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• Here

  by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago

  The trees grew straight
  but the ground grew crooked
  I stepped lightly through the mist
  and wondered
  if anyone was here befor…

• Science Class Blues

  by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago

  I watch the clock…meaningless ticking. I empty my pencilcase. Eraser Soldiers time! I line up the little end-of-pencil eras…

• Battle

  by blueyedwonder 7 months ago

  So it’s you, she said with a fierce strike.

  Oh, yes, replied the monster, clearly enjoying himself, _You thought you got…

• One Day of Creation

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  I flick the flint and flinch at the pop of lighting acetyline. With practiced but still clumsy hands I fiddle with the oxygen…

• Glayelle

  by blueyedwonder 7 months ago

  Laurielle nearly cried with relief.

  Glayelle, I need you.

  _Maybe you should have realized that before you stole Adrastos….

• The Keeper and the Smile

  by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago

  I watch her
  kneeling
  eyes closed
  not on a pew
  in a church
  or a temple
  but out in the open
  on the mountaintop

  Her lips movi…

• A Bloody Thread of Life

  by artistsrunwild 7 months ago

  And so I sit here twisting a tight black thread onto my finger. The thin line spins around and around my pale flesh, creating…

• The Adventures of Click Click Cluck

  by Bigkittyproductions 7 months ago

  Click Click Cluck roamed around the vast savanna. He wasn’t looking for anything, he was just exploring. As Click Click trott…

• Pop Culture Challenge: I Can Has Emmy in Box?

  by Fyora Cartagan 7 months ago

  It was Christmas time and everything was perfect. Jenna was curled up in her husband’s La-Z-Boy recliner. He had insisted she…

• The Decision

  by artistsrunwild 7 months ago

  They have tried before – to hurt me, to take me in. They don’t realise how strong I really am.

  I have been here longer than …

• You're Nobody in Hollywood Till Your 1st DUI

  by Kermitgorf 7 months ago

  “It was a routine night in West Hollywood, never a dull moment I tell you. You just never know which celebrity, has been or w…

• Our Revolution of the Future

  by artistsrunwild 7 months ago

  Ingenius.
  The new truth created by filthy lies.
  A book written backwards but read forwards.
  Words that stop making sense once…

• Dead is Relative

  by Kevin 7 months ago

  Emilio woke on a gurney in excruciating pain. “Holy Mother of God,” he screamed, clutching his left cheek, which was dripping…

• You Know It's a Good Party When...

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  Eyes wide, Malcolm sat on the couch staring at nothing, saying nothing. All around him lay the detritous of yet another fabul…

• Worse Things Than Murder

  by Kermitgorf 7 months ago

  Mrs. Learella Kingston had spent three weeks holed up in a tiny filthy, putrid smelling, bathroom.
  The walls were gritty and …

• My Wisdom Teeth have Arrived with Gusto

  by artistsrunwild 7 months ago

  I had a toothache last night.

  A temple-splitting headache that felt like someone was drilling a large hole through my teeth …

• I Am Rage

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  I…am…rage. This mortal dream has begun to bore me. How dare they insult my divinity with the indignity wrought upon what …

• Theme Song of the Stupid

  by blueyedwonder 7 months ago

  “1,2,3,4,
  But I can’t count any more.
  5,6,9,10,
  See, I can’t count up till then…
  Oh, you know that I’m smart
  Oh, you know w…

• Hypocrisy Abounds

  by blueyedwonder 7 months ago

  “Lauri?” he pressured desperately, looking worried and disconsolate.

  “Matt…I guess I have something to say too, then,” she…

• {Pop Culture Challenge}The Global News and Information Network

  by Hobo Beard Bob 7 months ago

  Hi, I’m TALKING HEAD #12 and this is the Evening News Show on The Global News and Information Network.

  Well it looks like PO…

• Rememberance

  by blueyedwonder 7 months ago

  In that star-struck world between life and death, she remembered Acantheus. The floodgates opened; she remembered his chestnu…

• Really Bad Karma

  by Three Gryphon[s] 7 months ago

  I know I’m weird, okay?
  I mean, it’s not your everyday person that has Clausetrophobia, or whatever, right?
  What, there’s a l…

• An Ironic Fear

  by someday_93 7 months ago

  Fears. Everyone has them, I suppose. But I was never a cliche. I could sleep without a light, I didn’t mind spiders. I could …

• Without His Girlfriend

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  Getting tired of waiting for an answer, I decide to prank the hospital into getting a nurse into my room.

  I dialed the hospi…

• An Eclipse of All Reason

  by Batak Beatrix 7 months ago

  The rain fell down in sheets, drenching Eduardo as he walked down the dark street. His handsomely rugged face revealed soul-r…

• This Fall, Only On FOX!

  by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago

  This Fall, only on FOX, it’s…

  SHOTGUN WEDDING

  Eight dashing bachelors!

  One moderately attractive seventeen year-old!

  ...

• Ruby Shaved!

  by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago

  When Sam reached the door, he found his neighbor standing in the entryway bearing a large bag of vegetables. Sam asked Mr. Je…

• High School Musical -- Barbie Style

  by someday_93 7 months ago

  The Cast:
  Gabriella-Barbie…Regan
  Sharpay-Barbie….Angie
  Troy-Ken…...........Regan
  Ryan-Ken…..........Angie

  *The Set…

• The Only Black Girl {a poem}

  by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago

  Standing among white faces,
  somehow I found
  it inside of me
  to smile outside
  even though I’m
  the only black girl
  in town.

  Sa…

• I Cured Myself

  by Officially 7 months ago

  Ok. It’s funny.

  The thing that got me here is the very thing I’m afraid of.

  Lyssophobia it’s called.

  I always hated it whe…

• Something Like That

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  Streetlights cut cones of light into the morning fog along State Route 73. Feeling foggy herself, Geri guided her Volvo, old …

• At War with the Clinophobics {Phobia Challenge}

  by Alexa ♥ 7 months ago

  “Flashlight, misting water bottle, and a storybook,” he said. “What else? They don’t fight fair.”

  “Do not look in their ey…

• Get A Job

  by Kermitgorf 7 months ago

  “You have What??,” said Mr. Givengibbs to his college grad son, Corky.

  “Ergophobia,” Corky said in a knows everything way th…

• LinoPhobia

  by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago

  “When I was seven, I dreamt my closet was full of stringbeans. They enveloped me and I couldn’t breathe. When I was ten…” D…

• Pep Squadder's First Date

  by uselessness 7 months ago

  “You’re a repulsive, irritating, acne-infested snotwipe, Lucius. The parasites that live in the fungus growing on your rash h…

• It's In the Eyes

  by Batak Beatrix 7 months ago

  “They’re here,” he whispered, his bloodshot eyes darting around the dingy subway station. “They’re among you, all of you.”

  T…

• The Operative

  by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago

  There they were: benches, pigeons, the worn stones of the walk and the miraculous wall. He remembered all things wrong now; t…

• Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Barbie, and..

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  We all know the stories about Britney Spears, Barbie, and Paris Hilton.

  But what you don’t know is this: the REAL story.

  We…

• Kermitgorf: Backstory

  by Kermitgorf 7 months ago

  Kermitgorf, Kermit being the, ‘it’s not easy being green’ star of Sesame Street, the Muppet Show and countless Muppet movies …

• Diaspora's Leukophobia

  by Lone Writer 7 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 …

• The Fall of Icarus

  by Batak Beatrix 7 months ago

  “Did you remember to pick up my dry cleaning on the way home?” I asked, throwing myself bonelessly on to the sofa.

  “It’s on …

• Driving Down Main Street, 10:19 PM

  by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago

  The engine thrums steadily as I cruise down Main Street, letting the warm air wash over me in waves.

  The street lamps give t…

• Tigger ( May Need Anger Management )

  by Tiggerstripn2 7 months ago

  Having once been a victim of online stalking.
  I don’t want my real name ect…
  splashed across anyone’s screen.
  I hate to …

• The Dangers Of Rabbit Tossing

  by T.F. Torrey 7 months ago

  “It doesn’t seem like much of a trick to me,” she said

  “What? Of course it’s a trick. It’s a really good trick.”

  She frowne…

• The Story behind 'Dreamer' continued

  by Dreamer 7 months ago

  sorry too long continuation:
  so she didn’t just rule it, she totally controlled it. She could invent new worlds, destroy old …

• someday_93

  by someday_93 7 months ago

  Just ‘cause everyone else is…

  Someday I will think of a better screen name.

  Someday I will be the girl I want to be.
  ...

• Those Of Us Who Think People Care To Know Where Our Pen Names Came From... A Mischievous Plot Begun By That Squirt, Stovohobo... A Story of Yeah Write And How She Came To Be Yeah Write... A Ficlet of Epic Proportions

  by Yeah Write! 7 months ago

  Before her discovery of weemees from the magical land of weeworld (©, ®, ™, etc.) sponsored by aim (also ©, ®, ™, etc.), the …

• Allodoxaphobia

  by Yeah Write! 7 months ago

  “Excellent!” read the bright red words on my paper.

  Oh! How cruel! How could she? Simply writing “98%” wasn’t enough! She ha…

• The Ninth Subject

  by Howie Amourscow 7 months ago

• Princess Mishawaka

  by YodaOnCrack 7 months ago

  The river cascaded down from countless bodies – Swan Creek, Bear and Fawn River, and the other lesser tributaries. It flowed …

• Aulophobia

  by runswithmusic 7 months ago

  Macy was nervous to see her first band performance. It wasn’t that big; it was only a local band. But didn’t know why. She di…

• Zemmiphobiac and Company

  by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago

  “Ok, so, let’s have sharing time!” said the cheery young man.
  Someone screamed and ran out of the room.
  Androphobia, I though…

• Ascension

  by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago

  Looking back now, it seems like a dream – hardly tangible, somewhat blurry, and more than slightly askew on the shelf of my m…

• Safe

  by Fuchsia Deviant 7 months ago

  I stare into his green eyes, and know that it is safe for me to love him.

  He’ll never abandon me. He’ll never say venomous w…

• Ready to Make a Sale

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  Teeth bared and lips pulled back as far as possible with aging facial muscles, Crazy Whitney inspected every square millimete…

• My many splended names and why they change so, so very much

  by Sailor Emo 7 months ago

  So here’s the thing.
  I love to write.
  I found the site.
  THought it was cool,
  read the rules,
  and I signed on
  but then a prob…

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why Does his Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Seven (Don't worry it's almost done)

  by Insert Pen Name Here 7 months ago

  “What’s with this jumping out of airplane trend?” sighed Girl.
  “It’s a desperate ploy by a ficleteer to get some cheap laughs…

• Laine P. Grey

  by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago

  I swear I already explained this in another ficlet. Well, for those of you too lazy to search through 30+ pages of ficlets, h…

• So Goes the Night

  by FourSeven 7 months ago

• Trying To Save The "C U L8R" Series

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  “What?!” my unnamed stalker exclaimed as he looked down at his tire, thinking he had a flat.

  “This is the police. Pull the v…

• Dear Gossip Girl: Good Advice for those who need it

  by Kermitgorf 7 months ago

  *Dear Gossip Girl: My eyes are blurry from being on Ficlets.com till 2 am every night, I’m addicted, what can I do to stop wr…

• View From a Window

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  Sleep blurring his aged eyes, Rudolph shuffled to the window. The ragged slippers chaffed his bunion and made him swear. Few …

• On Winter

  by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago

  I wrap the blue scarf tightly around my neck
  And settle in its simple warmth
  As I break through the icy puddles
  In my brown b…

• When Happiness Walks Out

  by [pens&feathers] 7 months ago

  Faith touches too few, and Sadness sits by too many.

  Blank expression, there’s a man in the corner who’s met Desperation on …

• Mohrak

  by blueyedwonder 7 months ago

  Mohrak was in such an unrestrained fury he chucked his portal ball too far away. It took him two hours to find the portal, al…

• Personal Insect Questions

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  “May I ask a personal question?” the ant queried as the unlikely duo made it to the relative safety of a small tuft of grass….

• Break Free

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  _“I want to break free! I want to break free from your lies; You’re so self-satisfied, I don’t need you! I’ve got to break fr…

• The Deviant and the Victim {Stoner's challenge}

  by blueyedwonder 6 months ago

  He looked, with wide 4-year-old eyes, at this boy in front of him, holding out his hand and tapping his foot.

  “I’ll give you…

• Emu Eggs in Apple Juice... Boy, That Must Taste Awful

  by Mask By The Moon 6 months ago

  I sigh. But, it’s not the first time Mikey’s disappeared on me. However, it doesn’t make him a bad father. He’s a good guy, I…

• Third World Innocence

  by Saint Chuck 6 months ago

  Five year old Kaleb started sadly at the small bowl of rice that had just been handed to him for lunch. He carried the bowl b…

• Waging War On A Lover

  by Yeah Write! 6 months ago

  At your precious hands
  And at your accursed sword
  I might be slaughtered

  For i am too frail,
  My dearest antagonist,
  To endur…

• The Wright Out Loud Challenge: Don't Steal My Fish

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  Baby, don’t steal my fish
  If I only had one wish
  Baby, don’t steal my fish

  When I was with you
  The world was my oyster
  When …

• She Be A Witch

  by Kermitgorf 6 months ago

  Sarah Goode was a good Christian woman of high moral fiber.
  She had six daughters and seven sons. She was beloved by her husb…

• Conversations in a Public Restroom

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 6 months ago

  There is a river made of flame that traverses and connects all of space and time…

  _The skillful sometimes use this river a…

• This Would be what Happens when you Piss Off your Secretary

  by Saint Chuck 6 months ago

  I was in the process of tidying up when the phone rang. I walk over to my desk and pick up the phone, bracing myself.

  “Hello…

• The illuminist

  by Jairo 6 months ago

  The doctor sat at a computer screen. His glasses reflected the flat lines on the dark blue screen. His eyes were blood shot,...

• Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  “Go on and dry your hands. You don’t want rough, cracked hands like this old hen,” Mrs. Caldwell chided gently, shooing her d…

• Don't Feed The Animals

  by AeroPen 6 months ago

  _Why, oh why, did I have to ignore his warning?
  Brooks said don’t feed the animals, and he was right. He may be an allegedly …

• =Head Drops= yes, it's me again.

  by Mask By The Moon 6 months ago

  She was ugly by her own standards, and the only thing her bony elbow, strong legs, and sharp nails were good for was fighting…

• Tin Rabbit Robot performs Lucky Penny Brain Surgery

  by Kermitgorf 6 months ago

  “I’m afraid I need this lucky penny more than you do, Bubble Head Boy Robot,” said Tin Rabbit Robot.

  “But without it I have …

• If...

  by Jennifer Meow 6 months ago

  If I could soar…
  sour against the dark, mysterious sky
  What left would I have to wish for?

  If I could dream…
  Dream beyon…

• How To Believe

  by Leave Me A Note 6 months ago

  She looked at the stars hidden in the sky high above and shouted to her older step-brother, “Look, a shooting star!” He glanc…

• The News

  by Dr. Mousse 6 months ago

  I ran down the stairs as I heard my dad come home from work.
  “Dad!” I shouted.
  “Hi, guess what? I have news for everyone,” he…

• the snow

  by skylar 6 months ago

  It was snowing and it was snowing hard. It wasnt like one of those planned all week snowstorms it was a spur of the moment on…

• It Wasn't My Fault (A City of Heroes Story)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 5 months ago

  It wasn’t my fault. Not really. He looked at the pictures before him.

  His beautiful wife, tanning on the beach.

  His child…

• The Last Unicorn

  by No Middle Name about 1 year ago

  Miriam stopped hacking her way through the undergrowth. She had seen something following her through the forest. It was alway…

• [Mode For Love Challenge] Build Your Own Bride

  by Fyora Cartagan 5 months ago

  Leighton toiled at his welding, his protective mask down over his face as sparks shot out from the tip of his pen-like instru…

• Not Human (In the Mode for Love Challenge)

  by Nouvelle Bardot 5 months ago

  “So what! So what that he’s a robot Clarice! Humans can have aspirations too! It was just one kiss in the park!”

  “Alice,...

• Why (Brebelles' challenge)

  by Blossom Ruoqen 5 months ago

  When flowers droop and melt way down,
  and every one on earth must frown.
  When buildings burn and bridges fall,
  and everything…

• Yosef and Hydra

  by Laine P. Grey 5 months ago

  Her cold hands followed the curve of his face. “Yosef, your eyes are fearful.” Yosef looked at her metal body.
  “I’m dying, H…

• The Positively Prophetic Adventures of Pie

  by Elliot Ryan about 1 year ago

  I left the pie on the train, and if you ask me, it was an utter waste of a perfectly good pie.

  I boarded in Farmingdale, and…

• The Confrontation

  by Peter Hodges about 1 year ago

  He seized a stuffed animal from a sleeping toddler. “Give me the pie or the giraffe gets it.”

  I could feel the warmth of the…

• 5 Things I Have Never Told Anyone

  by Hobo Beard Bob 4 months ago

  1.) Your hair tastes like pasta. Mind if I cover it in Prego?

  2.) My house is made out of Vienna Sausages.

  3.) The governme…

• Paper Cuts

  by Metaphoric Spurs 4 months ago

  Her daughter was achingly beautiful, a delicate loveliness like a paper lantern, illuminated from within. Her long hair separ…

• The Fabrication (Part III)

  by Metaphoric Spurs 4 months ago

  “We’ll skip the stairs,” Joe said. “Just point us to the elevator.”

  “The Chateau does not have lifts,” replied the desk cler…

• Unconscious Decision

  by KasumiRose 4 months ago

  It was never a conscious decision. It simply happened. the pencil and the blank notebook had always been there. She picked up…

• Movin' Right Along

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  In a corner office overlooking the better part of town a wide, orange head shook in dismay. Had things really come to this. H…

• The Merry Coroners

  by Laine P. Grey 4 months ago

  Delilah thudded her foot against the cobblestone, causing the bells to keep rhythm as she juggled the eggs. “The king eats mo…

• Yellow Line, White Line

  by [pens&feathers] 4 months ago

  I’m looking out at the five o’clock winter. The retreating sunlight pulls the yellow and orange away from my car window, leav…