Ficlets

Little Thing's published ficlets

October Love (Song 2)

by Little Thing 10 days ago 33 0 0

I’m sorry I fail at
communication
I just don’t know what to say
don’t know how to get through
You seemed so
unattainable
Your…
October Love (Song 1)

by Little Thing 10 days ago 30 0 0

...Jason. Nice of you to show up. Finally. Right when I was almost ready to forget you, to give up. Yet I couldn’t help smili…
October Love

by Little Thing 10 days ago 37 0 1

The autumn wind rustled the orange maple leaves overhead as I walked along the drying sidewalk, hands in my pockets, contempl…
Beautiful Girl

by Little Thing 8 months ago 19 2 1

Beautiful girl
led a beautiful life
made others beautiful

You are inspiration
You are love
You are gone from this earth

Wat…
Freckled Ear: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name that Made Me Slightly Unique

by Little Thing 9 months ago 31 2 2

Exhausted by elevated expectations upon my discovery of Ficlets through an AIM email, I started myself as not_a_prodigy.
I wa…
The Fateful One (Post-It Challenge)

by Little Thing 10 months ago 22 0 0

_As I stand above your burial place, which I’ve lined with red post-its, engraved with Sharpie scribbles of all the adjective…
A Sophomore Philosopher

by Little Thing 10 months ago 32 0 2

“Gosh, why does history have to be soooo boring?” I sighed, rolling onto my back, the text book bouncing tantalizingly on the…
Hanging with the Big Boys (End)

by Little Thing 10 months ago 20 0 0

I was gaining so much speed, and I felt like I was in the lead, but there was no way of knowing for sure without losing sight…
City of Future

by Little Thing 11 months ago 24 2 1

From the highway, from space, it would look just like any other city.
But from the inside, from the night, it could transfor…
Hanging with the Big Boys (1)

by Little Thing 11 months ago 32 1 1

We lived in a really big farmhouse when I was a little girl, set back from the road, really big backyard, but still really cl…
Indecisive

by Little Thing 11 months ago 35 4 2

It all happened too suddenly. Sitting there in our motorboat, enjoying the afternoon when the water shook. Little Christina’s…
The Cruise

by Little Thing 11 months ago 30 1 2

As the sun set, Rebecca looked across the ruffling expanse of reflecting ocean, and inhaled deeply, the taste of salt filling…
What You've Made Me

by Little Thing about 1 year ago 23 0 0

I was delicate
I was young
I was timid
I was insecure
I was holed-up

I am strong
I am wise
I am not afraid to speak my mind
...
Just a Memory?

by Little Thing about 1 year ago 19 2 1

You are fading, my fingers outstretched towards your evanescing silhouette. My fingers that are now empty. I saw you hand in …
Disappointment Once More

by Little Thing about 1 year ago 15 2 1

I’m sitting here, the bench in the park by that one special tree. My gaze shifts, long eyelashes blinking back tears, to the …