Unwritten's published ficlets

  • In the Mode For Love 6 Inspired by text

    “Why.”
    “Why?”
    “WHY?!”
    Still cradling the one that was to be my husband in my arms,
    I scream angrily at the gunman- who is on …

  • In the Mode For Love 5 Inspired by text

    As I lay helpless on the ground, I can feel the warmth of blood covering my still-trembling body.
    ...
    Blood?
    Blood.
    “No.”
    ”...

  • In the Mode For Love 4 Inspired by text

    As we stood, lost in love’s serenity,
    The faint calling of an ominous voice began to sound from somewhere beyond the heavy wo…

  • In the Mode For Love 3 Inspired by text

    Even through the sealed wooden doors of the church,
    I can hear them yelling. Cursing. Chanting.
    The sound of heavy stones and…

  • In the Mode For Love 2 Inspired by text

    They don’t understand; people never do.
    Who are they, to tell me I can’t feel love.
    Just because my heart is made of warm ste…

  • In the Mode For Love 1 Inspired by text

    Church bells echo through the city a song of celebration,
    As the chirping of birds sing a lulling melody of peace and love.
    I…

  • The Promise 3 Inspired by text

    The seconds count down like rainfall from an endless grey sky.
    It’s not enough. There’s never enough.
    I could spend a lifetim…

  • The Promise 2 Inspired by text

    It was a promise whispered between almost lovers
    As we gave our final farewells and spoke our last goodbyes.
    Because I was re…

  • The Promise Inspired by a photo

    The deafening roars and screaming echoes of the metro as it races by.
    The sound of its passing almost rhythmic-
    As if imitat…

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