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• Monkey Tragedy

  by Insert Pen Name Here 9 months ago

  Scared
  sad
  Feeling much emotion
  Big Thing up, suddenly down
  Big Thing down in pieces
  Loud noise
  jump, scared
  Monkey-brothers …

• What's That You Say? Althaiophobia? That Sounds Absurd!

  by artistsrunwild 9 months ago

  I’m afraid, so far, I have been very unlucky in love.
  It’s not that I’m not pretty or that I don’t have a good personality – ...

• Really Bad Karma

  by Three Gryphon[s] 9 months ago

  I know I’m weird, okay?
  I mean, it’s not your everyday person that has Clausetrophobia, or whatever, right?
  What, there’s a l…

• An Ironic Fear

  by someday_93 9 months ago

  Fears. Everyone has them, I suppose. But I was never a cliche. I could sleep without a light, I didn’t mind spiders. I could …

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

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  “HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! HeadOn! Apply directly to the forehead! Head…

• High School Musical -- Barbie Style

  by someday_93 9 months ago

  The Cast:
  Gabriella-Barbie…Regan
  Sharpay-Barbie….Angie
  Troy-Ken…...........Regan
  Ryan-Ken…..........Angie

  *The Set…

• I Cured Myself

  by Officially 9 months ago

  Ok. It’s funny.

  The thing that got me here is the very thing I’m afraid of.

  Lyssophobia it’s called.

  I always hated it whe…

• Something Like That

  by THX 0477 9 months ago

  Streetlights cut cones of light into the morning fog along State Route 73. Feeling foggy herself, Geri guided her Volvo, old …

• In the Psychiatric Unit -- Holly

  by someday_93 9 months ago

  There’s only so long a person can take it. The voices, I mean. They followed me everywhere. To school, to orchestra practice,...

• The Ficlet Killer

  by YodaOnCrack 9 months ago

• At War with the Clinophobics {Phobia Challenge}

  by Alexa ♥ 9 months ago

  “Flashlight, misting water bottle, and a storybook,” he said. “What else? They don’t fight fair.”

  “Do not look in their ey…

• LinoPhobia

  by Laine P. Grey 9 months ago

  “When I was seven, I dreamt my closet was full of stringbeans. They enveloped me and I couldn’t breathe. When I was ten…” D…

• The Unwelcome Rest of an Endless Night

  by uselessness 9 months ago

  There they were, all in a row, the empty shells of five human bodies, unconscious, unfeeling, unaware.

  Their peacefulness wa…

• It's In the Eyes

  by Batak Beatrix 9 months ago

  “They’re here,” he whispered, his bloodshot eyes darting around the dingy subway station. “They’re among you, all of you.”

  T…

• In the Psychiatric Unit -- Peer Group

  by someday_93 9 months ago

  “I’m Kerri, the nurse today,” I say, as brightly as I can. It’s been a long day; I really need some coffee. Some of the girls…

• Dear Gossip Girl: I Wanna Be Generally Unhealthy

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  *Dear Gossip Girl: My husband won’t let me perform my nightly ritual of watching ET with a gallon of rocky road ice cream by …

• Angels and Devils: Bickering Figments of One's Imagination

  by Yeah Write! 9 months ago

  “Let’s write a ficlet!”
  “No we’re too tired. We should go to sleep.”
  “What? Are you kidding? The night is still young! Let’s …

• Public Service Announcement: Didaskaleinophobia and the Harmful Effects Your Child Encounters

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  Didaskaleinophobia. Every child in America is affected by this terrible sickness. They go through the pain, every single day,...

• Lost

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  Kate blew off the dust of the faded photograph.

  “Look at this…” she said, gesturing at Frederick.

  He crawled over and fro…

• The heart is a reliable organ

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  His breath hung in the air like smoke, its weight minimal. Almost transparent. In an instant it was gone. He smiled at her an…

• BECAUSE OF YOU

  by YodaOnCrack 9 months ago

  The fantasies are specific and real, and I always write them down as ficlets. I think of them as tiny pieces of the truth tha…

• Phobias, Phobias, Everywhere

  by blueyedwonder 8 months ago

  I can’t write this. I need to stop. What can I do? I think I have graphophobia. Maybe I have cyberphobia. Is there such a thi…

• Midnight hue

  by Blossom Ruoqen 8 months ago

  Do you see the mountains shifting,
  or the grass turn a new hue?

  Did you catch the midnight rainstorm,
  or gaze upon the long-...

• Silver Dream

  by Blossom Ruoqen 8 months ago

  “When will it rain?” asked a young-looking girl to a distant and bemused boy sitting in a large pasture.
  “I’m waiting-”
  “For …

• White Light & All The Colors In The Rainbow {my first challenge}

  by Tiggerstripn2 8 months ago

  I’ve waited so long for this moment.
  The bandages that stretch tightly around my head are holding in the darkness of a lifet…

• The Others

  by Tiggerstripn2 8 months ago

  I sat up my hand raced to retrive my flashlight.
  The fog momentarily cleared in front of me;
  what was one is now a pack.
  A…

• Hyper Girl And The Porcupines of Destiny

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  You don’t know me, but my name is Umblefumble Jones. Yes, my parents were evil, thoughtless people, but that’s beside the poi…

• Change is Inevitable...

  by someday_93 8 months ago

  “Change is inevitable.” That’s what everyone seemed to tell me whenever I complained about the topsy-turvy directions my life…

• Yesterday Heralds Tomorrow

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  Tomorrow rarely comes how we think it will. Time, the ultimate curative, palliative, and anesthetic numbs us in repetitive wa…

• Young Samara Nomore

  by Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore" 8 months ago

  In a chamber made of grey stone
  rests a coffin empty of flesh and bone
  for the name marked o’er the door
  reads “Young Samara …

• The Return

  by Fyora Cartagan 8 months ago

  The woman burst through the doors, slamming them to the sides of her.

  She strolled in confidently, in her three inch heels, ...

• What Other's See

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  You look in the mirror and you don’t see what others see.

  You think you’re ugly, no matter that everyone tells you that you’...

• Questions for Answers

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  I’m glad we could sit down and have this talk. I’m worried about you. Life in those teenage years can be rough, and, well, it…

• Limits of Immortality

  by l.m.orchard 6 months ago

  “Do you remember the first time you were badly hurt?”

  “Not really. Don’t we all experience our share of scrapes and bruises …

• Don't Call When You're On Painkillers And Booze

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

  When she got back from the emergency animal hospital, she decided the painkillers would work better if washed down with Crown…

• Going on a Bear Hunt

  by Hobo Beard Bob 6 months ago

• Lords, Ladies, and Plans

  by THX 0477 5 months ago

  Once in his quarters, I sat as demurely as I knew how, which frankly wasn’t that demure. But I was in the presence of a lord,...

• The Insurgenceez Haz Beginned

  by Kevin Lawver 5 months ago

  “I can haz bottlez, mommee?”

  “What, sweetie?”

  “I can haz bottlez?”

  “Who taught you to say that?”

  “Kitteh!”

  “Dammit… Os…

• Summer Dreams on Whitewall Tires [LoA Challenge]

  by THX 0477 5 months ago

  The car was unmistakable. Even from around a corner I’d have a descent guess it was my dad. Noone else on the street had a ca…

• Stump the Stovo! Answers #1

  by Stovohobo 4 months ago

  Saint chuck: What is the total combined length of all the bridges in Venice?
  Let the total combined length of bridges in Ve…

• Captain Trigger-Happy

  by Russell Ruffino 4 months ago

  Boston, MA – Brian Barrel a.k.a. ‘Captain Trigger-Happy’ was found dead in his bed on Monday morning, aged 67. The police hav…

• Can You Get Any Happier? [Dragon_Sun515 cliche challenge]

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  “What y’all watchin’?” Jim asked the other boys, congregated outside the general store.

  “Clem’s dawg,” Stu answered, not loo…

• Of Battles Won and Lost

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  A war of epic proportions erupted within my mind, blurring my senses. Lust made a bold, burning charge for the center. Guilt …

• The Red Sox Suck

  by YodaOnCrack about 1 year ago

  The smallest of the angry Yankee fans rose from the metallic
  bleachers and extended his middle finger. “The wed sox
  sukk!” ...

• The Crossing Point

  by Uncle Sam 12 months ago

  Jacob kicked at the gravel, watching it slide down the railroad embankment. He didn’t know why he was here. Well, he knew why…

• Family Feud

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  “You just don’t understand the complexities of women!”

  “Blah, blah, blah, your needs. Besides, you’re a human. Of course I…

• Loki, God of Chaos

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  Riding upon a cumulonimbus just above Thor’s house, Loki peered down and snickered. Oh, how he loved it when they fought. And…

• Cold As Ice

  by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

  The family couldn’t stop smiling as the man signed the papers. Andrew couldn’t remember his name, so he glanced briefly at th…

• Tell Me a Story About Pillows (Laine P. Grey)

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 11 months ago

  Who do you call when you’ve alienated all your friends? Where do you go when you have no place to call home? The first answer…

• Wrong Type Of Fairytale

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  It was the wrong type of fairytale. It didn’t start with once upon a time. Good didn’t triumph over evil, in the end. And the…

• Stalker Interception

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  I was so excited. A mormon at her first dance (waited till 14, woo!) is something to behold, but when my first dance was at a…

• Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  We’d thought they’d be together forever. But Brenda and Eddie knew differently.

  From the minute they appeared at the prom, a…

• Pressure

  by BARomero 10 months ago

  Everyone is on their feet as Bob Sheppard announces your name. With your team two down, two on, and two out, you are everyone…

• You can fly!

  by Sailor Emo 10 months ago

  This wasn’t what I expected when I woke up this morning. Maby I’m asleep, or maybe my little sister slipped something in my f…

• Disney & Pixar Allude to Other Movies in Theirs

  by Yeah Write! 10 months ago

  I crouched in the tall savannah grass, as I watched a warthog and a meercat sing about their wonderful life. What a shame! Th…

• I Almost Feel Creative Tonight

  by [pens&feathers] 10 months ago

  I almost feel creative tonight, on the beach out underneath the stars, crickets singing out in chorus, grass rustling gently …

• Gold Medal

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  And now, the one you’ve all been wating for, the Big Kahuna, the ficlet that makes us roll out the red carpet. The “Ficlet th…

• Yes, Child. I Love You.

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  “Mama, do you know what Tommy told me today?” she asked, looking heartbroken.
  “What did Tommy tell you today?” she asked, jug…

• Street Musicians and Photography

  by Saint Chuck 10 months ago

  I’m standing on street corner in a sleepy little town, with my camera in hand. As the light flashes green, I walk to the othe…

• Diary of the Wizened Environmentalist

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  Nobody remembers the Earth from yesterday. All we know is that everything spiraled downhill and crashed almost 5 hundred year…

• The Soundtrack to My Summer

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 10 months ago

  The night was perfect shade of dark blue
  dark blue, have you ever been alone in a crowded room?
  as she lay under the stars
  ...

• Fee, Fi, Fo, and Fum

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  “Oh, Fee, you are so terribly boring,” drawled Fi, taking a long sip of her cigarette.

  “Well—Well, you shouldn’t…should…

• War

  by Laine P. Grey 10 months ago

  Milton shifted nervously. He had so wanted to be a part of this act, but had it been worth the treachery involved?
  Wednesday…

• Ficlet the 200th and the DOUBLE CHALLENGE!

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  The time has come, the grand milestone of which all who see it shall say “woe is me, for not completing as many ficlets as St…

• You read it, You name it.(little more)

  by Mask By The Moon 10 months ago

  He gave her a nod, his sandy hair coming to meet his bright azure eyes. She met his with her own grey ones, unshaken.

  “I’m h…

• (Genre: High School Angst!) Who Needs a Soul If You Have a Date to Prom?

  by Batak Beatrix 10 months ago

  Prom: (noun) The one event that brings an entire world of joy and fear to the average high school girl.

  As distant from…

• What I love about kidney stones.

  by 4759 10 months ago

  “If your so bored you can write a list of things you love about kidney stones!” said the nurse. She must’ve thought this was …

• Allusions Elude Me. Let's Stick To Lyrics.

  by Yeah Write! 10 months ago

  “Oh! Gravity!” I shouted as I stumbled over a few bookbags strewn randomly in the middle of the hallway.

  Suddenly I see, out…

• (Genre: Sci-Fi) The Gemini Experiment

  by Amaryllis 10 months ago

  She smiled and held the phone closer to her ear. Her heartbeat accelerated when the voice on the other end spoke. She knew it…

• Crossing Ficlets #7: Hades and Sarah

  by blueyedwonder 10 months ago

  Sarah closed her eyes and tried, desperately, to think of 2007 and getting back there. Wasn’t that how she got stuck in 1908 …

• Honorable Mention 4

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 10 months ago

  Sorry there are so many of these, I know you guys want to know who actually won, but there really were a lot of these.

  My Wo…

• A Light in the Darkness

  by Amaryllis 10 months ago

  I am born. A wail gusts through my fragile body. I am cradled I am admired I am protected.

  I am loved.

  I dance through lif…

• The Best-Laid Plans

  by Mycroft 10 months ago

  There is one other difference between snakes and serpents. You’d never know it just by looking at them, but serpents have a m…

• Escape From Bad Cafeteria Food

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  The crowded cafeteria blared noisily around me. I waited for a server to slop some colorless mush on my filthy tray before I …

• The Okapi: Everything and Nothing

  by Fyora Cartagan 9 months ago

  Nobody knows about me, they don’t know what I am. They think I’m a cross between a zebra, a thoroughbred horse and an antelop…

• A Chord of Dissonance

  by [pens&feathers] 9 months ago

  Twelve years have passed since he’s been on a stage, and yet the worn hardwood underneath him feels as familiar as his own tw…

• musings of an oddball high school kid

  by just emily 9 months ago

  I steadily grew more tired of high school.
  Everyone looked the same.
  Everyone acted the same.
  And if you didn’t look or act t…

• When Death Comes Knocking, Don't Answer

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  “Whoa! Where’d you come from?”

  ”...From your wildest nightmares, your most fervent, vivid fears,” the spectral figure growle…

• YodaOnCrack Halloween Challenge

  by YodaOnCrack 9 months ago

  By sequeling this ficlet, you have dared to enter the first annual YodaOnCrack Hellloween Ficlet Challenge from HELL!

  Yo…

• When You Gaze Into the Abyss

  by Batak Beatrix 9 months ago

  Peering out the patio into the night, my eyes darted back and forth, looking for movement. There was something out there, h…

• Dawn of the Rednecks

  by THX 0477 9 months ago

  Mist clung to the dew-kissed grass along the sleeping hills. In the half-light of impending dawn Virgil looked across the sea…