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• His Eyes

  by User 5198 9 months ago

  The music got louder and louder in the song. I promised myself not to look. I dug my face into his lap. His arms hugging my …

• Fritz and Zooey: In Which Zooey Discovers the Identity of the Guy in the Red Pants

  by Nouvelle Bardot 9 months ago

  His face was shadowed by the wide brim of his hat that made him appear like a seedy journalist from the fifties.

  “Hello, Zoo…

• The Song of the Pitchforked Children

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  Her lantern flickered and went out.
  _Hear the little children,
  summoned from below.
  They beckon and they beg,
  for you to go a…

• Journal of the Lost

  by Laser Sharkbear 9 months ago

  Day one.
  The engine’s beyond gone. Communications, dead. What rations I managed to salvage are few. Vessel will serve as base…

• When A Bell Rings

  by Leave Me A Note 9 months ago

  As he stood on the hilly terrain, he could feel the silent October wind blow past him. With one swift movement, he pulled his…

• Diaspora's Leukophobia

  by Lone Writer 9 months ago

  Someone was waiting for her at Pyle’s Yard.She’d always heard that strange things happened there, but being a person who was …

• Blake and me, trying to fly, sooo much fun.

  by Sailor Emo 9 months ago

  “Hahah, yeah right.”I said with a casual eye roll.”Now how are we really getting there?”
  He just looked at me with an amused …

• Dusty's Wedding, Conclusion

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  Dusty looked up and saw that the priest was looking at her intently, waiting for the reply. It was now or never. This felt li…

• What, You Expected A Happy Ending? (pt. 2)

  by Howie Amourscow 9 months ago

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  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

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• Just Take a Picture

  by Mk 8 months ago

  Sometimes when I’m walking down the street, or riding in my car, I wish I had my camera. I can already see the picture in my…

• Who is this Ficleteer?

  by Amaster 8 months ago

  He sits in front of a computer, typing and typing, none of us know his name. If he did tell it to us, he would have to kill u…

• Deep Sleep

  by BetwINeen 8 months ago

  “Superheroes aren’t so abundant as they used to be.
  Nowadays its all about spiderman and superman, but in my time you could w…

• Mother's Always Right

  by Laine P. Grey 8 months ago

  Holden’s grip tightened on the rental car. “Where the hell is he?” He asked rhetorically. Scarlet couldn’t help but feel gu…

• Fritz and Zooey: In Which We Discover Zooey's Full Name and Chat About David Bowie

  by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

  The old woman leaned forward and squinted dangerously at the elavator operator.

  “I thought I told you my name was Katherine …

• Exact minimum length ficlet [And the winner is . .]

  by Algai 'D' Aman 6 months ago

  Write a 64 character ficlet that is captivating and imaginative.

  And the winner is . . .

  WOW the 1st got here really fast -...

• The Bastard

  by Algai 'D' Aman 6 months ago

  A tear dripped from her nose onto the rug. He left her for dead.

• Just End It

  by .:band baby:. 6 months ago

  I’ll end it now, just 1 twitch of my finger, this gun’ll go off.

• The Not-So-Great Detective {Minimum Length Challenge}

  by Hobo Beard Bob 6 months ago

  He realized, a little too late, that his partner was the villain.

• Woods Inn

  by butterflygirl6106 6 months ago

  The lake had a glow about it, the woods at night sang of the magic that was once a ritual being perform there.

  The house sti…

• The Lease

  by Apostrophe 6 months ago

  Chris and Thora sit in the rental office awaiting the approval of thier application.

  They sit there and talk quietly about …

• The Bathrooms

  by Apostrophe 6 months ago

  “I want to check out the bathroom” Thora said. She walked over to the doorway. Her shoes made noise across the hardwood floor…

• Anne and Charles [2]

  by Nouvelle Bardot 5 months ago

  Charles woke up on the floor, little shards of Bach and Mozart clinging to his jacket. He had to blink to make the room stop …

• View from Above

  by Bafuzma 5 months ago

  All looked well with my brother Tom and his wife Carla. They had just finished supper with their son, Tom Jr. and his family….

• A Fun But Insane Quiz From Insert Pen Name Here's Very Insane Mind And the Title DID indeed catch my attention so here is my reply to Insert pen name's quizzy-poo ;)

  by Jenunique 5 months ago

  “Oh, boy,” thought Jenunique happily. A quite lengthy title staring boldly at her after signing in; a tingle of inspiration *...

• A New Ending Challenge (50 FICLETS CHALLENGE!)

  by Blusparrow 5 months ago

  hey again! 50 ficlets means I am inclined to make a challenge and this one will be easier then the 300 comment challenge I ju…

• Just a Saying, Poorly Timed

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Cooing over my shoulder, Rennick intoned solemnly, “Torn between two who would you choose, the one that you love, or the one …

• Postmarked May 12, 2006

  by Howie Amourscow about 1 year ago

  Dear Ted,

  Things are winding up. I canceled afternoon appointments so I could see my lawyer about wrapping some things up. B…

• The Red Sox Suck

  by YodaOnCrack about 1 year ago

  The smallest of the angry Yankee fans rose from the metallic
  bleachers and extended his middle finger. “The wed sox
  sukk!” ...

• One iPhone to Rule Them All…

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars about 1 year ago

  No one noticed when Apple Corp finally assumed control of our lives.

  For years, Jobs and his cronies were flooding the mark…

• The Blueprint

  by BARomero 11 months ago

  Sound, and for that matter any vibrational energy, can be measured in three ways. By amplitude, or volume. By frequency, or…

• Garbage, the Other White Meat

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  I’m standing in line,
  With the cashier’s whine,
  “May I take your order, ma’am?”

  “That’s right, you’ll give what I pick,
  And …

• Leather Pants

  by Fyora Cartagan 11 months ago

  There’s nothing better than leather pants, especially if you’re going to sleep at school.
  Something about that material again…

• Room 235

  by [[Kyle]] 11 months ago

  So there I sat. Between a stoner and a goth. Sweet.

  Oh well, at least i had my leather pants.

  The long-haired delinquant on…

• Detention

  by Fyora Cartagan 11 months ago

  There was one exciting thing about the room though: the peer mediation girl.

  A nice girl, kind of a loner like me, she didn’...

• Detention Part Two

  by [[Kyle]] 11 months ago

  Now, the sole flaw of my leather pants: The inability to hide a hard-on.

  As i sat staring at her, i felt it. A bulge. Oh boy…

• Detention part three

  by Fyora Cartagan 11 months ago

• I Saw you Again

  by partysprinkles 11 months ago

  I hadn’t seen him in ten years, and yet there he was, standing on the corner of Park and 9th, wrestling change from his front…

• Fritz and Zooey: Two Pots of Coffee

  by Nouvelle Bardot 11 months ago

  The world flew by Fritz and Zooey, and they watched the traffic and pedestrians dreamily. The bus made a few stops and became…

• Fritz and Zooey: Surfin' Safari

  by Nouvelle Bardot 11 months ago

  “I don’t really understand the significance of the spoon,” Fritz said.

  “Me either, I just like throwing in silverware into m…

• The Plan

  by TotallyNOTBlonde 11 months ago

  School was just starting and I was already looking plumper. I saw Jack with another girl. ” That little.” I stopped myself sh…

• The Girl in the Surf

  by BARomero 11 months ago

  “I thought they killed the sea witch and lived happily ever after?” the girl asked.

  “No, that was the movie,” Her mother sai…

• Fritz and Zooey: Mr. Ziggy Stardust

  by Nouvelle Bardot 11 months ago

  “Did he say anything remotely interesting?” Zooey asked.

  “He just told me an address for one of those packing and mailing jo…

• She's Got It, I Don't

  by TotallyNOTBlonde 11 months ago

  We were all in ‘the yard’. It was hott so we were just sitting under the shade of a big tree. Ty was sitting right next to me…

• "Grown-Ups Aren't Supposed to Cry"

  by starcrossed 11 months ago

  I slammed the phone onto the counter, probably breaking it, and put my head in my hands and cried. Ryan was gone, and this ti…

• Made of Stone

  by Beautiful Rain 11 months ago

  What would it be like, to be encased in stone? To be trapped forever in this one moment of pain. I stared up at the man fro…

• Hurt

  by TotallyNOTBlonde 11 months ago

  I made a list. I made a list of what Brixley has that I don’t. It has things like wears make-up, has latest fashions, is gigg…

• Pass it On

  by [pens&feathers] 11 months ago

  The coffee shop down the street is my favorite place to be, especially on cold winter mornings. I trudge down there every mor…

• Reckless Abandon

  by [pens&feathers] 11 months ago

  The shoveling went on for what felt like forever, a steady, rhythmic motion that began, after a while, to feel like a pulse. ...

• For Me To Know

  by TotallyNOTBlonde 11 months ago

  “Actually Ty . . . you’re adorable. I just don’t know what to do with you” I said.
  “Ohh, really?” He asked.
  “Yeah well, I was…

• I Need *YOUR* Personal Advice!!!!

  by Richard Peck 11 months ago

  I positioned myself between the metal supports and slid the bar down in front of me. The room began to spin, and as it gained…

• Hal's Diner (or: Lust And Theft, part the second)

  by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago

• A Simple Request

  by Cthonic Farrago 11 months ago

  “That is the true history of our world,” said the man grimly. “Few know of it, save for the descendants and several others. I…

• Insanity - It's not just for crazy people anymore

  by Secret77 11 months ago

  Just as my fingers finally grasp onto the phone, I feel it begin to melt. Warm liquid plastic oozing between my fingers as gr…

• The Turn

  by TotallyNOTBlonde 11 months ago

  We walked into my house. It was empty just like it always is during the day. I walked into the living room and sat on the cou…

• The Lower Level Dungeons

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  Fauxtes glanced up as the door to the cell next to him creaked open. He heard sounds of struggling, a Guard yelping out in pa…

• The Underwater Expedition

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  As we dove deeper, I saw the greenery of kelp and seaweed waving before us. It was an underwater forest. I glanced over at Ji…

• Kick Him Where It Hurts

  by Phosphate11 11 months ago

  Dani walked up the stairs into her room, bags full of new school clothes and supplies. She sat on her bad and let out a sigh,...

• But Why Does She Cry?

  by Lindsay 11 months ago

  Matt was really shallow. In his mind’s eye, he was great. Gorgeous, rich, girls at his feet. He knew just how to treat a gir…

• The Great Dinosaur Census

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  ”...Yes…Rawlings. Good…”

  ”...Regina…”

  ”...Ronaldino, Ronaulds, Rosco…all clear.”

  The Brachiosaur sighed over his g…

• "The last time"

  by T.J. 11 months ago

  Thunder struck suddenly, casting a shadow of which anyone would consider to be an omen of death. But, to this one girl, she …

• Nighty-Night Lars

  by [[Kyle]] 11 months ago

  The dog was gray.
  Maybe.
  It was hard to tell through all the blood, dirt, and some slimy black ooze.
  Lars tried to pick the …

• Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have now reached Cruising Altitude in Hell

  by Saint Chuck 11 months ago

  As I board the airplane, I immediatly start to sweat. I sit down and start to fiddle with the air conditioning vent, but only…

• We Need To Talk

  by Phosphate11 11 months ago

  Blair sat on her bed, thinking about how things had been turning out recently. Her cell beeped, and she flipped it open to se…

• The Shark

  by BARomero 11 months ago

  The shark circled his prey slowly. Deliberately. The prey was aware of his presence, the shark was sure of that, even if they…

• Fiery Intentions.

  by Richard Peck 11 months ago

  The Cone shaped mountain had been coughing and burping up impenetrable columns of grey gas for nearly 7 hours, and Rob was al…

• Shadows Shading a Sick Surrender

  by Splindel 11 months ago

  This new feeling is brewing,
  a stirring of change,
  a new redemption,
  I’m now free from my cage.
  On the surface,
  I seem so pea…

• The Vibrant Blue

  by Autumn Night 11 months ago

  The little boy ran through the sky. He ran until the hazy gray became pure deep blue, until the blurred sun turned into the v…

• In a Picture.

  by Everwanderer 11 months ago

  The picture was faded and worn with time. My eyes strained looking over the length of paper. That was my mother alright. It w…

• Forgiven Or Forgotten?

  by Phosphate11 11 months ago

  Dear Dani,
  I will understand if you rip this note up the second you realize that it is from me. And I know what I am going t…

• One Day in Alphaville...

  by BARomero 11 months ago

  A big cat does eat fish. Giraffes have it just kinda like me. Not one person questioned Ryan Seacrest. The uncertain veterina…

• The Task

  by Cthonic Farrago 10 months ago

  “Unfortunately, there are some things you must do once you have the powers of a Mistweaver. Thought you had it easy for a min…

• The Memoir of a Fat Camp Counselor

  by Saint Chuck 10 months ago

  Day One

  I really don’t know what possesed me to do this. Spending a whole summer with overweight, rich, city kids, who hav…

• "Tell Me a Story About Secrets!" Part II

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  “The first man smiled. He greeted the other back while handing him a small brown package, very inconspicuous in appearance, b…

• 525,600

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  If we have 525,600 minutes on a year, why do we spend 525,599 of them wondering about what we could be?

  If we have 525,600 m…

• The Joys of Ice Cream

  by starcrossed 10 months ago

  Imagine a hot, summer day, not just anywhere, but in Texas, where the temperature goes unbearably high (three-digits on a reg…

• Hopefull fantacies

  by Forever Twilight 10 months ago

  Ok, so it was the beginning of the day, first block, and I was sitting in class. Mr. Now was droning on about math and the cl…

• Bloody Mary

  by Batak Beatrix 10 months ago

  Bloody Mary.

  Two words. Simple, concise, yet so full of meaning.

  Jess contemplated this meaning as she stared into the b…

• Weather Appreciation 303

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  “Like me? Why not you?” I questioned relentlessly.
  “I,” she replied haughtily, “am the Fish Keeper. It’s my job to look aft…

• The Whole Truth, The Total Truth, And Nothing But The Truth

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Or so the previous narrator would have liked you to think. For cliched though it was, that was not the end of the story. In…

• Kings Are Supposed to be Treated Like Kings

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Hugo stumbled out of the warped threshold of the inn, back into the deluge. As if the rain wasn’t enough, one eye was complet…

• You can fly!

  by Sailor Emo 10 months ago

  This wasn’t what I expected when I woke up this morning. Maby I’m asleep, or maybe my little sister slipped something in my f…

• Faerie in Disguise

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  Finally! Human School had started and she hadn’t been able to make it to the woods in nearly a week. Plus, as a probie, she o…

• Bound for Engalnd

  by BetwINeen 10 months ago

  It was strange, she realized, to have nothing to do but sit and relax. Strange, becuase all her life she had had to do one th…

• Adopted angels

  by Sailor Emo 10 months ago

  “So how is it possible for me to have parents and my baby sister if I’m an angel?”I ask worridly. Are my parents angels too?
  ...

• Cinderellis in the Club

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  It was her first night clubbing in the big city, and she definitely wasn’t liking it. Suddenly she heard a loud voice, much l…

• That Kiss

  by MeAndTheMoon 10 months ago

  “I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have done that. It’s just, I haven’t seen Sasha in so long, you know how her parents are, we h…

• "Hop to Me..."

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Grasshopper snorted. He didn’t need them. They were boring. They thought he was an idiot. They thought he was just a kid, onl…

• Brass Eagle and the Escape From the Notorious Furry Bond Fanatic

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Dr. Oblivion opened a door in front of Brass Eagle. “Step inside,” he crooned in his best Bond-villain voice. Brass Eagle rai…

• A "Wasted" Night

  by Phosphate11 10 months ago

  There was an awkward silence as the two of them waited for the other to say something. Dani had thought everything was fine w…

• Fritz and Zooey: Paying With Nickels

  by Nouvelle Bardot 10 months ago

  “There is still so much I want to know about this guy and why he gave this place to you so easily, but can we go to a more _s…

• Ignored

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  Do you ever feel ignored? Like…me? The only noticeable ones are the “Big Cheeses”? I can count them on my fingers and still…

• Florence's Story: Part Six

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  When she had at last regained conciousness, Florence noticed how stiff her arm was. Maxine had bandaged it as well as any doc…

• Hoping for Glory

  by busterfang 10 months ago

  As I went through my initiation I remember thinking how fortunate I was to be a bullet. Unlike rocks or pencils, my mission w…

• Cold Rain

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Grasshopper coughed. The rain had started up again, and he was soaked through. The ground was sludge beneath his feet, pullin…

• Of Butcher Knives, Cement Blocks, and Subtle Death Threats

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Wednesday Thomas drew up to Burtininkas Richards with a sheaf of scribbled-on papers. She slammed them down on the desk, just…