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Stories posted 11/25/2007

• Snap, Crackle, Blaze: A Challenge is Met

  by MRay 10 months ago

  Snap left Mary and continued on to his class. It was boring as usual but what could he do? He did his best to stay awake unti…

• Chiquitica [Autobiography Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  My earliest memory comes wrapped in glossy red paper like a box of candy, like the chocolate ones with cherries inside of the…

• Just a skeleton of the melody...

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  So I try to stop crying, but the tears won’t abide, they just keep sliding down my cheeks till I taste salt in my mouth. When…

• Ambition&Love

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 10 months ago

  If there was any obvious qualities in Belle they were ambition and love. There was always something about her, how you could …

• My first favorite song

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  I remember begging my mother to play it, again and again. I learned the words and sang along, pirouetting around the room, ra…

• Tymmo's Target

  by Amaster 10 months ago

  I turned around and looked at Tymmo “OK, I need to know exactly what we are looking for.”

  “Do you really need to know?” Tymm…

• Just Like Me

  by pie_is_good 10 months ago

  You want to know who I am?

  Imagine you’re sitting in a classroom. Go on, imagine. Where do you usually sit? Is it the back? ...

• On the other side

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  “I hate you!” I screamed with all of my nine year old might. The yelling making my throat scratchy and raw. The yelling makin…

• Everything I remember

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  Searching for MP3’s on the internet, I see one by ABBA called “Chiquita.” Could it be..? I dared not hope but clicked on it a…

• Just Enjoying This

  by Sophia D'Soleil 10 months ago

• Japanese At Heart

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 10 months ago

  The slick black skyscraper hotel looked down on the colorful congested streets of Japan. Kiara looked at the streets, teens w…

• Evermore - Teen Angst Poetry

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  somewhere behind that world of
  cold wars and broken doors
  of shattered dreams and empty screams
  scorned life and unbounded st…

• Crooked teeth and a heart full of love

  by The Wait Child 10 months ago

  He had waited for what seemed like a lifetime for this moment.

  She walked in with her head held high, her eyes searching.

  I…

• A Tormented Conscience

  by Sophia D'Soleil 10 months ago

  The room is hot,
  the walls are wet,
  a stench lingers in the air.
  My forehead’s drenched with salty sweat,
  and there’s grease …

• lost at sea - Teen Angst Poetry

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  ecstacy in motion
  my mind rides the ocean
  my thoughts upon the waves
  bound for distant caves
  The voyage is long and peaceful
  ...

• Stovohobo Turns Thirteen

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  They say that every experience that will form your life happened before you were twelve.

  Does that mean my childhood is over…

• The upstairs bedroom

  by The Wait Child 10 months ago

  It all began when someone left the upstairs window open.

  Mrs. Boyd was awoken by the faint beating of birds wings coming fro…

• Broken grace - teen angst poetry

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  broken grace
  footprints wander the path
  orange peels litter throughout the way
  the ocean wells forth
  for the thousand tears t…

• 99 Ficlet Challenge: Can you handle this one?

  by Sophia D'Soleil 10 months ago

  MWAHAHA! Ok, granted, i was a pansy and didn’t get to 100 ficlets before i decided to do my challenge. You will all just have…

• WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!? *ficlet challenge

  by Sophia D'Soleil 10 months ago

  The movie was great and was only made better by the presence of my boyfriend Scott and his sweet kisses. As it ended, i start…

• WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!? *ficlet challenge[2]

  by Sophia D'Soleil 10 months ago

  That was a month ago. Now, those kind of shaking fits are common and come almost daily, varying in severity. I have a headach…

• The Adventures of a 1950s Pole-Dancer, Sondra Von Kitten [99 ficlet challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  Sondra Von Kitten applied one last coat of Wine Divine and surveyed herself in the mirror. A vision in black leather smiled b…

• My Choice. My Life.

  by Leave Me A Note 10 months ago

  I was ready to make this choice. At this point, I didn’t care what anyone thought. I just want to make my own choices. I’m go…

• Life in the Velvet Rose Garden - Teen Angst Poetry

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  People lie and people cheat
  And that’s just the way it goes
  Even those we trust
  Throw it away for a bigger piece of pie
  There…

• Norton's post-apocalypse (part 1)

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  Norton stepped out of his backyard bomb shelter alone. He had always been alone. Even as a child he’d had no brothers or sist…

• Norton's post-apocalypse (part 2)

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  All that Norton noticed was an intense quiet. A quiet greater than that of all his years of being alone. It was an empty, nag…

• The Substitute and Stacye the Library Ghost (LoneWriter's Crossover Challenge)

  by Jenunique 10 months ago

  Stacye was focusing on what prank she would pull next when she felt the disturbance in the air. Many someones were unhapp…

• Never know who you'll meet in a WalMart Parking Lot

  by Jenunique 10 months ago

  I was leaving the store when I saw the car pass. I blinked and stopped just before I rammed my cart right into it.

  The hair …

• An Infinite Problem

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 10 months ago

  “How much do you love me?”he asks her.

  “More than anything. You know that.” She looks at him, a little perplexed by the ques…

• Time

  by flute faerie 10 months ago

  Time.

  It never stops, it never ends.

  It’s innumerable, unchangeable.

  You can’t see it, but it’s always there.

  Either …

• Ghost Begone Spray

  by Jenunique 10 months ago

  “Mommy,” came the little voice on the other side of the bedroom door. I smiled and rolled out of bed. It had only been 15 min…

• Bowling Backwards

  by flute faerie 10 months ago

  She was going for a strike. If she got it, she would have a perfect game; her dream. She set her ball back in her pocket, st…

• Tell them, I Come: Pt. 4

  by Jenunique 10 months ago

  The hunter closed his eyes for a moment. Squeezed them tight. He dared not speak aloud, though his mind was reeling with curs…

• She'll Help You... (Her Voice Pt. 2)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 10 months ago

  You walk out of the gun store, your new prize in hand. She tells you to go somewhere private and prepare yourself for what yo…

• Love At First Slight

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 10 months ago

  “Aren’t you… What’s her name? From the show last night.”

  “What’s her name?” she asked, incredulous. “What’s her name?!”
  ...

• Job Satisfaction

  by Ben Paddon 10 months ago

• The Gotcha Machine

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 10 months ago

  “Ok?” Jeff said. “Yeah. Ok in a psycho stalker bitch kind of way. I’m at my wit’s end, man!”

  “Have you tried…”

  “Talking…

• Clover High: The Boiler Room

  by Lone Writer 10 months ago

  That was the sound of the cafeteria windows shattering. Students fled screaming in all directions. Snap apparently had a dest…

• Thee corn mill

  by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 10 months ago

  The cold heart beated once more.
  the man who had the gun was standing there with a terror look in his eyes. He had done it. H…

• love is...

  by yoITSme 10 months ago

  love heals
  love breaks
  love is fate
  love is fatal
  love is true
  love is false
  love is what you make it
  love makes you
  love is …

• These Days

  by Laine the Grey 10 months ago

  I find myself writing ficlets less and less. Perhaps it is because an overwhelming amount of ficleters do not take it serious…

• Names

  by Laine the Grey 10 months ago

  Jonathan grabbed the man’s coat and shoved him against the cottage.
  “It would be in your best interest to be lying,” his lip…

• Yuri part 2

  by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 10 months ago

  1 2 3 4 I count in the dream.
  There he is ,there he should be.
  I look and there he is not again.
  The last time I seen him it…

• A Nights Walk Home

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 10 months ago

  The smell of differant coffees and cremes greeted Viviana as she entered Vivid, a local coffee shop not very far from her hou…

• Unpredictable would've been a better word [Crossover Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 10 months ago

  In time I came to see I was wrong to call Felicia peaceful. We’d been staring into the still surface of a lake when I impulsi…

• Wait

  by flute faerie 10 months ago

  Three simple words; and I ignored them. Cast them out like yesterdays leftovers. I laughed it off, while inside thinking, wh…

• Dumb Jocks

  by Phosphate11 10 months ago

  What am I suppose to do in study hall on the first day of school???

  I took my planner and gossip girl book out of my locker…

• Don't

  by Leave Me A Note 10 months ago

  You look at me like you have no hope. That scares me. You look at me like your afraid. That scares me. You look at me as if y…

• Shopping=sweaty people in need of anti-perspirent{OTOC black friday challenge}

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  I stood there tapping my foot to the Boys Like Girls song Five Minutes To Midnight, I’ve been standing in this line since t…

• Brandy

  by Never Explain 10 months ago

  I walked over back to Mary.
  “What would be better?” I asked.
  “Well, I figured since you don’t have a bunch of money, you cou…

• Grandmas Love

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 10 months ago

  Olivia sat in her grandmas lap as the rocking chair moved the pair back and forth. Her grandmas old hands ran throgh her hair…

• Night

  by RndDolph 10 months ago

  The sun receded behind the mountains, the sky going from orange, pink, purple then night. Stars slowly emerged, pulsing brig…

• Shopping Story(one time, one chance's challenge)

  by flute faerie 10 months ago

  So, it’s the biggest shopping day of the year. I find myself standing in line at FYE. I’ve been waiting in line to reserve m…

• Summerdale at Twilight

  by Maddawg 10 months ago

  I see lost souls in the twilight grasses of Summerdale, Alabama. The clusters of light dot the fields like fireflies, stretch…

• The Tree of my Past

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  I stared at the tree, dumbfounded. Two years ago this was a whole forest! But through all it’s been through this one tree mad…

• Bus Ride gone Wrong

  by Beckkkkkkka 10 months ago

  Here she was, paper balls being thrown at her. Yet Sierra was at peace. She stood there on the bus, and closed her eyes. Pape…

• Help Wanted:the questions I ask myself

  by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 10 months ago

  I stared into the mirror.
  My reflection’s glare burns a hole through my forehead. Why does it look so plain?
  So. . .
  _emotio…

• About sierra.

  by Beckkkkkkka 10 months ago

  Sierra Erica Scott. A happy girl, who just wants to live life to the fullest. If someone doesn’t like her, she moves on. If s…

• The Game is not *just* a game (or Experiences with Vampire: The Masquerade): Vampire Challenge

  by Jenunique 10 months ago

  Her fingers flew furiously over the keyboard, accented by a random punching of the enter key. Her mutterings were a jumbled b…

• Judge Andalus and I Have a Chat

  by Stovohobo 10 months ago

  If looks could kill, I’d have been six feet under ages ago. For instance, at this moment, Judge Andalus was staring me down w…

• Overdose

  by uselessness 10 months ago

  The rhythm is pounding, pounding, pounding.

  A million writhing bodies, bathed in pulsating greens and purples, move wildly b…

• Automaton and on and on......

  by User 6590 10 months ago

  As Dave walked across the seemingly endless field of white his mind started to slip into the introspective auto pilot that he…

• 24 Hours Inside the Closet (Sequel to Ghost Begone Spray)

  by judee4u2 10 months ago

  “I hate it when you do that!”

  I have muttered that phrase numerous times and she has never heard me – not until tonight. But…

• First Time Doing This

  by some guy 10 months ago

  This is my first time writing one of these, just checking to see how this works! I hope to make a lot of these that many peop…

• The Silence Of Sorrow

  by nesdil 10 months ago

  Here in the silence of sorrow,
  I am waiting for you.
  For you to speak, for you to listen,
  for lately, you do neither.
  Underst…

• Oh, To Die One Night

  by THX 0477 10 months ago

  A cool night and a daunting wind asailed Rezick’s senses as he stood on the rail of the elevated walkway. The night lurched a…

• Not so Giving {OTOC Challange}

  by Tiggerstripn2 10 months ago

  Funny the Christmas season is suppose to be filled with love, joy and giving.
  Well that’s not how I remember it; last year I …

• Feeling Faint

  by Misheru O'ku 10 months ago

  take off this dress please!
  dew drops of sweat start to form
  her skin becomes pale

• Which Road Will You Take.

  by butterflygirl6106 10 months ago

  Where will I go now? I have accomplish all but one basic thing in my life, it is very intense.

  I stop some times and look up…

• Galaxy Tree

  by Shawn Powers 10 months ago

  It was a Christmas tree constellation. That was the difficult part. It wasn’t like the big dipper, or Orion, it was a ful…

• The Colors of Love

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 10 months ago

  Camille stood in the greenery of the park, a tiled quote on the wall caught her eye. She recited it out loud, “People show th…

• ~jus thinkin ya kno~

  by LuvShortee1 10 months ago

• ~untitled~

  by LuvShortee1 10 months ago

• Norton's post-apocalypse (parts 3 and 4)

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  Several days later, Norton emerged once again from his new home, to a world just as bleak as it had been before. Winds were b…

• Norton's post-apocalypse (exciting conclusion!)

  by m8ryx 10 months ago

  Norton began to make friends with all of his major appliances, and he was a pretty happy guy. Eventually, Norton forgot what …

• The Pain You Could Have Denied

  by nesdil 10 months ago

  There is the girl who’s always lonely.
  You can see her pain.
  The light is gone, her eyes hold no love and they hold no hope,...

• All of the Other Reindeer

  by SKermitgorf 10 months ago

  “Are we there yet?”

  “No Donder, I’ll tell you when we get there.”

  “How Long Santa, how Long will it take?”

  “Comet, will yo…

• Aztec Sacrifice

  by YodaOnCrack 10 months ago

  Atzi screamed. She stared at the men, wild and bemused, then grabbed the bony forearm of the Aztec high priest. He pushed her…

• Caught

  by Never Explain 10 months ago

  Alex made the slightest, barely noticeable movement, towards me. Our eyes met, she has so hot.
  “You ever kissed a girl before…

• words of a stalker.

  by undone 10 months ago

  I seee you.
  Can you see me?

  Go out the window,
  Go out the door
  To see what might
  Give you a fright.
  And so to speak,
  Come …

• One day in the bathroom.

  by undone 10 months ago

  swish
  tap, tap, tap
  I made my way to the sink and turned on the faucets.
  SssSssSSsSsss
  The water slowly poured down into…

• Nearly Forgotten

  by .:band baby:. 10 months ago

  She walked slowly. Drinking in everything. She came to a stop. Her feet poised in mid step. She gasped and her hand fluttered…

• As The Stars Fall

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 10 months ago

  We laid there together under the nights sky, looking up. He wouldnt be with me for much longer. He’d be on a journey in life …

• Upside-Down.

  by undone 10 months ago

  My life was turned upside-down
  over and over again.

  The sky streamed down on me,

  While the darkness
  poured me stars.

  The …

• Your Amazing

  by One Time, One Chance 10 months ago

  I slowly rose from my spot next to Ryan. I could tell I was blushing through my ice solid exterior, but nobody had to see tha…

• bird love

  by undone 10 months ago

  Here I lie,
  In my pigeon cage.
  Why must I
  Act upon you,
  Who only wants me to be
  free when you do.
  But actually,
  It is all my…

• Tim's First Job, How Shpecial.

  by One Time, One Chance 10 months ago

  “Okay, I guess your free to go.” the agent says to me after checking my card in some strange machine.

  “Great. Wonderful. Can…

• Beauty

  by .:band baby:. 10 months ago

  “Morning Father!” Angela sang. “I brought someone to meet you. Dad, this is James.”

  “It’s very nice to meet you James. And w…

• Well, Too Bad.

  by One Time, One Chance 10 months ago

  “So how bout I pick you up Sunday, we can go to the movies then we can head down to Pizza Hut afterwards. I hear they put che…