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• And Then there were Three

  by SKermitgorf about 1 year ago

  The giant guy dragged Rachelles’ lifeless body into the restaurants’ spacious kitchen.

  The Elderly man grabbed at his chest….

• Only Babies are Scared of the Dark

  by .:band baby:. about 1 year ago

  “Come on, Caroline.”
  “Ashley! Do we have to go in there?” Carline’s voice shook from fright and the dampness seeping out the …

• The Demented Donkey on Healthy Hill

  by Lone Writer about 1 year ago

  Where am I? Shameeka wondered, looking around her at the green meadow she did not remember entering. “Shaammeeekaaaa!” someth…

• Boo!

  by .:band baby:. 11 months ago

  It’s that time of year again. The time when I usually stay inside. I really don’t know why everyone enjoys it so much. I have…

• Brain Surgery; A Diary :part II

  by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

  October 24,2007

  Dr. Zermutuwandbura came in to schedule my surgery.
  I wanted the seizures to end. But I was nervous. I had…

• Guys Like Joe{OTOC's Challenge}

  by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

  O my god, here he comes, I should never have agreed to be his girlfriend. what was I thinking???

  I know what I was thinkin…

• What Other's See

  by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

  You look in the mirror and you don’t see what others see.

  You think you’re ugly, no matter that everyone tells you that you’...

• A New & Improved 5 things I've Never Told Anyone, with a few touch-ups

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  1. I’m afraid that everybody hates me, I’m annoying, and dumb, and…

  2. I wish that everything in my life could just be “no…

• 5 Things I've Never said Out Loud

  by SKermitgorf 9 months ago

  1. Writing keeps me sane. Encouraging others to write is something that gives me pleasure.

  2. People say time heals all woun…

• Modelesque (pt 2)

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 9 months ago

  “Yes, I’m okay, just a little flustered. No, I don’t need anything…” I paused a moment and looked into his eyes. WAS HE SER…

• Psychic Reader

  by BernerOberland 9 months ago

  The Psychic reader was out so said the sign above her door. or so people thought.

• SuperCrybaby-Boy To the Resue:Butterfly Girl's Superhero Challenge

  by BernerOberland 9 months ago

  SuperCrybaby-Boy, his blonde hair sticking straight out, jettisoned into the air with his jetpack, flying high over the Mega…

• Trustin' Tristan

  by DOGScare Me JK 9 months ago

  After math class, I immediately walked over to Lexi, my best friend, to share the news that I had just recently gathered.
  “Le…

• The Call

  by SKermitgorf 9 months ago

  It was my second day as a volunteer for the Suicide Hotline.

  Ring. Ring.

  “Hello, Suicide Hotline, my name is Rosamond, how …

• A Long stream of Continuation (8)

  by BernerOberland 9 months ago

  Zac Efron, putting on way too much makeup, answered his phone, it was Steven Spielberg.

  “Mr. Efron, Steven here, I’d like yo…

• Skunked: True Story: Celestic23's Scent Challenge

  by SKermitgorf 9 months ago

  Ah the smell I shall never forget that still lingers in my mind, but thank God not my clothes.

  It was a wet and stormy morni…

• Lefties

  by BernerOberland 9 months ago

  A recently discovered gene causes left-handedness and Schizophrenia. I’d always though scientists believed that left- handed…

• The Play's The Thing

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  Seth looked at the posting on the school bulletin board, once again to see that he didn’t get a part in the school play.

  “Wh…

• With a heavy heart [challenge: picture worth 1000 words]

  by Stoner 8 months ago

  Tears rolled down her cheeks as her lower lip quivered. “But you promised,” she said.

  “I’m so sorry, honey,” he whispered. H…

• D.U.I.

  by NightMaiden 8 months ago

  The ER was quiet. Eerily so. The only sound resounding through the room was the monotonous and continued beeping of the track…

• First One to Like Me (True Story Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 8 months ago

  I remember the first time I met him. Eighth grade English class and the first thing he said to me was, “Yey, someone I can ch…

• Life Of Brian

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  Brian was frustrated with the things going on in his life. His mother was ill, and died within days. His love life was lackin…

• Bennett's Gift

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  Bennett was so excited when he locked eyes with the puppy at the same time the puppy seemed to stare only at him.
  Sure the ot…

• Human: Hawk and Mouse

  by Tad Winslow 8 months ago

  A hawk glides in a february gust.

  Searching.

  Searching to live. For the simple pleasure of a stomach not empty this bird of…

• 1.Zombie Survival Guide Book Part 2

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  “What’s the book say about killin em?”, an excited Len wanted desperately to know.

  “Page 299, How to kill a Zombie. If you h…

• Barbie When She's Bored

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  This Australian Vacation was just what she needed.
  Recently splitting with her long time boy friend, was the best thing that …

• Taken

  by Music-Hearted 7 months ago

  I know the truth.

  I know what was taken from me, what really happened after I passed out in the back room at that party. I r…

• Looks... Y do they matter

  by Quarter Step 7 months ago

  Most people say looks don’t matter. I say F that!! Thats all that guys look for. If they don’t look at your face then they …

• Across the Glass (6)

  by someday_93 7 months ago

  Sometimes, I think they like me better silent. I don’t talk back. I don’t scream. Even when I’m there, they can be alone in t…

• Saint Chuck's Regrets Challenge: Regrets, I've Had A Few

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  To quote my favorite song, sung by the incomparable crooner Frank Sinatra, in the most memorable of his songs, My Way ( writt…

• The Not So Great Bank Robbery

  by BernerOberland 7 months ago

  With her walker the eldery woman went through the bank doors, smiled a crooked false teeth smile at the guard, and proceeded …

• The Final Solution

  by J.B. Williams 7 months ago

  “She killed herself,” Carolyn said aloud, to no one. What’s this on the floor? Two notes? Why two? As she began to read the o…

• The Pleasure of My Company

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  Nick Alero saw the disappointed look on Gina Danes face. Nick thought about his wife back home in New jersey for the first t…

• a best friend

  by HeartlessAngel4LYFE 7 months ago

  A bestfriend….......A bestfriend has your back at all times. A bestfriend is ready to cry with you or be that shoulder to c…

• I Promise

  by Storykeeper of Fae 7 months ago

  Tell me you’ll be there to hold my hand. Through the densest fog and coldest blizzard, let me never lose sight of your light….

• Promises

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  Promise me you will never forget me, though we be far apart

  Promise me you’ll always sing with your melodic angelic voice wi…

• No More Promises

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  I’m sorry. I can’t promise you anything. I’ve tried, but heaven help me I’m so flawed.

  You see me as your knight in flannel…

• goodbye

  by lilly <3 7 months ago

  All of this is pointless.
  All of your little lies.
  I’m done, I just can’t take the drama anymore.
  I was true to you.
  Yet stil…

• Theresa (I miss you) Sequel to xxcatiexcatxx's challlenge

  by Dragon_sun 515 7 months ago

  If my parent’s die I’m stuck with Chuck. And Amy. And their little Chuck and I think there’s another one I’m forgetting.

  If …

• the mysterious freezing clock

  by The Master of Them that Know 7 months ago

  “Open your textbooks to page 572, class.”
  Mrs. Brown said when she was subbing for our usual teacher, Mrs. Young.
  I hate ma…

• Dad, I Miss You (I Miss You Contest)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 7 months ago

  You left us so suddenly.

  I guess ‘suddenly’ isn’t quite right. You had been sick all my life. I can’t remember a time when y…

• Wishful Thinking

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 7 months ago

  I couldn’t help laughing as he jumped up when he sat on that pointy rock. He’s trying to be cool. For me. The most amazing gu…

• Why God Should Have Never Created Phsychiatrists or Cheap Candy

  by OrangeOreos 7 months ago

  For the next hour, I listened to the horrible music pouring out of the mouths of Burrito and counselor Dr. Sing-Sing (A psych…

• Jared's Perspective

  by J.B. Williams 7 months ago

  “No, I will not give my coat to my girl if it’s freezing outside,” I said, with utmost confidence. I know how beautiful wome…

• Drifting Apart (I Miss You Challenge)

  by [pens&feathers] 7 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…

• Awesome Emily Vance

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  Emily Vance, sat silently watching the other girls eat their lunch of bread and some sort of stew, at least she thought it wa…

• Failure to Be Awesome : The Trial Part 1

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  “Court is now in session. The honorable Grand Marshall of Awesomeness presiding,” the bailiff, Twerpette of Awesomeness calle…

• Failure to be Awesome: The Verdict: Part 2

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  The evidence against the evil Wizard of Awesomeness was a document, were he failed to make the top of the most active list, ...

• "Thank God You're Here"

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  “Thank God, you’re here!”, said Col Bloof, “The Kardonians are advancing, we’re without ammo, and my bowels are acting up, ta…

• If I Lived Like I Was Dying

  by Jayme Meiram 7 months ago

  People say that when you know you are dying, you can live free. You live without fear, because heck, you’re going to die any…

• The Driveway

  by More Ways Than One 7 months ago

  I feel so cold out here standing on this paved out driveway. I thought this was supposed to be fun. I hear you walking out fr…

• In the Big Apple

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  Taylor wouldn’t be happy for long in New York City.

  She sat home alone most nights, as her husband worked long hours for the…

• CHAPTER 1 - The alcoholic mother. The way she is.

  by unclejon92 7 months ago

  Boom! Boom! at that moment I knew it was my mother, Lily. I can tell she’s leaning on the door lazily and banging on the sam…

• The Resurrection of Liam O'Connor, Part 4

  by Melia 7 months ago

  It was just a few weeks ago that Liam and I talked about families. He’s always been so good with CherryPop. I can’t count the…

• F.I.C.L.E.T.S. - Episode 3 - Betrayal!

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 7 months ago

  DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, THIS EPISODE OF FICLETS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

  *No! No, no, no! What about my new superhero …

• On the wall

  by undone 7 months ago

  Window, window,
  on my wall.
  Can you stand, through it all?
  Rain or shine.
  Hail or snow.
  Will you not let the breeze go?

• Edmund Extracts the Bank Manager

  by thebetweenspace 7 months ago

  _When a loved one disappears, there is only one person to call. Well, maybe more than one (but Edmund the Extractor is certai…

• SOMETHING SCARY (SCARY REALLY)........... READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

  by DARK! 7 months ago

  It was a cold and stormy night. The blazzing blizzard keep us all awake. It was just my friend Pat, and me. We were in thr ba…

• Scary Story II

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  The buzz saw wielding maniac yelled, “Get out of the closet, boy,” in a scary deep voice.
  I was prettified. I curled up in …

• It's a Dog's Life for Buddy

  by smarty101 7 months ago

  My family’s always nice to me. Everybody except the big cheese. He always yells at me when I bark to tell Mom that people are…

• It's A Cat's Life for Fluffy

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  My owners leave me for days at a time and I see no one. They leave my bowl of cat kibbles on the counter, and a bowl of water…

• Tattoo {Celestic23's Music Challenge}

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  Jordin Sparks. Yes the American Idol winner, song, Tattoo came on the radio,
  To admit that I’m wrong and then change my mind…

• What you Make of Life (Music Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 6 months ago

  This song is one of my favorites. I have known it since I can remember. I sang it when I was little, even though I didn’t kno…

• White and Nerdy

  by DARK! 6 months ago

  They see me mowin’ my front lawn
  I know they’re all thinkin’ I’m so
  White and nerdy , the Weird al song played on my ipod.
  ...

• Hip Hop Saved My Life

  by J.B. Williams 6 months ago

  I must admit, hip hop is my mother, my sister, my cousin, my friend. It means so much more to me than music, more than some …

• Why I don't like the rain (poem)

  by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

  A day with no sun, only clouds,
  only shadows.

  I huddle under my umbrella, shivering
  in the unseasonable cold.

  April showers…

• Music Challenege: You can't Go Home

  by BernerOberland 6 months ago

  _It doesn’t matter where you are
  It doesn’t matter where you go
  If it’s a million miles away
  Or just ten miles up the road
  T…

• My Life So Far....

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  Same old same old, I thought. Wake up, get outta bed, go to work…. I put Rascal Flatts on my ipod:

  _I head off to my job, ...

• The Mischievous Marquee (Living Descriptions Challenge)

  by thebetweenspace 6 months ago

  The church marquee enjoyed, whenever possible, being the embodiment of irony. If it had been capable of laughing, considering…

• Titles( Non-Fiction)- { More of a Rant than a Story}

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  I know you won’t mind if I sequel your ficlets, since that was one of your beefs that not enough ficleteers do.

  My rant is a…

• Stay With Me

  by More Ways Than One 6 months ago

  Can we just stay here?
  I feel safe
  In this place
  With you

  You’re my shield
  From this field
  Of chaos
  That haunts me

  Please s…

• Do Dogs Like Raspberries?

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  I am Rosie Raspberry, trying to avoid being baked into a three berry pie. The chaos in this kitchen is maddening.

  The dog ju…

• So Random, It had to be a Dream {OM's Word Challenge}

  by Jenunique 6 months ago

  The sky was gloomy, not its usual orange cloud flecked blue as you would see on a sunsetting day.

  I was rowing the little…

• Tears and a Monster (Elsha's Mirror Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 6 months ago

  I look at myself in the mirror. I look horrible with tears rolling down my face. This doesn’t even look like me. This is not …

• Nachos

  by Phosphate11 6 months ago

  I opened the door of the school and walked through the cafeteria into the back where the concession stand was.

  My mom expla…

• Too Quick

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 6 months ago

  _Ask her already! She’s stand right there!! No. I can’t. She wants to go with Warren, and if I asked it would be weird. But t…

• When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them At People (100th Challenge)

  by Freedom :] 6 months ago

  Monica sighed and rubbed her tongue across her lip ring. Being a cashier at Wal-Mart was a horrible choice for a job. Still, ...

• Skin Deep [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

  Every morning she seeks me out. What is she looking for in my depths? Her eyes reflect back at her, two black holes vacant of…

• When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them Back And Demand Chocolate(When life gives you lemons challenge)

  by lilfroggie321 6 months ago

  Robby missed the bus since all the traffic made it impossible to get across the street. He checks his watch, 5:00. _The bus w…

• Burn!

  by Blusparrow 6 months ago

  This is so great. Now I can have a prom that I wished for. I walked to class humming “No Air”. I have always dreamed for th…

• When life gives you lemons, don't squeeze the juice in your eyes!

  by Insert Pen Name Here 6 months ago

  “Why does she have to get sick NOW? With Mom and Dad on vacation, I’m her only relative!” Sharon grumbled, shoving her hands …

• Condom Cornucopia

  by BARomero 6 months ago

• The Would've-Been Brother

  by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

  I have spoken to many people over the ages. Some were real. Many were inside my head.

  But I swear to god, the conversation I…

• Goodbye, Madison (MBTM Challenge)

  by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

  I knew it was a bad idea when he wanted to paint my portrait with mayonnaise.

  He knows I can’t stand the stuff. I have a pat…

• Underwater World: Eaten Alive [Living descriptions challenge]

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  Eric waved to his diving partner, pointing in the direction of the underwater cave. His partner, Lazaro Bravo, was twenty met…

• As I have told you... "When life gives you lemons-" I should probably stop saying that.

  by Great Ach 6 months ago

  “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade!” I proudly cried, brandishing my new lemonade maker in the air. “I told you t…

• Trying to be NICE! [flute faerie's Comment Challenge]

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  Okay, this took some going back and double-checking, but here goes.

  Kermitgorf! I’ll call him the Crown Prince of commentati…

• Go Girly; Girly Gone

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  I take one last look in the mirror, “I hate you.”

  “Speak up or come out here, honey,” she chides sweetly.

  With reluctant st…

• Life As Melia [(Your Pen Name Here) Challenge]

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  “Damn the torpedoes!” Melia shouted authoritatively.

  “Sir,” the ensign questioned, “We don’t have any torpedoes.”

  “Sigh, I …

• Around the House with ThroatWolf

  by uselessness 6 months ago

  Hungry.

  The blinds are closed, and I’m reading Edgar Allan Poe. The television is on, and I’m watching Twin Peaks. Somewhere…

• Vicious Attack

  by atllta 6 months ago

• the truth about uselessness [(Your Pen Name Here) Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  His codename was “Useful.” It was his private little joke. The back-story was that he’d been inept as a kid, all quivering in…

• Braces [OM's challenge]

  by The Master of Them that Know 5 months ago

  “wow, you do need braces.” alicia said to me.

  “oh, thanks, like I didn’t know that already!!!” i said back in a sarcastic to…

• You Love Me? [A Counterpoint Poem]

  by THX 0477 5 months ago

  Life confounds me
  You see me
  Peace eludes me
  You love me?
  Happiness taunts me

  Friends desert me
  Family betrays me
  Music assa…

• Happily Miserable

  by VTegrity 5 months ago

  My perspective is so narrow right now, I have sat alone in this room too long. It is almost impossible to think of anything b…

• A Day In the Life of Ana Cristina

  by J.B. Williams 5 months ago

  “Ok class, that’s a wrap. See you guys tomorrow!” she said, sweetly. As the class said their usual goodbyes(“See ya tomorrow!...

• Houston We Have a Problem (American Idol Style)

  by thebetweenspace 5 months ago

  Her voice was electric. The audience connected, captivated by every note she belted out. Her range was uncanny, the vocal run…

• Aftermath (A True Story)

  by emma jo_234 5 months ago

  I wasn’t sure why I was so upset. I hadn’t witnessed the boy getting burned – I’d been way down the hall.

  So how come it bo…

• "Why Mrs. Robinson I Do Believe You're Trying To Seduce Me"

  by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

  Painting for Mrs. Robinson was a nightmare. There was one plus side, she always paid in cash.
  Even though she hovered over h…

• Two Years

  by Dreamer 5 months ago

  It had been two years.
  Two long years of training, converting, pain, frustrations, love…
  Two long years.
  I was looking …