Christopher Sisk's published ficlets
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Only Months Ago
I removed the last things that remind me of you today. The last things I will, that is. I left one piece of you in view. The …
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Such Expectations
That’s twice she’s done it to me now. Disappeared without a word, without a trace. She always leaves right in the middle, whe…
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Unanswered Questions
A few drops of water trickled over the edge and off the casket. The sprinklers a few feet away had been on for a couple of mi…
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A Tough Decision
Baufer flipped through the final pages of the report one last time before turning back to the first page and gazing at the po…
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Burgs and Dogs
“Who’s cooking tonight?” The youth’s thin face waited anxiously for a reply.
An older man settled casually into a rustic lea…
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Six Word Memoirs
I saw that post on the 37signals SvN blog and thought it was interesting. Then I see this challenge. I’ll enter a few that co…
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He Never Liked It When She Cried
“What happened to us?” He asked with trepidation.
She spoke no words, but the look of fear and pity on her face said it all….
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Only Two More to Go
“It’s beautiful.” Nema looked out over the landscape bathed in light then thrown into darkness again. Over and over, the rock…
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Everything Went White
“Just one turn?” Drake asked from the floor.
The being in front of him nodded reassuringly. “Once inside and the key inserte…
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So I Ran
Damn brains, I thought. You just can’t trust ‘em anymore.
So I ran. I ran as fast as I could straight into the thick of it. ...
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A Moment to Fear It
Petra had just cracked a smile when a tiny blip accompanied by a tiny hope-crushing bleeping noise appeared on her scanner. S…
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Till the Last Star Fades
“Hello? ... Pet? ... Anyone home? ... Petra?”
“Huh?” Petra shook her head and refocused her gaze on the glistening black emp…
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