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• The Hidden

  by lifelessxlullaby 9 months ago

  Still so quiet, still so desperately, I waited for the end
  Stuck in such a quiet, such a desperate place.
  Hopelessly hoping f…

• You're Nobody in Hollywood Till Your 1st DUI

  by SKermitgorf 9 months ago

  “It was a routine night in West Hollywood, never a dull moment I tell you. You just never know which celebrity, has been or w…

• You Know It's a Good Party When...

  by THX 0477 9 months ago

  Eyes wide, Malcolm sat on the couch staring at nothing, saying nothing. All around him lay the detritous of yet another fabul…

• Stillness

  by Never Explain 9 months ago

  I couldn’t sleep, I rolled over, but there was a crawling under my skin that I couldn’t stand. I waited until the morning to …

• Pizza

  by Officially 9 months ago

  Soon enough we were walking out to his car in the parking lot.

  The night air had become chillier. Crisper.

  But soon enough…

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why Does his Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Seven (Don't worry it's almost done)

  by Insert Pen Name Here 8 months ago

  “What’s with this jumping out of airplane trend?” sighed Girl.
  “It’s a desperate ploy by a ficleteer to get some cheap laughs…

• Live?

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  A pull at the end of the blood red ribbon woke me. Love, it seemed to whisper, hold on love.

  I didn’t want to keep tryin…

• Her 4

  by J.B. Williams 8 months ago

• At Water's Edge

  by Laine P. Grey 8 months ago

  “Please,” Jonathan pleaded with the tall man, “She can’t breathe down here, like we can.” The man blinked before snapping his…

• The Interstate

  by Stovohobo 8 months ago

  As I travel down the interstate,
  The skies are turnin’ gray;
  The signs’ lights above are flickered on
  To light my dreary way….

• Dear Gossip Girl: Hi.

  by Mask By The Moon 8 months ago

  *Dear Gossip Girl: I took your advice about staying up all night on ficlets and sleeping through history, and I started makin…

• When Happiness Walks Out

  by [pens&feathers] 8 months ago

  Faith touches too few, and Sadness sits by too many.

  Blank expression, there’s a man in the corner who’s met Desperation on …

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why Does His Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Eight

  by Insert Pen Name Here 8 months ago

  Girl and Guy stood somewhere in Montana, surrounded by trees and snow and trees…and snow…and…um…and trees, and snow…..

• HoLy CrAp 50 FiClEtS

  by llamaluvsmenotu 8 months ago

  this is a challenge that isnt very challenging. at all. but every other challenge is taken and probly this one too but im too…

• all hail the ferret named cheezy

  by llamaluvsmenotu 8 months ago

  ive decided to sequel this ficlets that i know nothing about just by reading the title and the last sentence!!

  “we muct fu…

• Pull Off the Ocean

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  I could barely see. There were black spots clouding my vision. Tom, those words, and I knew they meant something but I couldn…

• White lily

  by JacK Spicer! 8 months ago

  White lily
  said we were friends
  i fell in love

  ( btw can any one plz tell me who to write ficlet that contains less than …

• Ablaze

  by JacK Spicer! 8 months ago

  She looks into his eyes
  Cupids pain
  A forest ablaze

  ( trying to get to 64 chracters disregard dis)

• Just.. Just Stop It Okay?! [Haiku Challenge]

  by One Time, One Chance 8 months ago

  I scream, but you just
  Hurting me. Sorry, I thought
  Somebody loved me.

  You hurt me some more
  Though what did I do to you?
  Wh…

• Fighting Against the Clique

  by Maybe_Miseryx 8 months ago

  Another day in the cafateria; sitting by myself, “stuffing my face”...I was overweight, and it wasnt my fault, i had stomach…

• Because... (Haiku Challenge)

  by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

  Because you left me
  the rain hangs teardrops on trees
  and night is too long.

  Because you’re absent
  my thoughts and dreams a…

• Playlist? Ha.

  by Laine P. Grey 8 months ago

  Hmm…

  1. Icky Thump by The White Stripes
  2. Another Day from Rent
  3. Potential Breakup Song by Aly and Aj
  4. He Hates Me by…

• The Rain Came Down

  by Mycroft 8 months ago

  It’s raining again.
  I’m here, behind the window
  Watching the raindrops.

  Each one is a wish
  That runs, hopeful, down the glas…

• What's With All These New Challenges? (Otherwise Known as Stovohobo's 300th Ficlet)

  by Stovohobo 8 months ago

  I’ve been noticing that lately, for some reason, almost all of the Most Popular and Active ficlets are challenges. This had n…

• Awkward Death Poem (just the last part I think is funny)

  by fluffy wolfman 8 months ago

  Hungry.
  Cupcake.
  Bite.
  Chew.
  Swallow.
  Choke.
  Caugh.
  Choke.
  Panic.
  Fall.
  Eyes roll back.
  Turns pale.
  Heart stops.
  Dead.
  .
  .
  .
  ...

• The Flat Dead Squirrel & The Drunk

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  The flat dead squirrel insisted that the drunken guy take him home before he would grant him his three selfish wishes.

  “O…...

• Moon and Sun

  by Insert Pen Name Here 8 months ago

  Moon gliding solo
  Dusting crops with silver light
  They turn to amber

  Sun moves overhead
  Heralded by a fanfare
  Greetings for …

• Lone Writer's Playlist

  by Lone Writer 8 months ago

  TEN RANDOM SONGS FROM LONE WRITER’S IPOD:

  1. Hold On – The Jonas Brothers

  2. Praise Joint – Kirk Franklin

  3. The Start of …

• How To Kill Charlie

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  How does a werewolf leave the human half behind? How? He doesn’t know, and he only left himself behind as a consequence, beca…

• Second Choice

  by Laine P. Grey 8 months ago

  (Second choice)

  It was his turn to fight the monster that had taken his grandfather, mother, uncle. He had to defeat it….

• Mortal Coil... of Twine

  by Compound Fracture 8 months ago

  There was a knock at the door. Janice skipped over and opened it. To her horror, there stood an apparition. A semi-transparen…

• Dark Lord of the Underwear

  by Compound Fracture 8 months ago

  I sit near the back of the bus, and there is a guy colouring on his backpack. He’s obviously been working on it for quite som…

• That's Peculiar

  by Compound Fracture 8 months ago

  So there I am sitting on the patio taking a big pull on a brew when something passes across the sun. I look up, and there’s t…

• jfjg : ) ksufks : (

  by llamaluvsmenotu 8 months ago

  one day some lard decided to make some random prequel and so he did (read the sequel to this)

  here ya go

  it is all expla…

• A Wolf's Music

  by RunningWithScissors 8 months ago

  A voice so soft it could melt cement, whispered a hym and prayed aloud for not love, but for something equally as passionate….

• Monkey's Make Horrible Spouses

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  “His Name is Cozzie,” my best friend Jill said.

  “What kind of name is Cozzie for a MONKEY??,” I shouted.
  People were staring…

• Sneaky Sweatshirt Snare

  by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago

  “Wayne, put that down!” Lanny steered the car to the sidewalk and turned off the engine.

  “Why?” I asked. The Stinkiness grew…

• Writing you Out

  by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago

  I wish I could write you out.

  As I sit here, remembering, I wish I could utilize this language to form the features of your …

• Searching For A Plot In A Plotless Story 9

  by fluffy wolfman 7 months ago

  So there I was, Barbie dolls EVERYWHERE!
  Running through the woods I was,
  Basking in the ambience of
  Flies Dropping Like a sa…

• Not That Easy

  by jarod about 1 year ago

  The sign changed.

  “You flipped the switch.”

  That was it. Nothing seemed to happen. The world didn’t end. The lights didn’t …

• Back From The Bed

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  Around eleven o’ clock, I’m still awake and they’re still over in Pat’s room. _Okay. You’re sober, and they’re gossiping. Per…

• bob the lard

  by llamaluvsmenotu 7 months ago

  this is a story about a lard named bob

  bob was a fat lard

  no one liked bob

  bob had no friends

  bob liked to eat ice cream
  ...

• String Of Thought Part 1

  by Avayl 7 months ago

  It took me until I was 19 to finally understand what Love really meant. It complicated, very. But its also very simple and wh…

• String Of Thought Part 2

  by Avayl 7 months ago

  Part 2 . . .

  Sleeping goes eeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  And waking comes the shaking
  The nostalgia of the weeping
  Every person sees them…

• Judging A Book Requires A Second Look {11}

  by Yeah Write! 7 months ago

  As we exchanged glances, I became increasingly determined to break the stare which had become almost a magnetic connection, p…

• Quite the Character

  by RunningWithScissors 7 months ago

• Food for thought.

  by lifelessxlullaby 7 months ago

  He used to my everything. My absolute everything. The world spun on top of his head, held up by only his hands. He was my lif…

• Colors of death

  by suzieaim about 1 year ago

  Red, green, blue. The spectral shades paint a picture of his death. One man, in a box, beneath a tree. His life was more vibr…

• Brandy

  by Never Explain 7 months ago

  I walked over back to Mary.
  “What would be better?” I asked.
  “Well, I figured since you don’t have a bunch of money, you cou…

• The Art

  by uselessness 7 months ago

  “Hey, here’s the Baroque room.”

  “You’re really happy to be here, aren’t you?”

  “What’s wrong with museums? My dad always sai…

• You Did What?

  by horrorfan13 7 months ago

• My Classmates

  by Phosphate11 7 months ago

  So of course I don’t have the kind of time to go into detail about all the different people in all my different classes, but …

• Only in the first few minutes......

  by Never Explain 7 months ago

  She entered the building, beckoned me into an elevator , then walked down the sixth floor wall way up to a shiny black door.
  ...

• Soccer Practice

  by Phosphate11 7 months ago

  “So does anybody have any questions about how this class is run?” Asked Mrs. Kozel as the students waited impatiently for her…

• 50 Ficlets= Phosphate11's Challenge!!!!!

  by Phosphate11 7 months ago

  Okay, I finally did it. For a while I thought I would never get here. But I’ve done it. I have officially, “become of age” an…

• Glad You Understand

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  Shivering to no end, I awoke. I had only my thin blanket on top of me, and half of it wasn’t covering my feet. I stood up, tu…

• The Replica (Jenunique's 51st Ficlet Challenge)

  by Mr Reeses 7 months ago

  “Is everything going as plan? Did you get the replica of that beast from the movie set?” Will said.
  “Yeah, everything is goin…

• Crab Creature on Steroids

  by butterflygirl6106 7 months ago

  The noise seemed to be approaching in my direction, “What is that?” There was a clearing that led to a cave it was covered wi…

• My chance

  by Never Explain 7 months ago

  We got out, and walked to the store. She was totally normal, except every time we made eye contact she smiled and me, and eve…

• Backless Chaps

  by Tad Winslow 7 months ago

  Ok, it all started when the fugly principal measured Tammy’s mini dress—I saw him put the ruler next to her thigh and he t…

• Wow

  by Never Explain 7 months ago

  We went back to her apartment without a word. Things went on normally until around ten o’ clock.
  We were watching that amazin…

• Just a Fad

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 7 months ago

  “Margie! Margie!”I cried as I ran out of science happy to leave.
  “What?”Margie asked. She always has this dazed look on her f…

• Confession

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  I could tell Hayden was biting his tongue in pain. I pulled my hand away and he gave me another hug. I watched where I put my…

• Dirty Talk

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

• Maybe Next Time

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 6 months ago

  That lil weirdo ran out of the room like a hyped up freak. She nearly knocked me over. I can’t lose my Connor cool. She immed…

• Back to Band

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  I’m walking to band with Josh, another percussionist, when he tells me he’s quitting band!!

  “Josh, who’s gorgeous eyes am I…

• I Hate This Life

  by LoveMexNOT 6 months ago

• Back to Band Part 2

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  I walked over to the percussion stuff and began to set up. Eric P. was already there setting up the xylophones, so I set up t…

• An Adorable Soccer Player

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  I was going to French now!!!! To see Evan, or shall I say Pierre?

  “Alright everyone, translate the following sentences on t…

• A Total Score

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 6 months ago

  She said yes!! It was a total score. I asked her to be partners in gym class and she was like yeah. That stupid Dave was star…

• Time To Mooch

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  By the time lunch rolled around I was still thinking about my conversation with Evan.

  I finished my lunch, but I was still a…

• An Awkward Day At Study Hall (Also an entry in SoccerIsMyLife's Challenge)

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  “Why were you talking to that creeper Blake?”
  Asked Bridget, Maggie’s older sister.
  “I don’t know, free food??” I said as I h…

• Why Nobody Likes Elevators Anymore

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  I wanted to yell out in frustration as the elevator crept up to the second floor. It took it’s dear old time, and at the seco…

• Friday Night Lights

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  And the rest of the week went by basically the same way. On Friday I bought my ticket for the football game at lunch, and I w…

• Friday Night Lights Part 2

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  I arrived at the football game with Lindsay. Linz has been my “bestie” for quite some time now, so it isn’t that unusual for …

• Meet and greet

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  I woke up with Brandy kissing me.
  “Hmmhm? Oh, Hey.” I smiled as I stretched out.
  “What were you doing while I was gone.” B…

• My Mother's Eyes

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  Matt yelled back from across the hall,
  “No! I’m busy!”
  I opened my door to call at him.
  “Get the damn phone!!” I yelled angr…

• Rising From Ruins

  by uselessness 6 months ago

  We were an overconfident card shark, carelessly casting our coins. Our faith in our fathers had failed us the fight, and the …

• I Hate Those Words, I Hate Those Words.

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  Out of frustration, I banged my head against the wall. Or at least what I thought was the wall, I couldn’t even tell you whic…

• Max the Flaw

  by Officially 6 months ago

  “See? He can’t relate. He was just a friend for you, made to order.”

  I looked up at Jake sharply, an expression of curiosit…

• In Dire Need Of Hair Spray

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  “Okay, bring the phone back when your done so I can use it!” I yelled down to him.

  Why didn’t he just make Matt do it?

  I …

• Movie

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  I looked at her. She looked so innocent. I shrugged it off, and continued to talk to my dad on the phone.
  “_The traffic is r…

• Double Date

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  The Next Day
  It’s already the middle of the week! Plus I get to see Brandy’s cousin.
  I hope she is as hot as Brandy!
  “Ok,...

• Friday Night Lights Part 5

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  The game started. It wasn’t a very intense game, the competition wasn’t much. We had scored 3 touchdowns by the end of the fi…

• Surprise, Surprise

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  Brandy dragged me out of my seat by my wrist with a vice-like grip. Everything seemed hazed for a moment, even though the res…

• Bingo

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 6 months ago

  He totally flirts with her. Everyday. All the time. How am I supposed to get in there without him in the way? I need to get r…

• Guess who's back

  by RunningWithScissors 6 months ago

  Anger shook through me and rocked my frame.
  Once Tom left, Brandy quickly following, I exploded. “What the fuck, Jack?!” I…

• Empty Switch

  by Pockets about 1 year ago

  So evidently flipping the switch was not among my better list of ideas. Strange, and disobeying the traffic signs had always …

• Carefull

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 6 months ago

  I walked Connor to the nurse. He walked right next to me and would brush against me every other step. “That was a nice fall, ...

• Look

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 6 months ago

  She walked to her locker and I walked right a long with her. I asked her to fix my band-aid, she says sure. But what she didn…

• Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 3

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  Also, no one will suspect a bishop of a jailbreak. So, once more out in the wide world, they decided to go to the battlefield…

• Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part 4

  by someday_93 6 months ago

  They mustn’t kill each other, though, they must only come a few inches to where they would kill the enemy. They were warned t…

• To The Coast, Away From Everything

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  The thrumming of wheels on tracks threatened to lull him to sleep, but he fought to stay awake. Three planes, two cabs, one s…

• Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ): Part Five, The End

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  They are told that they must now go off to fight, in a battalion. Simley will play the drum, while Bobbert will…
  ..help with …

• [formally] Hopeless.x0.: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name That Made You Smile.

  by RunningWithScissors 6 months ago

  so hopeless huh?

  Well, I think of myself as hopelessly lost. But somedays I am found.. but in the end I’m always rather …

• What Goes On in The Dressing Room.. Stays In the Dressing Room

  by RunningWithScissors 6 months ago

• A Discard In His Wake (pt. 2)

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

• Bitterness Thy Name Is Fozzie

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  Watching the TV set in his New York apartment penthouse that his former boss and mentor paid for, the once famous stand up co…

• Don't Call When You're On Painkillers And Booze

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

  When she got back from the emergency animal hospital, she decided the painkillers would work better if washed down with Crown…

• Beaker's Worth of Insanity

  by Jenunique 6 months ago