Ficlets

Stovohobo's posted comments

On #220 and #221:

posted 1 day ago

Really good descriptions (“Behind her teeth…bellows into words.”) and cool idea. Kind of reminds me of the Pygmalion myth.
On A Little Advice:

posted 1 day ago

Hm…interesting way to make it so that the psychic is very real. I once saw a video on how to do a convincing card reading, and so I thought this one would be fake too. Nice little surprise at the end.
On Awakening (Déjà Vu Challenge):

posted 1 day ago

Really, really effective description and mood. I was wondering when the déjà vu would come in, and it came in with a chill. Very cool.
On Return to Sender:

posted 1 day ago

Ooh, I like that. That’s a cool way to continue with the idea in Wil’s ficlet, and keep running with it (after all, that’s what ficlets is about!). Nice disguise, too.
On A Terrible Mistake:

posted 1 day ago

Basically, all the people above said it right. Still, nice tone. You make something that could seem ridiculous seem halfway plausible, just due to the strangeness of the situation.
On All hail the Corporation, Inc.:

posted 1 day ago

Hmm…very cool and intriguing look at what the future might hold. Another totalitarian regime…with robots or whatever she is? Cool use of the picture, you get the guy’s fear and desperateness in here.
On 8/6/45:

posted 2 days ago

Amaster – That’s not me makin’ it up. That’s good old, cold hard history.
_{At least from what I’ve been taught.}
On Ultimate Power:

posted 3 days ago

...
Holy crap.
On Disease:

posted 5 days ago

Cool little idea, if not done before. Though I do like where you took the picture – and especially how you described it.
On Frost:

posted 5 days ago

Interesting psychological aspect in here. So the narrator has unleashed this on himself? The Frost consciousness thing is a cool idea, like the crow. I like it.
On Currents [Twilight Challenge]:

posted 5 days ago

Nice little description of nervousness and apprehension that comes with this sort of thing. And I would appreciate it so much more if the girls said it like that. But no, they have to go off and have their friends ask instead, and it gets so much more awkward.
On A Quiet No More:

posted 5 days ago

Even though this approach doesn’t really stick with the offbeat feel of the prequel, I do think it is still a really good piece of writing. Maybe if it had time to transition to this emotion. Either way, I liked it.
On A Loaded Gun in the Mailbox:

posted 5 days ago

That one word was the perfect ending to this one. Pretty funny, and as thebetweenspace said, quirky. An interesting situation to land up in.
On An Unremarkable Factory:

posted 5 days ago

Very cool setup, with a great progression towards the reveal of the factory’s real purpose. And, of course, the certain hand and gun illustrated in the end.
On "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]:

posted 5 days ago

Funny but kind of creepy at the same time. So many questions asked, so few answers one can give in ficlet form – which, I think, is one of the beauties of ficlets. I also like the use of repetition of the first paragraph. It’s like triple déja vu (dejá? No ´?).
On Yet To Prove Your Words:

posted 8 days ago

Hmm…so the crow can interject its own words into the scarecrow’s sentences? Since it is just a part of Addison’s imagination, is it voicing thoughts that he does not say? I’m just wondering this because some of the things the scarecrow says and what the crow says seem to conflict. Unless I’m getting it totally wrong.
Other than that, really cool little ficlet; as creepy and moody as the whole series.
On Addison's Descent:

posted 8 days ago

Very surreal and really cool, too. Basically everything THX said…this whole ficlet has its own little sense of writing style that makes it distinct, like the other ones you’ve written. I like it.
On Ode To Ficlets:

posted 8 days ago

Wow. Really cool little dedication to ficlets – and really accurate, too. I love it.
On A Strange Feeling:

posted 8 days ago

Crap – I think I forgot to keep it that way last time, too. And, like last time, you saved my butt…
On The Blast:

posted 8 days ago

Oh, introduction of a new character…this will make it even more interesting for what we have planned.
_{(NOT a shameless plug to keep the reader reading this series. Not atol.)}
Ahem.
On The Realm of Impossibility:

posted 10 days ago

Oh, yes, Yoda – I write nearly all my ficlets on the Mac instead of my Vista computer. I mean, not incredibly different, but it’s faster and more accessible.
~
Oh, yeah! The story! (Wink) I like the dialogue, the old-fashioned (correct) way of speaking. It enhances the overall fantasy feel of the story – which is fairly original-feeling, too.
On Abah, Father of Illusions:

posted 10 days ago

Very interesting. When you think about what reality is – really, it’s just what we as humans perceive with our senses. What if our senses really were just put into our heads, and the world was totally different? Or, in this case, open to be manipulated?
On Frozen in Time:

posted 10 days ago

The first Max and Tyler series (“Speed vs. Still”) ended here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/26136
~
It started here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/19103
On Shattered Sky:

posted 13 days ago

Very interesting take on the picture. A dash of fantasy, but portrayed with a nice descriptive, almost realistic feel. I like it.
On The Scarecrow Speaks!:

posted 13 days ago

Oh, by the way, most of the ficlets before this were in present tense. This one is in past tense. I’ve read books like that before, ones that switch to fit the mood – I guess I’m just wondering if that was on purpose or not.
On The Scarecrow Speaks!:

posted 13 days ago

Very kewl…now The Wooden Man has turned from attacker to teacher. This is getting more and more interesting…
On Stopped:

posted 13 days ago

Great! Wasn’t expecting that the man would be his guardian. Now I guess I’ll see who the scarecrow really wanted him to go after – if, indeed, he wanted that in the first place.
On Gunfire on the Forgotten Colony:

posted 13 days ago

Wow, both the title and the first sentence drew me in. This feels like one of those stories that is written so uniquely, so well that you just have to read it. There are some sentences that really show how hopeless the situation is, and yet, like THX said, keep the point of view objective at “medium range.”
On Sky Cow:

posted 13 days ago

If someone really is slipping hallucinogens…truthfully, I kind of hoping they keep at it. Hilarious, offbeat, and a breath of milky air to get my evening started.
On My Protector:

posted 13 days ago

Oooohh…very, very creepy-cool thing we’ve got going here. Reminds me of David Almond, if you’ve ever read him.
On The Frightful Leader:

posted 13 days ago

Very interesting and quirky series – turning from horror to offbeat to surreal. It seems like it’s getting Most Active plenty of times, too.
On It's a Goldfish's Life for Goldie:

posted 13 days ago

I love the first few sentences – “I swim in the castle. I swim out of the castle.” Great depiction of the monotony of it all.
On Ernest, my name is Ernest:

posted 14 days ago

“There’s more, I wanted to ask you out on a date. I was very nervous and my mouth couldn’t produce the words to make me cool enough to have a chance with you. What I wanted to say was you seem very nice, your smile is the very best, and I like the way you style your hair.”
~
I love that paragraph. The words that everyone thinks when they’re in this situation but usually don’t say just like that.
On UGG no more/ Everyone calls me Michael:

posted 14 days ago

This style you have for this series is so quirky, yet straightforward and perfect for these ficlets. Very unique.
On Happy To Be Alive:

posted 14 days ago

Very pronounced feeling of defeat, hopelessness, and dejectedness throughout the whole series.
On New Shampoo?:

posted 14 days ago

Great conveyance of his insecurity and nerves. I like it.
On Warmth Extinguished (One More Word Challenge):

posted 14 days ago

Your metaphors are so deep…Siiighh. Nice repetition, too.
On Failed:

posted 14 days ago

Very, very powerful, emotional scene you’ve woven here. The heart brokenness and feeling of utter failure really stand out. Fantastic writing to give such feeling.
On Attacks:

posted 14 days ago

Hmm…very intriguing start to what could be a series. Who will bear the brunt of the attack, I wonder? And why?
~
(BTW, fellow 7th-grader here. Respec’!)
On Now the Vault Holds More Than Money:

posted 14 days ago

(No, actually, in all my teenage knowledge, I don’t).
On Only Half a Pyramid (One More Word Challenge):

posted 14 days ago

Short. Cheap. Whatever.
But do you get the joke? I made a joke!
On The Meta Ficlet [One More Word Writing Challenge]:

posted 14 days ago

This is hilariously applicant. I love the dialogue.
On A Husband's Permission:

posted 14 days ago

Haha, I love how the husband wants a 20% cut. This is great.
~
I haven’t seen Fargo. On my to-do list for when I’m older.
On Letting it Out (One More Word Challenge):

posted 14 days ago

BARomero basically said it just right. The sentences really build it up. Better than some of the middle- to high-school ficlets about ooey gooey love and romance. This was good. =)
On How to Irritate Your Wife [One More Word Writing Challenge]:

posted 14 days ago

Yeah, that came pretty unexpectedly. Very funny.
¶
Oh, and Ana, some of your students (there’s always one, for some reason) might be able to tell you that the longest word in the dictionary is, in fact, “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.”
A disease similar to the Black Lung in which coal miners inhale volcanic dust. Truth.
On The sacrificial victim:

posted 14 days ago

Oh, I love how you wove this into an actual little story (formatting-wise, I mean). Nice spooky detail, and great job following the guidelines.
On The Game (One More Word Challenge):

posted 14 days ago

Clever – and perhaps the most-commented – entry. This was funny, really smart. And even though I don’t drink and probably never will excessively, yes, it does sound like it could a be game in a pub somewhere.
On One More Word Writing Challenge - Ashavari's Sari:

posted 14 days ago

I like the different cultural feel. Then again, reading your profile, I guess that makes sense. I’ll come back to your page.
On Blank [Jack Cameron's Writing Challenge]:

posted 14 days ago

I actually like how one more word per helped the mood and feel of this. It works. Nice job.
On He's Actually a Pretty Amiable Fellow:

posted 14 days ago

I know. I killed the mood. Sue me.
¶
But really, why would the scarecrow be offering the shirt? As always, anyway, you can go back and sequel into another direction.
On The Wooden Man:

posted 14 days ago

...And then you turn back to good-old supernatural, NM style. =)
~
I just saw a movie called Son of Rambow. This kind of reminds me of a scene in that. I don’t think most people here will have heard of the movie, though; it only shows in film festivals and whatnot.
On A Cat in the Scarecrow's Cradle:

posted 14 days ago

The more ficlets I’ve been reading from you, the more I’m convinced that you are very good at descriptions.
On Farm :

posted 14 days ago

A nice little down-home country feel to this one. You use 1st-person a lot, and I think it’s good for you. Gives plenty of emotion and sometimes vulnerability, if that’s what you want to convey.
On Scarecrow's Offer:

posted 14 days ago

Interestingly enough, I haven’t read the rest of this series. I think I’ll go off right now to do just that.
On Mason:

posted 14 days ago

Nice little ficlet told in 1st-person, yet with plenty of personality and thought in the dog. It’s real enough for me to question if it’s actually non-fiction or not.
On You Will Live:

posted 14 days ago

Very, very cool point of view, with the transition from metaphor-like to real. Fantastic idea. I like the “conversation” too.
On Page 4:

posted 15 days ago

I seriously laughed out loud. Some of the most outrageously funny dialogue I’ve read in a long time.
On Page 5:

posted 15 days ago

Riotously and darkly funny, as most of the other pages in this series have been.
On Page 9:

posted 15 days ago

Okay. Chihuahua = hilarious.
On Page 8:

posted 15 days ago

Haha, ohh, the poor guy – I mean, me, I guess. Crap.
On Choose Your Own Adventure:

posted 15 days ago

Very interesting. Did you see the challenge with the CYOA stories? That was fun. Anyway, I like this take on it, with a darker, different reality.
On School Journal: Day 1 [OTOC's 303rd challenge]:

posted 15 days ago

Amen! Aaaa_men_! Can’t stand those stupid journals my teacher makes me do. (But they’re more short stories too, so really I just print recent ficlets I wrote and slap those in the “journal.”)
On She said, "I love you like fireworks." (OTOC Challenge):

posted 15 days ago

“I’m still thinking in sad acoustic chords.” Perfect first line. I wouldn’t have even had to look at the pen name to know who wrote this.
On Getting There [OTOC's Diary Challenge]:

posted 15 days ago

Nice feeling of hope and determination in this one. I like this entry.
On Dear Diary... I Cut Myself Today {OTOC's entry challenge}:

posted 15 days ago

Very powerful ficlet here, with some great lines. It really conveys the emotion and pain and feelings that were happening. Kudos for you, for persevering.
On I hate him.....(OTOC'S Challenge.):

posted 15 days ago

I’ve been seeing plenty of rants coming from this challenge, and all of them just make me feel good…I mean, c’mon, if you feel good venting it, why can’t other people feel good that you got it off your chest?
On KATIE RILEY(OTOC's challenge):

posted 15 days ago

Isn’t it just awesome to vent? Ahhhh…it takes the weight right offa your shoulders. Ya know what? I’m just gonna go over here and hate Katie Riley a little myself too…
=)
On To Many Hearts (303rd ficlet OTOC Challenge):

posted 15 days ago

This feels pretty authentic, what with all the spelling and “like, OOOOMG” stuff. I like it.
On Random Thoughts from a Frustrated 17 Year Old [Diary Challenge]:

posted 15 days ago

Pretty funny, with some cliché comments. But good cliché. ‘Cause we recognize it and laugh at it. =)
On All CherryPop's Fault:

posted 15 days ago

I agree with Tad on the part about “I get it and eat it up fast and I’m lovin it”, but not the connection with McD’s. Ha. Anyway, nice feeling of regret in this ficlet, with good if graphic descriptions. I like it. No…I’m lovin’ it.
On And the Rain Fell:

posted 15 days ago

Nice descriptions and emotion in this. Short, but sweet. Like Laine, I’m a little nit-picky over grammar, spelling, and general aesthetically-pleasing formatting on ficlets, but this had enough in it to make me not really care.
On We Are Here:

posted 15 days ago

Very nice repetition. Basically, a short, sweet little ficlet. I also like your comparison between the three seemingly unrelated things.
On The Woman Who Hums:

posted 23 days ago

Very nice haunting, tired mood to this ficlet. It really makes me want to read what made him blind (if he is) and more about him. Superb.
On Running Nowhere:

posted 23 days ago

I like the metaphor of running nowhere. Nice emotion and look into the character’s mind with this – and I don’t care how many times you posted it, it got my attention, and that’s what led me to reading it. Which was a good thing.
On Life As Melia [(Your Pen Name Here) Challenge]:

posted 24 days ago

I love the reference to Melia’s series…Cherry, Cherry! Wheww – wait, wait, I’m calming down…
Great job, anyway.
On A day in the life of Stovohobo :

posted 24 days ago

Oh, NM, you need to lighten up. Always worried about who’ll get offended on this site and whatnot. I find it funny; in fact, it reminds me of the one here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/9078
But he has an advantage, ‘cuz he’s my real-life best friend.
~
And I appreciate the attention to detail you put in here. =)
On Around the House with ThroatWolf:

posted 24 days ago

This was a nice approach to the author’s persona. I really think you captured him/her (can’t assume) really well, even if they might not live in such seclusion in real life. =)
Very nice, thought-out ficlet about an author that delivers such weird but oddly irresistible ficlets.
On The Everyday THX 0477 [Pen Name Challenge]:

posted 24 days ago

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir did it for me. I mean, that was hilarious.
On Zero X Nine: The General:

posted 24 days ago

I like how you tell it almost from a journal point of view. There are some spelling and grammar errors throughout, but they don’t detract from the story too much. That’s just me being nit-picky.
On Zero X Nine: The Black Out:

posted 24 days ago

I haven’t read the rest of the series yet – but I think I just might…
On Go Girly; Girly Gone:

posted 24 days ago

I was thinking from the last ficlet that it could be a proposal, but then it was also talking about how he was really sorry for her that she had to be with him. So I didn’t think he would want to prolong that by marrying her.
Is he in the mafia? Bum bum bumm…
On Putting Things Off in Mirror Land [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]:

posted 24 days ago

Nice little peek into what the guy thinks, and probably what some of us think but just don’t say. But then, that’s part of your job, I assume.
On Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]:

posted 24 days ago

Mwaaahahahahahaaahhh!!

Oh, I just think this story really needed that. Fantastic teaser the whole way through with him thinking nothing could go wrong. And then a perfect last line.
On Mirror Mirror... [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]:

posted 24 days ago

Nice little hint at the story and what could be happening. I also like the subtly unique approach to the dialogue.
On Mirror: Reflection of what? [Elsha's Mirror challenge]:

posted 24 days ago

I took a little try at it. I haven’t read any other entries, though, so I don’t know if mine is very similar or not.
On Pencil's lament:

posted 24 days ago

I go through so many pencils, it’s not even funny. Mechanical all the way, though. Anyway, I love how you give such a personality to this pencil – we don’t seem to think about it too often, after all. And the “Oh, how we’d fly!” paragraph was my favorite. So true, so true…
On שָׂטָן:

posted 24 days ago

This is my first, and so far, only entry for one of these Simon and Blake serieses. I’ve loved the series so much so far – I look at it as one of the best on ficlets – but I always think too much of it goes over my head to sequel. Hope I didn’t mess anything up. =D
On Dream by Day Interupted:

posted 24 days ago

I absolutely loved the little snippets of mesmerizing description you threw in in just the right places: like, “After a bit more of a pause than I was comfortable with this whithered shrew standing over my cubicle I deigned to ask…” and the one about jumping along the buildings. that can be the simplest, yet coolest dream by day.
On The Resurrection of Liam O'Connor, Part 1:

posted 25 days ago

I have the odd urge to yell, “Yeah! That just happened!”
On Zombies Are People Too:

posted 25 days ago

Love the whole explanations you’re giving. Plus, Liam sounds cool. Fantastic, funny ficlet – not that I’m not thinking that about every one in this series.
On The Bizarre Life of CherryPop McGee:

posted 25 days ago

Original and funny. Love the “I was a bit busy at the time what with the trauma of being born and all.”
On Prometheus Industries (commercial challenge):

posted 25 days ago

“…it’s Fire!™. That’s right, Fire!™.”
Genius references.
On Commando Marvin Lifelike Magnum Model Commercial:

posted 25 days ago

All of that was great – and I love the script approach. The last sentence was one of the best.
On On the road (again?):

posted 25 days ago

Hilarious. I haven’t even read the entire series, but this just made it for me. I love the little paragraph about the book reference…you know, even though they’re being used to beat a cat.
On Trying to be NICE! [flute faerie's Comment Challenge]:

posted 25 days ago

Hah…love the last sentence.
~
Anyways, I feel like such a jerk for not checking out some of these people’s stuff…sometimes I’m just too stuck up for my own good. Well, is it stuck-upiness? Then again, if I don’t think it is, I’m probably stuck up…
On You Have to Be Nice Sometimes (Nice Things Challenge):

posted 25 days ago

Aww….thanks! THX is definitely one of the most prominent authors on this site, mostly because of his ability to not let a read story go uncommented – and, of course, his great writing.
On Intelligently Undead:

posted about 1 month ago

Great point of view on this. I actually didn’t see this when it was featured – I was on spring break – so I’m glad it’s still on Most Popular. Very funny and creative.
On One For the Angels, Part 2 (Conversations With Dead People Challenge):

posted about 1 month ago

I like the overall tone of this little series. Nice rough, urban atmosphere to it that gives it a mood. I like it.
On No!!:

posted about 1 month ago

*one. Couldn’t leave it alone.
On No!!:

posted about 1 month ago

Interesting place to take this, into the realm of…well, reality, on could say. I also liked how you blended in the experience from one test with what’s actually happening…unless, of course, he’s not even in reality still…do DOO dooo….
On The Master of Games:

posted about 1 month ago

Amazing set-up throughout the whole ficlet, with great description and a window into the narrator’s mind that I love. Then the reveal at the end made me laugh. Great job.
On American Dream:

posted about 1 month ago

I thought it was very nice, and true.
Sequeled.
On Set Sentence Challenge ~It's my 210th ficlet!~:

posted about 1 month ago

A lot of these offer a lot of possibilities…I’ll have to come back to this.
On Stupid Smile:

posted about 1 month ago

I like how you didn’t say the “defensive” part out right; you gave the readers some time to figure it out themselves. And nice repetition.
On Duct tape and Plastic (Don't Get Defensive Challenge ;):

posted about 1 month ago

Well, this is a predikklement. Nice reference, by the way, even if I was probably a little young at the time to care. Basically, a dark and somber ficlet when read without context, and a funny one with it.
On Dinosaur Dilemma:

posted about 1 month ago

Very unique and well-scripted view on this event. I love the dialogue and the characterizations.
On The Loss of Lucille:

posted about 1 month ago

Very descriptive and emotive. And THX brings up a pretty good point – if not a little humorous. Anyway, very well done.
On Already There:

posted about 1 month ago

By the way, by no means am I saying that the “religious aspects” didn’t help – they just haven’t seemed to yet. But also by no means are we going to make this easy for the girl. We’ll see how it turns out in the sequels…
On The Curse:

posted about 1 month ago

There you go. Sequeled it. A little different from what I might normally do – but hey, it could be morphed into something I didn’t expect. The beauty of ficlets.
On Vivian:

posted about 1 month ago

O, lackaday! Alas, woe is me, for mine own stupidity hast rendered me brainless. As always, however, Laine, fair lady, you may sequel your own ficlet as you wish…eth.
On The Princess Bride's Gatekeeper Speaks:

posted about 1 month ago

You have Vizzini down to the nonexistent hairs on his head. Great “logic,” by the way; the whole “Well there’s the prince. And that girl….” thing made me laugh.
On Cindy Lou Comes Out All Right in the End:

posted about 1 month ago

The first few sentences are pretty strange. But then, all of your ficlets are very strange and yet nearly totally compelling.
On Trying Dialog A Deux: A Trialog:

posted about 1 month ago

Roller Coaster Tycoon = approx. 1,652 days out of my life.
_{By the way, emma jo_234, I think he meant to say “am.” You’ll notice the bolded…character isn’t so bright.}
Anyway! I really thought this was hilarious. Like, it made me laugh, which is kinda kard to do over the internet. Anyway.
On Daccora:

posted about 1 month ago

Oh, by the way, a handy little hint to defeat strikethroughs – put one space around each strikethrough, and keep all dashed words just regular dashed. Even if you write something like “this – yes – this,” it won’t cross out “yes.”
On Daccora:

posted about 1 month ago

Very nice characters and introduction to something that could be just a ficlet or possibly something bigger. What a ficlet should be, I guess. Nice job.
On Oh, and by the Way...:

posted about 1 month ago

Not really too mature, but hey, that’s me.
On The Machines (64-Character Challenge):

posted about 1 month ago

I had “were,” but it was one character too long.
On Shattered Silence, or From Beyond the Grave:

posted about 1 month ago

Oof. That was gut-wrenching – so much so that I think I’ll write a prequel.
On Stovohobo's Ficlets Best Practices: No More Nonsense:

posted about 1 month ago

I know, and I do agree, R_M. I just thought that for an example, however…well, you are still right. Just because she’s not here anymore probably doesn’t give me a reason to put up the name.
On Previously on THE PULSE:

posted about 1 month ago

Gasp! I remember this series! Oh, and I just realized after finishing the book, you took Henry Wu’s name from Jurassic Park. That, or some extreme coincidence.
On Return of the Machines:

posted about 1 month ago

TPs...ohhhhh. I wondered why you had been abbreviating it. Nice story, I might just have to sequel it.
On R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #7: Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation:

posted about 1 month ago

Firefox saved my life in this way. And on my PC, I use dictionary.com.
On R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #5: Edit Yourself:

posted about 1 month ago

This is the rule I basically live by on ficlets. By now, I think I’ve got the 1024 limit down, and cutting is painful but necessary, and this is the perfect guide while doing so.
On R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #3: Ficlet Structure:

posted about 1 month ago

It seems like barely anyone sequels my stories, and I value it more than comments or ratings. I know it’s partly my fault maybe, but still. thanks for posting these, by the way. Hits the nail on the head every time.
On R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #2: Comment and Rate It!:

posted about 1 month ago

I felt I couldn’t really leave this without commenting. You tricky schemer, you.
Anyways, I do kinda fall behind on this, mostly like Jenunique. I agree with THX too.
On R_M's Ficlets Best Practices #1: Paragraph Spacing:

posted about 1 month ago

Okay, this one already has enough comments, I’m sure – but I agree wholeheartedly. I usually rate less on one without paragraph breaks. Ficlets doesn’t have a tab button!
On It Was Easy:

posted about 1 month ago

Perfect descriptions for the story, with the insight to the narrator’s mind, and the consequences of his (or her, I guess) actions. Well….sort of like the Tell-Tale Heart, yes. I love it.
On A Day of All Days:

posted about 1 month ago

Fantastic creative use of the most widespread epidemic writers know. Hilarious, too.
On The new tribes:

posted about 1 month ago

Runs With Scissors. That’s good.
To me, it almost seems like a futuristic-type tribe story – a cool idea, is what I mean.
On Detour:

posted about 1 month ago

Nice feeling of the unknown before you revealed what was probably going on. If it’s about what I perceive, you took it from a different direction. Short but sweet.
On Silence in the Gray:

posted about 1 month ago

Very nice descriptions. It creates a good mood and paints a picture for me.
...
_{BTW, I finally sequeled Max & Tyler}
On [Challenge] Terrible Commercials:

posted about 1 month ago

Sounds fun. This could go a few ways; I might have to try it out if I have the time…
On The Princess Bride's Assault Plan B:

posted about 1 month ago

“If at least we had a Holocaust cloak, that would be something.”
“You mean like this?”
~
Great. Just great.
On The Princess Bride's Rescuer Trouble:

posted about 1 month ago

Haha. Perfect capture of Vizzini.
~
And Ana, you can’t even remember exactly? You got it right, of course, but still.
=)
On The Funeral Will Be Depressing, But…:

posted about 1 month ago

I like the sealed sense of inevitability you created in this one. And the further glimpse into the characters. Thanks for prequeling.
On Kiss and Ride:

posted about 1 month ago

Very funny and unique take on the weird picture. It made more sense to me – somehow. I especially like how you expressed the car’s personality.
On Family Reunion Part 3 (A City of Heroes Story):

posted about 1 month ago

This is awesomely inrnse. Loving it.
On It Wasn't My Fault (A City of Heroes Story):

posted about 1 month ago

I love the how the same story is told from the two different perspectives. Great job, I need to read the rest.
On Bad Timing on Big Decisions:

posted about 1 month ago

Actually, I’m very happy people are sequeling. They almost never do, and I would really love to see what their take on my ficlet is. Nice job.
On Birth of the Firefox, Part 9:

posted about 1 month ago

The Great Firewall. Not that is clever. You deserve more comments and attention for on this series.
=)
On Birth of the Firefox, Part 6:

posted about 1 month ago

Hilarious. Almost a Douglas Adams vibe I’m getting here.
On Birth of the Firefox, Part 4:

posted about 1 month ago

I feel like an evil laugh is in order. Very nice with all the techno phrases and such, but still making a funny and satirical story out of all of it.
On Georgia Dee, Ironically, Is a Supporter of the EPA:

posted about 1 month ago

Hm…well, I knew multiple comment postings problems were supposed to be fixed, but what about multiple ficlets?
On Epilogue:

posted about 1 month ago

By the way, if you are reading this now, you may have gathered that there is a sequel series. It starts here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/9390
On The Importance of Commas:

posted about 1 month ago

Okay, really short and fairly immature, but c’mon. I was bored.
_{By the way, one was based off of one I heard from OTOC.}
On Remember Me, I Pray:

posted about 1 month ago

Very nice unique, psychological look at what’s going on in this picture – but then, that would make some sense.
On Jesus, I Am Your Father:

posted about 1 month ago

Wha – well, this is a little abrupt ending! I spent days just reading the 80-something ficlets in this series, and it just stops without an ending?!?
~
By the way, this was very good…but I really do hope it isn’t blasphemous. =)
On Meanwhile, At an Undisclosed Location… (Pt. 2):

posted about 1 month ago

You guy talk in a different language, I swear.
On Alone:

posted about 1 month ago

Very very nice transition from violent to sentimental. It worked really well; there was plenty of emotion in this. Great job – even if this is 4 months old.
On THINGS:

posted about 1 month ago

Haha – though not your best work (I can tell it’s one of those things you crank out when you just need to write) – I thought it was still very good. And it made me laugh. And frown in slight disgust. And raise my eyebrows in slight amusement. Any ficlet that can trigger that many reactions has to be given some credit.
=)
On wonderful righting, but a repeat!:

posted about 1 month ago

Exactly my point. I did say that I very rarely wrote these types of things before, because of that exact statement right there. I just wanted to try something different. Thanks for being honest, anyway.
=)
On It's Dull, Anyway.:

posted about 1 month ago

Very nice descriptions and dialogue, and, as THX says, just enough hints to get me interested.
On Prevention:

posted about 1 month ago

He.
Is.
Dead!
Evil laugh or little tear?
On Past, Present, Future:

posted about 1 month ago

Haha, this is very original and interesting. I love the exchange between the two, filled with little asides of sarcasm or witticisms.
On An Unexpected Visitor:

posted about 1 month ago

Now this should be intriguing. I’m definitely off to read the sequels.
On Extra! Extra!:

posted about 1 month ago

I was going to sing the Hallelujah chorus out loud, but I figured it was too cliché. You get the point, however.
=)
On dEaD:

posted about 1 month ago

Never Explain wrote two ficlets in a row, so I figure it’s not too much of a blasphemy if I do.
On WARLORDS:

posted about 1 month ago

Very nice reference to CMT,KOM. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it. =)
On Fatman :

posted about 1 month ago

OOOHHHH!!! ROOBY-ROO! Experiment 065.9? Me likes…
On The Rush:

posted about 1 month ago

InTENSE. Very nice sequel, giving me an amazingly wide berth to wreak my own havoc. Mwahaahah. Now that did call for an evil laugh.
On DA BEST BATTLE EVER OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE SQUARE TABLE:

posted about 1 month ago

Sir Harry of Potter…haha. Wonderfully random; made me crack a smile.
On The Perfect Opening:

posted about 1 month ago

Oh, write any textbook in narrative form and I would learn so much more. Seriously, this section we read on cells today was so dang confusing; they just crammed in as much useless info as they could!
On Edmund Extracts the Bank Manager:

posted about 1 month ago

Love it, love it, love it. Hilarious. And I love how he sends the smoke grenade through the drive-thru.
On Turn About Is Fair Play:

posted about 1 month ago

Uughh…I know you to be dead, for you have gone to heaven and come back to record what you saw.
On What's In A Name...:

posted about 1 month ago

Your ficlets have actually been catching my eye much more often lately. You’re a very good writer – and yes, I am too a capital “g” Geek, and proclaim it proudly.
On Sand Women IV- Sword of Lyfae:

posted about 1 month ago

Hey, I remember this series! But 7 whole months ago? It can’t have been that long!
On Burger Time:

posted about 1 month ago

Oh, my aunt has a Burger Time arcade-style standup machine. It was great…until it broke. But I’ll always love it!

Oh, and, um, nice ficlet. Like W said, I liked the subtle puns.
On Disemboguement:

posted about 1 month ago

Sorry if this is a little random. OTOC challenged me to write a ficlet about the word “disembogue” – without knowing what it means. It’s not vulgar or anything, look it up on dictionary.com.
On Reality Of Ones Mind:

posted about 1 month ago

Interesting psychological little ficlet. Is he simply insane, or is it really happening? The only thing that took anything away from it for me was a few grammar issues and stuff like that.
On Stella Starr and The Case of the Fledgling Flapper: Evie's Got a Gun:

posted about 1 month ago

Oh, yeah, killer last line, like THX said. Very, very cool ficlet. I wouldn’t have even known that it came from a challenge. Great character development.
On Student and Master (Retro Music Challenge):

posted 2 months ago

You gotta give me credit for not actually living in the 80s. Eh? A little extra comments, p’raps?
=)
On Teasing the Manic Street Preacher [Retro Music Challenge]:

posted 2 months ago

Without the challenge, this could’ve read totally like a regular ficlet. Not forced at all; really well done.
On Retro Music Challenge (My 100th Ficlet Challenge):

posted 2 months ago

Um…hmm…how to explain this. I didn’t exist. I’ll have to do some research if I want to enter, I guess – kids these days don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no real music, I know, I know . . .
On The First Illusion:

posted 2 months ago

Are the ratings not working again? I gave it a five, then.
On Lend a Helping Hand Reach For Peace:

posted 2 months ago

THX just about took the words out of my mouth. I thought it was very good and an interesting idea. The only thing was there were a few spelling mistakes, but that’s just me. Very nice.
On How to Make Friends and Fling People:

posted 2 months ago

Haha. The last sentence did it for me. Very cool.
On The Word What Did Him In:

posted 2 months ago

Hmm, very intriguing. It raises many possibilities. Did he commit a crime, or is he innocent? Is he being attacked by the townspeople? Where is he? Very open-ended for a sequel, but also enough to keep finished right here. Nice job.
On Do Not Enter This Most Awesome Challenge...Today:

posted 2 months ago

Wait! Noooo! I forgot about it! Noohohohoooo! Dang it, stupid, stupid, stupid me….
On The First Illusion:

posted 2 months ago

Wow…this went many different ways after I read it – controversial, emotive, both, neither? Point of view can really change this around, depending on what you think. Is the narrator benevolent or malevolent? It stayed in question (at least for me) until I read the last few sentences over and over again. Very nice job, anyway, to provoke such thought.
On Possibly the Shortest Ficlet with the Longest Title (Though I would not be surprised if someone has done this before):

posted 2 months ago

I sequeled – left it open for other people to sequel mine, too. Even though it is obviously short and – well, one could say uncreative – it is actually a really nice thing to do for fellow ficleteers with writer’s block.
On The Unkindness of Ravens:

posted 2 months ago

Hmm…very intriguing. Obviously, it’s very hard to read a piece of literature about Ravens without thinking of Poe, but this was a great deviation from that mindset. Very nice surprise ending, too. Are the ravens psychologically affecting him? May the answer come…if I sequel. =)
On Threat:

posted 2 months ago

Hahaha…the last sentence made me laugh. Though maybe it wasn’t supposed to. Like THX has said, I always try to turn the situation dire, and you can find a way out of it. The things I could do with Max after this…=)
On First Session:

posted 2 months ago

Gross, gross, gross overstatement, Kermitgorf. Even if I’m good for my age, I am certainly not better than many of the writers here. There are plenty I could name that write more descriptively, more emotionally, more professionally, anything. Even if I’m good, I’m not the best.
On Edmund the Extractor:

posted 2 months ago

Haha…this is good. This made me laugh; very nice job with the weirdness and overall originality of it.
On A Moment with a Hero:

posted 2 months ago

Haha….hahaha. Though I didn’t take the line about Edgar Allen Poe smiling too seriously. This made me chuckle, though. and do you know how hard that is to do over the internet, with just words? Ah, the beauty of writing, I guess.
On Character Generator :

posted 2 months ago

Sounds cool and unique…this should be good when I get the time.
On "Dude, You Almost Killed Me":

posted 2 months ago

This inspired this thing:
http://ficlets.com/stories/23953
On "Dude, You Almost Killed Me":

posted 2 months ago

Though nearly every comment repeats just about exactly what I’m going to say, I’m just going to say that guns are cold and unfeeling in their deadliness. It only takes a few muscles to quickly and efficiently end one’s life. Very nice job depicting that instability.
On UFO DEATH SPIRAL:

posted 2 months ago

I agree with all the rest, very nice job on sci-fi. And the picture, though obviously not what the subject material is about, works really well with it.
On The Judgement Game Show with Bill Cosby 2:

posted 2 months ago

Hahaha….no, this calls for an evil laugh…MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! There we go.
On The Judgement Game Show with Bill Cosby:

posted 2 months ago

I like how Bill Cosby hosts. =)
On Plan:

posted 2 months ago

Don’t think I’ve read the other parts of the series, but this is good as itself. Nice dialogue.
On Machine:

posted 2 months ago

Very good look at the dehumanization of war. Virtual technology is trying to downplay the emotional side of killing.
On Something Different:

posted 2 months ago

Nice haikus. (Love your pen name, by the way; film and TV has always interested me!)
~
All right, ramblings done.
On Prom:

posted 2 months ago

I don’t know why this isn’t featured ficlet, compared to the current one…
On Dream, or Nightmare?:

posted 2 months ago

Everyone’s been saying dream, but really, Storykeeper of Fae said it the way I imagined. Confusing and utterly terrifying. That’s why he would ask himself if it was a dream or nightmare.
On Bobbert, The Medivial Smiley Face: = { ):

posted 2 months ago

Simley Faec. Nice.
On Dream, or Nightmare?:

posted 2 months ago

You’ll notice I usually try to avoid these middle- or high-school drama things, seeing as they are almost always the same. I’m just trying something different, though. If you don’t like one of the installments in this series…well, I probably don’t either. =)
On Colorless:

posted 2 months ago

Very nice, I thought. Why does it seem that color has a thing to do with it? A “Cracka” is worse than a gangsta? It just all seems kind of stupid to me, but you made this point well. Nice job.
On Multi-Purpose Salivary Projectiles:

posted 2 months ago

Hahaha…..so many wonderful lines in this. Hilarious.
On Lost for an Answer:

posted 2 months ago

I don’t know how you make each of these so wildly funny and quirky. Like, each one. Just great consistency.
LoA, and yet I comment to the Master.
On Bloody Redirection:

posted 2 months ago

or lawyers lol..
LoA
On Half Truths and Big Guns:

posted 2 months ago

I think I might have to look at the beginning of tis series, if I can find it.
On Noah:

posted 2 months ago

Nice interesting deviation from your usual storyset. I especially like the little psychological thing going on inside her head.
On Snaps:

posted 2 months ago

I’ve figured it out, but if I post the answer, other people might know how it works. And that’s no fun! Good job, anyway.
On Snaps:

posted 2 months ago

Gah, you stole my idea! I was gonna do this! =)
On Do Not Enter This Most Awesome Challenge...Today:

posted 2 months ago

Mwahahaha…..what an awesome idea I have…
On Threesome with a Robot:

posted 2 months ago

The title kind of made me click…in a weird, twisted sort of way. Hm. I will say that you did use the picture to a certain advantage. \=)
On A Match Made in Hallway N304:

posted 2 months ago

Wow, featured already? I was only away for a few hours!
On White and Pure:

posted 2 months ago

I just randomly typed in the number 10456 in the address bar and found this. Short but sweet. The more times I read it, the more I like it.
On Mermaids:

posted 2 months ago

Very nice paradox of the girl’s thoughts on mermaids. I also liked the “I used to believe she used to be a mermaid. I know better now, because mermaids never die. And she did.” Nice job.
On This is Why:

posted 2 months ago

Very nice depiction, taking advantage of his disability there. Work the magic, Tyler, c’mon. =)
On I Got It On eBay:

posted 2 months ago

I loved the tone of the story, and just how it was written. Great job.
On The Morning After:

posted 2 months ago

Wow. I wish my first two ficlets had been this dang good. Amazing job, I’ll be watching for your stuff….contact.
On To Be Touched by a Stranger:

posted 2 months ago

Daaang…I just think I’ll have to go to the beginning of this series.
On Hide and Seek:

posted 2 months ago

Hahaa…..I shouldn’t laugh, but I do. I might have to sequel later…
On Under the Stars:

posted 2 months ago

Haha, either way, this is a very hasty first date. =)

I like it, however. I might just have to sequel – if I do, and you don’t like it, you can always do another sequel.
On So Far, So Good:

posted 2 months ago

The suspense…it’s killing me!
On I'm No Superman:

posted 2 months ago

So much detail, so much lovely, wonderful, satisfying detail you put in your stand-alones. Great job.
On 1 and 3 Stovo Challenge.:

posted 2 months ago

Nice combination with both challenges…I like it. Thank you very much for entering!
On Now, when Was the Last Time You've Had a Good 'Ol Stovohobo Challenge?:

posted 2 months ago

For the people that I haven’t answered questions to yet, don’t get all uppity and egotistical. I can only do so many at a time, and then I’m gone from ficlets for a day or two, then I forget when I am on, or don’t feel like doing them. I am human, as likely as the contrary may seem.
On School:

posted 2 months ago

Haha, the conversation’s nice and simple, with the right attitude conveyed. I wanna read more…
On Wrong with me?!:

posted 2 months ago

I like how all the characters think the reactions of the others are going to be way different…humorous and “dramatic”, as any adolescent girl could tell you. ;)
On Quiet:

posted 2 months ago

Ohh, very nice reveal as it gradually faded into that fact. This should be a very good series. Nice emotion and thoughts of the kid, too. Blindness, though obviously a disability, has its own romanticism of how they see without their eyes. Great.
On Catherine Parr's Triumph:

posted 2 months ago

I love how all the wives all think that each one of them will be okay, besides the fact that everyone before them thought the exact same thing and….well, “off with her head,” as they say.
On Catherine of Aragon, The Warrior Queen (II):

posted 2 months ago

Hahahahaha…may thine wrath of Zena

Stovohobo's posted comments

On #220 and #221:

On A Little Advice:

On Awakening (Déjà Vu Challenge):

On Return to Sender:

On A Terrible Mistake:

On All hail the Corporation, Inc.:

On 8/6/45:

On Ultimate Power:

On Disease:

On Frost:

On Currents [Twilight Challenge]:

On A Quiet No More:

On A Loaded Gun in the Mailbox:

On An Unremarkable Factory:

On "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]:

On Yet To Prove Your Words:

On Addison's Descent:

On Ode To Ficlets:

On A Strange Feeling:

On The Blast:

On The Realm of Impossibility:

On Abah, Father of Illusions:

On Frozen in Time:

On Shattered Sky:

On The Scarecrow Speaks!:

On The Scarecrow Speaks!:

On Stopped:

On Gunfire on the Forgotten Colony:

On Sky Cow:

On My Protector:

On The Frightful Leader:

On It's a Goldfish's Life for Goldie:

On Ernest, my name is Ernest:

On UGG no more/ Everyone calls me Michael:

On Happy To Be Alive:

On New Shampoo?:

On Warmth Extinguished (One More Word Challenge):

On Failed:

On Attacks:

On Now the Vault Holds More Than Money:

On Only Half a Pyramid (One More Word Challenge):

On The Meta Ficlet [One More Word Writing Challenge]:

On A Husband's Permission:

On Letting it Out (One More Word Challenge):

On How to Irritate Your Wife [One More Word Writing Challenge]:

On The sacrificial victim:

On The Game (One More Word Challenge):

On One More Word Writing Challenge - Ashavari's Sari:

On Blank [Jack Cameron's Writing Challenge]:

On He's Actually a Pretty Amiable Fellow:

On The Wooden Man:

On A Cat in the Scarecrow's Cradle:

On Farm :

On Scarecrow's Offer:

On Mason:

On You Will Live:

On Page 4:

On Page 5:

On Page 9:

On Page 8:

On Choose Your Own Adventure:

On School Journal: Day 1 [OTOC's 303rd challenge]:

On She said, "I love you like fireworks." (OTOC Challenge):

On Getting There [OTOC's Diary Challenge]:

On Dear Diary... I Cut Myself Today {OTOC's entry challenge}:

On I hate him.....(OTOC'S Challenge.):

On KATIE RILEY(OTOC's challenge):

On To Many Hearts (303rd ficlet OTOC Challenge):

On Random Thoughts from a Frustrated 17 Year Old [Diary Challenge]:

On All CherryPop's Fault:

On And the Rain Fell:

On We Are Here:

On The Woman Who Hums:

On Running Nowhere:

On Life As Melia [(Your Pen Name Here) Challenge]:

On A day in the life of Stovohobo :

On Around the House with ThroatWolf:

On The Everyday THX 0477 [Pen Name Challenge]: