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• Bloom, My Child [Poetic Writing Prompt]

  by OrangeOreos 39 minutes ago

  my start
  my conception
  the dawn of one being

  unique
  inspired
  a new gift to the world

  this child
  this baby
  growing inside an…

• Split

  by RainDance about 1 hour ago

  After staring at the doorway for a moment where Chloe had disappeared, Alex turned to Mr. Cook.

  “If that’s enough proof for …

• Dancing the Past Away

  by Blusparrow about 2 hours ago

  And you hold me down and you got me living in the past. Come on and pick me up. Somebody clear the wreckage from the blast....

• Stopped Loving Her (Theme song Challenge)

  by Wyatt Aapr about 2 hours ago

  The funeral was small, only a few of us were there. Dudley, Tom, Mike, John, and I were gathered to one side. “I wonder if sh…

• Never Fight Newton's Third Law

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 4 hours ago

  It was the weekend, but Ned had work up to his ears, & it was driving him nuts. His brother dragged him out for some fresh …

• 6 Word Autobiography

  by TreeBeard about 8 hours ago

  I’m dreaming. Time to wake up.

  (I also thought of Carl Sagan’s “We are merely stardust contemplating stardust,” but I disagr…

• Notice

  by Pieces of Andi about 9 hours ago

  She took another sip of her wine and looked down at her watch. He was now over an hour late. _” Is this what it will be like …

• Live from Comic-Con (Change This Story)

  by BARomero about 9 hours ago

  He would call to try to explain things to her and she would fly into a rage. And that rage would give her power, strength, th…

• my life in 6 words

  by ummpenname about 10 hours ago

  complicated
  sometimes good
  sometimes bad
  invisible

  ficlets said i needed to write more so i wrote this!

• i don't know

  by ummpenname about 10 hours ago

  life is complicated we never no what will happen and whne it will happen. sometimes we never truly understand why things happ…

• Plastic in the Attic

  by Wyatt Aapr about 10 hours ago

  The click meant someone was at their door. All eyes fastened on the door. Then it slammed open, and Bobby stood there, white …

• Woman walks into a bar

  by B Munsy about 10 hours ago

  She stood there frozen as she gripped the handle to the door. She could feel the music and the loud voices pulsing from the o…

• The Sparks will Fix You (theme song challenge)

  by Bartimaeus about 11 hours ago

  My heart is yours…

  I’d been driving north for about nine hours now, and I’d been listening to music the whole time. I sa…

• Bath time

  by youngspirit about 11 hours ago

  I could hear the smile in his voice. “Keep your eyes closed!”

  Leaning back in the bathtub, I obeyed his wishes, grinning in …

• This is called-overstaying your welcome.

  by BrokenAngel about 12 hours ago

  She walked in slowly, and I could tell something wasn’t right.
  “You alright?”
  “Yeah, just a fucking awful hangover is all.” S…

• The Cigarette

  by youngspirit about 12 hours ago

  She stands barefoot just outside the front door, though night has long closed in around the town. Sans ashtray, she taps exce…

• My 1/2 diary

  by Definate Disaster about 12 hours ago

  I went to a football game tonight for my school. (oh joy). I know what your thinking(well not really but i’m taking a guess) ...

• Middle School Mayhem: Part 6

  by Writer4Life00nj about 13 hours ago

  I looked up in Eric’s eyes. They were a deep blue, and I was a sucker for guys with blue eyes. He smiled a small smile, and g…

• If It's Not Mine, It's YOURS

  by Dreamt of Turquoise about 13 hours ago

  I didn’t know how to react to this… Was I supposed to be surprised, shocked or angry? For some reason, I felt angry, actual…

• Open Wounds

  by Six Feet Under The Stars about 13 hours ago

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• rain on the windshield

  by Mighty-Joe Young about 1 month ago

  ................Rain’s no feat for a windshield-wiper…..................

• No One Knows {Theme Song Challenge}

  by Jenunique 5 days ago

  We get some rules to follow…

  I walk into the kitchen, pour a glass of water and read the label again. “This is ridicul…

• The Haunted House Challenge

  by Ana Cristina 9 days ago

  Oh my stars, I’ve gone and published 700 ficlets. I’m actually at 702 right now (not counting this one).

  Is there a limit to…

• Strange Acquaintances

  by invisibility_disability 8 months ago

  What does he mean, ‘Who am I?’ she thought. This guy, erm, Aedin, apparently, doesn’t make any sense!
  “I’ll explain every…

• Skinny Dipping

  by TatianaMik 5 months ago

• Shakespeare's Cursed Grave Challenge

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 11 days ago

  It reads upon Shakespeare’s grave:
  Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
  and cursed be he who moves my bones.

  What …

• I challenge you! Write your life in six words.

  by Momiji-chan about 1 month ago

  Okay. Some people may think this is stupid but I think it’s hard. A few days ago in my art class we talked about this dude He…

• Bunny Says Ficlets.com is Fine

  by Kevin Lawver 21 days ago

  I was sick in bed, and just kind of paying attention to e-mail as it came in on my pants mac. I’d had a fever for days and …

• The Sweetest Stink...a Challenge

  by chakatreatmentson!(LoA) 7 days ago

  In our society, we are trained to respond a certain way to “unpleasant” smells…It’s fairly instinctual to find some odors r…

• 81 Ficlets! [CHALLENGE] Theme Song Challenge

  by Music-Hearted 9 days ago

  Wow! I can’t believe it, but after only a year, I’ve reached 81 ficlets! Haha, took me long enough.

  Since it seems to be the…

• Chitty Chitty Gangbang! (Gangsta Challenge)

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) about 1 month ago

  Yo yo yo!
  Me, X-Ninja, and N555Champ would like to place a challenge. DUn dUn DuN!

  This should be plenty of fun. We want you…

• Jaguar Man

  by Sleeping Elizabeth 12 days ago

• The Murder House on Smuttynose Island (Ana Christina's H.H.C.)

  by Tad Winslow 3 days ago

  I came here looking for inspiration. I was going to write a book about my stay at the murder house on Smuttynose Island. I wi…

• Ottoman's Treasure [ Shakespeare's Cursed Grave Challenge ]

  by Ben Paddon 4 days ago

  “Alright,” said Ottoman, taking his cigar out of his mouth. “Crack that bastard open.”

  Ottoman had spent a lot of time and a…

• Harry Potter 8: 19 Years Later in the Forbidden Forest

  by Richard Peck about 1 year ago

  Book 7 Spoilers

  “Lumos” He whispered, jabbing his wand from his cloak as a bright light erupted from the tip. At this ti…

• I Know I'm Not Alone

  by pianoman 6 days ago

  Girlfriend
  Brake up
  Late night
  Gounded
  Smooth skin
  Pimples
  Good friends
  Betrayed
  When things
  Work out
  They will
  Get worse
  T…

• We Interrupt This Regularly Schedualed Ficlet to Bring You This Challenge

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 2 days ago

  We have our favorites; we have the ones we absolutely abhor. We’re constantly bombarded with them.
  Yes, commercials.
  I’m in a…

• Tonight

  by Bartimaeus 4 days ago

  I sighed, stepping out onto the porch of the hotel room overlooking the beach. She was gazing into the vastness of the ocean,...

• It was her smile.

  by ♠Ana Cristina♥ 4 days ago

  I haven’t seen her smile for a long time. Seven months to be exact.

  Fragments of what she used to be sometimes flash in her…

• TRUE LOVE CHALLENGE (TLC)

  by pianoman 14 days ago

  My fellow ficleteers, (say that twelve times fast its fun!)
  In all my long life, all twelve years of it, I have only read _…