Liralen Li's published ficlets

  • U-Turn Inspired by text

    “Well, what about this?” he said and we suddenly slewed around in a sharp 180 degree turn.

    “You can drive?!?” I cried out.

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  • Rally -- Stage One Inspired by text

    My heart was going a hundred beats a minute as we lined up at the starting line. I knew it was a rally, not a speed race, but…

  • Cold

    The Vat was cold.

    It’s always cold. Sometimes I think it gets colder with each replacement I take. That slow, sinking feelin…

  • Five Things I Don't Say About Me Inspired by text

    1. I’m all masks, switching to what people need or want or say they want. hiding so that no one can see me and hate me for it…

  • Maintenance Inspired by text

    Of course, we got a bit disillusioned with each other after the first eager runs around town.

    There my first mistake in traf…

  • Offering Inspired by text

    The light there was opalescent, like being inside a giant shell, and the floor was as smooth as pearl.

    I walked further in,...

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