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• g2 Challenge Entry Hit Parade [CoC]

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 18 minutes ago

  After digging through all my old challenge entries, I decided to come up with a Top 10 List (in no particular order):
  *Unexpe…

• The Writer Takes a Stroll Down Memory Lane

  by NightMaiden about 2 hours ago

  “Oh, Aidan. After all these years!” Mrs. McCarthy clasped her hands together as tears glistened in her eyes, too.

  _I reach…

• The Writer Unearths Memories

  by NightMaiden about 2 hours ago

  “Wh-what is that?” I asked, my eyes flaring wide.

  “I just found it in the basement, reckoned I’d bring it up,” _Mrs. McC…

• The Writer and Her Hostess Discover Delightful Treasure

  by NightMaiden about 2 hours ago

  We stayed like that for a precious moment, just appreciating each other’s presence.

  _His chin rested just on the top of m…

• The Writer Finally Makes Amends

  by NightMaiden about 2 hours ago

  _There was silence again, and I crumpled the paper bag and flung it into the recycling bin, angry at him, angry at my words, ...

• The Writer Gives the Wrong Impression

  by NightMaiden about 3 hours ago

  “What?”

  _He looked a little hurt at that. Yeah…I did sound a little bored…but I didn’t want it to come off that way! I f…

• Plot Unfolds

  by Wyatt Aapr about 3 hours ago

  Getting my jewelry making paraphernalia down here was easy. I’d boxed it up when I started this dig, so my parents were used …

• The Writer Finds Bad Grammar on a Commercial Product

  by NightMaiden about 3 hours ago

  ”’Essential oils’. What the heck is that supposed to mean?” _I said, sounding detached. My voice startled even me, and I was …

• The Writer Segregates Herself

  by NightMaiden about 3 hours ago

  That night, things were pretty much quiet until I went downstairs – but I guess, things never stay quiet for too long.

  _I …

• Unrevealing Dreams

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 4 hours ago

  “The doctors said there was a lot of swelling around your spine. You might not feel them until the swelling goes down.” Mom e…

• Decisions Decisions

  by Wyatt Aapr about 4 hours ago

  But first she had to get some new shoes – and a purse – and

  maybe a scarf. But what color? Could she leave that to a

  subo…

• The Physical Aftermath

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 4 hours ago

  The pain was intense, his leg was throbbing and bleeding everywhere, his chin and neck stung, and so did his hand after snagg…

• Your Last First Kiss

  by nesdil about 4 hours ago

  I glance shyly up at your perfect face,
  and meet your deep blue stare.
  Quickly I look away,
  a blush coloring my cheeks,
  biti…

• Residing Dreams (Chapter 195)

  by SaveTheUnicorns about 4 hours ago

  Yet no matter how much we tried to make each other’s lives perfect, that could not happen either. I will never forget one day…

• Residing Dreams (Chapter 194)

  by SaveTheUnicorns about 4 hours ago

  I knew I was much too young to be thinking this way. I was twelve at the time, and Casimir would turn twelve in September. In…

• Residing Dreams (Chapter 193)

  by SaveTheUnicorns about 5 hours ago

  I knew in the back of my mind that Casimir’s family situation was a bit worse than mine.He hadn’t been shown nearly as much l…

• Residing Dreams (Chapter 192)

  by SaveTheUnicorns about 5 hours ago

  One day, as I sat with Casimir in his room, we came across the matter of gender roles. “You know,” he said, “I deem I still w…

• Stunned At HIM

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 5 hours ago

  “Thanks, Cam!” i was really appreciative, he was sort of my hero in this moment.

  “Hey there’s a few papers over there.” He j…

• Daydreaming About HIM Causes Accident

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 6 hours ago

  I woke the next morning excited. I knew things between Cam and I were still awesome. I had been overreacting yesterday. It fe…

• Dangerous Diversion

  by Blossom Ruoqen about 6 hours ago

  No more tests. No more Grandparents yapping in his ear. No more more girls, with their deceptive language and weird expressio…

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• The Haunted House Challenge

  by Ana Cristina 11 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…

• rain on the windshield

  by Mighty-Joe Young about 1 month ago

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

• 81 Ficlets! [CHALLENGE] Theme Song Challenge

  by Music-Hearted 11 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…

• No One Knows {Theme Song Challenge}

  by Jenunique 8 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…

• Skinny Dipping

  by TatianaMik 5 months ago

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

  by Tad Winslow 5 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 6 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…

• Bunny Says Ficlets.com is Fine

  by Kevin Lawver 23 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 …

• Change this story: contest

  by Crazee Writer Gal 3 days ago

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

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 4 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…

• Shakespeare's Cursed Grave Challenge

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 13 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 …

• Tonight

  by Bartimaeus 6 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♥ 6 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Results of a Wish ( Fairy Godmother aids Kermit Gorf)

  by SKermitgorf 4 days ago

  “Well Fairy Godmother.. and assistant.. you see I am a gorf, which is a geeky nerdish neb.. I thank thee much for having said…

• 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…

• From Blu Sparrow to Band Baby

  by Blusparrow 4 days ago

  With a sparkle and a poof Blu Sparrow was in her homecoming dress and the door bell was ringing.

  “Blu! Tim is here!” Blu Sp…

• Mistress of Indecision Gets her Wish

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 4 days ago

  Fay and Jezebel found Mistress Elsha amongst a pile of clothes.

  “Oh dear! I just can’t…” she was muttering. “Who are you?”...