Ethyachk's published ficlets
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How to Shatter Skepticism
Sam stared at his handwriting in disbelief. There was no question whose hand wrote those words; no one but Sam was capable of…
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Down to the Damned
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The Wrong Decision
When the moon seemed to shudder, John blinked. When the moon then shattered with an explosion of light so bright that it over…
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Somebody New
I met someone last night. She was a friend of my sister’s, one I’d not met before, and we really hit it off quickly. She was …
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Safe...?
As the haggard man wept with both joy and horror I fell back on my hands unable to do more than stare at the young woman who …
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The Light of the Empire part V
It wasn’t that Kaijan heard something that made him stop cold, it was the realization that, other than the ruckus Klam was ma…
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Unexpected and Unwanted Travels in Time
Jor sighed. Normally you might expect a man who had just had experienced his own death to react less calmly than to simply co…
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The Visitor's Deeds
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I figured out what's missing
Even as I stumbled back and fell into my tub, I could see the shower curtain moving. When I cracked my head on the tile wall,...
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Heroes of old
As if to drive the point home, the Spiked Mane flew overhead shrieking, its normally white claws stained with the blood of Pe…
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What Did He Do Last Night?
First of all and certainly most important, I was a man. That was quite the change from the day before. I’d never been a man b…
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Why are we on a boat?
“What are we-” Feck started to talk upon waking until the pain of standing caught up with his consciousness.
“Gods…” Yes,...
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The Toaster Adventures, Part Cat
As I lay there smoking (unintentionally), waiting for my wife, I was first greeted by the neighbor’s cat. She was known for b…
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Not Your Ordinary Monday Morning
When she came in that Monday morning, she really wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary. There were a few minor setbac…
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Why Not To Be in an Airlock
“What? Hey! Open the airlock! Hello?”
“Sorry buddy, no can do.”
“Why the hell not?”
“It got me. Now it’s in charge.”
“Wha…
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Work Ethic - How it began
Jason was dead…
And frankly, Jason just wasn’t quite sure what to do. It had happened just after he got in this morning. J…
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