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• Transformation

  by blueyedwonder 9 months ago

  As soon as she hit the water, she felt the transformation begin. Her legs joined, her gills protruded, and her hair turned si…

• Exits and Entrances

  by Music-Hearted 9 months ago

  It made me so angry sometimes that I could hardly breathe. A few rebellious tears would crawl down my cheeks and I’d wipe the…

• A Bloody Thread of Life

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  And so I sit here twisting a tight black thread onto my finger. The thin line spins around and around my pale flesh, creating…

• Hidden Destruction

  by THX 0477 9 months ago

  Life is like the thread, you see. Alone and unaffected it is a small and insignificant thing. Wound tightly enough, life infl…

• The Decision

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  They have tried before – to hurt me, to take me in. They don’t realise how strong I really am.

  I have been here longer than …

• I Am Rage

  by THX 0477 9 months ago

  I…am…rage. This mortal dream has begun to bore me. How dare they insult my divinity with the indignity wrought upon what …

• Theme Song of the Stupid

  by blueyedwonder 9 months ago

  “1,2,3,4,
  But I can’t count any more.
  5,6,9,10,
  See, I can’t count up till then…
  Oh, you know that I’m smart
  Oh, you know w…

• Please Don't Let Me Go

  by horrorfan13 9 months ago

  When I look in your eyes
  my knees go weak.
  Even after all this time.

  Your lips entice me
  to kiss you again and again.
  I neve…

• Shark

  by Music-Hearted 9 months ago

  I slipped behind a wall, leaning against it for support and gasping for breath. He’d been a shark- one of those people that d…

• Winged and Forgotten

  by Music-Hearted 9 months ago

  The hill overlooked a sprawling yet quaint town, much like any other one. There was a relatively large church near the center…

• All Good Things Must Come To An End

  by Three Gryphon[s] 9 months ago

  He was one of them.
  I (Lisa) couldn’t get over it.
  He was one of them, a dragon.
  I’d always thought his passion was unusu…

• Shark (2)

  by Music-Hearted 9 months ago

  My walk home was uneventful, though the adrenaline still pumped madly in my veins. A lone streetlamp loomed nearby, flickerin…

• Never

  by Black Ink 9 months ago

  I want to say that it’s okay for you to walk away and have nothing to say and never look my way that way again. I swear that …

• Crush Crush Crush

  by insomniac 8 months ago

  “I got a lot to say to you,” He yelled after me, “yeah, I got a lot to say!”

  I turned around, and gave him a look of disgust…

• Life, as we know it

  by Terminus 7 months ago

  Tom stumbled as he came out of the dining hall, raising his arms for balance.

  _I’ve got to study for my chemistry test this …

• Questions for Answers

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  I’m glad we could sit down and have this talk. I’m worried about you. Life in those teenage years can be rough, and, well, it…

• But Tears Will Ruin the Makeup

  by someday_93 6 months ago

  I don’t remember being that girl. The one in the picture, up onstage, the tropical breeze blowing through her hair. The flowe…

• Kaleidoscope Eyes

  by someday_93 5 months ago

  A girl with kaleidoscope eyes…

  The line from a Beatles song popped immediately into my head when I saw her. She wasn’t t…

• This Time I Mean It

  by Music-Hearted 5 months ago

  The seat opposite me on this train sits in front of me like a calculating stranger. She stares unblinkingly, like somebody I …

• A Love of the Type Dreams are Made Of (Unique Love Challenge)

  by Storykeeper of Fae 5 months ago

  She was in love. The absolute, head-over-heels, walking like a drunken pirate wondering who on earth spiked your milk type. T…

• The Count Helps Out.

  by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

  The Doctor’s experiment went horribly wrong, the behemoth he created was loose in the village. He was no better than his gre…

• And The Winners Are.... http://ficlets.com/stories/20437

  by Flute Loop<33 5 months ago

  50 FICLETS!! Yeah, it took me a while, I had writers block for a very long time, plus school gets in the way…oh you a…

• An Awesome Dream [LoA Challenge]

  by THX 0477 5 months ago

  A sunny day, and the neighborhood hums. I’m standing in my yard, under the shade of the massive elm, just drinking in the per…

• Now He's Even Haunting My Dreams

  by One Time, One Chance 5 months ago

  I slept soundly that night.

  Dreams of Hayden flooded my head. The air around us had soft of a heavenly, dreamy kind of flair…

• Too Perfect

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  In the beginning it was beautiful. Roses on her doorstep. Phone calls in the middle of the day. Chicken soup the day she was …

• The Play's The Thing

  by SKermitgorf 5 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…

• Challenge of a Challenge [Or: A Mockery of a Travesty of a Sham of a Travesty of a Mockery...]

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Ah Ha! Eureka! Ficlet laws and customs are meant to be broken, and here I go again. Granted, I just hosted a challenge and on…

• Jean Valjean

  by TransDutch 4 months ago

  Stole bread. Prison. Pursuit. Barricade. Death.

  ....................

• Ressurec-Ted

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 4 months ago

  Vancouver, BC – Superhero Ressurec-Ted (aka Ted Wilson) has died. Again.

  He was found floating, face down, in a bathtub fill…

• PLEASE READ! I Have an Idea, But I need your Help!

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 4 months ago

  I just read a book, that was half a play, half a novel. The play was a whole bunch of interviews, and I really like what they…

• Desperate For Attention

  by Adam Croft 4 months ago

  “I refuse to be ignored!” shouted the man with the long, drawn-out face. His greasy, clogged-up hair cascaded down his face…

• Sister Dearest: Lovely Lora (I miss you)

  by Blossom Ruoqen 4 months ago

  My dearest darling, sister sweet, I swear one day, one day we’ll meet. I glance towards the clouds, these clouds of grey, and…

• Priced to Move

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Screams rang out like echoes to the gunshot in the crowded store. The man wheeled around, the gun swinging in a dangerous arc…

• 10 Things I Want To Before I Die

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 4 months ago

  10 Things I want to do before I Die

  1. Wear a crazy hat on an ordinary day.

  2. Get a tattoo of a star.

  3. Go to college….

• You'reAGiant

  by Lovely 3 months ago

  These hallways are always ridiculously cold.
  No sounds embrace them at all.
  I came here to mob away from the long day.
  The …

• Character Generator

  by KasumiRose 3 months ago

  Many writers claim that the characters are more in control of the story than the writers themselves. To this end here’s a lit…

• Message, Scrawled In Blood On A Rock

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

  If you’re reading this, you’re totally screwed, and you probably know it. I didn’t, at first.

  When I got here, He met me. He…

• The "What If" Challenge

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  I’ve reached another milestone and written 300 ficlets (!). So here’s the obligatory challenge: Pick one of the following que…

• Blister in the Sun [Music Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  The girl walked onto the stage, her legs trembling slightly. As she reached the microphone, a couple of seniors began jeering…

• Story Challenge

  by ACORN 3 months ago

  Its a challenge!!

  Start a story with the following words: (pick one)

  1. It was a waste of time…..and tears

  2. _Althou…

• Free Dance [Story Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  It was a waste of time …. and tears were beginning to form in her stockings, jagged zig-zags that looked like fault lines…

• Discussion and Dirt

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  I woke up to a face full of dirt and cold metal around my wrists. Sputtering and shaking my head, I tried to make sense of th…

• Her Story (64 Character Challenge)

  by .:band baby:. 3 months ago

  In the corner she sat, notebook open, and wrote down her story.

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

  by SKermitgorf 3 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…

• Angels

  by Beatrice Fang 3 months ago

  “But you’ve got me, don’t you?”
  I stopped dead and stared at her. Never before had this girl, who I had been friends with for…

• Beginning [64K Challenge]

  by Apple 3 months ago

  It all begins with the ending anyway, so why fret over the loss?

• Stovohobo's Ficlets Best Practices: No More Nonsense

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  All right, it seems Robotech_Master has basically covered every single one of the things I would’ve said, but I have one mo…

• Dying in the crowd

  by Chad Wright 3 months ago

  The crowd surged around him as if it had a life of it’s own. As if it wasn’t a group of thousands of people but was one huge,...

• To Rebuild A Man

  by kaellinn18 3 months ago

  I awoke slouched in a metal folding chair, my mouth and throat parched. I worked my tongue around in an effort to reboot my s…

• On Growing Up

  by emma jo_234 3 months ago

  Growing up.

  Someone please tell me what it means to grow up. How is it different from growing down? Out? In? Sideways?

  S…

• Mirror: Reflection of what? [Elsha's Mirror challenge]

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 2 months ago

  Mirrors. Do they reflect what we want to see? Do they reflect only what’s there? Do we want to see what’s there?

  I challenge…

• Me: Blank [defensive challenge]

  by someday_93 2 months ago

  I stare at my feet, as though my Converse high-tops are currently the most exciting thing in the world, twirling a strand of …

• A Nice Dance to a Different Tune

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  The song was something modern, tragically pained and painfully slow. The dance floor thudded along slowly to the beat beneath…

• "This Is Just To Say..." [The Apology Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

  NPR ran a program today about the William Carlos Williams poem, “This Is Just To Say,” and had people reading their own versi…

• Jonathan ♥ ...

  by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

  I sat underneath my favorite tree in the park by my house, reading like I always do when I don’t want strange men or nosy kid…

• Twilight Challange(140) {CLICK THE BUTTON!!! DOOO ITTTT!!!!}

  by Sailor Emo 2 months ago

  Chaaaallllaaaaannngggeeeee
  So here’s the thing. I haven’t done a challange in a while so I figured why not? AND this ficlet…

• Wonderball Comes to Life

  by Eckhouse 29 days ago

  Emily’s stomach turned in a mix of relief and dread. Wonderball was not entirely certain she would die this year.

  “Wait, so …

• Dying to Live

  by Showmeyourwits 26 days ago

• Dying to Live 3

  by Showmeyourwits 26 days ago

• Can You Write Enough?

  by penguincaptain18 22 days ago

  Maybe I can write it out. Write enough ficlets, or enough poems, or enough broadway musicals to work you out of my system. Ma…

• White Patent Shoes [Unexpected Twist Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 20 days ago

  Sophie woke up with the delicious feeling of one who has slept a deep, dreamless sleep. She stretched her limbs as far as the…

• The Crane Wife [Sing-Song Challenge]

  by JMSquire 19 days ago

  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 …

• Viva La Vida

  by Bartimaeus 16 days ago

  The music poured into my ears. So glorious it was as if I could fly…
  I haven’t laughed so genuinely for ages, as my though…

• Pens' Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge!

  by [pens&feathers] 9 days ago

  Woo-hoo!

  I have finally reached 300 ficlets!

  In celebration, I am posing a challenge to you, fellow Ficleteers!

  I want you…

• The Girl in the Photograph [Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 9 days ago

  He was in love with a photograph.

  To be more precise – he was in love with the girl in the photograph. It lay behind a thick…

• Bow Tie Lips(Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge)

  by Trafalmadorian_Mighty-Joe Young 8 days ago

  “Put him back in the toilet till he talks.”
  There are alot of things a person can think about when a 6’5” 350 LB drag queen n…

• Second Chances [Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge!]

  by ALRO613 (~LoA~) 7 days ago

  It was so cold.
  Emma Colton’s mind was in a haze as she stared into the light. The pain had finally subsided. But she was so …

• Unseen Beauty [Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge]

  by THX 0477 7 days ago

  “I can’t see your face,” he said plaintively.

  “Shh,” she comforted, “The doctors say your sight might come back once…once …

• Microfiction: Jennifer's Eyes

  by Stovohobo 6 days ago

  Jennifer always looked at him with that glance, and he hated it. It would make his food taste bland and paste-like. Her glanc…

• The Everlasting Moment [Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge]

  by NightMaiden 5 days ago

  I was knee deep in snow, and innumerable amounts of glittering flakes cascaded around me, dropping to the ground and coating …

• the beating

  by sunshine_loves_moon 5 days ago

• Self Knows Self

  by l.m.orchard about 1 year ago

  I sat at a bus stop a few blocks from my old apartment, waiting. I’d fended off a handful of half-hearted self-assassination …

• Corner Cafe

  by Black Ink about 1 year ago

  It hurts my heart to think that your fingers only dialed my number the day your cinnamon lipped lover lost her taste. I wonde…

• The Soundtrack to My Summer

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 10 months ago

  The night was perfect shade of dark blue
  dark blue, have you ever been alone in a crowded room?
  as she lay under the stars
  ...

• To Say Goodbye

  by [pens&feathers] 10 months ago

  I looked with sad eyes upon the panorama spread out in front of me. To any other eyes but my own, the scene was an idyllic on…

• Twisted Fairy Tales:Modern Day Romeo and Juliet

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 9 months ago

  Now sit back and watch the story unfold
  With the fair Juliet and her Romeo

  “I had a dream that I was pregnant, and everyon…

• In the Dream

  by [pens&feathers] 9 months ago

  In the dream, I’m dancing.

  I’m in a field of long tall grass – dried by the rage of summer’s sun. A cool breeze blows over t…