The glassy building loomed ahead, covering all else in the chilly October night. Cobwebs hung on every spire, cloaking the building in a musty layer. The girl shouldered her pack of dynamite and-
trudged along the deserted streets, looking for the Sign. It was hard, in the dark. A lot harder than anyone had thought. But the Sign would be there. It would be clear.
It had to be.
Because if it wasn’t-
Ok, well, I was actually going to do this for my 50th ficlet, but I hadn’t realized I had written it when I did. So anyway. T…
A sequel to Ficlet the 51st, and a Challenge
the edge of everything
April 29th will mark one year for me on Ficlets.
I have sworn to uphold the values of the League of Awesomess. I shall hereby be known as Pens: Wearer of the Green Hat of Awesomeness. :]
So I love winter, but summer’s my season. Aimless driving, summer music, open windows, sunglasses, and thunderstorms seem to renew me. Late nights and lots of inspiration. Yeah, summer’s my season.
I’m looking forward to the prospect of beginning college in the fall, which is a little scary and a lot exciting.
And all at once, the crowd begins to sing.
Sometimes the hardest thing
and the right thing
are the same.
all at once : the fray
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SERIES
The Castle in the Air, written with kwatz and pen.up.girl and still in the works, begins here: http://ficlets.com/stories/30409
Hey Jude and Dear Prudence, written with Promises Broken & Backs Turned and also still in the works, begins here: http://ficlets.com/stories/29143
Published on August 03, 2007.
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