8/6/45
Hiroshima, JapanThe child watched as his mother raced for him from the other end of the street, her skin seared from…
A prequel to Death to the Innocents
8/6/45
Hiroshima, JapanThe child watched as his mother raced for him from the other end of the street, her skin seared from…
A prequel to Death to the Innocents
August 6, 1945
Tokyo, JapanThe control operator suddenly leaned forward in his chair, adjusting switches and controls. His …
A prequel to 8/6/45
8/6/45
32,000 feet above Hiroshima, JapanFrom inside the Enola Gay, 509th Composite Group commander Colonel Paul Tibbets …
A sequel to Little Boy
8/6/45
Hiroshima, JapanThe child watched as his mother raced for him from the other end of the street, her skin seared from…
A sequel to Death to the Innocents
I watched as Tyler doubled over in pain.
“Y-you think I’m going down th-that easily?” Tyler sputtered.
“Yes, if you know wh…
A sequel to The Fight Has Only Just Begun
In a yelling fit, Tyler rebounded the attack in a gust of wind and started to gather himself for another attack.
This was b…
A prequel to Ultimate Power
“Addison, wake up.” An old, wooden voice floats to my awareness.
I jump up with a yell, to find The Wooden Man kneeling at…
A sequel to Yet To Prove Your Words
Clayton watches Addison go—he’s begun counting how many times Addison will turn his back on him. One trick is to interact …
A prequel to Intent to Murder
I got dressed, Tyler should be near by any minute now. I ran outside, and started walking. I nervously tightened the waistban…
A sequel to X=Fight Between Two equal Friends, Or Are They?
I watched as Tyler doubled over in pain.
“Y-you think I’m going down th-that easily?” Tyler sputtered.
“Yes, if you know wh…
A prequel to The Fight Has Only Just Begun
“I’m telling you, if you make the bullet out of lighter material and make it’s rotation tighter, it’ll go much faster!” I arg…
A sequel to Back In Rade
I got dressed, Tyler should be near by any minute now. I ran outside, and started walking. I nervously tightened the waistban…
A prequel to X=Fight Between Two equal Friends, Or Are They?
I flickered back to my original spot and watched the snow covered trees retract against time, leaning towards the sudden time…
A sequel to The Blast
“I’m telling you, if you make the bullet out of lighter material and make it’s rotation tighter, it’ll go much faster!” I arg…
A prequel to Back In Rade
I flickered back to my original spot and watched the snow covered trees retract against time, leaning towards the sudden time…
A prequel to The Blast
The scarecrow is no longer by my side. Looking back up the hill for assurance I see it cemented in its posture—eyes wooden…
A sequel to My Protector
Wild-eyed, I swung the knife down to stab the man who had brought food to me and gave me protection, his name was Clayton, an…
A prequel to Stopped
Samuel Worth’s 2003 Saturn Ion wound its way through the tunnels and bridges of external Chicago. The clouds above were so gl…
A sequel to 078-05-1120
“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…
A prequel to Child's Play
This one isn’t easy. Each consecutive sentence must be one word longer than the previous sentence. You can start with as many…
A sequel to One More Word Writing Challenge
The scarecrow’s hands break like a shell—toothpick timbers burst out and reveal thick tri-pod fingers. Its talons sink int…
A sequel to Scarecrow's Offer
The jolt of metal on metal penetrated the eerily quiet atmosphere like a hot knife through butter. Frozen butter, at that.
L…
A sequel to Now the Vault Holds More Than Money
“I is in,” you reply.
You fist bump the entire crew, going down the line, each of them offering his own introduction of so…
A sequel to Page 14
You open the door anyway. Fortunately for you, the dog’s bark is bigger than its bite.
A fiery chihuahua is all that stan…
A sequel to Page 9
You decide to try to overpower the 356 lb. woman and run for it.
“Let go of my collar, Beyonzilla!” you scream using all yo…
A prequel to Page 17
Alrighty. I sorta missed the 300 mark, so this is the:
303rd Ficlet Challenge!
..yeahhhh..=]
The challenge?! Okay….
A sequel to OTOC's 303rd Challenge=]
Liam nurtured his hands by the small, withering fire on the floor of the bank. The tiles were glossed over with snow and ice,...
A sequel to Frozen in Fransisco
Liam stood back with the cold feeling of helplessness he had grown accustomed to ever since all this had happened. Nat looked…
A prequel to ...And Cryogenics Is Supposed To Be Good For You
The jolt of metal on metal penetrated the eerily quiet atmosphere like a hot knife through butter. Frozen butter, at that.
L…
A prequel to Now the Vault Holds More Than Money
Mirrors. Do they reflect what we want to see? Do they reflect only what’s there? Do we want to see what’s there?
I challenge…
A sequel to Mirror: Reflection of what? [Elsha's Mirror challenge]
Simon sighed.
“It’s not good enough,” he said as he sat down. “I really frelled this up. The six of us against an army of so…
A sequel to King In Hell
Through the ringing in her ears, the buzzing in her head and the rush of air from every beat of Lucifer’s wings, Winters hear…
A prequel to Quarrel
haze with horse by € Van 3000
...The air hissed out like a snake as I stood there watching.
“If only you’d fight back,” said the scratch upon which I had focused my attention. Even I knew this was a bad sign.
But hav…
A sequel to Es Is Shade
If I were able to move, I would have jumped from the bang that rebounded off the walls of my shelf. All of the sudden, I was …
A prequel to No!!
Tell me what my friends now mean
When they say “the American dream”
Is a set life, a set schedule,
Having to follow every rul…
A sequel to American Dream
To commemorate my ooh, what could it be? what might be worth commemorating? 3,000th comment _yes, he said comment. So odd, ...
A sequel to The Don't Get Defensive Challenge
Madison looked out at the dark clouds rolling over the sky and prayed they’d pass. She didn’t want to test her curse.
Her pr…
A sequel to The Curse
Challenge 200th ficlet.
Ok, since my last two chanllenges did not pick up any takers. Lets try the luck of this one.
Have y…
A sequel to You and Your Self Having a Coversation (200th Ficlet Challenge)
The people’s feet kept time with the merry bells and rhythmic breathing of Daccora. Her smile and quick witted poems charmed …
A sequel to Daccora
Phineas stared at the fire, holding his bottle fondly. “They caught Tots, today.” Although his tongue was thick, it was grim….
A prequel to Capture
Good gods, I’m already at 250 ficlets?! Wow! Then again, with 2 Eplets (still trying to get that as the official word for fic…
A sequel to 64k (250th Ficlet Challenge)
He lies on his bed, head pounding, ears ringing. The music had stopped hours ago, but his headphones were still in his ears. ...
A prequel to Shattered Silence, or From Beyond the Grave
May 16, 2007
_Decided to look deeper into the Paris hit, turns out to be some apartment block above an old Nazi bomb shelt…
A sequel to Entry 19
...the kitties danced the night away.
Runs With Scissors dropped the furnace, beans and all, and jumped down from the Stallion’s wheel. The black objects slowly re…
A sequel to Return of the Machines
I was going to wait until a Ficlets forum happened, since I feel that the site really should be for fiction alone and even ch…
A sequel to R_M's Ficlets Best Practices Introduction
...along with the subtly creepy C U L8R series, where a girl finds herself plagued by IM messages and what seems to be a ghos…
A sequel to Eternal Sunshine of the....cont'd
Well, I have 435 ficlets to summarize now…I don’t think the largest number on the site – but I’ll have to stop this sentenc…
A sequel to Eternal Sunshine of the Cluttered Mind (Stovohobo's Summary of His Ficlets So Far...For That One Challenge)
Then a short stint with a guy who finds out his girlfriend is actually an agent for an international criminal organization – ...
A prequel to Eternal Sunshine of the....cont'd, cont'd
100 ficlets. Woo! =D. I am supposed to do a challenge now, Right? Out of my three challenges only one person has entered. It …
A sequel to 100 Ficlets Challenge. My Fourth attempt at a Challenge, Summerize Your Ficlets Journey.
...along with the subtly creepy C U L8R series, where a girl finds herself plagued by IM messages and what seems to be a ghos…
A prequel to Eternal Sunshine of the....cont'd
Damn…
I was almost out, and I was about to use my last resort. I have to charge up, and unleash as much a beating as poss…
A sequel to Escape
I was so spent. I could only sleep for about a half hour before I had to wake both us up and move to a new place.
We couldn’...
A prequel to Departure
The Tower of Esimed loomed over Lonesville like a hungry animal surveying its prey. The hundreds of windows that lined the fa…
A prequel to The Tower of Esimed
The secretary watched the family enter the clinic. The desk display showed they were right on time. Emmylou Watkins, age 82. ...
A sequel to The Funeral Will Be Depressing, But…
I was living, but I was nonexistent. It was bliss. I felt like I was watching everything I had every experienced, in or or ou…
A sequel to "Out of my mind."
This was how I “slept”. Me being slid into a metal shelf, like in a hospital’s morgue, never really falling asleep, just ly…
A prequel to If only...
I remember a particular test they put me through, and it was definitely the worst. This particular one was very odd. There we…
A prequel to The Limits of Insanity
And the days flew by. After a while, it was simple, really.
The dance came. We danced.
First official date. We dated.
Seco…
A sequel to Predictable Bliss
School dance. The gym is overheated with the clusters of sweating students and disconnected hip-hop beats permeate the air.
...
A sequel to Dream, or Nightmare?
A few days after the kiss, however, Kyra was not at school. Or the day after that. And girls I had never seen before came up …
A prequel to Excused Absence
“You’re gonna tell me.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“I’m not, Emer—I mean, Emmy.” He looked completely serious. He really wasn’t…
A sequel to Runaway
I put down Tyler, and mentally gathered myself.
I’ve never done this before, this could go horribly wrong….so worth it.
I…
A sequel to Anything
Damn…
I was almost out, and I was about to use my last resort. I have to charge up, and unleash as much a beating as poss…
A prequel to Escape
I snapped back awake to the sound of fighting getting closer. Whatever it was, it was approaching the door quickly, and with …
A sequel to Three Pulses to Down
I finally busted down the door. Tyler was sitting there covered in vomit and waste, looking confused. He looked over and wide…
A prequel to Prevention
We walked into a completely trashed room. Te bed was torn. Creepy posters hung on the walls, the paint on the white dresser w…
A sequel to Live With It
We did the usual prayers, and she began.
“I stole a ton of stuff.” She murmured guiltily. “I…”
The list went on, I was surp…
A prequel to Too Many
I roared with aggravation. I didn’t have the security code!
“You seem do be looking for something.” I sinister voice said fro…
A sequel to Fatman
Black. Blackblackblackblackblackblackblaaaackk….
It’s really dark, and I wonder if I’m dead.
Am i DeAD?
My head throb…
A prequel to dEaD
I had finally made it to the center of Rade. I had to time control my way through the gates and I went up to the research des…
A sequel to Threat
I was facing at least five CPs and a couple of officials from the prison I was at. I was going crazy with the time control. I…
A prequel to The Rush
Well, I’ve really done it now. 100 ficlets. Wow! Truthfully, when I started on here, I figured it would take me a lot longer …
A sequel to Retro Music Challenge (My 100th Ficlet Challenge)
I…...........................................................
It was a cold September evening, unseasonably cold, I’d add. The town, the whole town, met down by the new barn, the one th…
A prequel to The Word What Did Him In
I sighed, and followed into the crowd that Emilia had disappeared into.
I can supernaturally locate her, I’m too whipped. I h…
A sequel to Hide and Seek
We walked into a completely trashed room. Te bed was torn. Creepy posters hung on the walls, the paint on the white dresser w…
A prequel to Live With It
streetart in Lisbon,Portugal by Andy Weisner
I stood up in the dark closet, and looked at my lighted time piece.
A few more hours have passed that I expected. Damn…
I…
A sequel to Plan
I had finally made it to the center of Rade. I had to time control my way through the gates and I went up to the research des…
A prequel to Threat
“And that,” Seth finished with a sigh, “is how I wound up in Oim’s dungeon, chained to a wall, without my love, alone…excep…
A sequel to The Challenge at the End of the Story
“She only said ‘hey’,” I persisted. “She doesn’t even know me.”
“It was a sexy ‘hey.’ You’ve gotta learn to tell the diffe…
A sequel to A Match Made in Hallway N304
And the days flew by. After a while, it was simple, really.
The dance came. We danced.
First official date. We dated.
Seco…
A prequel to Predictable Bliss
Honestly, I thought.
There’s absolutely no way, I thought.
I didn’t tell Russell this, of course. Didn’t want to hurt his f…
A sequel to New Girl
School dance. The gym is overheated with the clusters of sweating students and disconnected hip-hop beats permeate the air.
...
A prequel to Dream, or Nightmare?
“Call him,” screamed Nina into my ear. “I can’t, i’m to nervous.” “If you don’t do it now Sarah, you’ll regret it for the res…
A prequel to The Phone Call
Hey dudey that story is not unique. good, but ive read it a million times b4
A sequel to wonderful righting, but a repeat!
“She only said ‘hey’,” I persisted. “She doesn’t even know me.”
“It was a sexy ‘hey.’ You’ve gotta learn to tell the diffe…
A prequel to A Match Made in Hallway N304
I stared at him. How the hell did I not notice that! I just couldn’t not look at his eyes! They were amazing! Dark blue aro…
A sequel to Under the Stars
I was walking down the side walk with Hayley. We were both laughing and talking, but then I realized something. I looked over…
A prequel to This is Why
No, no, no, NOOO!!
I ran after the truck as Tyler sped off to god knows where. I have up, and my thoughts started racing as…
A sequel to Mad
I stood up in the dark closet, and looked at my lighted time piece.
A few more hours have passed that I expected. Damn…
I…
A prequel to Plan
“O.K., take a deep breath,” I told myself.
“Hey,” Emilia frowned, “Are you sure you’re alright? You look yellowish.”
“I’m fin…
A sequel to Truth VS Fantasy- Are Angels Scared of Planes?
I sighed, and followed into the crowd that Emilia had disappeared into.
I can supernaturally locate her, I’m too whipped. I h…
A prequel to Hide and Seek
All right, it’s been a long time since I’ve made a challenge. Also, most people reading this are new enough they don’t even r…
A prequel to Now, when Was the Last Time You've Had a Good 'Ol Stovohobo Challenge?
There were countless more differences – but not just between Anthony and Adam. In fact, Anthony was astounded by the sheer va…
A sequel to Anthony: Bastion
I let loose a howl of pain as the dart seemed to burn into my flesh.
They didn’t even know we were coming. They got lucky. ...
A sequel to We are Animals
No, no, no, NOOO!!
I ran after the truck as Tyler sped off to god knows where. I have up, and my thoughts started racing as…
A prequel to Mad
Adam Bishops is not like me.
Anthony knew it upon first sight of him. The way he walked and talked, they were only subtly …
A sequel to Anthony: Numbers
An energetic thrum vibrated about the place, simply reeking of activity. Anthony was sometimes awed by how different people l…
A prequel to Anthony: Deep, Deep Thought
I sighed. He still didn’t know of my deduction, and I had a feeling this was a way for him to ask about it without arousing m…
A sequel to Adam: Explanations, the Unexplainable, and a Picnic Table
There were countless more differences – but not just between Anthony and Adam. In fact, Anthony was astounded by the sheer va…
A prequel to Anthony: Bastion
Anthony Petrov was not human.
I knew it upon first sight of him, when he looked up with iridescent green eyes. Even in the w…
A sequel to Anthony Petrov
Adam Bishops is not like me.
Anthony knew it upon first sight of him. The way he walked and talked, they were only subtly …
A prequel to Anthony: Numbers
I sighed. He still didn’t know of my deduction, and I had a feeling this was a way for him to ask about it without arousing m…
A prequel to Adam: Explanations, the Unexplainable, and a Picnic Table
We were barely away from the lake, and we heard the stamping of combat boots across the wooden bridge.
The blood in my veins …
A sequel to This is it!
I let loose a howl of pain as the dart seemed to burn into my flesh.
They didn’t even know we were coming. They got lucky. ...
A prequel to We are Animals
Hello, my name is THX, and I’m a Ficletholic. Whew, that feels good to say. Sure, I’ve heard it many times, you know, from my…
A sequel to Confessions of a Ficlet Megalomaniac
Hi, everyone. I’m the Storykeeper of Fae, and I’m addicted to Ficlets. This feels good, knowing I have a problem.
I do have …
A prequel to I Have a Problem (Ficlet Addict Support Group Meeting)
You take one look at Joe and Zoe and know they can’t go on any longer. Everyone takes out a sleeping mat from their supplies …
A sequel to *Yawn* It's Been a Long Night.
“Run”, you hiss at them, turning and running into the jungle, you glance over your shoulder to check the others are following…
A prequel to As Fast As Your Legs Can Carry You
You turn to start running but out of the corner of your eye you see the map catch fire, you stamp the fire out and start pick…
A prequel to They're Just A Little On Fire, They're Still Good
You don’t have time to decide what to do, the squawk of a parrot rings out in the night. You know that noise anywhere, it’s C…
A prequel to Firefight
You decide to continue north, hoping to elude your pursuers in the jungle.
After a few minutes of running through dense jung…
A prequel to Better Run Through the Jungle
The three of you continue east, headed toward the spot marked on the map as “Blitzkrieg Bay”.
As you press through the jungl…
A prequel to The Blitzkrieg Bop
Traveling west, you, Joe and Zoe head for Mermaid’s Cove.
There, you find a ship. By it’s tattered skull and crossbones flag…
A prequel to Mermaid's Avenue
“But you know what?” says Zoe, “we could…”
“Could what,” you say with an apparent attitude.
“Uh, stay right where we ar…
A prequel to Going Nowhere?
Tyler konked out again, and when I really wanted to talk to him.
How can he control time, too?
_Why were his bodily functi…
A sequel to Show Me
We were barely away from the lake, and we heard the stamping of combat boots across the wooden bridge.
The blood in my veins …
A prequel to This is it!
Emilia looked bewildered. “How can you do that?” she asked. I shrugged. It didn’t seem like a big deal to me. “It’s what I do…
A sequel to Step 4: Think It Over
We walked to our terminal, and got into the plane. I settled next to Emilia in a comfortable seat.
This isn’t so bad..
Over…
A prequel to The Flight
Florence Fleming Noyes by Frances Benjamin Johnston, ca. 1900-1915 (LOC) by David Shapinsky
MADWRITER108’S PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGE!( THIS IS MY FIRST CHALLENGE!)
we all know it’s election year…...so, we may be real…
A sequel to Madwriter108's presidential election challenge!
Six-word-memoirs Challenge
37signals (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/846-six-sells) is running a story about “six word m…
A sequel to Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE
I look around and laugh. How ridiculous this joke called high school is. Have you ever noticed how circles of people form, an…
1/29/07
_I must say, I lead a boring life. What’s the point of keeping a daily journal if nothing separates the days? Why k…
A prequel to 3. Journal Assignment (Stovohobo Challenge)
It was a sticky hot July Fourth. I sat on an old blanket draped over a scorching sidewalk. There were hundreds of people line…
A prequel to Parade
It all started with a phone call.
“Tom!!! Tom!! You have to believe me!! Zombies are attacking my neighborhood!!!” My friend …
A prequel to A Phone Call
“Tom! Eliza!” the paternal parental unit called up the stairs.
As the small humanoids, commonly known as children, skipped do…
A prequel to 1. The Plan
The Time Has Come
Yes, my sweet sweet civilians, our precious town (so unfortunately well prepared for external attack tha…
A prequel to 1. What NOT to do at least!
“WHY?! Why in Stovo’s name, why?“
Pst! Yeh YOU!
Um did i ask the question yet? No? OK well for starters, there is one…
A prequel to 2. Kindly Inquiry of a Mr Waldo
“Getting your hair cut can be a dangerous venture; especially when daring to dye. However that time it was horrific. I darent…
A prequel to 3. Bad, Bad, Bad, BAD...worse.
Saint chuck: What is the total combined length of all the bridges in Venice?
Let the total combined length of bridges in Ve…
A sequel to Stump the Stovo! Answers #1
Kelsey, being a chronic kleptomaniac, couldn’t stop herself from ‘taking’ the pizza cutter from the shelf in Wal-mart.
S…
A prequel to 3.StovoHobo's 5 Word Challenge: Kelsey The Klepto
Between panting breaths, Jacob squeezed out, “You look…like an idiot.”
“Fine, fine,” Harold shot back testily, shifting in…
A prequel to The Man With the Plan [Stovohobo Zombie Survival Challenge]
Len and Brian opened the Guide to Surviving a Zombie Attack by some young Zombie expert in the midwest.
“Turn the page Brian…
A prequel to 1.Zombie Survival Guide Book
“Please tell me again, Sir, how you lost your wallet?”
“So I was headin’ out for lunch. See, it was noon-time, and I was hung…
A prequel to The people you meet on the street.
I decided to challenge myself more by doing it in one sentence. So here it is:
The kleptomaniac is now in the doldrums ...
A prequel to Stovohobo's Challenge # 3 : One Sentence
Hiya, Stovohobo! I won’t ask you an impossible question. Just a natural one.
What is the fastest animal on the planet? It i…
A prequel to Stump Stovohobo- NightMaiden's Questions
*Alexis DeHearts: Because I am getting a known known, a known unknown and an unknown unknown as a pets, I want to know what k…
A sequel to Stump the Stovo! Answer #2 (In Which Stovo Illustrates the Care of the Unknown)
Operation Pigmy
Alright everyone, here’s the deal (Claps hands together).
Anyone over 5 feet tall is to come to the Whit…
A prequel to Bart's zombie survival plan
Overlooked_Merchandise:
1.Why can’t us women put on masscara with our mouth closed?2. What is the orgin of a waffle?
...
A sequel to Stump the Stovo! Answers #3
I have a few questions…
Why is the certain guy at Starbucks so very inspirational? (Don’t get it? Taylor the Latte Boy…)...
A prequel to Stovochallenge 2 (CTDM's)
If a tree falls in the middle of a forest, and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?
A prequel to Stump the Stovohobo Challenge
~Sorry, i had to have Kelly belly star in this. Please endure this doldrumatic story (i might have made the word up, im not…
A prequel to Another Kelly Belly Challenge
um….............
......................popsicle juice is good against zombies
A prequel to Zombie Survival plan challenge
How could one go about stumping the Stovohobo? Is it possible, is it right?
I could ask him of physics and calculus, but tha…
A prequel to Stump the Sovohobo (Challenge)
*‘crayola inquires: If a train leaves Philadelphia at 2:00pm going 69 miles per hour and a train leaves Charleston at 1:30pm …
A sequel to Stump the Stovo! Answers #4
Okay, Stovo. Here’s mine. I enclosed more if you don’t wish to do this one, but I rather like it.
1. What is the one questio…
A prequel to Stump the Stovo LIST OF DOOM!
Life like a box of doldrums? Overrun by a cavalcade of flesh-eating zombies? Hungry? Worry no more, for the answer to all…
A prequel to 1 and 3 Stovo Challenge.
The most important thing to remember when warding off flesh-craving zombies is a positive outlook on life.
Rather than simpl…
A prequel to Zom-B-Gone
Any cops, I thought, looking around nervously. I’m jaywalking, but I don’t care. I have to meet Klara for our ‘lunch date’ o…
A prequel to Stovohobo challenge #3(Klara)
You are walking down the road in the city, minding your own business, and suddenly everything goes to hell. Balls of fire, ca…
A prequel to The realist's guide to surviving a zombie attack
Did you know that to kill a zombie for good, you have to chant and offer up the proper rituals? That’s not easy to do when on…
A prequel to Zombie Types [Stovo's Zombie Challenge]
“Bye Mom,” I said closing the door, watching my mom pull out of the driveway in her BMW.
I plopped down on the couch and turn…
A prequel to The Beggining
I never imagined I’d pass the 50 ficlet milestone when I first found this wonderful site. But hey looky-there, I did. This pl…
A sequel to Melia's Scary Challenge
I backed away. Tyler looked at me.
No way. No way. He can….?
Tyler sat up, but it was too slow. The strange thing was I …
A sequel to It's Not Me, It's You
Tyler konked out again, and when I really wanted to talk to him.
How can he control time, too?
_Why were his bodily functi…
A prequel to Show Me
“Emilia,” I began, “I do get to choose how you die. But I can’t decide what you become or…where you go after death. Only …
A sequel to Such an Angel
I was just about to walk through the metal detector, but I was held back by a strong hand.
“You’ll have to take off your jack…
A prequel to Step 1, Be as inconspicuous as possible
Ugh…I hate it when I have to slip out of my mind to talk to Him.
Emilia and I flew back atop the tower, I was sitting o…
A sequel to She Welcomes Death!?
Yes, I have wings. Can I fly from Boston to San Fran in a day while carrying a terrified twenty-six-year-old girl? A resoundi…
Dammit.
I dove off the tower. I grabbed Emilia, Then quickly unfurled my wings.
I felt my shoulders pull painfully.
_I’m no…
A sequel to Saved
Ugh…I hate it when I have to slip out of my mind to talk to Him.
Emilia and I flew back atop the tower, I was sitting o…
A prequel to She Welcomes Death!?
Tyler’s chest was heaving, fast. Inhumanly fast. Not in accordance with time.
He’s going to die if this keeps up…
I stack…
A sequel to Inhuman
I backed away. Tyler looked at me.
No way. No way. He can….?
Tyler sat up, but it was too slow. The strange thing was I …
A prequel to It's Not Me, It's You
With that, Faulkner took a death charge from his belt, activated it, and made a mad dash to the mother ship. He jumped, and l…
A sequel to Finishing the Battle
We docked with the battleship Patton, which was the command ship of Admiral Starking’s massive fleet encircling Earth.
“Admi…
A prequel to We Won the Battle, But Can We Win the War?
evening at the chalk cliff by Thomas Mues
Winter sighed as her mother motioned for her to step into another room.
“Yes, mother dearest?”
Mrs. Shields scowled. “I too…
A sequel to Initiation
Well bugger me. I just noticed I’ve written more than 52 ficlets. This calls for a celebration of sorts – a challenge, perhap…
A sequel to Mundane Moments Made Magnificent - a Challenge
Police? No.
Parents? Ohh no. Daddy’s Jeep, ain’t nobuddah gonna take that from ‘im.
So, no one? For now.
The brush scratch…
A sequel to Jeepers, Winter!
Mr. Massegiller stepped out of his office, shined shoes squeaking on the tiles. “Hello, Vera, anything new?” he asked as he g…
A prequel to An Anonymous Tip
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A sequel to 3
I had my evening meal, I went into our main room. It was a room colored gray, and with a few stools and a small screen on the…
A sequel to Ignorance
Tyler’s chest was heaving, fast. Inhumanly fast. Not in accordance with time.
He’s going to die if this keeps up…
I stack…
A prequel to Inhuman
...maybe even 1,024 characters!
The occasion: I’m celebrating having written my 150th ficlet. I love being a ficleteer (Is…
A sequel to Challenge: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters...
Ashley walked with me to the infirmary where i saw Fritz talking to one of the nurses. I waved at him and he gave a nod of ac…
A sequel to Sergeant Fritz Amers
“Get up!” Colonel Johnston shouted at me through my helmet radio. I backed away slowly as i saw the enormous Arvian cruiser c…
A prequel to A hopeless battle
Winter’s footsteps rebounded off the bright steel hall, echoing down to another, heavier door. She pressed her finger to it, ...
A sequel to That Power-Hungry Little...You-Know-What
Winter sighed as her mother motioned for her to step into another room.
“Yes, mother dearest?”
Mrs. Shields scowled. “I too…
A prequel to Initiation
I walked home after our little excursion, and stopped to look at all of the lights of inner-Rade.
December 25th 2056
I hea…
A sequel to Plas-what?
I had my evening meal, I went into our main room. It was a room colored gray, and with a few stools and a small screen on the…
A prequel to Ignorance
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A sequel to 2
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A prequel to 4
“Woah. Do it again!” Tyler said.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because, It is tiring.”
“You don’t seem tired.”
“Fine, then! Watch.”
I hel…
A sequel to Do it again!!
I walked home after our little excursion, and stopped to look at all of the lights of inner-Rade.
December 25th 2056
I hea…
A prequel to Plas-what?
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A sequel to 1
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A prequel to 3
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A prequel to 2
Once, when we were exiting a movie theater in the middle of the night, she saw a thug trying to wedge open my car’s window. S…
A sequel to My Girlfriend's an Assassin
Police? No.
Parents? Ohh no. Daddy’s Jeep, ain’t nobuddah gonna take that from ‘im.
So, no one? For now.
The brush scratch…
A prequel to Jeepers, Winter!
My brain seemed to draw a blank when I thought of the events of the past twenty minutes. So, instead, it went to other, easie…
A sequel to Winter and I
Winter’s footsteps rebounded off the bright steel hall, echoing down to another, heavier door. She pressed her finger to it, ...
A prequel to That Power-Hungry Little...You-Know-What
Winter hung up the phone and blew out a lungful of air. Well, it felt way better to get that off her chest – no more secrets …
A sequel to All in the Family
Once, when we were exiting a movie theater in the middle of the night, she saw a thug trying to wedge open my car’s window. S…
A prequel to My Girlfriend's an Assassin
The girl huffed in frustration as her regular phone rang, interrupting the conversation on the first one. The first phone tha…
A sequel to Dude, Where's My Car? Oh, That's Right, My Psycho Girlfriend Has It
My brain seemed to draw a blank when I thought of the events of the past twenty minutes. So, instead, it went to other, easie…
A prequel to Winter and I
I sighed and contemplated that the night could simply not have been more perfect. The moon could not have been brighter or fu…
A sequel to Ignorant Bliss -- Emphasis on the "Ignorant"
Winter hung up the phone and blew out a lungful of air. Well, it felt way better to get that off her chest – no more secrets …
A prequel to All in the Family
The girl huffed in frustration as her regular phone rang, interrupting the conversation on the first one. The first phone tha…
A prequel to Dude, Where's My Car? Oh, That's Right, My Psycho Girlfriend Has It
The hologram turned off with a soft click. They found themselves back in their warm home unit, safe and untouched.
“Of cou…
A prequel to And the Rest, as They Say, is History
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting in chairs, others reclining on a s…
A prequel to Work on Mars?
“Laurie!” He was shouting from above me, his voice raw as if he had been shouting for a long time. I groaned and opened my ey…
A prequel to The Balloon
James’ large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a so…
A prequel to Friends Over [The Stovohobo Inspirer Not-A-Challenge Challenge]
The morning of the race was hot and humid. Old Dr. Pritchitt wiped sweat from his brow. He’d delivered so many babies, brough…
A prequel to The Morning of the Race
I woke up in a rowboat with a makeshift sail stitched of gray uniform fabric. The sky had a hazy strawberries and cream compl…
A prequel to Trapped in a Rowboat (Stovohobo's Inspirer)
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a s…
A prequel to Coffee is Evil (The Stovohobo Inspirer)
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a s…
A prequel to Creatures
The missiles had been activated. All he had to do now was pull the string with his left hand and turn the key with his right,...
A prequel to Irrefutable Evidence To The Contrary [The Stovohobo Inspirer Not-A-Challenge Challenge]
God, I never thought I’d do this. I did sign up for the job, and I did know it was a possibility. I just never once fathomed …
A prequel to A Code and a Key
The morning of the race was hot and humid. I was sticky with sweat, nettled by bugs that buzz in my ear and itch when they l…
A prequel to oooooooooooooooooooooooo
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a …
A prequel to James and... Friends? Inspired byStovohobo's Inspired
The morning of the race was hot and humid. My race of my dignity…mainly. I didn’t realize I’d be facing more obstacles. I s…
A prequel to Ruin (A Sequel to a Non-challenge)
I woke up in a rowboat with a makeshift sail stitched of gray uniform fabric. The Major is unconscious. The Captain is dead. ...
A prequel to The Gray and the Blue: Stovohobo Inspired; Tale of the Civil War
The Doctor’s experiment went horribly wrong, the behemoth he created was loose in the village. He was no better than his gre…
A prequel to The Count Helps Out.
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs,others reclining on a so…
A prequel to Creatures In A Hot Air Balloon (Inspired By The Stovohobo Inspirer By Stovohobo :D)
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a s…
A prequel to The chosen one (in reply to The Stovohobo Inspirer, great idea btw!!!)
James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a s…
A prequel to James and the Giant Apocalypse
The Count gave an evil grin and, clearing his throat in an ostentatious fashion, thrust the lever forward. Miri was immediate…
A prequel to Stovohobo Inspired - The Count and Company
1. I’m afraid that everybody hates me, I’m annoying, and dumb, and…
2. I wish that everything in my life could just be “no…
A sequel to A New & Improved 5 things I've Never Told Anyone, with a few touch-ups
5. “Do you think that the monsters that live under the bed are afraid of the dark?”
4. “I should have gone to the bathroom b…
A prequel to 5 More Awkward Things To Do or Say Right Before The Lights Go Out
*My 160th ficlet. Time for a challenge!
I’ll keep it simple, a story about sports, any sport. Winter, Spring, Summer, or Aut…
A sequel to 160th Ficlet: Kermitgorf's Sports Challenge
Brian spent the next four hours pacing, doing jumping-jacks, and eventually settling in a corner and tucking his head in his …
A sequel to Doing Time
A few more corridors through the building and Brian felt his voice returning. He expressed so.
“Heeellpp!” he screamed, fa…
A sequel to Imprisonment
Brian’s abductor looked almost pained at the sight of him. He spoke.
“Now, if I take this off, you’re not gonna start yellin…
A prequel to Rescue or Capture?
...I was facedown in the mud.
Brian was tumbling as though through liquid, swirling in a vicious torrent of viscous fluid. He felt weightless one second, a…
A sequel to "Excuse Me, Sir, I Seem to Have Boarded the Wrong Flight"
Brian spent the next four hours pacing, doing jumping-jacks, and eventually settling in a corner and tucking his head in his …
A prequel to Doing Time
Bradley had ruined his own life. He had betrayed his sister, whom he loved dearly; he had lost contact with his two best frie…
A sequel to Solitude (Fifteen Years Later)
“Kelsey, any parents who would put their seventeen year old son and twenty one year old daughter on a plane without them woul…
A sequel to United Flight 93
A few more corridors through the building and Brian felt his voice returning. He expressed so.
“Heeellpp!” he screamed, fa…
A prequel to Imprisonment
2001 A.D.
27,000 feet above Shanksville, PennsylvaniaBrian Kehfler jumped from his doze as the plane did a sudden rocking m…
A sequel to "Something's Going On"
Brian was tumbling as though through liquid, swirling in a vicious torrent of viscous fluid. He felt weightless one second, a…
A prequel to "Excuse Me, Sir, I Seem to Have Boarded the Wrong Flight"
1682 A.D.
Moscow, RussiaThe boy hid fearfully behind an abandoned beer keg, unable to tear his eyes from the gruesome scene…
A sequel to That Dirty, Lying, Cheating Sophia
“Kelsey, any parents who would put their seventeen year old son and twenty one year old daughter on a plane without them woul…
A prequel to United Flight 93
1401 A.D.
Florence, ItalyDonatello di Niccolò di Betto Bardi stared at his workshop’s door with bloodshot eyes. He had rece…
A sequel to Revolutionary
2001 A.D.
27,000 feet above Shanksville, PennsylvaniaBrian Kehfler jumped from his doze as the plane did a sudden rocking m…
A prequel to "Something's Going On"
221 B.C.
Inner ChinaQin Shi Huang shifted restlessly on the stiff bamboo bedmat, scowling at the bright full moon. It shone…
A sequel to A Big Wall
1682 A.D.
Moscow, RussiaThe boy hid fearfully behind an abandoned beer keg, unable to tear his eyes from the gruesome scene…
A prequel to That Dirty, Lying, Cheating Sophia
In the woods with their shotguns at the ready the elderly gentleman stood poised, a naked bear in the crosshairs.
“Wait, I t…
A sequel to Ready..Aim...Fire: Hunting for Not So Funny Bear
The morgue was deathly quiet, which one should really expect in a room full of dead people and one dead frog. Of course, ther…
A prequel to Dark Magic in a Cold Place
1401 A.D.
Florence, ItalyDonatello di Niccolò di Betto Bardi stared at his workshop’s door with bloodshot eyes. He had rece…
A prequel to Revolutionary
1. I love my friends, but sometimes they can get on my nerves. For example (names are changed. I am Fransisco [cuz it’s an am…
A sequel to 5 Things That You Never Knew About Stovohobo (You Know What? 6 Just for the Sake of Non-Conformity)
1. Unlike Stovohobo, I LOVE horror movies. My best friend and I watch them together all the time. If he’s seen them first, he…
A prequel to Five Things You Always Wished You Knew About Brick Wall
4. I can’t stand horror movies. I’m fine with getting scared or surprised, but it’s the nightmares and insomnia that might pl…
A prequel to 5 Things That You Never Knew About Stovohobo (You Know What? 6 Just for the Sake of Non-Conformity) Cont'd
1.) I hate it when people ask me to repeat myself when I said it with such great expression.
2.)I hate it when people ask re…
A prequel to 5 Things I hate ( like i seriously hate them!)
The Caretaker was feeling disturbed. There were several reasons for this: 1) he was concerned about the outcome of recent eve…
A sequel to Inside the Mind of the Caretaker
Gentle spears of early morning sunlight lay upon the cobblestones of the Venetian walkway. Benjamin traced a hand over the el…
A sequel to Venice Morning
“You have no idea how long it’s been since I wore a real t-shirt,” Adrien groaned, pressing the soft fabric into his skin. “A…
A prequel to Adrien St. Paul, Fashion King
The Caretaker was feeling disturbed. There were several reasons for this: 1) he was concerned about the outcome of recent eve…
A prequel to Inside the Mind of the Caretaker
I’ve got a new challenge for you. It’s not hard, not too hard. the challenge is, you have to write an autobiography ficlet a…
A sequel to Maybe_Miseryx's New Christmas Challenge
Okay, You know what? I NEED A CHALLENGE! I need you to write vampire stories for me, I need some. Alternatively, you can:
1)...
A sequel to No time to wait, 137th ficlet, I NEED A CHALLENGE NOW!
There was something fundamentally wrong with the Universe.
It had been changed, reshuffled. Some planets were not spinning i…
A sequel to A transmuted Universe
“I still don’t even know your name,” Adrien mumbled nervously but mostly uncaring as the nurse led him through the halls. She…
A sequel to New Friends and Old Enemies
Her bell-like laughter clinked off the glass and metal atriums of the hospital’s recreation area, a glass enclosure of plants…
A sequel to Adrien and the Nurse
Finn checked back over his homework, chewing on the end of his pencil, looking for that elusive answer to number thirty…
H…
A prequel to Epilogue, Book II
Greg and Vicky maintained a steady vigil by Adrien’s bedside, insisting even to sleep in the chairs through the nights. After…
A sequel to Present (and Pleasant) Company
“I still don’t even know your name,” Adrien mumbled nervously but mostly uncaring as the nurse led him through the halls. She…
A prequel to New Friends and Old Enemies
“33089 has escaped,” a heavy Russian growled.
The Warden scowled. “How?” he nearly whispered.
“We really…don’t know,” rep…
A sequel to Inconceivable!
Adrien sat back in the hospital bed. Vicky’s quiet tears made reverberations in his mind; it seemed he could hear them all th…
A sequel to A New Arrival to Nowhereville
Her bell-like laughter clinked off the glass and metal atriums of the hospital’s recreation area, a glass enclosure of plants…
A prequel to Adrien and the Nurse
Vicky grasped Adrien’s face, causing him to gasp for air again.
“Careful, miss,” the doctor chuckled. “He just returned from…
A sequel to Recovery (Almost)
Adrein walked out slowly to see this nurse
“Hey.” she saud to him. ” Shouldn’t you be in that room?”
Adrein was struck by the…
A prequel to ...
Greg and Vicky maintained a steady vigil by Adrien’s bedside, insisting even to sleep in the chairs through the nights. After…
A prequel to Present (and Pleasant) Company
Flashing stars dominated the inky blackness. Sharp bursts of light stabbed into his scalp, his skull, his mind. He clutched a…
A sequel to Revival
Adrien sat back in the hospital bed. Vicky’s quiet tears made reverberations in his mind; it seemed he could hear them all th…
A prequel to A New Arrival to Nowhereville
Greg and Vicky reluctantly stood by, watching the divers attempting to revive Adrien, though they could tell his heart had st…
A sequel to Retrieval
Vicky grasped Adrien’s face, causing him to gasp for air again.
“Careful, miss,” the doctor chuckled. “He just returned from…
A prequel to Recovery (Almost)
It wasn’t until several dives later that Greg surfaced and finally saw the Coast Guard helicopters circling Lady Liberty. As …
A sequel to Guarding the Coast
Flashing stars dominated the inky blackness. Sharp bursts of light stabbed into his scalp, his skull, his mind. He clutched a…
A prequel to Revival
A subtle vibration rippled through the river floor as Adrien’s body shuddered in the mud. The surrounding fish scattered. Bac…
A sequel to One Heart Dead
Greg and Vicky reluctantly stood by, watching the divers attempting to revive Adrien, though they could tell his heart had st…
A prequel to Retrieval
We ran out of gas ten miles from town...
_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 …
A sequel to Don't Feed The Animals
As the townspeople of Windwick would later say, “How could anyone sleep through such a racket?”
Apparently Windwick has alway…
A prequel to Paw Prints
She looked at the stars hidden in the sky high above and shouted to her older step-brother, “Look, a shooting star!” He glanc…
A sequel to How To Believe
This one had blonde furred paws, a rare find among the kind. The accountant silently clicked numbers into the machines, her e…
A sequel to Malakai (continued)
Shawna was about ready to shoot him. She left her frightened act behind with her calm disposition, off in La-La Land where th…
A prequel to Mediclaires
It seemed that Vicky had seen the same news report that Greg had, as she was standing with the throngs of spectators on the b…
A sequel to To the Rescue
It wasn’t until several dives later that Greg surfaced and finally saw the Coast Guard helicopters circling Lady Liberty. As …
A prequel to Guarding the Coast
Twenty Minutes Earlier.
Wind slapped Adrien’s face, lilting him in and out of consciousness. The fall seemed to last forever…
A sequel to A Green Descent
A subtle vibration rippled through the river floor as Adrien’s body shuddered in the mud. The surrounding fish scattered. Bac…
A prequel to One Heart Dead
It had been four days since Adrien had run off after Vicky, and Greg hadn’t seen either of them since. He cursed the snow, an…
A sequel to Passing Window TV Displays
It seemed that Vicky had seen the same news report that Greg had, as she was standing with the throngs of spectators on the b…
A prequel to To the Rescue
La liberté éclairant le monde: The Statue of Liberty, Adrien thought, gazing