kells' published ficlets
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Chasing the Secret
She raises her eyebrows, silently asking, Are you game?
Without a reply, she tugs at my hand, jerking my arm and tugging m…
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The King
The king stretches lazily, arching his back and stretching his mouth into an impressive yawn that shows off all his glitterin…
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Well Isn't that Nice? {Challenge}
Well, I know it’s taken ages to write this, but hey, what can I say? The semester is ending, and I’ve had my hands full. Anyw…
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Vroom, Vroom.
While it may not be as common as, say, the sharpie marks on the wall or a fluffy blue photo album, life can be measured in ca…
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Winter [JP's Smell Challenge]
If you asked around, anyone would tell you that winter smells like nothing. Everything is dead, gone…nothing to smell. Snow…
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Lullaby
[A random image that keeps popping into my mind from listening to the Hush Sound’s Goodbye Blues too much.]
Eyes closed, she…
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Leaving
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Well now what?
We ran out of gas ten miles from town, our rusty tin can of a car puttering to a stop on the dusty side of the road. The scen…
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....Must Come Down [2/2]
I squat next to your spread-eagle body, biting back a smirk – you never could hold your booze. Pulling out a tube of rebellio…
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What goes up... [1/2]
[Loosely inspired by Fall Out Boy’s Bang the Doldrums.]
_We sit in the backseat of the taxicab, giggling and euphoric, as …
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My Other Half
As we stare at each other’s faces side by side in the mirror, giggling over our latest escapade, I’m struck with a sudden rea…
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'Normal Is So YESTERDAY!'s Time Challenge!
You want to know why people have such a hard time of coming up with the definition of “time” in the first place?
Because the…
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Trapped
Marie always had a love-hate relationship with the zoo. While she loved to go see all the wonderful creatures that the menage…
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Advantages
_There’s nothing better than leather pants. Not even money, when you think about it. Worn by the right person, they don’t eve…
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Lovestruck
What I love about her most is that…that way she smiles. At first it looks like she’s being shy, or modest, covering up he…
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Would You Like Your Tarot Read?
Madame Stella Zamboni (or Jane Williams, according to the DMV) artfully readjusted her shawls, her countless rings and bracle…
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Release
She always hated walking home, especially on days like today. In today’s case, it felt more like a battle. The mercury was ba…
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yeah. that really long quiz with the really long title...blahblahblah.
1. what color/ pattern is the nearest tissue box to you right now? Uh. There’s none by me, but the one in the bathroom is blu…
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A picture's worth a thousand words, but what about foam?
The coffee shop was empty, the deserted hour between lunch and dinner. The lone employee kept himself busy as he tried not to…
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A Snapshot.
[A companion piece to ‘An Excerpt.’ The exact opposite concept; describing the scene and conveying what’s going on without an…
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