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• Detached

  by Music-Hearted 4 months ago

  The process of detachment was slow.

  I realize this now, looking back. It was gradual; careful. Slowly, I stopped speaking to…

• Hair

  by Ethelthefrog 4 months ago

  “Nice beard,” I said, “try mine.”

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• Life Can Now Begin

  by Tad Winslow 4 months ago

  Life goes on they say. I hate that saying. Maybe because it’s always easiest for the one saying it. The one who has no idea w…

• Six Word Memoirs - WINNER (?)

  by Compound Fracture 4 months ago

  People are sending me notes wondering when I’m going to pick a winner. I was going to wait until the challenge fell off the f…

• Thursday's Child

  by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

  Adventurous and Talkative Boy

  Darren loves adventure and won’t back down from a challenge. He enjoys rock climbing , baseb…

• Grandma, I Miss You

  by J.B. Williams 4 months ago

  Life does not have the same feel to it anymore. Food does not taste the same anymore. There is a limit to how joyful I can b…

• Drifting Apart (I Miss You Challenge)

  by [pens&feathers] 3 months ago

  I’m not quite sure if it is you I miss, or just the idea of you I held in my heart for so long.

  It’s windy outside – it whi…

• Six Word Memior

  by xxcatiexcatxx 3 months ago

  —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—--
  Reminded every day of yesterday’s mistake

• Wall

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 3 months ago

  If only I could see it all,
  If I could see through this brick wall.
  The wall that separates me and you,
  The wall that blocks …

• You Awe Some, You Scare Some [Character Generator Challenge]

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  In a whirl of tassles and gin fumes, Evelyn collapsed into the first booth she could find in the diner. Out of habit, she sta…

• Wallace

  by Wil Wheaton 3 months ago

• Possibly the Shortest Ficlet with the Longest Title (Though I would not be surprised if someone has done this before)

  by ChrisWDP 3 months ago

  I…...........................................................

• The Unkindness of Ravens

  by Russell Ruffino 3 months ago

  I awake from an uneasy sleep, my clock informs me that it’s 3am. Walking to the window I open the curtains just enough to pee…

• Fear (More Ways Than One's First Challenge)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  Writing is a passion of mine. It always has been. But I didn’t write anything (outside of character backgrounds for role-play…

• A Word

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  died.
  On a September evening.
  I don’t know when.
  I don’t know why.
  I do know how.
  Because that was the most memorable part.
  N…

• A Fear Come True (Fear Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 3 months ago

  It is my greatest fear. I don’t know what to do. It is my greatest fear come true. I have stated it way to many times, I soun…

• Student and Master (Retro Music Challenge)

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  Thayde looked up. “It’s too hard!” he complained, flexing his fingers in and out in a strenuous motion.

  “That’s because you’...

• The Letter

  by Melrose 3 months ago

  With trembling fingers, he opened up the letter and was surprised to find a poem written by Ana.

  “Dearest love,
  I have so…

• Shower Man Down the Drain (Hero Obituary)

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Vicksburg, MS—Authorities announced the death of the ill-received super hero, Shower Man, aka Norman Routhbaum. His rise to …

• The Foundation for Instigating Community and Legendary, Exciting Tales of Superheroes (F.I.C.L.E.T.S.) - Episode 1 - Heroes Unite!

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  “Super Dan, Operations Man, calls this meeting to order!”

  “Does he have to shout all the time?” Cindy (aka Promo Queen) wh…

• P.S. I LOve You

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  Dear Prudence,
  I don’t know what I would do without you in my life.
  All I’ve got to do is think of life without you and…

• The Joke

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  “Okay, okay, get this.”

  “Oh, God. Not another lame joke.”

  “Okay, so, these two guys walk into a department store.”

  “Yeah…

• Awesome Winners of the Awesome Challenge for the International Day of Awesomeness as Awesomely Decided by the Grand Awesome Marshall

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Winning time! Winning time! Come git yer winnins!

  Boy, this was tough. I had 14 official entries off the challenge and then …

• Sleep

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  Tired.

  So tired.

  No! I must stay awake. If I fall asleep…

  Sleep.

  Sleep would be good.

  No, I can’t!

  Oh, god, no! I nod…

• R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #2: Comment and Rate It!

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  For every one of my ficlets, I see something odd. Fully ten times as many people read my ficlets as bother to comment or ra…

• R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #6: Tags, You're It

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  In some newer ficlets writers, I’ve noticed some confusion about how to use tags. Some people don’t even seem to use them at …

• Unable

  by snakepandafox<3 3 months ago

  Can you see that picture?
  That’s how it is in my heart.
  Because unlike you I truly kno what it’s like to be;
  alone
  untrusted…

• (Your Pen Name Here) CHALLENGE

  by Tad Winslow 2 months ago

  Hello again!
  It feels marvelous to be back in the big, comfy, cushiony, community of the bright and brief!
  Getting back into…

• One More Word Writing Challenge

  by Jack Cameron 2 months ago