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Stories posted 10/7/2007

• Time pt.2

  by The Ghost in the Machine 10 months ago

  Many knew him, though not personally.They could only catch glimpses of him as he flitted through buildings, undeterred by tim…

• Journal of the Lost 2

  by Laser Sharkbear 10 months ago

  Day Six.
  [entry lost]

  Day Seven.
  [entry lost]

  Day Eight.
  [partial entry lost] smeared with a sticky red substance. I’ve bee…

• Aulophobia

  by ballroomblitz 10 months ago

  Macy was nervous to see her first band performance. It wasn’t that big; it was only a local band. But didn’t know why. She di…

• This X is Impossible

  by [pens&feathers] 10 months ago

  go
  read my palm
  please, conjure up the ultimate solution
  to this delicate conundrum

  “you’re a study in contradictions,”
  they…

• Nocturnal Creatures

  by A Joker 10 months ago

  Robin leapt from building to building. The distress call had come from a location deep in Crime Alley. He had no idea what to…

• waitence

  by Gnarforama_X 10 months ago

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

  by Yeah Write! 10 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 …

• God Is In The House

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 10 months ago

  The place was called Olympus.

  It looked like it had been there forever.

  Posters from the 70’s with pictures of Gyros hun…

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why Does His Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Three

  by Insert Pen Name Here 10 months ago

  Out from the pilot’s cabin came four people: Romeo, Eunice, Juliet, and Bert/Ernie. Eunice and Romeo were holding small velve…

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why does His Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Four

  by Insert Pen Name Here 10 months ago

  Everyone in the cabin started clapping, even Guy (after Girl pinched him, really hard). As the clapping died away and Romeo a…

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why Does His Shirt Keep Coming Off? Part Five

  by Insert Pen Name Here 10 months ago

  Guy, who’s shirt had just come off again, fought his way througt the chaos-filled cabin to the pilot door. “Yep,”he said grim…

• Zemmiphobiac and Company

  by Insert Pen Name Here 10 months ago

  “Ok, so, let’s have sharing time!” said the cheery young man.
  Someone screamed and ran out of the room.
  Androphobia, I though…

• Mexican Standoff

  by Howie Amourscow 10 months ago

• A Handsome Man (Who is Not What He Seems)

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Mrs. Widmeyer:

  Well, after I had searched the house for Sally and found that she had left, I returned to my room, only to …

• A Weird Plan

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Uncle Louie

  What a despicable woman that Mrs. Widmeyer is! Bragging about her carpeting and doorbell, it makes me want t…

• An Romance (Or Perhaps A Bit of Trickery)

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Maya:

  “Oh my god! We were right!” I cry, staring at the newspaper article.

  “Yeah,” Wendall says, looking as though he is…

• What, You Expected A Happy Ending? (pt. 1)

  by Howie Amourscow 10 months ago

• What, You Expected A Happy Ending? (pt. 2)

  by Howie Amourscow 10 months ago

• Sand Women XVIII- The Story Part III

  by Dreamer 10 months ago

  _Ayla traveled in the desert searching for a way out. In the end, she never left it. She met a man who lived in the desert, a…

• Promise Ring (The Haven Chapters) LA Series

  by Mr Reeses 10 months ago

  “How could she just assume what this symbol means?” he said.
  “Who?” he said.
  “You know who I’m talking about, dont play dumb …

• The Truth Comes Out (The Haven Chapters) LA Series

  by Mr Reeses 10 months ago

  “Andi will understand what Davis?” she said.
  “Andi!” he said.
  “Dewayne. Davis.So what? Your talking about me?” she said.
  “Yea…

• Yes, Yes I Did Expect A Happy Ending

  by Mycroft 10 months ago

• Magic's Mark [4]

  by Sophia D'Soleil 10 months ago

  “RITCHIE!” Ritchie felt himself being smothered in a hug from his former girlfriend Katie. Come to think of it, he wasn’t sur…

• Ascension

  by [pens&feathers] 10 months ago

  Looking back now, it seems like a dream – hardly tangible, somewhat blurry, and more than slightly askew on the shelf of my m…

• That Smile (Lone Writers Challange)

  by Tiggerstripn2 10 months ago

  Jerry take off those stupid pants, I’ll be in the foodcourt Ash said; walking quickly out of the store.
  Well that had to have…

• I'm Smarter Than That (The Haven Chapters) LA Series

  by Mr Reeses 10 months ago

• A Ridiculously Unplausible Love Story, or Why does his shirt keep Coming Off? Part Six

  by Insert Pen Name Here 10 months ago

  Well, you can’t blame her. He WAS being a butthead of epic proporsions (acually, he got in the record book for that twice). B…

• Disaster in Room 121

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  Immediately, doctors flooded the room, checking every piece of equipment in a frenzy.

  “Her heart rate’s almost off the chart…

• Safe

  by Fuchsia Deviant 10 months ago

  I stare into his green eyes, and know that it is safe for me to love him.

  He’ll never abandon me. He’ll never say venomous w…

• oh, suck it up.

  by lyrics 10 months ago

  i’ve got aches in every bone
  invisable afflictions that no one can see
  but i can feel everytime i smile
  a cracked heart
  spli…

• Prequel

  by MisterB 10 months ago

  I’m looking down.There’s nothing on this sidewalk in my way, I’m just embarrassed. As I step inside the office I immediately …

• We've Been Waiting

  by ballroomblitz 10 months ago

  “Sam,” a voice called. “We’re coming for you”. Sam ran as fast as he could. But it didn’t matter how fast he ran. He could no…

• Oreos, Uncle Gary, And Too Many Questions

  by THX 0477 10 months ago

  Sam recoiled in what he thought was the direction of the exit. Instead he stumbled backwards over a display of Oreo cookies, ...

• Crazy Whitney's Crazy Deals

  by Batak Beatrix 10 months ago

  “She’s a true beaut,” Crazy Whitney told me as we both stared at the battered motorcycle in front of us. “Sure, she may need …

• Morning Commute

  by Mr. Anderson 10 months ago

  “Today’s going to be OK,” I thought to myself. I tell myself that every morning, but today I really meant it. Last night I sa…

• Ready to Make a Sale

  by THX 0477 10 months ago

  Teeth bared and lips pulled back as far as possible with aging facial muscles, Crazy Whitney inspected every square millimete…

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  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

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• A new presence introduced

  by Nova 10 months ago

  Nikolai turned as he heard someone approaching from behind. The man was tall with silver hair and dark blue eyes, he wore a l…

• Mock Pop Culture Challenge: Encompass

  by MisterB 10 months ago

  Twirling in my ergonomic desk chair I begin to think of what possible destinations my computer could take me tonight. In my d…

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

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

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

• The Denial of the Twinkie Addict Extroirdinare

  by Saint Chuck 10 months ago

  Okay, let me just say this right away. I’m not fat. I’m pleasantly plump. I just want to get back to my “before three kids” b…

• Sand Seduction

  by horrorfan13 10 months ago

• The Insane Knight Pillages a Village part 3

  by Hobo Beard Bob 10 months ago

• One last time

  by Shadow 10 months ago

  He kissed me, one last time. His mouth slid across my face, making it to my mouth. My lips pressed against his, and it felt s…

• Phosphate...Not a type of fat.

  by Phosphate11 10 months ago

  Do people have a favorite word?

  Phosphate. I use it for everything. Emails, Screen names, Pen Names, and User Names.

  My fri…

• A Bicycle Trip and A Ski Mask

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Wendall:

  “She’s totally not going to believe that he stole her wallaby!” I say to Maya and Perry as soon as we get out of …

• A Strange Trio

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Maya:

  “What in the world…” I don’t finish my sentence. No ending is necessary, not with Wendall standing before me weari…

• A Shopkeeper (Perhaps Called Bob)

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Manager of Main Street Books (we’ll call him Bob):

  I don’t think these strange three kids were actually doing research f…

• A Discussion in the Clubhouse

  by someday_93 10 months ago

  Wendall:

  We sit in my clubhouse, Perry holding his Uncle Louie action figure and Maya holding a notebook and pencil. “So,”...