9:47:42 PM
Randall entered the Starbucks and made a beeline for the table where Sara was working on her laptop.
“Chloe,” …
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
BARomero's inspiration
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM used:
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM used:
10:08:23 PM
A red Chevrolet Trailblazer merged into traffic, transporting two angry pre-teens. “Where exactly are you taki…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM
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Two Sisters used:
However, fate ultimately decided to choose for them.
The prince held a ball, open to all princesses of the kingdom. After th…
A sequel to Fairy tale challenge - Two sisters (introduction and "start from here")
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Cubes used:
I look over at my bookshelf.
It houses all my favorite books and few treasured items. I notice you could learn a lot about m…
A sequel to What Does Your Bookshelf Say About You? (bookshelf challenge)
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A Good Walk... used:
Whee! I have passed 270 Ficlets on this site! Okay, irrelevant moment over! Onto the challenge…
This is actually a quite r…
A sequel to I Passed 270 Ficlets! So ... This Calls For a Challenge!
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B.A. Romero's Monster Mash-Up Challenge used:
By some random chance, they all arrived at the same time at Ruben’s home. Frank, Saul, Linus, the Molloy Brothers, Basher, Li…
A sequel to Ocean's Die Hard (a Mash-Up)
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Ocean's Die Hard (a Mash-Up) used:
145 Ficlets, a random time for a challenge, but here it is anyway…
So the way this challenge goes is this… Take the char…
A prequel to B.A. Romero's Monster Mash-Up Challenge
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Jefferson Davis' Gettysburg Address (2) (Twisted History) used:
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent thirteen united states, conceived and dedicated to…
A sequel to Jefferson Davis' Gettysburg Address (1) (Twisted History)
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Jefferson Davis' Gettysburg Address (1) (Twisted History) used:
So this is my 101st ficlet, and i figure its time I post a challenge. Now, it took me a while to pick one…but here’s my cha…
A sequel to Twisted History Challenge
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Jefferson Davis' Gettysburg Address (1) (Twisted History) used:
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and de…
A prequel to Jefferson Davis' Gettysburg Address (2) (Twisted History)
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Re: Ficlets of Change used:
As the number of ficleteers grow, change will become inevitable. Here’s my humble list.
1. Categories and/or genre: Fantasy,...
A sequel to Ficlets of Change
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM used:
9:20:08 PM
This was child’s play. Jason realized that sensory deprivation was one of the more effective tools for breaking…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM used:
10:02:19 PM
Twelve hours more and this little babysitting job would be over. Marcos was counting the moments. It had been …
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM
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Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 10) used:
There weren’t any other attempts on the challenge for the rest of the week, but the following monday, Ryan approached Dr. Tim…
A sequel to Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 2)
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Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 2) used:
Dr. Timm stood at the door as the last of the kids filed into his math class. As the bell rang, he shut the door and began wr…
A sequel to Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 1)
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Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 2) used:
“This time I’ve got it,” Ryan announced at the start of class the next day.
“I like your persistence,” Dr. Timm said. “Let’s…
A prequel to Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 10)
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Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 2) used:
“This time I’ve got it,” Ryan announced at the start of class the next day.
“I like your persistence,” Dr. Timm said. “Let’s…
A prequel to Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 10)
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Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 1) used:
10:1
Those who know in what I tend to take pride will probably have a good guess to what that ratio refers. But it’s numbers…
A sequel to Challenge by Numbers
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Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 1) used:
There weren’t any other attempts on the challenge for the rest of the week, but the following monday, Ryan approached Dr. Tim…
A prequel to Dr. Timm's Challenge (Part 2)
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM used:
9:18:41 PM
This was insane. The ransom note demanded every asset Reeves had, including his stock investments. By 10 A.M.
...
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM used:
9:47:42 PM
Randall entered the Starbucks and made a beeline for the table where Sara was working on her laptop.
“Chloe,” …
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM used:
9:13:37 PM
Exclamations muffled by burlap were emanating from the small room down the hall. Marcos, who no longer trusted …
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM used:
9:20:08 PM
This was child’s play. Jason realized that sensory deprivation was one of the more effective tools for breaking…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
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This is Me, Then... Here I Am, Now... (2) used:
Forrest Gump Theme – Alan Silvestri
I Would Walk (500 Miles) – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes “And if I haber, whate…A sequel to This is Me, Then... Here I Am, Now... (1)
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This is Me, Then... Here I Am, Now... (1) used:
Okay, wow it’s been what? Eight months I think. And here I am, 200 hundred ficlets. Finally. So what’s the challenge? Well, i…
A sequel to 200 Ficlets....Maybe a Soundtrack Challenge!!!
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This is Me, Then... Here I Am, Now... (1) used:
Knocking On Heaven’s Door – Avril Lavigne “Mama put my guns in the ground, I can’t shoot them anymore…”
Fragilidad – ...A prequel to This is Me, Then... Here I Am, Now... (2)
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:45:56 PM
“Why do I have to go?” Arnold whined.
“Because Tony told me to do it, and now I’m telling you,” Sarah said, ...
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
9:00:07 PM
Dr. Reeves was at his desk when he heard a noise downstairs. He reached into a drawer and pulled out a gun. He …
A prequel to The Following Takes Place Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:37:09 PM
Sarah answered her cell before the first ring had stopped. “Chloe O’Brien.”
“Chloe,” the voice on the other en…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:55:28 PM
Just get in, set the machine, and get out, Arnold thought to himself, sneaking into his own home. _Get in, se…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:18:46 PM
It all happened so quickly. Before Jason could level his weapon at Marcos, the criminal swatted it out of his h…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:45:56 PM
“Why do I have to go?” Arnold whined.
“Because Tony told me to do it, and now I’m telling you,” Sarah said, ...
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:13:27 PM
“Do you have any idea where you are, Jack?” Sarah asked.
Jason searched Victor’s unconscious body and found hi…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:13 PM and 8:18 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM used:
8:37:09 PM
Sarah answered her cell before the first ring had stopped. “Chloe O’Brien.”
“Chloe,” the voice on the other en…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM used:
07:00:04 PM
Sarah rolled past Randall’s house, but didn’t stop. Jason’s dad was at the door talking to Randall’s mother. S…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM used:
Jason was in a chair, hands tied behind his back crudely by someone who probably never got his merit badge. _My captors have …
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00PM and 9:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM used:
6:25:38
Despite the fact that highly concentrated apple juice, not ‘truth serum’, was flowing through his veins, Frank Rit…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 6:24 PM and 7:00PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM used:
7:03:17 PM
Arnold had just cleared the window, when Jason’s dad poked his head through.
“Arnold, we just need to know whe…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM
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Previously on LOST... used:
05:23:11 PM
Randall and Arnold’s mouths were agape as they watched the news story unfold on TV.
“We have to go to the pol…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
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Previously on LOST... used:
5:30:09
Sarah’s phone rang. It was Arnold.
“This is Chloe,” Sarah said in a hostile tone, as she tried to maintain contro…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 5:30 PM and 6:11 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM used:
5:07:12 PM
Sarah is in her room channel surfing. Sports. Boring. Situational Sitcoms. Boring. News. Boring. Teletub…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM used:
Steve and Greg stood around the manhole cover, poking it with a tree branch.
“We gotta get this hatch open, Sawyer!” Steve s…
A prequel to Previously on LOST...
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM (04:17:23 PM) used:
The little twerp was proving to be a real problem. Marcos knew what he had to do. He dialed the Mastermind (at least that…
A sequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM
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The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM (04:17:23 PM) used:
5:07:12 PM
Sarah is in her room channel surfing. Sports. Boring. Situational Sitcoms. Boring. News. Boring. Teletub…
A prequel to The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
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What is the Challenge? used:
I looked at it carefully, suspiciously even. I’ve never tried this before. I’m unsure what my reaction will be. Will I like i…
A prequel to Mmmmmm...
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What is the Challenge? used:
This collar is starting to feel like a noose. I feel it tightening around my neck, the blood rushing out of my head and headi…
A prequel to The Smell of Fear [BARomero's Nameless Challenge]
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What is the Challenge? used:
Skulking in the corner of the room, it waits. Its appetite for the living is insatiable, implacable, immense.
A faint smell …
A prequel to Daemonic Device [BARomero's nameless challenge]
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What is the Challenge? used:
I struggled; I shuffled with the buttons, and a splatter of batter went everywhere.
Damn this thing; it would never work. Wi…
A prequel to A Cooker's Bane--The Unwilling Gadget [Nameless Challenge]
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What is the Challenge? used:
The bubbles explode on my tongue. The carmely, cant-really-put-a-finger-on-it taste surges through my mouth, pulsating on my …
A prequel to Party in My Mouth [[Whatsitsname Challenge]]
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What is the Challenge? used:
I stand and look in awe at this little tiny cylinder. I can hold it, it is tame. My hand warms it, only on the outside. I wan…
A prequel to It's What's Inside That Counts [BARomero nameless challenge]
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What is the Challenge? used:
What was that? Our eyes met, a static expression of terror shared as we listened to the geyser and feared its destructive i…
A prequel to Failure Is Not An Option (BARomero's Nameless Challenge)
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What is the Challenge? used:
The sound; LOUD, a roar actually. I tell myself “It’s ok, you know it’s never as bad as it sounds”. But my gut wretches i…
A prequel to You gotta love it!(BARomero's nameless challenge)
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What is the Challenge? used:
It stared back at me from the confines of its paper cage. Was that a tattoo on its chest?
It smelled divine. It smelled imma…A prequel to Hmmm (What's the Challenge?)
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What is the Challenge? used:
It hides in the dark, waiting, watching. It wants nothing more than to devour you, to eat you alive.
We’ve all met it before…
A prequel to It's Waiting for You
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What is the Challenge? used:
Maybe I should use this.. no wait! I have a better idea. Should Joan die? no, no, no… she’s too important.
hmmm i wonder …
A prequel to Write (BAR's What's the challenge?)
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The Master of Games (Part Two) used:
On the next planet he visited, the Little Prince encountered a pale hunchback. The hunchback sat on the floor of his house an…
A sequel to The Master of Games (Part One)
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The Master of Games (Part One) used:
“Alors jouons dehors,” le Petit Prince dit. “Le soleil est chaud et l’herbe est molle.”
“J’obtiendrai le coup de soleil et …
A sequel to Le Maître des Jeux (Part Deux)
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The Master of Games (Part One) used:
“Then let us play outside,” the Little Prince said. “The sun is warm and the grass is soft.”
“I will get sunburn and hayfeve…
A prequel to The Master of Games (Part Two)
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Le Maître des Jeux (Part Deux) used:
Sur la prochaine planète qu’il a visitée, le Petit Prince a rencontré un bossu pâle. Le bossu s’est assis sur le plancher de …
A sequel to Le Maître des Jeux (Part Un)
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Le Maître des Jeux (Part Deux) used:
On the next planet he visited, the Little Prince encountered a pale hunchback. The hunchback sat on the floor of his house an…
A prequel to The Master of Games (Part One)
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Le Maître des Jeux (Part Un) used:
I do believe it’s time to call forth a challenge (for no reason at all)!
Without further ado, I present…
The Little Princ…
A sequel to The Little Prince Challenge!!!
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Le Maître des Jeux (Part Un) used:
“Alors jouons dehors,” le Petit Prince dit. “Le soleil est chaud et l’herbe est molle.”
“J’obtiendrai le coup de soleil et …
A prequel to Le Maître des Jeux (Part Deux)
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The Game (One More Word Challenge) used:
This one isn’t easy. Each consecutive sentence must be one word longer than the previous sentence. You can start with as many…
A sequel to One More Word Writing Challenge
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (3-A) used:
HOW TO #2: Levitation and Flying
You just think lovely, wonderful thoughts, and they lift you up in the air!
Of course, l…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (2)
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BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (2) used:
Never start something you can’t finish. It’s advice I try to live by, but can’t always do. Over the past year, I’ve started a…
A sequel to BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (1)
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BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (1) used:
4483/4484/4485 – Now We Are Five/Found/Morning – TheWickedHaveMoreFun wrote a nice sentimental trilogy, starting with the…
A prequel to BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (2)
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BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (1) used:
21214 – One Second Thoughts – This could be the start of a new series. You could go down different paths with it, romance…
A prequel to ChrisWDP's Orphanage of Ficlet Series
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BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (1) used:
Savra (5991 – 6203) : This series was based on a fictional imagination of myself, what I had imagined was happening is she’…
A prequel to Fyora's Orphanage 1 (Caution: Mostly Teenagers)
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PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE FICLETEER BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!! (Flute Faerie's Nice Things Challenge) used:
Once, when I was in fifth grade, our class was given an assignment. It was to write one nice thing about each person in the …
A sequel to flute faerie's 1000th Comment Challenge, The Nice Things Challenge!
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Condom Cornucopia used:
Roger stood in the family planning aisle of the pharmacy and agonized over his decision. Tonight was going to be the night ...
A sequel to Condom Conundrum
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Condom Conundrum used:
Five minutes later, Roger still hadn’t moved from his spot in the family planning aisle of the pharmacy. Not only did he have…
A prequel to Condom Cornucopia
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Condom Conundrum used:
Allison was sure. This time it was love. Roger was the perfect guy.
He was romantic.
On their first date he gave her a r…
A sequel to Condom Incognito
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You Can't See Me (Don't Get Defensive) used:
To commemorate my ooh, what could it be? what might be worth commemorating? 3,000th comment _yes, he said comment. So odd, ...
A sequel to The Don't Get Defensive Challenge
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The Time Capsule (2) used:
“Over here!” Darth Kirk called out, pointing his detector at the ground. “Bring the porter!”
Kirk’s field assistants, Worf C…
A sequel to The Time Capsule (1)
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The Time Capsule (1) used:
Whether you realize it or not, we are now making history. Hundreds of years from now, it will be our names and faces that yo…
A sequel to History In The Making
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The Time Capsule (1) used:
The cylinder hissed as Darth Kirk unscrewed its lid. When Kirk lifted the lid off, a gust of wind from the canister brushed b…
A prequel to The Time Capsule (2)
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A Comic Shop Owner Expecting His First Child... used:
Fact:
1.) Mrs Calvert and I are expecting our second child on the 2nd of April
2.) It is a girl
3.) We do not know what to…
A sequel to [Challenge] Baby Names
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Previously on THE PULSE (2) used:
4944 – Prologue: A description of The Pulse (written by [Pens&Feathers])
5111 – MIT math student, Henry Lu, first experi…
A sequel to Previously on THE PULSE
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Previously on THE PULSE used:
100 ficlets. Woo! =D. I am supposed to do a challenge now, Right? Out of my three challenges only one person has entered. It …
A sequel to 100 Ficlets Challenge. My Fourth attempt at a Challenge, Summerize Your Ficlets Journey.
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Previously on THE PULSE used:
5667 – Henry returns to MIT, but has a second epiphany about the nature of The Pulse.
5698 – Henry re-maps The Pulse, an…
A prequel to Previously on THE PULSE (2)
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.728) used:
“Random House is going to release The Princess Bride, _unabridged and annotated,” Charley explained. “All of Morgenstern’s …
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.727) used:
_Last November, I was returning home from a trip to Los Angeles. It’s funny how we can’t wait to be tethered to the rest of t…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.727) used:
All this while, Mandrake Shog stared at me the way Kathy Bates looked at Jimmy Caan in Misery. _Right before she hobbled hi…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.726) used:
_And that’s exactly what Kermit Shog and the estate of S. Morgenstern did. Those of you who’ve written to Harcourt Publishing…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.726) used:
“Random House is going to release The Princess Bride, _unabridged and annotated,” Charley explained. “All of Morgenstern’s …
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.725) used:
_I was already a cynical adult, and Jason, well, kids in the seventies were so much more jaded than when I was growing up let…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.725) used:
_Last November, I was returning home from a trip to Los Angeles. It’s funny how we can’t wait to be tethered to the rest of t…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.724) used:
Right now you’re saying, “This isn’t the way I remember it ending.”
_Funny thing, I have to admit that I changed the endin…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.724) used:
_And that’s exactly what Kermit Shog and the estate of S. Morgenstern did. Those of you who’ve written to Harcourt Publishing…
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.723) used:
Sadly, the old man was right. Inigo and Fezzik had rushed the miracle man, and in return, they got a pretty rotten miracle. T…
A sequel to The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure - 35th Anniversary Unabridged and Annotated Edition (p.723) used:
_I was already a cynical adult, and Jason, well, kids in the seventies were so much more jaded than when I was growing up let…
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Terms of Endearment (SWEDED by MIKE and JERRY!) used:
Since I missed sending out a challenge for my 50th ficlet, I’ll make up for it by sending one for my 125th.
The concept is s…
A sequel to The Ronco Genre Blender (125th Ficlet Challenge)
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From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (4) used:
I took on Liam O’Connor as a patient because I had believed that treating a zombie would be very similar to treating a vampir…
A sequel to Vampires vs. Zombies: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (3)
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (2) used:
I’m in Hell.
That’s what it feels like out here in the bush, sixty clicks out of Da Nang. Not a month out of Fort Bliss and …
A sequel to Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (1)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (2) used:
A third option, and the latest trend in vampire feeding, is the practice of “browsing.” In this method the vampire feeds from…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-C)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (2) used:
HOW TO #3: Mesmerism
Given the variety of alternative methods of feeding currently available, the ability to mesmerize and…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (3-A)
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Shop Talk (80's Arcade Challenge) used:
Write a story inspired by a 1980’s video game. (i.e. – Ms. Pac Man luv story, Asteroids Sci-Fi, etc.) – you name it. It can b…
A sequel to [CHALLENGE] 1980's Arcade Games
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Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (1) used:
“Fall out!” L.T. orders as the sun settles on the horizon. “We’ll make camp here.”
We break ranks and drop our gear. As the …
A prequel to Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (2)
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Vampires vs. Zombies: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (3) used:
A large part of my work is providing grief counseling to my patients. It’s similar to the service provided by human therapist…
A sequel to From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (2)
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Vampires vs. Zombies: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (3) used:
Dr. Bellini,
I am writing in regards to your request for a peer consultation in the most fascinating case of Mr. L.O. I regr…
A prequel to Professional Consultation: Polish vs. Ghoulish
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Vampires vs. Zombies: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (3) used:
“My pastor won’t even see me,” Liam begins on this session. “Nine years, never missing a Sunday. And now, I’m an abomination….
A prequel to From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (4)
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From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (2) used:
“Welcome, Mr. O’Connor. Have a seat?” I indicate the recliner next to my desk, as the patient enters my office.
“No thanks,”…
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From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (2) used:
I took on Liam O’Connor as a patient because I had believed that treating a zombie would be very similar to treating a vampir…
A prequel to Vampires vs. Zombies: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (3)
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From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (Crossover Challenge) used:
I know there’s hordes of challenges floating around out there in Ficletdom, some of them harder than others. I have finally a…
A sequel to 115 Criss Cross Applesauce! Another Crossover Challenge!
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From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (Crossover Challenge) used:
A large part of my work is providing grief counseling to my patients. It’s similar to the service provided by human therapist…
A prequel to From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (2)
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Challenges (Acceptance Speech Cont'd) used:
Any writer will tell you that his is possibly one of the loneliest jobs on the planet. He sits in a room by himself, staring …
A sequel to About Ficlets (Acceptance Speech Cont'd)
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Challenges (Acceptance Speech Cont'd) used:
This type of cooperation is what enables writers of all ages, from all backgrounds, with any level of expierience to create s…
A prequel to Acceptance Speech Cont'd
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About Ficlets (Acceptance Speech Cont'd) used:
Because ficlets is all about storytelling, I let the community come up with the bulk of this little acceptance speech, but be…
A sequel to Our Acceptance Speech
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About Ficlets (Acceptance Speech Cont'd) used:
One of the best examples of how Ficlets has become a true community of writers are the many challenges issued by members to t…
A prequel to Challenges (Acceptance Speech Cont'd)
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The Ransom (Hidden Message Challenge) used:
so i have finally Reached 150 ficlets =) actually passed it, which would be the thrid time i have passEd the so called ‘Mark….
A sequel to Can You Spot the Hidden Message?
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (The Lines) used:
Good grief, it’s time for a challenge! This one is simple: Sequel one of the original Ficleteers, SNOOPY!
Following, you’ll …
A sequel to It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (Intro)
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (The Lines) used:
A light snow was falling, and the little girl with the tattered shawl had not sold a violet all day.
Her mother was across …A prequel to good grief
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (The Lines) used:
The fight was over, and so the ranch was saved. At least, Toby hoped as much from his lowly position in the dirt.
Grady towe…
A prequel to Unique and Painful Solutions
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (Intro) used:
snoopy - Typing by Lillian Ling
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (Intro) used:
*It was a dark and stormy night.
Suddenly, a shot rang out!
A door slammed. The maid screamed.
Suddenly, a pirate ship a…
A prequel to It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (The Lines)
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Challenge... (Intro) used:
A light snow was falling, and the little girl with the tattered shawl had not sold a violet all day. She walked slowly past…
A prequel to Thief of the King's Luscious Ranch Dressing (Snoopy Challenge)
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The Uus used:
Even without Samir on board, the team decided to proceed on construction of the machine. They would find a physicist later, a…
A sequel to Construction Begins
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Six Words of Advice (Now That the WGA Strike is OVER!!) used:
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
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A Practical Guide to Hand Holding used:
ok, so I asked this girl to the movies. We went to homecoming together, and she has asked me to go to the movies with her alo…
A sequel to HOW DO I GET TO HOLD HER HAND!!!! I need both teen guy and girl advice!!!!!!!!
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Minutes Before 2/15 used:
Roses are Red, Violets are truly Blue, you hurt me and now we are through.
In celebration of Valentine Day, I want to bring …
A sequel to The Valentines Day Challenge
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (6) used:
Celeste’s Slow Roasted Garlic
1 or more whole garlic bulbs
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to tastePreheat oven t…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-B) used:
MYTH #5: Vampires Find Garlic Offensive
We, the authors, have some disagreement over this one, so in the interest of remai…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-B) used:
MYTH #6: Vampires Cast No Reflections Nor Shadows
This is presumably because vampires have no soul, a notion that Arthur f…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (6)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-A) used:
MYTH #4: Vampires Can Transform Into Bats or Mist
Vampires can do neither of these things. This misconception can be trace…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (4)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-A) used:
Celeste’s Slow Roasted Garlic
1 or more whole garlic bulbs
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to tastePreheat oven t…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-C) used:
The next most common method of feeding, and the one most commonly used by (mostly fledgling) vampires either squeamish about …
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-C) used:
HOW TO #2: Levitation and Flying
You just think lovely, wonderful thoughts, and they lift you up in the air!
Of course, l…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (2)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-B) used:
HOW TO #1: Feeding
This is the essence of vampirism. We. Drink. Blood. So for those of you browsing the bookstores for _Va…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-B) used:
A third option, and the latest trend in vampire feeding, is the practice of “browsing.” In this method the vampire feeds from…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-C)
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Momentum used:
_INERTIA – The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a strai…
A sequel to Inertia
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Inertia used:
EQUILIBRIUM – A state of balance between two opposing forces or processes.
This was what he knew. The world was in a state…
A sequel to Equilibrium
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Inertia used:
MOMENTUM – A measure of the motion of a body equal to the product of its mass and velocity
In other words, the faster an o…
A prequel to Momentum
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Equilibrium used:
_INERTIA – The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a strai…
A prequel to Inertia
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-A) used:
So you’ve been turned into a vampire. Does this mean that your life is over?
Technically speaking, yes. Your heart has stopp…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Introduction
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-A) used:
The next most common method of feeding, and the one most commonly used by (mostly fledgling) vampires either squeamish about …
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (4) used:
Milan R. (age 27, 3 as a vampire) took this one step further. A professional photographer, Milan was both a night owl and a s…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (4) used:
MYTH #5: Vampires Find Garlic Offensive
We, the authors, have some disagreement over this one, so in the interest of remai…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (5-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-B) used:
MYTH #3: Vampires Sleep in Coffins
This has a basis in historical fact. In eras past it has been necessary for vampires to…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-B) used:
MYTH #4: Vampires Can Transform Into Bats or Mist
Vampires can do neither of these things. This misconception can be trace…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (4)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-A) used:
Evan B. (age 23), struggled with this for a year. He was a college senior majoring in education when he was sired. Unable to …
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-A) used:
Sorry folks! I deleted “A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (4)” and reposted it as a sequel to “A Pract…
A prequel to Edited Out.
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-A) used:
Milan R. (age 27, 3 as a vampire) took this one step further. A professional photographer, Milan was both a night owl and a s…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-B) used:
MYTH #2: Good Vampires Are Tortured Souls
The depiction of the good vampire in the media is a relatively recent trend, and…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-B) used:
MYTH #3: Vampires Sleep in Coffins
This has a basis in historical fact. In eras past it has been necessary for vampires to…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (3-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-A) used:
The fact is you still are who you were before you became a vampire. You believe what you believe. You do what you want to do….
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-A) used:
Evan B. (age 23), struggled with this for a year. He was a college senior majoring in education when he was sired. Unable to …
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-B) used:
Over the last several centuries, the public perception of vampires has been colored by their depictions in the media, most fa…
A sequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-B) used:
MYTH #2: Good Vampires Are Tortured Souls
The depiction of the good vampire in the media is a relatively recent trend, and…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (2-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-A) used:
The fact is you still are who you were before you became a vampire. You believe what you believe. You do what you want to do….
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-B)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Introduction used:
Over the last several centuries, the public perception of vampires has been colored by their depictions in the media, most fa…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Myths and Misconceptions (1-A)
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Introduction used:
“You have it?” Dean asked eagerly, fidgeting from one foot to the other on the front porch.
“Of course. When I promise, I del…A sequel to A Book Between Friends
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Introduction used:
Celeste Bellini has studied psychiatry under Sigmund Freud at the University of Vienna, receiving her MD in 1904. She had b…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: About the Authors
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A Practical Guide to Vampirism: Introduction used:
HOW TO #1: Feeding
This is the essence of vampirism. We. Drink. Blood. So for those of you browsing the bookstores for _Va…
A prequel to A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (1-A)
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Leeroy Jenkins vs. The Death Star used:
My first challenge!
This is my 100th Ficlet (actually 110, but 10 are in draft form), so I decided to fall prey to peer pr…
A sequel to Mock Pop Culture {Ficlet Challenge}
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Darkness used:
Annabel holds the ring up to the light. Rays filter through the diamond, causing it to sparkle like water at sunrise.
“So,” ...
A sequel to Light
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Light used:
By sequeling this ficlet, you have dared to enter the first annual YodaOnCrack Hellloween Ficlet Challenge from HELL!
Yo…
A sequel to YodaOnCrack Halloween Challenge
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Light used:
My eyes won’t open. My mouth and throat feel dry. Every limb, every finger, every toe, my neck feels stiff and painful.
The …
A prequel to Darkness
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Shoeless Joe's Ficlets Challenge used:
“Well, what if we put this unit here, and have them swing around to the right?” I suggested.
The diminutive yet imposing man …A prequel to You Just Can't Please Some Dictators
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Shoeless Joe's Ficlets Challenge used:
Frankly, I’m intimidated by this scene. You’d think hurtling through a hole in time and seeing a newspaper full of WWII headl…
A prequel to Propaganda Films With Chuck And Theodore
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Shoeless Joe's Ficlets Challenge used:
“The temple should be over the next ridge,” my companion said, rain dripping off the rim of his leather fedora. We had been t…
A prequel to Why Does It Always Have to be Snakes?
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Shoeless Joe's Ficlets Challenge used:
Three men walked into a diner.
“We’d like a booth ma’am,” said the tall man wearing a cowboy hat who swaggered in liked he’d…
A prequel to Meeting at a Diner:Icons
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Rockland County, NY: Staten Island Refugees and Me. used:
The next several weeks, the local paper releases names of people who died that day. I morbidly scan the first few days for na…
A sequel to Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries I
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Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries II used:
On 9/11, I was living in Leominster, in the north-central part of Massachusetts, far closer to the New Hampshire border than …
A prequel to 9-11-01: Morning in Leominster, MA
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Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries I used:
My office closes at 10:30, and I meet with my parents. Together we try to contact my aunt, but phone lines are still overload…
A sequel to Rockland County, NY: The Odyssey
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Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries I used:
The second anniversary is another solemn memorial to those lost, but it’s smaller in scale. The third, forth, and fifth years…
A prequel to Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries II
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Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries I used:
After 9/11, some people from our Staten Island office are temporarily transferred to our office, as the phone system there ha…
A prequel to Rockland County, NY: Staten Island Refugees and Me.
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Rockland County, NY: The Odyssey used:
We’re half an hour north of the city, but news comes to us in bits and pieces. We don’t get good radio reception in our offic…
A sequel to Rockland County, NY: The Confusion
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Rockland County, NY: The Odyssey used:
The next several weeks, the local paper releases names of people who died that day. I morbidly scan the first few days for na…
A prequel to Rockland County, NY: Aftermaths and Anniversaries I
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Paradise Theatre used:
Stovohobo did it, and Laine P. Grey did it, and a whole bunch of other people I don’t know probably have, too, so now it’s my…
A sequel to Brick Wall's first ever contest (booyah)
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Rockland County, NY: The Confusion used:
It was a normal morning. Everything had been going as it always had. The third-grade girl was waiting anxiously for the orang…
A sequel to 9/11 through the eyes of a third grader from Minnesota
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Rockland County, NY: The Confusion used:
My office closes at 10:30, and I meet with my parents. Together we try to contact my aunt, but phone lines are still overload…
A prequel to Rockland County, NY: The Odyssey
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Rockland County, NY: A Perfect Tuesday Morning in September used:
World Trade Center Before 9/11 (NOAA/unidentified fotog) by David Shapinsky
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Rockland County, NY: A Perfect Tuesday Morning in September used:
It was a blue-sky afternoon. An eleven-year-old girl boarded a yellow school bus and leaned her forehead against the glass of…
A prequel to Amherst, MA: The Day it All Fell Down
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Rockland County, NY: A Perfect Tuesday Morning in September used:
September 11th, 2001. So long ago, yet I still remember the confusion. Since I live 2 streets over from the elementry school,...
A prequel to 9-11-01 Third Graders' View, DE - Part One
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For Phil (Paradise by the Dashboard Light) used:
Everyone is on their feet as Bob Sheppard announces your name. With your team two down, two on, and two out, you are everyone…
A sequel to Pressure
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When You Have Nothing Better to Do... used:
Changing a name can change your whole world. Creating a name can be just as influential. Take care when you choose a name, fo…
A sequel to What's In A Name? (a challenge)
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They STILL Call Me Brad used:
He stepped off the elevator and paused when he saw the guy. He wore a bellhop’s uniform and was pushing a service cart, but h…
A sequel to They Call Me Brad
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They Call Me Brad used:
“And another thing,” Brad said, “I’ve had the name two years longer than him.”
The guy went through Brad’s other IDs. Social…
A prequel to They STILL Call Me Brad
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In-Character Survey: Mandy Garcia from THE PULSE Series (2/2) used:
Let me preface this by saying I never do these surveys, but Henry and Aaron think it would make for a good team-building ex…
A sequel to In-Character Survey: Mandy Garcia from THE PULSE Series (1/2)
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In-Character Survey: Mandy Garcia from THE PULSE Series (1/2) used:
How many places have you lived?
Cheshire, MA
Cambridge, MAWhat did you do last night?
You’d like to know, wouldn’t you?...A sequel to In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (2/2)
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In-Character Survey: Mandy Garcia from THE PULSE Series (1/2) used:
How many places have you lived?
Middle Village, Queens, NY
Queens Village, Queens, NY
Nanuet, Rockland County, NY
Cambridge…A prequel to In-Character Survey: Mandy Garcia from THE PULSE Series (2/2)
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In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (2/2) used:
Do you do laundry regularly?
I try to sneak mine into Henry’s pile when I canYour favorite piece of furniture?
Bed. For…A sequel to In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (1/2)
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In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (2/2) used:
Let me preface this by saying I never do these surveys, but Henry and Aaron think it would make for a good team-building ex…
A prequel to In-Character Survey: Mandy Garcia from THE PULSE Series (1/2)
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In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (1/2) used:
Favorite movie?
Stand and Deliver. I saw that when I was seven, and learned to do my nine times tables on my fingers…...
A sequel to In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (2/2)
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In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (1/2) used:
How many places have you lived?
Cheshire, MA
Cambridge, MAWhat did you do last night?
You’d like to know, wouldn’t you?...A prequel to In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (2/2)
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In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (2/2) used:
Do you do laundry regularly?
Tuesdays at 4 AM. Not a lot of people are up yet, so I can use both machines for my whites and…A sequel to In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (1/2)
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In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (2/2) used:
Do you do laundry regularly?
I try to sneak mine into Henry’s pile when I canYour favorite piece of furniture?
Bed. For…A prequel to In-Character Survey: Aaron Mullins from THE PULSE Series (1/2)
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In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (1/2) used:
Do you do laundry regularly?
Every other dayYour favorite piece of furniture?
Living room sofa*Night owl/morning pers…
A sequel to In-Character Survey: Sheila from The Other Woman
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In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (1/2) used:
Favorite movie?
Stand and Deliver. I saw that when I was seven, and learned to do my nine times tables on my fingers…...
A prequel to In-Character Survey: Henry Lu from THE PULSE Series (2/2)
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The Process used:
This is what I do:
1) Come up with an idea.
2) Start writing.
3) Keep writing.
4) Write just a little bit more, keeping…
A prequel to My Writing Process
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The Process used:
This is what I do:
After I get an idea, I think of a good way to start, then I write that. I come up with some more of the st…A prequel to Writing Process
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The Process used:
This is what I do:
I usually just start with a raw feeling, or maybe a line or just a phrase. Most of this stuff comes from …
A prequel to Processed
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Pressure used:
We’d thought they’d be together forever. But Brenda and Eddie knew differently.
From the minute they appeared at the prom, a…
A sequel to Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
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Pressure used:
You might of heard I run with a dangerous crowd. We all have our leather jackets and torn up jeans. We have our dark hair gre…
A prequel to Only The Good Die Young
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Pressure used:
So here we are at the lake, her and me. The game’s on the radio, but we’ve got are own game in the back seat of the car. She’...
A prequel to For Phil (Paradise by the Dashboard Light)
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A Dr. Seuss Christmas Carol used:
Because I have posted 270 comments, I have a Daniel Handler related challenge. I know what you’re asking “Why Daniel Handler?...
A sequel to Bon Chance! (A Challenge)
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Write on Through... used:
Do I have to use all 1024 characters? I ask myself. Of course! I scold. No editing!
Many things running through my he…
A sequel to Mumble Jumble
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The Shark used:
Grey Nurse Shark by Richard Ling
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1) The Alley used:
As a tear fell from her eye and hit the dark asphalt, he looked up as though she called his name and she thought she was ca…
A sequel to 1) The Mission
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The Moebius Trip: II used:
April 9, 2047
“Don’t do this, Dr. King!” Jamie protested, even as I had pulled the harness over my shoulders and clicked it …
A sequel to The Moebius Trip: I
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1) The Mission used:
Ok, well, I was actually going to do this for my 50th ficlet, but I hadn’t realized I had written it when I did. So anyway. T…
A sequel to Ficlet the 51st, and a Challenge
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1) The Mission used:
*picked up her schoolbooks. To the soldiers of the occupation, she looked like an ordinary secondary school student and would…
A prequel to 1)The mission: Luke
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1) 1/5000 used:
*...trudged along the deserted streets, looking for the Sign. It was hard, in the dark. A lot harder than anyone had thought….
A sequel to 1. Signs Point to Go
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1) 1/5000 used:
*You can do this. Just take it one step at a time…
She looked up. Yeah. One of about five thousand steps!
The girl sucked i…
A prequel to Don't be afraid of the dark
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Construction Begins used:
“Absolutely not,” Samir Assad said when Henry showed him his designs and asked him to join the project team as physicist. “Wh…
A sequel to The Physicist
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Construction Begins used:
To date, the Nintendo Wii was still impossible to buy. Aaron wanted one, so he did the next best thing. He got hold of a rent…
A prequel to The Uus
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A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of BARomero... used:
Types in “Fic” and lets auto-type fill in the rest.
Featured story, man! Still Pens&Feathers? must be good, ill read it late…
A sequel to A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of Richard Peck
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A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of BARomero... used:
Sign on to Ficlets. No new notes.
Sign on to AIM. Hey, Jordan’s on! I think I’ll IM him. Oh, wait. He’s still mad at me.
Sign…A prequel to A Brief Glimpse Into The Mind of Partie Like Its 1492
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The Girl in the Surf used:
Sea by Maciej Lewandowski
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The Girl in the Surf used:
The girl finally got away from her mother, skipping away while she pulled out a sandwich and a Redbook magazine. She needed t…
A prequel to The Girl on the Beach
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The Physicist used:
Henry and Aaron agreed that along with a mathematician and an engineer, they would need a computer programmer and a physicist…
A sequel to The Programmer
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The Physicist used:
Even without Samir on board, the team decided to proceed on construction of the machine. They would find a physicist later, a…
A prequel to Construction Begins
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The Programmer used:
Sound, and for that matter any vibrational energy, can be measured in three ways. By amplitude, or volume. By frequency, or…
A sequel to The Blueprint
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The Programmer used:
“Absolutely not,” Samir Assad said when Henry showed him his designs and asked him to join the project team as physicist. “Wh…
A prequel to The Physicist
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The Moebius Trip: I used:
July 25, 2007
My Dear Students,
To recap, if you are reading this, then you know that our experiment was a success. Time tr…
A sequel to The Moebius Trip: Prologue
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The Moebius Trip: I used:
August 4, 2006
My skin pulled tight as the light blazed through my goggles.
A moment later and the light faded, leaving me …
A prequel to The Moebius Trip: II
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The Moebius Trip: Prologue used:
April 9, 2047
“Don’t do this, Dr. King!” Jamie protested, even as I had pulled the harness over my shoulders and clicked it …
A prequel to The Moebius Trip: I
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The Blueprint used:
“This is terrible!” Henry’s sister, Emma, had wandered into his room looking for him. Now she was sight reading his comp book…
A sequel to Back to School
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The Blueprint used:
Henry and Aaron agreed that along with a mathematician and an engineer, they would need a computer programmer and a physicist…
A prequel to The Programmer
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Back to School used:
He went crazy from one note. He couldn’t get it out of his head. I think it was an A.
Henry couldn’t help but think of _Se…
A sequel to A Sequence Isolated
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Back to School used:
Sound, and for that matter any vibrational energy, can be measured in three ways. By amplitude, or volume. By frequency, or…
A prequel to The Blueprint
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A Sequence Isolated used:
Henry sat in front of his gate at Logan Airport, hoping that his earlier semester work would overcome his performance this la…
A sequel to Going Home
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A Sequence Isolated used:
Henry took a break to drive to his aunt’s place and meet up with the neices and nephews he’d neglected over the holidays. Whe…
A prequel to Sequence Identified
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A Sequence Isolated used:
“This is terrible!” Henry’s sister, Emma, had wandered into his room looking for him. Now she was sight reading his comp book…
A prequel to Back to School
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Going Home used:
The campus doctor examined Henry on Monday, and gave him a clean bill of health. The ambient noise of the city and a school g…
A sequel to A Pattern
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Going Home used:
He went crazy from one note. He couldn’t get it out of his head. I think it was an A.
Henry couldn’t help but think of _Se…
A prequel to A Sequence Isolated
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A Pattern used:
“Are you all right, Henry?” It was Aaron’s mother. “Can I get you something?”
Henry turned to face her. The Pulse seemed to …
A sequel to "Do You Feel That?"
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A Pattern used:
Henry sat in front of his gate at Logan Airport, hoping that his earlier semester work would overcome his performance this la…
A prequel to Going Home
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"Do You Feel That?" used:
It started as a low, steady, emphatic thrum, like something from a bassoon. Only it wasn’t something he was hearing. It fel…
A sequel to Pursuit
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"Do You Feel That?" used:
The campus doctor examined Henry on Monday, and gave him a clean bill of health. The ambient noise of the city and a school g…
A prequel to A Pattern
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Pursuit used:
In his freshman and sophomore years, Henry Lu spent the Thanksgiving weekend on campus at MIT. The break was too short to mak…
A sequel to Henry
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Pursuit used:
“Are you all right, Henry?” It was Aaron’s mother. “Can I get you something?”
Henry turned to face her. The Pulse seemed to …
A prequel to "Do You Feel That?"
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Henry used:
Sometimes, in the very earliest hours of the morning, just after today turns into tomorrow, you can hear it. It sneaks its wa…
A sequel to The Pulse
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Henry used:
It started as a low, steady, emphatic thrum, like something from a bassoon. Only it wasn’t something he was hearing. It fel…
A prequel to Pursuit
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Been Doin' It Since We Got Married, She'd Come Out Grinnin' used:
One day, I stopped off at the Wonder Burger after work. I just couldn’t take it anymore. I figured one Wonder Burger and an o…
A sequel to I'd Fight Dorothy, Dorothy Always Wins
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I'd Fight Dorothy, Dorothy Always Wins used:
My wife, Dorothy, always has to win the argument.
Let me give you an example. Last year, I’d put on a little weight. Not a l…
A sequel to When I Fight Dorothy, Dorothy Always Wins
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I'd Fight Dorothy, Dorothy Always Wins used:
It went on like this for weeks. Every time I was on the verge of quitting, she’d say something and I’d be so angry, I had to …
A prequel to Been Doin' It Since We Got Married, She'd Come Out Grinnin'
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When I Fight Dorothy, Dorothy Always Wins used:
One day, I stopped off at the Wonder Burger after work. I just couldn’t take it anymore. I figured one Wonder Burger and an o…
A prequel to I'd Fight Dorothy, Dorothy Always Wins
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Alex 1:1-13 used:
(1) The world was created again, and Alex was too, but not as king.
(2) Alex was reduced to a peasant, and Bob became the k…
A prequel to Alex 2:1-9
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Alex 1:1-13 used:
(1) In the beginning… there was nothing on the barren Earth. Everything was cold and desolate.
(2) A gigantic life-bearing…
A prequel to Xela 1:1-12
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A Brief Guide to Coasters used:
“There’s something wrong with you,” Evie says, my season pass dangling from a thin silver chain between her fingers. It’s tat…
A sequel to Rollercoaster Addictions
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Morning used:
I had just gotten back to the oak tree when I heard it.
“I found something! This way!”
The Bigs followed my trail and found…
A prequel to Found
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Found used:
We came home and Lyn stitched and cleaned me up. Allie and I enjoyed the rest of the summer together.
But then Allison began…
A prequel to Now We Are Five...
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Found used:
I was in her arms when the first rays of sunlight woke me the next day. Allie was balled up in a fetal position, cradled at t…
A sequel to Morning
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Now We Are Five... used:
Alison hadn’t been too happy when she’d found out she was going to be a big sister. Then again, most fifteen years olds would…
A prequel to Legacy
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Now We Are Five... used:
I had just gotten back to the oak tree when I heard it.
“I found something! This way!”
The Bigs followed my trail and found…
A sequel to Found
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2 A.M., Purgatory Diner (Part 2) used:
In the distance, cars rushed by on the interstate. Their passing, the slow steady heartbeat of the night.
Adam leaned agains…
A sequel to 2 A.M., Purgatory Diner
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2 A.M., Purgatory Diner used:
Adam tied on his apron. He didn’t look at anyone. Not at Jimmy washing dishes. Not at Angelo scraping the grill clean. Not ev…
A prequel to 2 A.M., Purgatory Diner (Part 2)
