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• Real Life

  by Wil Wheaton 3 months ago

  Gary left Hollywood and drove up Laurel Canyon, like he’d done a hundred times before in another life.
  It was a good life, on…

• On the Run

  by YodaOnCrack 2 months ago

  Leaning against the October sky on the banks of Moon lake, the spherical clocks of two mature dandelions caught a sudden bree…

• Finders keepers

  by Savage Nobleman 2 months ago

  The smoke went straight up, thousands of feet in the air.

  Jack figured the crash was about 8 miles away—but it’s so hard …

• What a Beautiful Day - The Widow

  by Browncoatben 2 months ago

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

  Th…

• Within Reach

  by Lee Braiden 2 months ago

  “Ahh, you did it that time, didn’t you Aery? What did you see?” Her grandmother was so excited that she could hardly contain …

• You know!

  by Rhine Stone Cowboy 2 months ago

  In the morning I awoke to a startling voice…it kept repeating…..Thespians hate pink dolphins…

• Unreality

  by Tony Mannor 2 months ago

• A Beautiful Day at FOB Zulu

  by Andrew Plamondon 2 months ago

  “Nice day eh Bill?”

  The Huey whined as Warrant Officer Bill Mendez put her through the power up sequence. As usual it was a …

• Needs

  by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

  She was shaking so hard that her body threatened to break into convulsions. Taking a deep breath, she steadied her hand on th…

• Numbers

  by btwright 2 months ago

  She would need more firepower, that much was sure. Somewhere in the chaos, some other part of her was working, calculating, r…

• Late Nights

  by Tad Winslow 2 months ago

  John laid painfully awake in his bed and tried so hard to shut his eyes. His bottom lids acted as bouncy rubber—top lids p…

• Island Life [When I Grow Up Challenge]

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  I roll out of the hammock onto warm sand. Eyes blinking in the tropical sun, I stroll into the breeze. With a smile I rap a k…

• Video anomaly

  by Ghita 2 months ago

  Jamie looked in the monitor again. She didn’t believe what she saw. Hit rewind again, and again. Slo-mo didn’t make it any be…

• The Pillar - An Empty Tomb

  by Browncoatben 2 months ago

  Stine led the party onto The Pillar. A team of six men stood in the airlock, wearing full suits. They were all prepared, to s…

• Okay, But It's Gonna Cost You

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  Paul smiled, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. “Okay, but it’s gonna cost you.”

  “What do you want this time?”

  “I need a …

• WHY!?

  by Rhine Stone Cowboy 2 months ago

  It was lost….............so lost…...................where’s my blue flower?

• The Game Is In Full Swing

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  At first, Becca thought Jameson had lost his mind. But quickly she caught on and started playing the game. “That was an impor…

• It Wasn't Funny [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  “Come on, make me laugh.”

  “No.”

  “Make me laugh.”

  “No.”

  After a pause, Derrick repeated, “Make me laugh.”

  Wendell sighed,...

• High Flying Holly

  by JMSquire 2 months ago

  Holly was clutching tightly to the letter ‘J’, or at least what she thought was the letter ‘J’. Through the haze of the foggy…

• Secret

  by Insert Pen Name Here 2 months ago

  Have you ever had a secret?

  One that smolders, burns, fights inside of you.
  It twists your insides up and unwinds them like …

• Cave Kill

  by Maleghast 2 months ago

  Luca sank into a wide stance and concentrated on remaining silent. The cold of the cave was making his breath visible, but he…

• Up to Spec

  by Steve Fairweather 2 months ago

  From: Fischer, Ishmael
  To: Rannigan, Frederick
  Cc: Talbot, Jim; Cevik, Marco
  Importance: High

  Subject: RE: Deploym…

• Where God Can't Hear

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  His task completed and his day in the sun over, Gordo retreated to his sanctum, his masterpiece. The cool metal of the recess…

• Möbius Strip: A Tomb With a View

  by KevMullins 2 months ago

  “What is this place?” Dreanna asked “It’s beautiful. I’ve never seen a city quite like it, the way it was blended into the na…

• Möbius Strip: Kiss of the Poison Apple

  by KevMullins 2 months ago

  Dreanna was still miffed at He-man Bastard of the Universe but he did have a point there was something about the bodies…..

• Bagman: Live at the Scene

  by JLaughter 2 months ago

• A Walk In The Park

  by John Perkins 2 months ago

  A slight breeze rustled handfuls of brown and gold leaves from their home in the tree towering above me. Three of the dead th…

• Situation at Del Mora

  by Krulltar 2 months ago

  “Give the Nanites time, Master Chief” the Flight Surgeon fumed as she helped me back onto the examining table. Her attention …

• I Know This Place

  by Russell Ruffino 2 months ago

  In the darkness your hand finds mine and despite everything else that’s happening this is what I focus on, this is the intima…

• Love Theme (Park)

  by lemieuxster 2 months ago

  “Oh no,” I thought as she walked in.

  She was wearing her hair up in curls. The way the curls moved happily making her hair t…

• Bagman: Chrome Cat

  by JLaughter 2 months ago

• Port Gun Control

  by JLaughter 2 months ago

  His headset crackled to sudden life, a brief flash of static followed by a single command uttered in a voice completely, chil…

• Möbius Strip: The Ghost in the Machine

  by KevMullins 2 months ago

  He probed the Avatar completely, this machine knew nothing. It was simply damaged and twisted, its AI fractured and insane. Y…

• Möbius Strip: The Hallite Combine

  by KevMullins 2 months ago

  They floated formless in the infinite white void. “Report!” the thought rippled through the nothingness.

  “Status: Incident…

• Möbius Strip: Past Imperfect - Part 2

  by KevMullins 2 months ago

  Dreanna stood, surrounded by the ghosts of the past. We are in his memories, she thought. She reached to touch a nearby woman…

• Simple Case [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JMSquire 2 months ago

  The screams tasted like what it thought lemon drops must taste like, deliciously sweet.

  ---

  Detective Albrecht looked throu…

• Wrap Around: Out-of-Order Challenge

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  “You do realize how unbelievably evil you are, don’t you? It’s hard to miss. Maybe not for others, but for you. You know what…

• Bagman: Hot Pickup

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Danger Music

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Through a Killer's Eyes

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Play it Safe

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Not My Style

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: One Shell Square

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Three Black Suits

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Payday

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Benny & Louise

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Everyone has a Record

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: I Heart Mom

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Street King

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• The Fog [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

  The fog was everywhere. Milky white, curling away from his face and body as he moved through it, only to snap shut behind him…

• Bagman: Big Mistake

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Psychiatrist's Secretary [Out of Order Challenge]

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

  “Dr. Patricks?”

  Steve looked up from the file he’d been perusing to see his secretary, her head poked through the door. Long…

• Bagman: Second First Step

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Deadline Run

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Daddy's Home Part II

  by John Perkins about 1 month ago

• Daddy's Home Part IV

  by John Perkins about 1 month ago

• White Patent Shoes [Unexpected Twist Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina about 1 month ago

  Sophie woke up with the delicious feeling of one who has slept a deep, dreamless sleep. She stretched her limbs as far as the…

• Bagman: Reporting Live

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Feathery Hammer

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Fire and a Fight

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: DataBomb

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• What I Learned That Summer.

  by Krulltar about 1 month ago

• Trapped

  by Annie_Bear 29 days ago

  There’s this girl, shes trapped inside a world of her own thoughts. As much as she tries to run and leave the deeper she get…

• www.ficlets.holo [League Of Awesomeness 2075 Or Beyond Challenge.]

  by ALRO613 (~LoA~) 20 days ago

  The holo-dyn flickered as he pressed the head gear on, and slipped the control-gloves over his small hands. With a wave, the …

• .357 - The Haunting

  by Krulltar 20 days ago

  what’s wrong? nothing and everything. but I don’t expect you to understand that, baby.

  Cooper stumbled to the bathroom ca…

• The Challenge [LoA 2075 or Beyond Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 19 days ago

  He tapped the desk, waiting for the homepage to appear. It was sluggish today for some reason.

  “Is there a problem, H-547?” ...

• Bagman: Burned Out

  by JLaughter 16 days ago

• Ana's Excellent Adventure in Ficlet-Land [Wonderful World of Ficlets Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 14 days ago

  My adventure began when one of my students, whom you know as penguincaptain18, told me about this great online writing comm…

• Bagman: Bad Business

  by JLaughter 13 days ago

• The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 3

  by JLaughter 12 days ago

  Sir Bryon arose with great wrath in his heart, and armed himself well with his sword and shield before he went to the door an…

• The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 4

  by JLaughter 12 days ago

  The two men fell upon Sir Byron, who charged to the fray with all the rage that his heart could hold. In the first, he was gr…

• The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 5

  by JLaughter 11 days ago

  And Sir Byron parried Morley’s blade away and said to him: Hold thy steel, sir, for I do remember me a man who was known by s…

• I am girl who is terribly confused

  by keepbreathing 11 days ago

  He didnt finish.
  “First girl what?”
  I asked looking down.
  He laughed, a bone chilling yet altogether charming laugh.
  “I think…