I…

• One Girl

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  One girl
  That’s all
  And the world doesn’t know me
  now.
  There’s so much here
  And maybe I can try
  to make a difference.
  You nev…

• Cat the Dancing Mouse: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That Rocked Your Socks...And a New Contest: *CLOSING DATE ANNOUNCED*

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  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…

• Characters in the Play Called Earth

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  Mother Nature can shine if she likes. Have you ever strolled outside on a breezy summer day? The flowers sway back and forth,...

• How To Save A Life (Meaningful Song)

  by flute faerie 8 months ago

  Hmmm, there’s so many. I guess I’ll go w/ How To Save A Life by The Fray. It’s a very pretty song, and I always listen to it…

• Emma's Meaningful (Sorry, I Cheated, It's Actually A Poem, Because This Poem Means More to Me Than Any Song I've Heard) Poem

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  Life is full of funny little coincidences, but there’s one that will continue to surprise me as I grow older.

  When I was yo…

• Letting Loose

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  “Come on,” Scarlett insisted, tugging my hand clasped in hers. Her green eyes were huge and sad-looking, her best tool for …

• I Can Hear You

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 8 months ago

  Tears ran down her face as she gritted her teeth trying to hold them back. She could hear her parents talk about her. They al…

• Thora and Chris apply

  by Apostrophe 8 months ago

  Chris Joins Thora at Starbucks.

  “Thanks for meeing me here” She said as she greeted her friend.

  “So you are really serio…

• Llama's Quiz: A Very Mediocre Interpretation

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  Well, I had finally moved to France. My clothing line, Fashion Statement, had brought the finances and need to move.
  I had a…

• [formally] Hopeless.x0.: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That Made You Smile.

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  so hopeless huh?

  Well, I think of myself as hopelessly lost. But somedays I am found.. but in the end I’m always rather …

• What Goes On in The Dressing Room.. Stays In the Dressing Room

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

• Happiness is Fast [exact minimum length challenge]

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  He laughed, “With that frown you’re going to live very slowly.”

• Moving In

  by Apostrophe 8 months ago

  Thora and Chris spend the next few minutes reading over the lease. They reach the last page, and sign the doccument.

  The pa…

• My Meaningful Poem

  by Phosphate11 8 months ago

  When I was little, I always hated poetry. I didn’t see the beauty of it. I didn’t understand why they couldn’t just get to th…

• Lucy

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 8 months ago

  She never smiles. She never speaks. She looks at you so distrusting. The bubbliest, sweetest, grandma-motherly-type person co…

• Pens Poses a CHALLENGE!

  by [pens&feathers] 8 months ago

  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…

• Mistress Elsha Hawk [A philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name that Sounds so Mysteriously Adulterous]

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 8 months ago

  Well, I wasn’t intending the Mistress part of my name to mean a secret lover, or a rich, southern debutante (as in “Pardon …

• Pasta Challenge (It's Raining Pasta!)

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  “And now, folks, reports have been coming in from all over that it is raining pasta in different regions of our country! Here…

• Peaceful (Minimum Length Challenge)

  by ballroomblitz 8 months ago

  He set her body down. Odd he thought. She looks so peaceful.

• The Thoughts of a Black Cat: A Philosophical Exploration That is NOT Part of My Contest (Which You Totally Should Do)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  Stacey was a thirteen year old, one very odd.
  Instead of listening to an iPod,
  She spends her summers sitting in a Garden,
  ...

• Six

  by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 8 months ago

  The blood washed off his hands.
  The blood from his bleeding heart.
  As it throbbed he tightened his hand around it.
  The blood …

• The Stuff of Fairy Tales

  by someday_93 8 months ago

  The house seemed to be the stuff of fairy tales—a little fireplace, with a warm orange fire cackling invitingly, a rocking…

• The Sleeping Giant

  by Ben Paddon 8 months ago

  There is a trick that cat owners, when moving home, can use to help their pet become familiar with their new surroundings. Si…

• The Most Determined Boy Ever

  by Etsuko Sohma 8 months ago

  There was once a silly little boy. He was also a person who loves every girl who cares about him, in a girlfriend-boyfriend w…

• Quirky, Who Says I'm Quirky? (Pens' Quirky Challenge)

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  1. I put an icecube in hot chocolate and tea.
  2. I take off the lettuce, tomato, onions on a hoagie (sub sandwhich on a long …

• Me In All My Quirkiness (pens and feathers challenge)

  by flute faerie 8 months ago

  Hmmm, my quirks. Ok…

  Well, I was walking down the street one day, and I realized that I counted my steps. And that I had…

• UnNotice Able

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 8 months ago

  Every day that passes me by I watch you from a far. I want to be yours and I want you to want me. I watch your boyfriend and …

• What Will I Need?

  by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

  Lovely. I wasn’t scared though I knew I should be. I stood up and grabbed a bag. Coking my head, one hand on my hip, I look…

• The Catch (5)

  by Freedom 8 months ago

  Patrick broke away suddenly.
  Me: What’s wrong?
  Patrick: John is behind us.
  Me: Oh no! Go!
  Patrick tried to start the truck …

• The Happy Ending Part 5

  by Etsuko Sohma 8 months ago

  “Who are you, kid? Why are you here?” I can’t believe that she’s still holding him….

  “I’m her boyfriend. That is supposed …

• The Sun and the Universe

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  I said I’d never learn to love you,
  You said that I’m a fast learner.
  I said that I would never give in,
  You said maybe you c…

• The Happy Ending Part 6

  by Etsuko Sohma 8 months ago

  He slowly thought about what she just said… Does that mean she doesn’t love me? She’s not… happy that I came here to be h…

• Fading Moments.

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 8 months ago

  As I sit with my eyes closed and the blinds shut. I have my hand on the trigger waiting for a moment to live to hoping not to…

• The John (8)

  by Freedom 8 months ago

  John must of loved me enough because he left for rehab. Patrick must have loved me because we moved into his mom’s old apartm…

• The Happy Ending Part 8

  by Etsuko Sohma 8 months ago

  Was I her happiness? Didn’t someone say that to me before? Who was it? It was her. Why? Why can’t I be your happiness? I lo…

• My Sister and Her Boyfriend: Save me...Please?!?

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  What maddening force had caused me to come to the mall with my sister and her boyfriend? I mean, couldn’t my mother just pr…

• Faded

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 8 months ago

  The clock ticks by to the point where i don’t realize it no more.
  Animals scatter for cover when dawn fades.
  The old lady sta…

• inhale, exhale

  by cracks in a sidewalk 8 months ago

  Inhale
  Beat beat
  Exhale
  Beat beat
  Even sitting here, now, I can almost not explain it
  Explain that feeling
  That feeling t…

• Saint Chuck: A [not quite] Philosophical Explanation

  by Saint Chuck 8 months ago

  Saint Chuck. Holy with a modern Twist.

  Okay, so the Saint really doesn’t imply that I have holy or saintlike qualities. ...

• Observing Lucy

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 8 months ago

  She sits in her chair beside another girl, eating a snack of Goldfish. She doesn’t speak to, nor smile at her peer. She imita…

• The Happy Ending Part 11

  by Etsuko Sohma 8 months ago

  Beep Beep Beep

  The monitor… her heartbeat… wake up @@@! *Daniel was getting really worried and so were her parents…

• Mask By The Moon: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That You've Heard About a Little Too Much BUT SEE IT AGAIN!

  by Mask By The Moon 8 months ago

  Mask by the moon. A name that has a mysterious air about it, especially for such a “peppy” little kid like me! You’ve all h…

• The Happy Ending Part 12

  by Etsuko Sohma 8 months ago

  Doctor: Her eyes are flickering. Nurse, get her to the emergency room! Hurry!

  Please be okay… I will stay by your side…a…

• Tell Me A Story

  by Phosphate11 8 months ago

  Tell me a story about a time when there were no worries.

  Sing me a song about a love that never died.

  Read me a poem about …

• Who is Him?

  by Officially 8 months ago

  Tim stares at screen for quite some time, then back at his sleeping love.

  Told him what?

  Time tries to tell himself that i…

• Falling Hard

  by Reverie 8 months ago

  We stood together on a rug your mother had bought us from India.

  It was absolutely beautiful. The stitch work, the imagery, ...

• Lucy's Watcher

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 8 months ago

  I have been watching Lucy secretly. I have never told anyone and really, I have no business doing so. I’m not certified to di…

• Why, Just A Friendly Gathering!

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  “I’m sorry,” I told him, “is the most overused meaningless thing you can say. It’s better to not say anything.”
  “Well than w…

• One word.

  by undone 8 months ago

  Why is it so far away?

  One word,
  can break me apart,
  chip me down,
  skinny.

  Why is the light always on the other side?
  But w…

• Eckhouse: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That Explores the Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)

  by Eckhouse 8 months ago

  There once was a man who was me. This man was born, and grew up into a person who looks amazingly similar to James Eckhouse, ...

• ♥Band Baby♥: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That is Quite Simple.

  by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

  I know this name isn’t very original and I don’t have paraghraps to write about it, but I felt like entering anyways.

  Band B…

• Hopeless.x0. :: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pan Name That Made You Smile.

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  so hopeless huh?

  Well, I think of myself as hopelessly lost. But somedays I am found.. but in the end I’m always rather …

• Algai 'D' Aman: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That I have learned to live with

  by Algai 'd' Aman 8 months ago

  A long time ago, sometime last century, I found myself in the computer lab trying desperately to sign up for a hotmail accoun…

• They Have Made Worms Meat Of Me, Explaination of the Non de Plume/Pen Name of Mercutio the Brave, Noble Cousin to that Starstruck Lover

  by BernerOberland 8 months ago

  Forsooth I am a Shakespearian admirer.

  Pray tell thee all who gather here, that I am Mercutio, Cousin to Romeo.

  My number a…

• Revolutionary

  by Stovohobo 8 months ago

  1401 A.D.
  Florence, Italy

  Donatello di Niccolò di Betto Bardi stared at his workshop’s door with bloodshot eyes. He had rece…

• Flute Loop<33: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That Doesn't Have Much Thought Behind It

  by Flute Loop<33 8 months ago

  So, my name was kind of already given to me. It doesn’t have a huge and amazing story behind it. I would bet before you read …

• Nothing to regret

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  When I walked away,
  It was like I ended it all,
  But that was yesterday.
  And if I ever see you,
  This is what I’ll say.

  I was …

• A Wasted Few Minutes Rambling

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  I am sad to report that I have become completely enraptured with a vexing yet addictive song, S.O.S, by the breathy Jonas Bro…

• A Long Stream of Continuation: Prologue and Rules To A New Contest

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  Well, sadly the shortest ficlet contest has come to it’s conclusion.
  I decided to continue the fun.
  Here’s the basic drift: W…

• A Long Stream of Continuation (1)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  Her lip began to quiver. It was worse than she thought possible.

• A Long Stream of Continuation (2)

  by uselessness 8 months ago

  “Broadway has really gone downhill,” she said, holding her ears.

• A Long Stream of Continuation (5)

  by Hobo Beard Bob 8 months ago

  The Disney Corporation started production on College: The Opera.

• A Long Stream of Continuation (7)

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  The Disney Opera would star Roseanne. Art in it’s rawest form. If Zac Efron would work for scale, he would play her grandson.

• Temporary Apology

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  Sometimes it’s like there’s a storm cloud over head
  Like waking up on the wrong side of bed
  And sometimes I seriously think I…

• Temporary Apology (cont.)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  (cont. from prequel)

  So maybe in a year or two,
  I’ll be the one wanting you
  ‘Cus with a bit of confidence
  “No” would be the …

• A Long Stream of Continuation (2.4)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  It was all over. She had decided to pull the trigger. Click…..

• A Long Stream of Continuation (2.4.1)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  The Barney song: “I love you, you love me.” was heard everywhere.

• Ways to get kicked out of Wallmart

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 7 months ago

  1. Grab a speaker phone and stand on the check out station and scream: “LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER!” Then start singing the Barne…

• Malificent: Notorious Villainess Unmasked

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 6 months ago

  Sheets of rain poured down, attacking my travel-weary fragility.
  Why on mountains? Why always on top of mountains?
  I looked…

• Disturbed Youth's Useless Encyclopedia

  by Disturbed Youth 6 months ago

  Entry 1-

  There is a place called Wugga Wugga, Australia and i will go there one day

  Entry 2-

  The Chinese call Ping Pong, P…

• Trying to be NICE! [flute faerie's Comment Challenge]

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Okay, this took some going back and double-checking, but here goes.

  Kermitgorf! I’ll call him the Crown Prince of commentati…