Wil Wheaton's published ficlets

  • An Unremarkable Factory Inspired by text

    There is a factory in Chongqing. It is unremarkable; there is nothing to distinguish it from the other factories nearby. Work…

  • Real Life

    Gary left Hollywood and drove up Laurel Canyon, like he’d done a hundred times before in another life.
    It was a good life, on…

  • Wallace Mature

  • A Godawful Small Affair

    “I want to move to Mars, and open up a bar,” Gregor said.

    Matti inhaled deeply, and let a cloud of pale blue smoke surround …

  • Snowfall Inspired by a photo

    Nina looked down from the 65th floor. The first snow of the year covered buildings, the walkways connecting them, and the emp…

  • Nevermore

    The birds did not scatter as Roland expected. Instead, they fell silent and still.

    Leaves crunched beneath his feet as he w…

  • They Don't Come Out at Night

    You know the well has to be close, but your lantern only makes the fog harder to penetrate.

    You know there’s nothing but ope…

  • The Fifteenth

    Marten stayed low, and moved down the trench. Plasma beams streaked across the sky above him, a patchwork of colors that woul…

Feed icon Grab a feed of Wil Wheaton's stories