Ficlets

Shadman's published ficlets

off the grid

by Shadman 4 months ago 28 1 2

“Harold, you’re pullin’ too much juice again.”

Neck craned out the side of the vehicle, Harold’s goggles were covered in gn…
Square Peg Round Hole

by Shadman 6 months ago 17 1 1

“You’re a chameleon.” She had me marked before I even knew myself. It took me 10 years to know what she was talking about, bu…
The Trap is Sprung

by Shadman 7 months ago 16 0 0

Stabbing Spider hisses, “This water is frozen. I’ll slide around, but not in the direction I have chosen.” She stabs her talo…
Hawking Wares

by Shadman 8 months ago 10 0 0

“Hey, hey, hey! You wann meest?”

Parcel in one hand, flash ball in the other I pick up the pace to about a seven. The Mog le…
Mounting An Offensive.

by Shadman 8 months ago 13 0 0

Stabbing Spider awoke to another horrible, dreary winter day.
Sharpen my talons, grind grind grind, Stabbing Spider is of a …
Weights In My Heart.

by Shadman 8 months ago 36 1 4

“Snakes and spiders.”

“What does that have to do with my job in New York?” Poesy sits on the bed and puts her left leg into…