Browncoatben's published ficlets
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What a Beautiful Day - The Medic

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

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…
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Dissapointed Rescue

Commander Stine touched a button on his console. “Captain to C.I.C.” he spoke, and released the button, never taking his eyes…
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What a Beautiful Day -- The Colonel's Tent

“I’ve got the list, Colonel.” Sergeant Hobbs said, entering the tent. Cigar smoke hung in the air, swirling with the draft.
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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…
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(Brebelles Challenge) : Rock Em Gauntlet

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 …
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She's Reading Sandman!

“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…
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What a Beautiful Day - The Widow

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

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

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