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"HeadOn! Apply Directly to the Forehead! HeadOn! Apply Directly to the Freaking Forehead! HeadOn!"

by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

“HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! Head…
Simple Conversation Hardly Managed

by THX 0477 7 months ago

This was, to say the least, different. The feel of starched cloth against skin, a sensation rendered ancient and foreign by u…
Alternatives [Dream Challenge]

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 6 months ago

I stepped up to the mic, my bass across my back. “Alright guys, I’m gonna sing this one.” I say to the tiny, but screaming, a…
True Story of the twin towers

by Oy 6 months ago

September 11th, New York, New York

They said it was a plane crash. They lied. It was the lobstrocities. Always the lobstroci…
My Favorite Riddles

by Holdini 5 months ago

1Q: What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a head but never weeps?

2Q: W…
It's About You

by Writer4Life00nj 5 months ago

I know what your doing this exact moment. Sitting at your computer reading this story. And your thinking “Is this one about m…
?Que?

by The Ghost in the Machine 5 months ago

Young I am tall
old I am short
fire my enemy
wind my sweet. What am I?
The Bus Stop

by John Perkins 5 months ago

His hands were cracked and dirty, stained from years of manual labor. The tips of his yellowed nails, caked in a greasy black…
The Great Roman Gods Copyright Infringement

by Holdini 5 months ago

“Order in the court, order in the court!” yelled the judge. He surveyed the room before pointing to the roman emperor. “How d…
The Mutie Club

by Holdini 5 months ago

‘Course da muties don’t talk much. Always walkin’ all droopey armed and with that smug look on their faces. Still ‘ay know ho…
White Patent Shoes [Unexpected Twist Challenge]

by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

Sophie woke up with the delicious feeling of one who has slept a deep, dreamless sleep. She stretched her limbs as far as the…
Bad Day(Unexpected Twist Challenge)

by Six Feet Under The Stars 5 months ago

Louis walked into the kitchen, his briefcase swinging at his side. Mary was at the counter, making his dinner, and as soon as…
Twisted History Challenge

by Six Feet Under The Stars 5 months ago

So this is my 101st ficlet, and i figure its time I post a challenge. Now, it took me a while to pick one…but here’s my cha…
The Most Secure Place on the Planet

by Stovohobo 5 months ago

Derringmark Prison was the most secure place on the planet.

Nestled in the remote mountains east of the Hub, it rose up like…
Lions and Tiger... Oh My! (UTC)

by Holdini 4 months ago

There once was a man named Phil. He loved going to the zoo. Everyday he would go to the zoo. However, he loved watching the l…
B.A. Romero's Monster Mash-Up Challenge

by BARomero 4 months ago

145 Ficlets, a random time for a challenge, but here it is anyway…

So the way this challenge goes is this… Take the char…
The Pencil

by Mr_Moldybread 4 months ago

The pencil starts out as a piece of wood,
life is sweet, life is good.
Until man comes and chops down the tree,
who endures t…
Petition To Have John Perkins Legally Declared Awesome. Sign It Or Your Cat Will Get Fleas.

by Mighty-Joe Young 4 months ago

Ok you know how sometimes you will be working on a series and noone, i mean noone has yet to say a word, but you do it anyway…
It started out as a kiss , how did it end up like this?

by chakatreatmentson!(LoA) 4 months ago

Watch one isn’t even over and I have to explain away a mushroom cloud.In the year 2308 population and fertility are low, tec…
Teenage Word/Phrase Dictionary

by silent.screamer 4 months ago

Great-Meaning wonderful, great in size, notable, etc…
EX: That’s great! (I say this all the time.)

Kudos-Meaning appro…
Teenage Word/Phrase Dictionary (cont.)

by Lone Writer 4 months ago

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! – An expression used to react to something a someone is excited about that really isn’t th…
The Gladiators of Perkins Moreau or PYRO-GORF

by Mighty-Joe Young 4 months ago

Elsha remembered how it had all happened back then. It seamed like a million lifetimes ago, but the dream was short lived as …
Indecipherable

by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 4 months ago

The only difficulty is there are some people that are indecipherable. At least, for a while.
I was sitting on a tree limb in …
Major Arcana: Tarot Ficlet Challenge

by Cobweb 4 months ago

This is my first challenge, so I wanted to make it a good one. I think it’ll be fun.

There are basically three rules to this…
Achieving the top of the World!!! (300 Ficlet Challenge)

by Blusparrow 4 months ago

300 Ficlets! Yes! This is 301 actually! I may not have come close to some peoples 600 of 400 ficlet mark, but I do feel like …
(Diabolically Villainous Challenge) Like Father, Like Son

by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

“You know you’re an idiot don’t you?,” Edward Sr. said to his seven year old son, as the boy stood motionless, his short kha…
Mors (Diabolical Challenge)

by Laine the Grey 4 months ago

*Author’s Note: This was really hard for me. All of my favorite villains/betrayers have some redeemable qualities. In short, ...
RESULTS OF THE JOHN PERKINS GRASS ROOTS SWELLING CAMPAIGN.

by Mighty-Joe Young 4 months ago

He is officially Awesome We are now waiting for him to Choose his Title. but it is official The assimilation was successful.
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