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Transformation

As soon as she hit the water, she felt the transformation begin. Her legs joined, her gills protruded, and her hair turned si…
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Exits and Entrances
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…
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A Bloody Thread of Life
And so I sit here twisting a tight black thread onto my finger. The thin line spins around and around my pale flesh, creating…
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Hidden Destruction

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

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 …
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I Am Rage

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

“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
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

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…
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Winged and Forgotten

The hill overlooked a sprawling yet quaint town, much like any other one. There was a relatively large church near the center…
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All Good Things Must Come To An End

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)

My walk home was uneventful, though the adrenaline still pumped madly in my veins. A lone streetlamp loomed nearby, flickerin…
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Never
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 …
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Crush Crush Crush

“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…
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Life, as we know it
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 …
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Questions for Answers

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…
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But Tears Will Ruin the Makeup

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

A girl with kaleidoscope eyes…
The line from a Beatles song popped immediately into my head when I saw her. She wasn’t t…
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This Time I Mean It

The seat opposite me on this train sits in front of me like a calculating stranger. She stares unblinkingly, like somebody I …
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A Love of the Type Dreams are Made Of (Unique Love Challenge)

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

The Doctor’s experiment went horribly wrong, the behemoth he created was loose in the village. He was no better than his gre…
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And The Winners Are.... http://ficlets.com/stories/20437
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…
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An Awesome Dream [LoA Challenge]
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…
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Now He's Even Haunting My Dreams

I slept soundly that night.
Dreams of Hayden flooded my head. The air around us had soft of a heavenly, dreamy kind of flair…
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Too Perfect
In the beginning it was beautiful. Roses on her doorstep. Phone calls in the middle of the day. Chicken soup the day she was …
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The Play's The Thing
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…
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Challenge of a Challenge [Or: A Mockery of a Travesty of a Sham of a Travesty of a Mockery...]

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…
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Jean Valjean

Stole bread. Prison. Pursuit. Barricade. Death.
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Ressurec-Ted

Vancouver, BC – Superhero Ressurec-Ted (aka Ted Wilson) has died. Again.
He was found floating, face down, in a bathtub fill…
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PLEASE READ! I Have an Idea, But I need your Help!
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…
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Desperate For Attention
“I refuse to be ignored!” shouted the man with the long, drawn-out face. His greasy, clogged-up hair cascaded down his face…
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Sister Dearest: Lovely Lora (I miss you)

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

Screams rang out like echoes to the gunshot in the crowded store. The man wheeled around, the gun swinging in a dangerous arc…
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10 Things I Want To Before I Die
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….
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You'reAGiant
These hallways are always ridiculously cold.
No sounds embrace them at all.
I came here to mob away from the long day.
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Character Generator
Many writers claim that the characters are more in control of the story than the writers themselves. To this end here’s a lit…
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Message, Scrawled In Blood On A Rock
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…
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The "What If" Challenge
I’ve reached another milestone and written 300 ficlets (!). So here’s the obligatory challenge: Pick one of the following que…
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Blister in the Sun [Music Challenge]

The girl walked onto the stage, her legs trembling slightly. As she reached the microphone, a couple of seniors began jeering…
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Story Challenge
Its a challenge!!
Start a story with the following words: (pick one)
1. It was a waste of time…..and tears
2. _Althou…
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Free Dance [Story Challenge]

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

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…
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Her Story (64 Character Challenge)

In the corner she sat, notebook open, and wrote down her story.
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Titles( Non-Fiction)- { More of a Rant than a Story}

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…
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Angels

“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]

It all begins with the ending anyway, so why fret over the loss?
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Stovohobo's Ficlets Best Practices: No More Nonsense

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

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,...
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To Rebuild A Man
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…
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On Growing Up

Growing up.
Someone please tell me what it means to grow up. How is it different from growing down? Out? In? Sideways?
S…
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Mirror: Reflection of what? [Elsha's Mirror challenge]

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…
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Me: Blank [defensive challenge]

I stare at my feet, as though my Converse high-tops are currently the most exciting thing in the world, twirling a strand of …
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A Nice Dance to a Different Tune
The song was something modern, tragically pained and painfully slow. The dance floor thudded along slowly to the beat beneath…
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"This Is Just To Say..." [The Apology Challenge]
NPR ran a program today about the William Carlos Williams poem, “This Is Just To Say,” and had people reading their own versi…
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Jonathan ♥ ...
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…
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Twilight Challange(140) {CLICK THE BUTTON!!! DOOO ITTTT!!!!}
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

Emily’s stomach turned in a mix of relief and dread. Wonderball was not entirely certain she would die this year.
“Wait, so …
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Dying to Live
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Dying to Live 3

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Can You Write Enough?
Maybe I can write it out. Write enough ficlets, or enough poems, or enough broadway musicals to work you out of my system. Ma…
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White Patent Shoes [Unexpected Twist Challenge]

Sophie woke up with the delicious feeling of one who has slept a deep, dreamless sleep. She stretched her limbs as far as the…
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The Crane Wife [Sing-Song Challenge]

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 …
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Viva La Vida
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!
Woo-hoo!
I have finally reached 300 ficlets!
In celebration, I am posing a challenge to you, fellow Ficleteers!
I want you…
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The Girl in the Photograph [Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge]

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…
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Bow Tie Lips(Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge)

“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!]

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]

“I can’t see your face,” he said plaintively.
“Shh,” she comforted, “The doctors say your sight might come back once…once …
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Microfiction: Jennifer's Eyes
Jennifer always looked at him with that glance, and he hated it. It would make his food taste bland and paste-like. Her glanc…
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The Everlasting Moment [Hauntingly Beautiful Challenge]

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

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

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
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To Say Goodbye
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…
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Twisted Fairy Tales:Modern Day Romeo and Juliet

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…
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In the Dream
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…

