Jeremy got himself up and stumbled toward the closest pay phone, which was nearly a block away, to call an ambulance. Since s…
A sequel to The clouds all drooled
Jeremy got himself up and stumbled toward the closest pay phone, which was nearly a block away, to call an ambulance. Since s…
A sequel to The clouds all drooled
Dead man tell tales. The darkness was complete.
The crypts were all closed. Dozens and dozens of them.
Underground the cemet…
A sequel to {The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
Kari had all the time in the world to aim, but didn’t need it since she had been a world class shot from the age of 12. The g…
A sequel to The clouds all rolled over
“Alright, sir. You need to calm down and tell me your location and the nature of the emergency.” To her credit the phone oper…
A prequel to The clouds all yelped loudly
That grand sliding glass invention, the great gateway between comfortable exterior and more comfortable interior, shattered i…
A sequel to The clouds all played fetch
Jeremy got himself up and stumbled toward the closest pay phone, which was nearly a block away, to call an ambulance. Since s…
A prequel to The clouds all drooled
Jeremy wanted to look like a crazy man out to get his cash. His sister obviously wasn’t taking him seriously, and that was a …
A sequel to The clouds all wagged their tails
Kari had all the time in the world to aim, but didn’t need it since she had been a world class shot from the age of 12. The g…
A prequel to The clouds all rolled over
The clouds all looked like dogs, it was a weird day.
Jeremy had a ten dollar bill in his pocket, but he owed thirty on a pa…
A sequel to The clouds all looked like dogs
That grand sliding glass invention, the great gateway between comfortable exterior and more comfortable interior, shattered i…
A prequel to The clouds all played fetch
This very ficlet marks my 600th. But I’m proudest of my amount of comments – I recently got to 1400. Thanks to the supremely …
A sequel to The Scavenger Hunt Challenge!
“At the sight of our respective dates making out in the backseat of my station wagon, this Amanda girl, who I just met, wraps…
A sequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!!!!
“The four of us got to the drive-in eventually, the Mustang just down Crenshaw Road outside town, and I say something like ‘I…
A sequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!!!
“This girl went psycho, just exploded. She hurled curses at John and Michelle and when she was done she turned to me and she …
A prequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Finished
“She had these green, and I mean really really green, eyes and short red hair, she was really a stunning girl and I remember …
A sequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!!
“At the sight of our respective dates making out in the backseat of my station wagon, this Amanda girl, who I just met, wraps…
A prequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!!!!
“So, John and I were on this bike ride and he starts telling me all about this girl he’s just met a few weeks ago whose name …
A sequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!
“The four of us got to the drive-in eventually, the Mustang just down Crenshaw Road outside town, and I say something like ‘I…
A prequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!!!
“Can I tell you a story?”
“Of course you can, you know that.”
“You have to promise me that you won’t quote me out of contex…
A sequel to "Can I tell you a story?"
“She had these green, and I mean really really green, eyes and short red hair, she was really a stunning girl and I remember …
A prequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!!
“So, John and I were on this bike ride and he starts telling me all about this girl he’s just met a few weeks ago whose name …
A prequel to "Can I tell you a story?" Continued!
“STUDENTS!” The teacher declared dramatically, drawing the eyes and ears of those who had not been paying full attention. His…
A sequel to A Formal Introduction
So this is my 101st ficlet, and i figure its time I post a challenge. Now, it took me a while to pick one…but here’s my cha…
A sequel to Twisted History Challenge
The men from the city, with their large stores and many customers, continued to request more and more clothes. The shelves we…
A sequel to The Crane Wife 3 [Sing-Song Challenge]
They survived the winter in each others arms, and when the frost had melted and warmth began to permeate the air the woman wo…
A sequel to The Crane Wife 2 [Sing-Song Challenge]
The night she escaped was as cold as the night she had arrived. The man was in his room, sleeping deeply under various expens…
A prequel to The Crane Wife 4 [Sing-Song Challenge]
The field was barren, had been for years. A small house sat by the side of it, inside dwelt the man who had owned and worked …
A sequel to The Crane Wife [Sing-Song Challenge]
The men from the city, with their large stores and many customers, continued to request more and more clothes. The shelves we…
A prequel to The Crane Wife 3 [Sing-Song Challenge]
I’ve decided to present a challenge to all y’all out there.
~Take a song (or a line from a song), and write a story from it….
A sequel to Sing-Song Challenge!
They survived the winter in each others arms, and when the frost had melted and warmth began to permeate the air the woman wo…
A prequel to The Crane Wife 2 [Sing-Song Challenge]
Ok, I know there are a few open challenges right now, and we really don’t need another one, but too bad. The stars align.
To…
A sequel to Unexpected Twist Challenge [Results Posted]
Louis walked into the kitchen, his briefcase swinging at his side. Mary was at the counter, making his dinner, and as soon as…
A prequel to Bad Day(Unexpected Twist Challenge)
with every strength I lifted the ax
the blows to his body, only love’s tax
his blood became a flood of crimson tide
I stopped…
A sequel to lovers demise
The tears that I had shed once before
Are as countless as sands upon a shore.
Yet these tears are something new
Giving me str…
A prequel to Strength
“The big bird has the worm,” Tibault said flippantly, and then shut the call down. He walked out of the decayed parking garag…
A sequel to Explosion
His torso muscled as a stag,
decomposing in a body bag.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
A sequel to the poem continues
the earthworms came and ate his spine
spineless then and now, the dirty swine
A prequel to spineless was he
The teacher didn’t arrive until milliseconds before the lesson was supposed to start. He entered calmly and then in a flurry …
A sequel to The Teacher Arrives
“The general idea of this class,” Doc War said as he turned from the board and replaced the stylus in one of his many coat po…
A prequel to Theoretically Warming Up
David told Alex his name begrudgingly, and then the digital red letters on one of the schools hall clocks caught his eye. Onl…
A sequel to Off to science
“STUDENTS!” The teacher declared dramatically, drawing the eyes and ears of those who had not been paying full attention. His…
A prequel to A Formal Introduction
David walked through the front door, it took a momentary struggle to slip through the crowd to his locker. When he got there …
A sequel to Lockers
The teacher didn’t arrive until milliseconds before the lesson was supposed to start. He entered calmly and then in a flurry …
A prequel to The Teacher Arrives
10:1
Those who know in what I tend to take pride will probably have a good guess to what that ratio refers. But it’s numbers…
A sequel to Challenge by Numbers
“I’m utterly overjoyed, if I were to stand up right now I would crap my pants,” David said coldly, smiling brightly at his Mo…
A sequel to Into the School
David told Alex his name begrudgingly, and then the digital red letters on one of the schools hall clocks caught his eye. Onl…
A prequel to Off to science
Okay, I honestly have NO idea how many ficlets I’ve written, but I wanted to make a challenge anyway.
For this challenge, y…
A sequel to Ficlets Challenge-Your Theme Song, Your Story
For those of us who aren’t down with acronyms, CCL means “Couldn’t Care Less,” and that’s probably how you’ll feel when I tel…
A sequel to uselessness's PRECISE MANEUVERS Challenge!
Brak tossed the heavy briefcase into the side car of his Mitsubishi Roadster, heavily modified for his considerable weight, a…
A sequel to Enhanced Reality
“What’s our next move?” Merc spat back before he could catch himself. The rage had boiled over the edge, nearly replacing the…
A prequel to Revenging is required
It was the first day of a new school year. It was also David’s first day out of Public School and into that most respectable …
A sequel to Gentrax Secondary
David walked through the front door, it took a momentary struggle to slip through the crowd to his locker. When he got there …
A prequel to Lockers
The briefcase felt heavier than it should have, Brak hefted it a few times and then set it on the ground and started fiddling…
A sequel to Payment Pending
“The big bird has the worm,” Tibault said flippantly, and then shut the call down. He walked out of the decayed parking garag…
A prequel to Explosion
“Dale McAdams, 44 year old male and Rita Fields, a local prostitute, age 23.” Cole replied, carefully zipping the evidence ba…
A sequel to Simple Case 3 [Out of Order Challenge]
Albrecht hated working motel scenes, something about dying in a motel unnerved him deep down inside. The forgotten remnants o…
A sequel to Simple Case 2 [Out of Order Challenge]
Albrecht nodded, Cole pretty much wrapped up his own thoughts on the scene so far. He knew the hardest part of this case woul…
A prequel to Simple Case 4 [Out of Order Challenge]
The screams tasted like what it thought lemon drops must taste like, deliciously sweet.
Detective Albrecht looked throu…
A sequel to Simple Case [Out of Order Challenge]
“Dale McAdams, 44 year old male and Rita Fields, a local prostitute, age 23.” Cole replied, carefully zipping the evidence ba…
A prequel to Simple Case 3 [Out of Order Challenge]
Incredibly, I’ve now reached the big 500. This is all thanks to the many series I’m a part of with thebetweenspace, *Never …
A sequel to The Out-of-Order Challenge!
Albrecht hated working motel scenes, something about dying in a motel unnerved him deep down inside. The forgotten remnants o…
A prequel to Simple Case 2 [Out of Order Challenge]
Okay, wow it’s been what? Eight months I think. And here I am, 200 hundred ficlets. Finally. So what’s the challenge? Well, i…
A sequel to 200 Ficlets....Maybe a Soundtrack Challenge!!!
“I’m utterly overjoyed, if I were to stand up right now I would crap my pants,” David said coldly, smiling brightly at his Mo…
A prequel to Into the School
Eric lifted his head up out of his hands. They were wet from the tears that were still silently streaming down his face. His …
A prequel to If I had a photograph of you...
Brak tossed the heavy briefcase into the side car of his Mitsubishi Roadster, heavily modified for his considerable weight, a…
A prequel to Enhanced Reality
“Wait, wait—wait a minute, Jerry. Stop talking.” Mom never could listen straight through a story without interrupting, whethe…
A sequel to It's Always the Person You Least Expect
An alarm siren began to blare, tunelessly, somewhere in the building. With a satisfied smile (and just a hint of smugness), t…
A sequel to Not The Standard Procedure
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Today I wrote my 150th ficlet. So, it seems that it’s about time for another challeng…
A sequel to Make Me Laugh Challenge
Jeremy wanted to look like a crazy man out to get his cash. His sister obviously wasn’t taking him seriously, and that was a …
A prequel to The clouds all wagged their tails