Stovohobo's published ficlets
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8/6/45
August 6, 1945
Tokyo, JapanThe control operator suddenly leaned forward in his chair, adjusting switches and controls. His …
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Tug of War
I clustered a cushion of air molecules underneath the pond and lifted at least a hundred gallons of water into the air. It sl…
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Morning
Clayton stopped as he stepped past the threshold, staring silently at me as I stared back. I had been mulling over the crow’s…
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Time is On Your Side
“Let me tell you about what I’ve been doing as I was gone,” I muttered just loud enough for Max to hear. I smiled, relishing …
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Grim Determination + Hungry Anticipation = x [solve for x]
My eyes lit up with hungry anticipation as Rade’s gray peaks faded in and out of the eternal smog that hung over the city. Fr…
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A Strange Feeling
A woman complacently but sorrowfully handed over the wrapped bundle in her arms to the waiting officials. An obvious look of …
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Frozen in Time
Still.
Quiet.
Peace.
My hands crunched along the crisp grass as I slunk around for any source of food, any little chink of…
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Those Who Trespass Against Us
“Our Father who art in heaven…”
The raucous cries of the crowd blended in with her frenzied muttering to herself.
“…hallowe…
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Scarecrow Says
Act.
…The worn handle of the blade feels contoured to my hand…
Do.
…The man’s heartbeat is only a physical symptom of …
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Child's Play
“All right, Mr. Worth, we’re going to outline this to make it as simple as possible for you.”
We’re? Worth thought for a s…
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078-05-1120
Samuel Worth’s 2003 Saturn Ion wound its way through the tunnels and bridges of external Chicago. The clouds above were so gl…
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Only Half a Pyramid (One More Word Challenge)
“Hello.”
“Hello, slave.”
“Why’ve you come?”
“Heard about a problem…?”
“No, no problem – all good.”
“Well, then, get ba…
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He's Actually a Pretty Amiable Fellow
I stare for a moment.
“Well, uh…”
Do you want it? it says, proffering the shirt again.
”...Sure.”
_Okay. Glad I could…
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...And Cryogenics Is Supposed To Be Good For You
Liam stood back with the cold feeling of helplessness he had grown accustomed to ever since all this had happened. Nat looked…
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Page 16
Still trying to translate half of what Skeletor is saying, you figure you might as well prove yo’self worthy to da gang by cr…
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Page 14
Grunting in frustration, you seize the chihuahua by its tiny little body and dropkick it into next week.
You exhale, chuckle…
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"O, Most Dearest and Understanding Diary..." (OTOC's Diary Challenge)
O Most Dearest and Understanding Diary,
_Today, the mistress has left for her sabbatical to France. Being the lovely, roma…
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Now the Vault Holds More Than Money
The jolt of metal on metal penetrated the eerily quiet atmosphere like a hot knife through butter. Frozen butter, at that.
L…
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Frozen in Fransisco
Liam nurtured his hands by the small, withering fire on the floor of the bank. The tiles were glossed over with snow and ice,...
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The Excavation
Dr. Kidd frowned, brow creasing in a fit of concentration as his finger traced the patterns of the stonework. It was half-bur…
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