gemminx's published ficlets
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Rescue Mission
The macadam screamed hot protestation as the tires spun wildly upon them, Liam pounding the accelerator with pugilistic feet….
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Let It Be
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Mami's Dance
She felt it in her bones, vibrating to her core, the pulsating dance music, the alcoholic fog. She was an interloper, a stowa…
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Luxury
The greatest of life’s luxuries is the time to do what you like.
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Old Times
White Head was what they called him. His notoriety forced him to wear a hood, or cap, to get away with his shenanigans.
“It…
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64k: AuditoryPacific
That timbre was my sequoia, piercing my sky, rooted to my earth.
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Deathbug
Idiots, all of them.
Look at them, standing around, wailing and sobbing. As I stare down from the 5th floor, I can’t hear th…
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Animosity
Tina had already ordered for them, as usual, and a glass of chardonnay guarded the empty place setting. Cara sat down and kis…
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Case Study
“Your eyes can get off the elevator, now,” Shannon smirked, cracking her gum. “2nd Floor, BIOLOGY: Dissection kits, Microscop…
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Fractured
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Bridgette says, "So long."
I still didn’t have a light for my cigarette, but I didn’t smoke.
Bridgette did.
Well, she used to.The image of it hangin…
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Paparazzi Panic
The flash of the camera exploded in her face.
“Get out of my way!” she hissed. Suddenly, there was a sea of bodies, cocking …
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Recidivist
I strolled down the street, inspecting my hands, incapable of caring who noticed. The crimson streaks ran around the meaty pu…
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Detour
Cara stood shivering as her hand surrendered the groaning mailbox handle, the stack of envelopes thumping down the desolate …
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A Dream
She’s no martyr, won’t keep trying
to pull a thrashing man to shore,
if it means she’s going under,
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Slick
As soon as she hears my footfalls, she hits Alt-Tab and flips the screen, but not quite quickly enough. My assistant, Alisa, ...
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He Knows
They were at a New Years Eve party in mid-town; someone had just air-kissed her goodbye. Jolee felt herself turning flush, i…
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