Ficlets

sleepychameleon's published ficlets

Prologue

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 15 2 1

Come on in, ye passersby,
For I have tales to tell
Stop to listen and stay to hear
If you but have the time….
Empty House

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 14 0 0

—Long hallway, seeming to stretch out into infinity, hardwood flooring but covered with a dusty carpet somewhere between spr…
A conversation

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 12 1 0

Two men at a small table, a full English tea service laid out between them.

-Hmm. [looks into teacup] Interesting. Take a lo…
Beginnings

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 14 2 2

One hot summer night a girl left her room on Durant Avenue and wandered into the world to look for love and fortune with only…
Galatea

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 15 1 1

At last he’ll press his lips to hers
To lips that once were cold as stone
And now melt warmth, respond to his

The maid feels…
Six Words

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 18 1 0

Her headstone:

DUTIFUL
DAUGHTER,
NOT
DOORMAT.

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Revenge Against the Monkey

by sleepychameleon 3 months ago 18 0 1