Browncoatben's published ficlets

  • What a Beautiful Day - The Medic Inspired by text

    Another mortar hit about 20 yards behind him. They’re getting closer. Dobson thought, crawling away from the Lieutenant’s b…

  • Encounter Inspired by text

    He dropped fast. Real fast. Now crumpled on the floor, those eyes looking up at Tara. She still had the gun trained on the pl…

  • Dissapointed Rescue Inspired by text

    Commander Stine touched a button on his console. “Captain to C.I.C.” he spoke, and released the button, never taking his eyes…

  • What a Beautiful Day -- The Colonel's Tent Inspired by text

    “I’ve got the list, Colonel.” Sergeant Hobbs said, entering the tent. Cigar smoke hung in the air, swirling with the draft.

    ...

  • Traffic Stop

    I wonder if my tires are up to this, he thought. _How much gas do I have? What was that rattle I heard the other day? Oh Go…

  • (Brebelles Challenge) : Rock Em Gauntlet Inspired by text

    I walked into the bar that night looking for trouble. I sat alone at the bar and ordered a bowl of Skittles. Damn rainbow of …

  • She's Reading Sandman! Inspired by a photo

    “Excuse me. Can I ask you a question?” Casey asked the girl in the blue hat. He’d been watching her for three stops now.

    The…

  • What a Beautiful Day - The Widow Inspired by text

    The flag was pulled off of the coffin with care. White gloves folded it into a perfect triangle with precision and grace.

    Th…

  • The Gorged Predator Inspired by text

    It hung motionless in the void, its jagged outline drawing an obsene line against the majesty of the sky. Twinkles of light…..

  • Carry-On Luggage Inspired by text

    Business class was full today. Full of suits and agendas. The relentless tapping sound of laptop keyboards. Everyone occasion…

  • What a Beautiful Day

    He was scared. There’s no denying it. He was scared. Lying there, his blood soaking the grass around him. He placed a hand on…

  • Vaguely...

    Vaguely Remember Me…
    For I do creep into your life as a shadow,
    And do creep out as a mystery.

  • Not quite so empty space

    “It’s all so…artificial.” Captain Lang breathed heavily. “Thirty years, I’ve been wandering the rim on these hulks, defendi…

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