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Stories posted 10/18/2007

• A Quarter Is A Quarter. A Challenge is a Challenge.

  by Yeah Write! 11 months ago

  On my way home from school, everyday I would walk down First St. It was a marvelous street, the street where all the shops of…

• My Funk

  by Ms Kit Kat 11 months ago

  _I have worn this mask for quite some time now and I am ready or it to be the real me. I have the happy mask on everyday for …

• My Embarrassment; part 1

  by That Girl 11 months ago

  Another six hours of my life were spent bagging groceries at the local grocery store. It wasn’t my ideal job, harder work tha…

• My Embarrassment; part 2

  by That Girl 11 months ago

  By the time I reached my house, I was ready to climb into bed and forget about the mountain of homework waiting for me. As I …

• The Final Call

  by Nick 11 months ago

  Blake took out a pad and pen, flipping open his phone to get Angela’s number. The kid had done really good today, Blake tho…

• The Long Con Revealed

  by Nick 11 months ago

  Lucifer was everywhere in this new world, this paradise reborn, this return to Eden, and He pondered merely enjoying it. Ye…

• Epilogue

  by Nick 11 months ago

  Metatron stared down on Creation and whispered to it.

  “Let there be Famine,” He said. And millions of empty stomachs gurgl…

• Oscar's fear - fear of Oscar

  by Breffni 11 months ago

  Oscar watched as his miserable wretch of an uncle cowered under his sheets. The stench of urine proof positive of how weak an…

• A Day at Origins {Quarters Challenge}

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  I’m bored. It’s been 90 minutes since a customer has come here without using it as a shortcut between shoes and juniors.

  “I’...

• Spine of God {Lyric Challenge}

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 11 months ago

  “Peace is what you get from the Chemical King,” the hippie-poser announced as he laid out the little baggies of powder in fro…

• Tarot II

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  Frustrated after spending the day trying to find his old tarot cards John went to bed. The sermon haunted him; “Christians sh…

• The glass shoe fits

  by Ighnot 11 months ago

  Doctor Ingres leaned forward, keying the com with his finger while moving his lips close to the mic. “Exit.”

  Martin, on auto…

• The Tarot

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  Frustrated after spending the day trying to find his old tarot cards John went to bed. The sermon haunted him; “Christians sh…

• A new pet

  by Ighnot 11 months ago

  Claire tried to control herself. Her breathing was rapid. Her heart rate had to be close to redline. The rapid beats seemed t…

• Marta's Dilema

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  “Nice of you to grace us with your presence. Are there more brothers of the Staff with you?”

  “None. I alone heard the call o…

• OTOC: Constantly Teased For Her.. Girly-ish-ness When She Flips Out Over A Broken Nail, And Her Fear Of _____

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  Since it seems to be a new trend [not really.] I’ll put my fears in here.

  My number one fear, I am teased constantly for. It…

• Nightmare

  by someday_93 11 months ago

  It wasn’t that the dream itself was so scary. When we wake up, we often find that our worst nightmares are really not so inte…

• We Keep Talking

  by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago

• The Book of Mona 15

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

  She jumped and almost screamed. It was Michael. He leaned over and screamed in her ear, “Stick with me so you want get lost”....

• The Touch 11

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

  He also said that he had gotten frustrated with her because of the stupid things she does sometimes. It didnt make sense to m…

• The Touch 12

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

  The moment the words left my mouth she started to cry. Dropping to her knees she covered her face with her hands. I looked ar…

• The Book of Mona 16

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

  She felt really stupid. Should have just stayed home. “You wanna dance”, Michael asked her. She shook her head. “You sure”, h…

• just me talking

  by Suburban Saint 11 months ago

  I love you
  I’ve told you so many times before
  And every time you listened and you
  Smiled
  That beautiful smile
  But this time y…

• The Prophesies

  by Laine the Grey 11 months ago

  Valtameri peeked around the corner. “Come, Caspian!” Jonathan awoke with a start.
  “Where are you taking me?” He rubbed his e…

• The Shiny Slime Reports {Mock Pop Culture Challenge}

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  THE SHINY SLIME

  Celebrity Drives Sober!

  {_picture: Ms. Singer gets into her car without trouble. Mr. Actor sits peace…

• Drums in the Deep

  by Batak Beatrix 11 months ago

  The shadow of land loomed ominously before them in the fading twilight as the men rowed the boats to shore, lanterns swinging…

• Thirst.

  by BfE 11 months ago

  The heat was almost unbearable, and the slow camel didn’t help much either. I looked through my aviators and smiled, I was fi…

• Once Beloved

  by Ana Cristina 11 months ago

  My once beloved queen is at the window, her pale heart-shaped face reflected in the glass. Her posture is perfect, as always,...

• Lady in Waiting

  by Ana Cristina 11 months ago

  From where I stand in the garden I can see her face, pale and pinched. It is hateful to me.

  The king speaks with me, taking…

• Inside the Cave

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  “Whoa! Where the hell am I?” Dan nervously scanned the cave. Yellow green luminescent lichen grew on the ceiling bathing the …

• The Desire [ to be someone ]

  by Maybe_Miseryx 11 months ago

  well, here i go. this is my first ficlet. i love writing, so i decided this would be something good for me, to let it all go…

• Staying Strong; Needing Eachther.

  by Maybe_Miseryx 11 months ago

  A strong woman. Very strong. She is in a battle, a tough, thriving battle. The battle seems to be a war. The battle spoken o…

• Silky Seduction

  by horrorfan13 11 months ago

• Extraordinary{song lyric challenge}

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 11 months ago

  “Are we growin’ up, or just goin’ down?”, my history teacher asks. We are learning about how we affect the future “sooooo” mu…

• My Playlist(huh!)

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 11 months ago

  1.Learning to Fall by Boys Like Girls(this is my favorite)
  2.Heels Over Head by Boys Like Girls
  3.I’ll Be There by the Jackso…

• The Archer Leaves (Lyric Challenge)

  by Amaster 11 months ago

  “I am not afraid to keep on livin’,” the Archer said, “I am not afraid to walk this world alone.”

  “But,” I said, “if you go,...

• Crush Crush Crush

  by insomniac 11 months ago

  “I got a lot to say to you,” He yelled after me, “yeah, I got a lot to say!”

  I turned around, and gave him a look of disgust…

• ABC poem pt 2

  by LoveableBitch 11 months ago

  I’ve grown, which means time for a new alphabet me!

  A: active
  B: bubbly
  C: creative
  D: dancer
  E: eager
  F: friendly
  G: gossip…

• Can You Guess Who OTOC Wrote About? [MBTM's Challenge] Yes, You Do Know Her/Him [Mwaha, I Won't Even Give The Gender!]

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  claims to suffer from, “writer’s block”, though after four pages of ficlets and a featured ficlet at that, I’m sure man…

• Gone

  by Yeah Write! 11 months ago

  “You don’t know me!” she yelled. Her eyes were so red from all the tears she had shed, though her face remained as delicate a…

• Alone In A Blank World [Music Lyric Challenge]

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  _All I know,
  Time is a valuable thing -
  Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings,
  Watch it count down to the end of the day,
  Th…

• Five Years Later

  by Nick 11 months ago

  Blake walked up to the diner. Chicago, he thought with a sigh. He opened the door, the neon sign a bright point in the nigh…

• Vampire Dream

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  Insert the knife
  Below the dermis
  Slowly, lovingly
  Caress the blade
  Along the muscle
  Delicious meat
  Tenderly separating
  Ski…