“That chauvinistic PIG!!!” ranted Adaime back at home, pacing in the living room. “Here I am with a doctoral degree and all…
A sequel to Of Swine and Men
Fyora Cartagan's inspiration
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Like Apples and Oranges used:
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A Series of Unlikely Events used:
Despite the sunny day Lighter wore no sunglasses as he basked in the glory of an edge table at the sidewalk cafe. Flimsy as i…
A sequel to The Meeting in the Sun
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Selling Your Passion. used:
Money is the vurst thing that could ‘ave ‘appened to man, akin to speaking vun langvage und building the Tower of Babel.
Do …
A sequel to The Two Unhappily Married Men
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The Two Unhappily Married Men used:
Ven vill these people learn?
Money isn’t everything. Money cannot buy, nor even rent ‘appiness, not true ‘appiness.
What mo…
A sequel to 'Appiness
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The Two Unhappily Married Men used:
“But we do not sell our wives in the modern age.”
“Oh no, you do vurse, much vurse. You sell your passion.
The man, ‘is p…
A prequel to Selling Your Passion.
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'Appiness used:
Money is the vurst thing that could ‘ave ‘appened to man, akin to speaking vun langvage und building the Tower of Babel.
Do …
A prequel to The Two Unhappily Married Men
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Fyora's Orphanage 4 (More of My Babies) used:
These two are my favorites. I’m almost afraid to let anyone else try them.
Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (6347 – 8066) ...
A sequel to Fyora's Orphanage 3 (My Babies)
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Fyora's Orphanage 3 (My Babies) used:
Big Love for Ero – Jukebox Ero (13579 -15228) Inspired by the song “Jukebox Hero,” which was playing in a commercial when I…
A sequel to Fyora's Orphanage 2 (Mature)
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Fyora's Orphanage 3 (My Babies) used:
Scrumulus J. Caen (6101 – 14116) This is one of my favorite series. It hinges on an old beachcomber who found a pair of sho…
A prequel to Fyora's Orphanage 4 (More of My Babies)
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Fyora's Orphanage 2 (Mature) used:
Savra (5991 – 6203) : This series was based on a fictional imagination of myself, what I had imagined was happening is she’…
A sequel to Fyora's Orphanage 1 (Caution: Mostly Teenagers)
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Fyora's Orphanage 2 (Mature) used:
These two are my favorites. I’m almost afraid to let anyone else try them.
Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (6347 – 8066) ...
A prequel to Fyora's Orphanage 3 (My Babies)
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Fyora's Orphanage 1 (Caution: Mostly Teenagers) used:
Never start something you can’t finish. It’s advice I try to live by, but can’t always do. Over the past year, I’ve started a…
A sequel to BARomero's Orphanage of Ficlet Series (1)
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Fyora's Orphanage 1 (Caution: Mostly Teenagers) used:
Big Love for Ero – Jukebox Ero (13579 -15228) Inspired by the song “Jukebox Hero,” which was playing in a commercial when I…
A prequel to Fyora's Orphanage 2 (Mature)
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Substandard Seating used:
Dear Conflicted:
Are you pulling my leg? Yanking my chain? Or any other colloquialism involving tugging anything of mine in …
A sequel to Sharp & Certain
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Sharp & Certain used:
Dear Mandy:
Three years ago, my father was in a terrible car accident. He was in a coma for a year, and has suffered amnesia…
A sequel to Dazed & Conflicted
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Sharp & Certain used:
Daniel sighed as he read the paper. Why had he even bothered? He should’ve known she would respond that way, everyone else di…
A prequel to Substandard Seating
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Dazed & Conflicted used:
Dear Conflicted:
Are you pulling my leg? Yanking my chain? Or any other colloquialism involving tugging anything of mine in …
A prequel to Sharp & Certain
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Not Much Longer Now used:
She looks at the ceiling, her soul feels like it’s rising up to meet it. She rather wishes it was, because then it could go t…
A sequel to Drifting Away into Eternity with my Love
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Of Swine and Men used:
As Adaime walked to return to her car, where Steve should have been waiting, he walked past her, not saying a word as he did….
A sequel to Of the Masculine Persuasion
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Of Swine and Men used:
“I’m back” called Steve, as he walked in the door balancing three paper bags precariously on his arms. “I got the groceries.”...
A prequel to Like Apples and Oranges
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Of the Masculine Persuasion used:
“We gotta fill those sand bags, people! GO! GO! GO!” shouted the chunky man in the construction worker-esque getup.
“Mr. Kir…
A sequel to Disbelief
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Of the Masculine Persuasion used:
“That chauvinistic PIG!!!” ranted Adaime back at home, pacing in the living room. “Here I am with a doctoral degree and all…
A prequel to Of Swine and Men
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Disbelief used:
Steve woke to a feeling of emptiness in his arms. Adaime was already up. She was kneeling in front of her small crucifix.
“I…
A sequel to Gospel
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Disbelief used:
As Adaime walked to return to her car, where Steve should have been waiting, he walked past her, not saying a word as he did….
A prequel to Of the Masculine Persuasion
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{Six Word Memoir} What I would be, what I am used:
Six-word-memoirs Challenge
37signals (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/846-six-sells) is running a story about “six word m…
A sequel to Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE
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Gospel used:
Adaime stood in the doorway to the bedroom. In the darkness, she could just faintly see Steve’s chest rhythmically rising and…
A sequel to High Tide
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Gospel used:
“We gotta fill those sand bags, people! GO! GO! GO!” shouted the chunky man in the construction worker-esque getup.
“Mr. Kir…
A prequel to Disbelief
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High Tide used:
Steve sat in the darkness, his face lit only by the flickering television in front of him.
“It happened, Adaime. Just like y…
A sequel to Genesis
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High Tide used:
Steve woke to a feeling of emptiness in his arms. Adaime was already up. She was kneeling in front of her small crucifix.
“I…
A prequel to Waking
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High Tide used:
Steve woke to a feeling of emptiness in his arms. Adaime was already up. She was kneeling in front of her small crucifix.
“I…
A prequel to Gospel
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An Open Letter to Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars used:
Dear YodaOnCrack,
Your stories are kind of bad. But sometimes, I like them. Also, you have chicken pox.
Ah, screw it.
Sinc…
A sequel to An Open Letter to YodaOnCrack
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Genesis used:
Adaime stood in the doorway to the bedroom. In the darkness, she could just faintly see Steve’s chest rhythmically rising and…
A prequel to High Tide
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The Next Day used:
You gave me your heart…
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...I gave you crabs.A sequel to That Day
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That Day used:
I showed you my parts…
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......You gave them stabs.
A prequel to The Next Day
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TFG: Chronicles of Pirates of Narnia used:
Big Brother 204, NASCAR edition.
“Hi, I’m the clone of Julie Chen, returning for another season of Big Brother on CBS. This …
A sequel to Terrible Fanfiction Generator 1-ish: NASCAR & Big Brother
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Terrible Fanfiction Generator 1-ish: NASCAR & Big Brother used:
Michael Knight jumped into the driver’s seat of the sleek, black Pontiac Trans Am, narrowly avoiding a rain of arrows. The do…
A prequel to Terrible Fanfiction Generator: "A Knight Rider in King Arthur's Court"
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Terrible Fanfiction Generator 1-ish: NASCAR & Big Brother used:
Captain Jack Sparrow stood upon the ratlines of his ship, staring off toward what he assumed would be the shore of Narnia, if…
A prequel to TFG: Chronicles of Pirates of Narnia
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Terrible Fanfiction Generator 1-ish: NASCAR & Big Brother used:
The gangster whips out a submachine gun and sprayes the street wildly. Casings fall tinkering to the ground like rain. The ma…
A prequel to Of Pirates,Gangstas,and Transdimensional Rifts{Fanfiction Generator}
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Terrible Fanfiction Generator 1-ish: NASCAR & Big Brother used:
Bree was carrying branches and twigs to make a fire and cook her famous creme Tuna souffle.
Lynnette and Tom were rounding u…
A prequel to Lost Housewives{Fan Fiction Crossover}
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Monster in the Transformer used:
Mission24 HOT by Luke
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Lebensgefahr! used:
Lebensgefahr! by Daniel Ullrich
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Fates used:
The Fates lead those who will; those who won't, they drag. - Senecca ...
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Puppy used:
name our puppy // Done! by Chad Miller
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Disappointment (True Story 2) used:
Maybe I’m naive, maybe I’m just foolish, or even stupid.
But, in my opinion, the following story should not go as it did.I…
A sequel to Disappointment (True Story)
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Disappointment (True Story) used:
In an email time-stamped 7:26 the next morning:
“I would like to extend my apology in regards to not being able to submit the…A prequel to Disappointment (True Story 2)
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And the winners is... (Part 2, Ficlet Quadrathilon) used:
I know I’m a whole week late, but there were reasons for my lateness.
Mostly, it was because I didn’t get quite as much of …
A sequel to And the winners is... (Ficlet Quadrathilon)
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And the winners is... (Ficlet Quadrathilon) used:
Yeah, it finally happened.
My 100th ficlet.
And, as so many before me, I am going to issue a challenge. Really, I’m going t…
A prequel to The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) )
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And the winners is... (Ficlet Quadrathilon) used:
It doesn’t really seem fair to end the other challenges and declare a winner with only one or two entries for each, but I sai…
A prequel to And the winners is... (Part 2, Ficlet Quadrathilon)
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Harold & William: "William, Where Is My Carriage?" used:
“William, William! Awake and observe this fantastical phenomenon!”
“What is it, Harold?” inquired William as he cleared his …
A sequel to Harold & William: The Fantastical Phenomenon
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For Inquiring Minds? (Ramblings 2) used:
That which is intended is not often completed, at least by me. This is intended for inquiring minds.
I’ve attempted this be…
A sequel to That Which Is Intended For Inquiring Minds (Ramblings 1)
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That Which Is Intended For Inquiring Minds (Ramblings 1) used:
If I were a man, I would aspire to be a fascist dictator or a serial rapist. Possibly both, and this worries me.
Thankfully …
A prequel to For Inquiring Minds? (Ramblings 2)
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Drunk on Earth used:
Gabriel shook his head and muttered, “Some people never learn. I guess, as they say, you can see the stars and still not see …
A sequel to A Game of Quotations
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Something Smells Like Fish In Rome (6 men I'd do) used:
In no particular order:
1. Joan of Arc. ‘Cause crazy chicks are sexy, and ‘cause shagging a Saint appeals to my blasphemous …
A sequel to 5 Women I'd Like to Pork: It's a Coffee-Table Book (Historical Edition)
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I Like Quizzes used:
1. okay, be honest.. have you attempted to “Crank Dat” ?
2. Ewwww. Nastiest thing you’ve ever eaten?
3. Most missed memory.
4…A sequel to A Little Inspiration Quiz..
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Female Enhancement used:
Joe had been using Nymist for about a month, and things were going great. His wife was a new woman. She did everything that…
A sequel to Nymist...all natural psychosis enhancement {What a Twist Challenge}
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Jesus, I Am Your Father used:
“But, Magnificent Lord,” the archangel said, “I merely suggest—”
“Stuff it!” Simon snapped, rubbing his eyes. “You’re not t…
A sequel to If At First, Etc.
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Jesus, I Am Your Father used:
“Let me get this straight,” Raptor Jesus said to the smoldering shrubbery,
A prequel to The Last Temptation of DinoChrist
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Jesus, I Am Your Father used:
Blake was wedged between Agent Winters and Angela. Lillith had bound them all together, with two minions keeping a special ey…
A prequel to Blake's Discomfort
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From the Makers of Enzyte used:
Joe had been using Nymist for about a month, and things were going great. His wife was a new woman. She did everything that…
A prequel to Nymist...all natural psychosis enhancement {What a Twist Challenge}
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5 Things I've Only Told My Love used:
What do I keep to myself… why??
1. I’m more fragile than you think.
I may hide my feelings, but I cry just like everyone …
A sequel to 5 things I've never told anyone
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5 Things I've Only Told My Love used:
1. I am afraid of never getting married. I want to get married, I am just not sure if someone would want to get married to me…
A prequel to 5 Things I Have Never Told
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Lead Dirigible used:
So here I am, drifting in the stratosphere with all the weather balloons. It should be freezing and hard to breathe, but I gu…
A sequel to In High Places
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Morning used:
I gave Jenna the once over. Pale skinny white girl, early twenties, sexy in a dirty porno kind-of-way. Sweat dried on her ski…
A sequel to Up All Night, Part 2
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Morning used:
I stared down at the lacy gift from Jenna Jr. and laughed to myself. This bitch could not take a hint. I wasn’t interested in…
A prequel to Stiff
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Where Will I Go? used:
He stood back to let her into the tiny apartment. She glanced nervously around and then looked at the floor again, her smile …
A prequel to Let In [twist challenge]
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FyoraCartagan's Rhyming...Musical Thing? used:
My name is Yoda
That’s what I told-ya
Come an inch closer and I’ll smoke-ya
with my light saber or a _jedi mind tric…
A sequel to The YodaOnCrack Rap Song
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Harold & William: The Fantastical Phenomenon used:
“Sir Harold, it is time that we depart.”
Harold turned from his morning caviar omelette. “What for, William?”
“It appears t…
A prequel to Harold & William: "William, Where Is My Carriage?"
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[Cinema Challenge] Confrontation used:
I finally reached 150, and to celebrate, we have another challenge.
Here is how the challenge goes:
I’m giving you free rei…
A sequel to 150 Ficlets!!! Miss Bardot's Campy and Kitschy Cinema Challenge!
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[Mode For Love Challenge] Build Your Own Bride used:
Writing great comments is an important part of being a great Ficleteer, wouldn’t you agree? In my opinion, nobody gets it bet…
A sequel to [CHALLENGE] I'M IN THE MODE FOR LOVE
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
The butcher stared at the back of the attractive woman who so boldly handed him a note saying to call him.
He was a beefy ma…
A prequel to Butcher's Blues{ What a Twist Challenge}
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
The doctor put down the pen he had been jotting with on a chart and said, “So, tell me, what brings you here?”
I hesitated, b…A prequel to ADD [what a twist challenge]
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
Stranded. In the middle of nowhere. Out of gas. The nearest station is miles away. Trunk is loaded with boxes of belongings b…
A prequel to Out of Gas [gassy challenge]
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
“That’s all you ever do. Assume. And now we are stuck in the middle of nowhere with no gas. Don’t you know what happens to pe…
A prequel to Out of Gas
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
Cheese.
Cheesecheesecheesecheesecheesecheesecheese. CHEESE!
Found it.
Metaphorically of course.
Now to find some
Cheese….
A prequel to Random Outbursts of Songs feat. Cheese [[Worst Ficlet Challenge]]
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
Uh.
in the beginning…been done .JI LIKE PIE SO DANG MUCH IT’S NOT FUNNY!
God I miss my boyfriend… I think he got s…
A prequel to WORST FICLET EVA
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
It was horrible.
Horrible. And terrible. It was so soul-destroyingly awful that mere words can not express just how mind…
A prequel to ScapeGoat [Worst Ficlet Challenge]
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
im like what??
adn then u sed screw it im goign to macdonalds
HAHAHAHAHAHA not macdonalds rite??u say yea macdonalds its ch…
A prequel to WENDYS BACONATER hahahhahahaah
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
there was a zookeeper who had a liger and jorgepastalongjohnchickenfingerbuttheadcheesecakemonkeylover is a french fry was hi…
A prequel to jorgepastalongjohnchickenfingerbutheadcheesecakemonkeylover is a french fry {fyora's challenge}
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
Who am I??? me invincible. YES! INVINCIBLE!!!! in yo face man. muahahaha!!!
so me an my invincible mooscles was like, yo I …A prequel to Invincible (Worst Ficlet Challenge)
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
Gizzle, frizzle, bigilchak
I liek FRICATIVES.
Choklit Milk! Not razzberrys, Choklit Milk!
And Cashoes!! CAAAASHOOOOOOO! _…
A sequel to Example? [Worst Ficlet Challenge]
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
MY MEANU:::
sour cream
apple juice
pumpkin juice
goat cream
ruler smoothies
oprah winfrey is rather nice
ILLE…
A prequel to YES NO I GO WOOO!!
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The Ficlet Quadrathilon (Fyora's 100th ficlet challenge(s) ) used:
“I’ve got gas! Wait, now I don’t.”
Lt. Christopher punched the console and felt it in his elbow. The blow knocked him away f…
A prequel to [The Gassy Challenge] ...For A Breath Of Fresh Air
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Nimix Springer used:
Promptly, the heavy footsteps were at the door to their bedroom, then the armored foot was standing upon the ruins of their d…
A sequel to The "Spanish" Inquisition
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Nimix Springer used:
Nimix slapped some weird looking handcuffs onto Barb’s wrists. She was caught off guard as the insidious device slowed her th…
A prequel to Purging
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The Deceiver Begins His Deception used:
“But, how are you going to take me with you, sir?” Luc asked. “I mean, you’re so big and magnificent, and I’m so tiny and inc…
A sequel to Why Do You Think They Call Him The Adversary?
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The Deceiver Begins His Deception used:
“Frak!” Simon shouted. His voice echoed off his rocks. He sat down on one and put his head in his hands.
He’d screwed up. A …
A prequel to Turtles All The Way Down
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The "Spanish" Inquisition used:
“I take it you enjoyed that?” he smiled broadly, looking over at his girl.
“As always, master.” She stroked her boyfriend’s …
A sequel to Life Is But a Dream
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The "Spanish" Inquisition used:
Inquisitor Nimix took on the tone of an instigating couple counselor. “You dreamt he was a Tyranid?”
“Yes, I dreamt it. I …
A prequel to Nimix Springer
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Back? To Nothing? used:
Okay then, we’ll start with the big problem, dinosaurs…How does this work… Simon looked at his hands, then pointed at t…
A sequel to Luc the Happy Lightbringer
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Back? To Nothing? used:
“But, how are you going to take me with you, sir?” Luc asked. “I mean, you’re so big and magnificent, and I’m so tiny and inc…
A prequel to Why Do You Think They Call Him The Adversary?
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Life Is But a Dream used:
She woke up in her bed without a care in the world. Then she remembered the day before.
I wonder…is he still…? She loo…
A sequel to Was It a Dream?
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Life Is But a Dream used:
Promptly, the heavy footsteps were at the door to their bedroom, then the armored foot was standing upon the ruins of their d…
A prequel to The "Spanish" Inquisition
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The Plan (To be read after "Was It a Dream?") used:
She woke up in her bed without a care in the world. Then she remembered the day before.
I wonder…is he still…? She loo…
A prequel to Was It a Dream?
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Was It a Dream? used:
She squeezed him tightly, and could feel the double hearts of the beast beating inside him. She opened her eyes and looked in…
A sequel to Kissing the Beast
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Was It a Dream? used:
It was done. After laying her to bed, Sahr’klal hid his Tyranid body inside one of their closets and took up the body of her …
A sequel to The Plan (To be read after "Was It a Dream?")
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Was It a Dream? used:
“I take it you enjoyed that?” he smiled broadly, looking over at his girl.
“As always, master.” She stroked her boyfriend’s …
A prequel to Life Is But a Dream
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Kissing the Beast used:
“No, no, Barb, stop!”
She took the safety off the rifle and aimed at what she expected was the thing’s brain. She spoke out …
A sequel to The Pleading Gaunt
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Drifting Away into Eternity with my Love used:
Here I am, watching the same show that was on a few hours ago, and with nothing to eat. Fuck… its raining now. rain normall…
A sequel to Whats left of the Brain at 3:00 AM
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Drifting Away into Eternity with my Love used:
Two months. Two months until her birthday, and hopefully not much more until he was here.
But two months can seem like an et…
A prequel to Not Much Longer Now
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Luc the Happy Lightbringer used:
The tiny planet spun and spun in front of Simon for quite a few minutes before he realized something.
“Frak,” he muttered, ”...
A sequel to Simon the Not-So-Intelligent Designer
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Luc the Happy Lightbringer used:
_Well, I’ve got a mini-Lucifer now, the only problem is he’s happy and enthralled with me, not bitter and hateful like he sho…
A prequel to Back? To Nothing?
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The Jukebox Hero & His Guitar used:
Hours later, Ero skirted puddles as he trudged through the filth-laden city rain. He had no flashlight or umbrella, so, by th…
A sequel to Jukebox Ero
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Simon the Not-So-Intelligent Designer used:
“So,” Simon guessed, “Lucifer’s either in pre- or post-creation.” By what Simon knew, mostly gleaned from Blake, only the Cre…
A sequel to Plan B
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Simon the Not-So-Intelligent Designer used:
Okay then, we’ll start with the big problem, dinosaurs…How does this work… Simon looked at his hands, then pointed at t…
A prequel to Luc the Happy Lightbringer
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The Pleading Gaunt used:
Okay. 50 ficlets snuck up on me. Time to issue a challenge.
drumroll please
For Jenunique’s 50th challenge. Write a story…
A sequel to Jenunique's 50th (actually 51st) Ficlet Challenge
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The Pleading Gaunt used:
She squeezed him tightly, and could feel the double hearts of the beast beating inside him. She opened her eyes and looked in…
A prequel to Kissing the Beast
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[Abstinence] Hot Dog (You Knew It Was Coming) used:
Here are the mandatory rules and regulations for the Abstinence Challenge:
(1) Your ficlet must be so sexually explicit as…
A sequel to [Abstinence] The Abstinence Challenge!
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Snapshots Recovered from the Flood (p.2) used:
Dorthy drove home from the bar, back to the house of her (hopefully soon to be ex-) husband. It was her house too, she was on…
A sequel to Snapshots Recovered from the Flood
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Snapshots Recovered from the Flood used:
I’ve got a new challenge for you. It’s not hard, not too hard. the challenge is, you have to write an autobiography ficlet a…
A sequel to Maybe_Miseryx's New Christmas Challenge
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Snapshots Recovered from the Flood used:
“Alright everybody, let’s quiet down.” said the teacher to her Kindergarten class. “Now, we’re going to say goodbye to Joyce….
A prequel to Snapshots Recovered from the Flood (p.2)
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Big John (a poem) used:
Years later, the little boy who had eaten the funny-tasting hot dog at his mother’s insistence, grew up to attend a prestigio…
A sequel to Little Johnny
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Little Johnny used:
The giddy maid danced around her employer’s house as she worked. She was given free reign of the house for most of the day, s…
A sequel to Hot Dogs
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Little Johnny used:
Big John was a simple man…
He led a simple life,
and he had
a simple wife.Until one night,
they had a fight,
and out of …A prequel to Big John (a poem)
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Hot Dogs used:
Years later, the little boy who had eaten the funny-tasting hot dog at his mother’s insistence, grew up to attend a prestigio…
A prequel to Little Johnny
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part six: The Next Steps) used:
Mr. Sand, the beachcomber, nodded once Scrum had finished his story.
“Well, I can see now why you’re so ashamed. Is there pe…
A sequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part five: The Question)
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Katu-Nu (Part two: Through the Hard Air) used:
Katu-Nu frolicked through the woods and meadows of Shernassa, without a care in the world.
At midday, he stopped to smell t…
A sequel to Katu-Nu (Part one: No more Shernassa)
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Of Angels and Devils (The AngDev/The Machine) used:
Thena looked down at her blueprints. Drawn quickly on scraps of paper, the lines were fierce, the labels screaming with pain….
A sequel to Of Angels and Devils (The Creation)
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I'm Getting Old used:
Woe is me who remembers TV only in black & white, color TV was a dream until I was a teenager. HD who would have thought? Por…
A sequel to Old is Relative
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I'm Getting Old used:
“I’m getting old,” she whispered as she held the small, warm hand in her own.
“Do you remember a time before these silly con…
A prequel to agin
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The Ad used:
Interesting story in the International Herald Tribune about how some people are using Craigslist as an outlet for fiction:...
See, If You Do This on Ficlets, Then You Can Still Live With Yourself from Ficlets Blog
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For the Best used:
Underwater Baby by majorvols
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Hollywood Heroin 3 used:
Dear
Gossip Girl, Hollywood Heroin,
I cut myself at night because my boyfriend broke up with me.
—SoEmoIDon’tKnowWhatToDoW…A sequel to Hollywood Heroin 2
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Jukebox Ero used:
As they neared the old brick building, Ero replied “Yea, I’m listenin’ Big Luv, will it help me get my fix?”
” ‘Course man, ...
A sequel to Big Luv's Place of Bidness
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Jukebox Ero used:
Ero awoke to the sound of a wailing guitar. He looked around, but all he could see was white.
“Where am I?” he asked the no…
A prequel to The Jukebox Hero & His Guitar
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Big Luv's Place of Bidness used:
” ‘Ey, Ero, what’s up, bro?” said the tall African man Ero knew as “Big Luv.” Big Luv was pimp to just about every woman on 1…
A sequel to Big Love for Ero
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Big Luv's Place of Bidness used:
Hours later, Ero skirted puddles as he trudged through the filth-laden city rain. He had no flashlight or umbrella, so, by th…
A prequel to Jukebox Ero
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I could feel it in the air used:
I cud feel in da air imaging i cud touch da sky kuz skies da limit aint no limit wat i cud do blow dat dutch watch my dreams …
A sequel to I cUd F33l in da @ir
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Big Love for Ero used:
As they neared the old brick building, Ero replied “Yea, I’m listenin’ Big Luv, will it help me get my fix?”
” ‘Course man, ...
A prequel to Big Luv's Place of Bidness
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Cows used:
Cow up a Tree by Niv
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Pop Culture Challenge: I Can Has Emmy in Box? used:
My first challenge!
This is my 100th Ficlet (actually 110, but 10 are in draft form), so I decided to fall prey to peer pr…
A sequel to Mock Pop Culture {Ficlet Challenge}
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Doesn't Anyone Think of the Deaths used:
Death(of Accidental Impalement) walks back, boredly and unhappily, since this was the third one he’d lost, and trudged into t…
A sequel to Do Your Job
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Doesn't Anyone Think of the Deaths used:
They were all sitting around discussing the old days and whining about their lackluster jobs (not much different from the liv…
A prequel to The (Formerly) Most Thrilling Job of the Afterlife
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The Okapi: Everything and Nothing used:
The jackalope, a strange animal that defies all classifications. If there were no horns on it it might be alarge rabbit, if i…
A sequel to CHALLENGE!!:The Jackalope: Nature's Accident
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Of Angels and Devils (The Creation) used:
This was it, this pain.
This, was the An-Hell of the AngDev. Thena looked at her creation, the claws before her were not in …
A prequel to Of Angels and Devils (The AngDev/The Machine)
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The morning (Onomatopoeia) used:
Well, here I am in the middle of an English project, and I thought, ho hum, some of these would make interesting ficlets. So …
A sequel to The Weirdest Challenge I've ever Read (and I'm the one that Thought it Up, Too)
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Snakes and Serpents: A Guide to Telling the Difference used:
There is one other difference between snakes and serpents. You’d never know it just by looking at them, but serpents have a m…
A prequel to The Best-Laid Plans
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Baby Smiley-Sun and the Nazi (a retelling) used:
It was a dark and dreary night. The rain poured down as my heart broke. But then I remembered the little baby smiley sun in T…
A sequel to Baby smiley sun and the Nazi
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Crossing Ficlets #6: Lanceus and Hades (Dear god) used:
Glad to be free of his ethereal and oft lusty guide, Lanceus found himself in an unfamiliar land, surrounded by strange sight…
A sequel to Crossing Ficlets #5: Prophesy My Chitlins
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Crossing Ficlets #6: Lanceus and Hades (Dear god) used:
Sarah closed her eyes and tried, desperately, to think of 2007 and getting back there. Wasn’t that how she got stuck in 1908 …
A prequel to Crossing Ficlets #7: Hades and Sarah
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(Genre: Poetry?) Fallen used:
The time has come, the grand milestone of which all who see it shall say “woe is me, for not completing as many ficlets as St…
A sequel to Ficlet the 200th and the DOUBLE CHALLENGE!
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Katu-Nu (Part one: No more Shernassa) used:
Katu-Nu finally got up from his bed. He looked around, where was the outside?
Finally he saw it. People! Things! Air! He ran…
A prequel to Katu-Nu (Part two: Through the Hard Air)
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Michael Jackson is Dead used:
Changing a name can change your whole world. Creating a name can be just as influential. Take care when you choose a name, fo…
A sequel to What's In A Name? (a challenge)
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Detention (Part Five: Suede Counseling) used:
“Feel free to sit down, Mark.”
I walked toward her, and sat down in the chair in front of her as quickly as I could.
“I see…
A sequel to Detention part four
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part five: Time) used:
After the woman finished her… adoration of Jakeus/Lanceus. He got up and began to dress himself in the fine, velvet robes…
A sequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part four: Triumph over Vomitia)
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Some Friends Are Hairy Friends used:
“WHAT?!” you yell at the HR supervisor. “What do you mean I have to take a workplace sensitivity seminar? Murph came to m…
A sequel to The Beatdown
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Ficlet Nirvana? used:
This is a challenge for anyone who wants to take me up on it.
Here’s what you do: write down everything that comes into you…
A sequel to Stream of Consciousness Challenge
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
The phone rang, and Sweet tensed. Pistol and Bubba were busy arguing about their favorite pro wrestler so his mother got to t…
A prequel to Calling Virgil
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
“Oh, Fee, you are so terribly boring,” drawled Fi, taking a long sip of her cigarette.
“Well—Well, you shouldn’t…should…
A prequel to Fee, Fi, Fo, and Fum
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
Cole was a perfectly average boy. He was a little more intelligent than average with nondescript brown curly hair (though his…
A prequel to The Cutest Couple in the Whole Entire School
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
“If you want to be a super hero dahling, you need a fabulous name,” drawled Don Rialdo Ripaldando, taking a long drag from …
A prequel to Becoming Super
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
He stepped off the elevator and paused when he saw the guy. He wore a bellhop’s uniform and was pushing a service cart, but h…
A prequel to They Call Me Brad
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
Pandai pushed her hair from her face. “It’s not wise.” Pandai had dark blue hair, so blue it was nearly black, and very pale …
A prequel to It Is Not Wise
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
BTW, there really ought to be a way to tag Ficlets as IMMATURE. But anyway…
“Uhhuhuhuhuhhhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhhuhuhuhhuuhh…
A prequel to When You Have Nothing Better to Do...
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
“Hey, Mark, guess what!” said Karl as he ran from his computer.
“What is it, Karl?” asked Mark as he turned from the televis…
A prequel to Michael Jackson is Dead
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
“I’d like a martini, but don’t shake it too much please, thank you, your a dear”, the tall man in the tuxedo said to the bart…
A prequel to Fond ,Flames Fond
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
We knew that old lady, little ‘ol Miss Cherry Mae Margarita was downright crazy. Yes sir, we sure did. Of course, _everyo…
A prequel to The Pintuckle County Cheese Woman
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
The end of Virgil Kenroyd began with the letter “i.” The girl at the bank was new, and didn’t double check her work before hi…
A prequel to The End Of Virgil Kenroyd
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny.
She sat whispering to herself, twirling a pen around her chewed-to-death fingernails. After rep…A prequel to Jennifer
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What's In A Name? (a challenge) used:
“What a name to be cursed with!” She exclaimed.
“Sometimes, you can be such a drama queen. Mary is not that bad!” I responded…A prequel to The Name
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King Serystheus used:
Stovohobo did it, and Laine P. Grey did it, and a whole bunch of other people I don’t know probably have, too, so now it’s my…
A sequel to Brick Wall's first ever contest (booyah)
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Mistress used:
Damned as he thought he was, he carryed on till the biggest crack of all, “Was that my spine?” said Kane, “Damn, I was hoping…
A prequel to "See You In Hell"
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In Character Survey: Beech C. Sand from the Scrumulus J. Caen series used:
Do you do laundry regularly?
Every other dayYour favorite piece of furniture?
Living room sofa*Night owl/morning pers…
A sequel to In-Character Survey: Sheila from The Other Woman
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Politics and a Stapler used:
Because I have posted 270 comments, I have a Daniel Handler related challenge. I know what you’re asking “Why Daniel Handler?...
A sequel to Bon Chance! (A Challenge)
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The Pondering used:
James sat watching the woman writhe on stage, thinking of his girlfriend at home. The dancer was wearing next to nothing, and…
A sequel to The Dancer
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The Dancer used:
As James laid in his bed, beside his girlfriend, his mind wandered to the dancer from earlier in the night. Why was that woma…
A prequel to The Pondering
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A Day in the life of Fyora Macragge's Ferret used:
One sleepy eye blinks open from an intense morning snooze.
Damn eyepatch (scratches at pirate eyepatch on face with paw)
...
A sequel to A Day in the Life of Nouvelle Bardot's Cat
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A Day in the life of Fyora Macragge's Ferret used:
Quiet hum
“Here she is. Late. Yeah, hit the keyboard. Like that’ll wake me up. Hit it again. You really think that means I…
A prequel to A Day in the Life of Alexa's Work Computer
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part five: The Question) used:
One morning, he had been walking with the old beachcomber, and, for once, the old man spoke up.
“What’s your name, boy?” he …
A sequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part four: The morning)
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part five: The Question) used:
Beech resumed walking again, walking ahead of Scrum.
“And he lost his shoes on this beach you say?”
“Yes, this very beach.”...
A prequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part six: The Next Steps)
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part four: Triumph over Vomitia) used:
However, this was a normal occurrence. He would be temporarily placed in the body of the person he was looking into the futur…
A sequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part three: Jakeus' bedmate)
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part four: Triumph over Vomitia) used:
“Did anyone come by while I was still sleeping?”
“Ah…No, sire, I don’t think so…Would you like me to contact a messenger…
A prequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part five: Time)
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part three: Jakeus' bedmate) used:
To all observers, not that there were any, he appeared dead. But, that was how it was supposed to be.
Lanceus drifted loftily…A sequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part two: The Trance)
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part three: Jakeus' bedmate) used:
After the woman finished her… adoration of Jakeus/Lanceus. He got up and began to dress himself in the fine, velvet robes…
A prequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part four: Triumph over Vomitia)
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part two: The Trance) used:
“A prophet’s job is never done,” muttered Lanceus to himself as he walked into the smoky room.
He had just finished telling …A sequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part two: The Trance) used:
However, this was a normal occurrence. He would be temporarily placed in the body of the person he was looking into the futur…
A prequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part three: Jakeus' bedmate)
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii used:
A prophet's job is never done...
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Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii used:
To all observers, not that there were any, he appeared dead. But, that was how it was supposed to be.
Lanceus drifted loftily…A prequel to Lanceus, the Prophet of Kencii (Part two: The Trance)
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Becoming A Murderer used:
I drew a painful breath with every thought I wrote. My hands stirred free of my will, deep emotions caused me to shiver, the …
A sequel to Breaking Hearts
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Becoming A Murderer used:
I was motionless, yet I was not idle. My mind was racing through a thousand thoughts and a great expanse of excuses. But, I c…
A prequel to Actions of Emotions
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A Brief Glimpse Into the Mind of Fyora Macragge used:
Hmmm…ok. www.ficlets.com. Click. Sign in… Click.
username: stovohobo4
password: (series of dots)Home. Click.
Oh …
A sequel to A Brief Glimpse Into the Mind of Stovohobo
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A Brief Glimpse Into the Mind of Fyora Macragge used:
(turns on jay brannan for inspirational logging in background music)
_Oooh, signing in, signing in…come on damn compute…
A prequel to A Brief Glimpse Into the Mind of Nouvelle Bardot
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Greek Buddhists? used:
Whoever among men who walk the Earth has seen these Mysteries is blessed, but whoever in uninitiated and has not received his share of the rite, he will not have the same lot as the others, once he is dead and dwells in the mould where the sun goes down. - Homer, Hymn to Demeter...
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Savra {Part two: Musings} used:
“Are you sure you want to do this?” he asked from outside the bathroom, as I prepared for the coming challenge.
“Yes, I’m pr…
A sequel to Savra
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The Cat's Massage used:
good massage by Mohd Fahmi Mohd Azmi
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part four: The morning) used:
The will had explicitly stated. “My many fortunes I hereby bequeath to the man who inherits my shoes.”
Why hadn’t his father…
A sequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part three: The Will)
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part four: The morning) used:
Mr. Sand, the beachcomber, nodded once Scrum had finished his story.
“Well, I can see now why you’re so ashamed. Is there pe…
A prequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part five: The Question)
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Detention part four used:
She looked up when I stood, straight into my eyes. “Mark Macragge?” she inquired. “Do you want to talk about something?”
As …
A sequel to Detention part three
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Detention part four used:
And, with one hand, I touched the suede of her sleeve. Oh god, was that soft… And with the other hand, I touched her hand, ...
A prequel to Detention (Part Five: Suede Counseling)
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part three: The Will) used:
Scrum walked up and down the beach. It was morning, and he was once again searching for the shoes his father, Scrumulus J. Ca…
A sequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part two: The Fourth)
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part three: The Will) used:
One morning, he had been walking with the old beachcomber, and, for once, the old man spoke up.
“What’s your name, boy?” he …
A prequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part four: The morning)
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part two: The Fourth) used:
No one knew where his shoes ended up, except me.
“Scrumulus J. Caen” they said, written elegantly in the faux gold that ri…
A sequel to Scrumulus J. Caen
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Scrumulus J. Caen (Part two: The Fourth) used:
The will had explicitly stated. “My many fortunes I hereby bequeath to the man who inherits my shoes.”
Why hadn’t his father…
A prequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part three: The Will)
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Scrumulus J. Caen used:
...No one knows where his shoes ended up.
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Scrumulus J. Caen used:
Scrum walked up and down the beach. It was morning, and he was once again searching for the shoes his father, Scrumulus J. Ca…
A prequel to Scrumulus J. Caen (Part two: The Fourth)
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Change used:
The alarm screamed at me from my nightstand. I reached over and gave it what I thought was a little tap. It flew to the other…
A sequel to An Unexpected Change
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A Man's Eyes used:
I danced until my high-heeled shoe broke...
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A Man's Eyes used:
He stopped me. “You wouldn’t happen to be Rose’s daughter, would ye?” His voice was more than hopeful.
“What you want to know…A prequel to I Believed Him
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Detention part three used:
Now, the sole flaw of my leather pants: The inability to hide a hard-on.
As i sat staring at her, i felt it. A bulge. Oh boy…
A sequel to Detention Part Two
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Detention part three used:
“Feel free to sit down, Mark.”
I walked toward her, and sat down in the chair in front of her as quickly as I could.
“I see…
A prequel to Detention part four
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Detention used:
So there I sat. Between a stoner and a goth. Sweet.
Oh well, at least i had my leather pants.
The long-haired delinquant on…
A sequel to Room 235
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Detention used:
Now, the sole flaw of my leather pants: The inability to hide a hard-on.
As i sat staring at her, i felt it. A bulge. Oh boy…
A prequel to Detention Part Two
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Savra used:
We rode to our destination in silence. He’d occasionally glance at me, and I would look back at him, but we both said nothing…
A prequel to Savra {Part two: Musings}
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Leather Pants used:
There's nothing better than leather pants...
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Leather Pants used:
So there I sat. Between a stoner and a goth. Sweet.
Oh well, at least i had my leather pants.
The long-haired delinquant on…
A prequel to Room 235
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InfoMonkey used:
“The monkeys told me I’d find you here.” I said to the Pitt Bull that sat in front of me in the small Chinese town.
“Ah, did…
A prequel to The Guru
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Kitty used:
puzzled kitty by David K
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Old House used:
Untitled by Anonymous
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Seeing Someone Else's Reality used:
We ourselves are not an illusory part of Reality; rather are we Reality itself illusorily conceived. - Fingers Pointing Toward the Moon by Wei Wu Wei...
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214 used:
I groaned quietly, lest I disturb the unnatural peace of the library. My first inclination was to return to the fantasy of lo…
A prequel to Library Boy
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The Guru used:
big smile! by Melissa Gupta
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The Guru used:
“Hey, hey, monkeys!” I called to the bodies jumping and swinging in the trees.
“Hey, hey, we’re the monkeys!” they called ba…
A sequel to InfoMonkey
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The Guru used:
A Milkbone. . .where can I find a Milkbone? Surely the Guru meant this as an arduous journey, a sacred quest of which I, the …
A prequel to Of Sacred Quests and Genetic Mishaps
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Too Many Loose Ends used:
The thing is, I knew it was her even before he told me. Okay, it didn’t soften the blow. Okay, I lied about the cigarette smo…
A sequel to A Mistaken Identity
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Too Many Loose Ends used:
“Slain, you have it all wrong.” I said in a choked voice. The blow to my head must have hit harder than I thought.
“She’s p…
A prequel to Realization
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The Silo: The Delusions of a Dead Man used:
The rusty silo loomed before me as I approached. The daunting task of ascending the ladder disheartened me, but I went on.
My…A sequel to Silo of Death
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Silo of Death used:
rusty silo in another world ... by Thomas Mues
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Silo of Death used:
I walked from the silo back into the HQ building.
“So, how was the silo, Charles?”
“Fine, John…as usual.”
“Y’know, most of …A prequel to The Silo: The Delusions of a Dead Man
