Ficlets | Stories posted 3/15/2007

Stories posted 3/15/2007

Wet, Warm and Furry

by Jnova about 1 year ago

“Why hello little thing. Aren’t you just the cutest!”

“Are you lost? Poor thing, you’re soaking wet.”

“Aw, look at that li…
Poor Work Ethic - Dead tired

by Jack Francis about 1 year ago

Dead tired that is! Tired of all these rat race a-holes coming up and talking to him like he was a machine, a box that pumps …
It's all in your head

by tparlin about 1 year ago

Filthy; that’s the only word I could think when I looked down and saw my own blood. It didn’t make me sick, but it bothered m…
The train to my brain

by Jack Francis about 1 year ago

Here comes another one he thought without moving. The subway here was above ground, and the train he could hear in the dista…
creatR

by WBMike about 1 year ago

As he opened his eyes, he found the world to be truly his. It was this world he created, he would be the one to cultivate a…
Continuation: The Awakening

by comdata55 about 1 year ago

Light.
Blinding Light.
LET THERE BE LIGHT!
Light…and then…The Silver.
LET THERE BE SILVER!

I can’t believe it’s actu…
Fifteen Seconds

by peterburd about 1 year ago

Fifteen seconds …

Maury glanced at the monitors, which showed the great alien works in orbit. The invading race’s powersuc…
The ex and the wish-she-was

by cosleia about 1 year ago
Eveline

by bride_no2 about 1 year ago
The ex and the wish-she-was - DG

by Jack Francis about 1 year ago
Dust-off

by Pat J about 1 year ago

He noticed the dust on his boots too late to do anything about it. By then the lifter was in the air, and the straps held him…
FPS Doug

by Jack Francis about 1 year ago

BOOM! headshot…...................................................
Poorer Work Ethic

by Baboolicity about 1 year ago

And so he sat, day after day, glued to the screen pretending to work but really just stalking the Ficlets site waiting for th…
The Library II

by Rieb7 about 1 year ago

It took us a while to decide on an exact plan of action. I wanted to jump out a window and hijack a car to take to the librar…
Terrarium: The Collected

by Saffron about 1 year ago

Over the weekend, Alan had gassed up the boat, tossed in a sleeping bag, and gone exploring.

The island was rumored to be ha…
Whang Too

by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago

Whang! Dodge, stumble, roll and back to her feet.

Wendy managed to foil her opponent’s terminal shot with nothing more than …
Four Seconds

by i0td about 1 year ago

Time on Earth was literally ticking away. Any moment now the race’s immense starship would finish consuming all the energy th…
The world of the sailors

by Starstockings about 1 year ago

Lorelei stood barefoot in the shade. The midday sun shone its glaring rays through her window sill. Already the noisy bustle …
My ex-husband, two and three.

by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago

But then again the guy in the Blue Armani suit, three thousand dollar rolex and a shirt hand-sewn in Paris, didn’t do much go…
Destination: Planet (prologue)

by Renophaston about 1 year ago
A few seconds short

by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago

Maury turned to the small square box on the end of his console.

The maintenance crew had failed him again.

How in space co…
Catharsis

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

Sarah yawned, stretched, and turned over in bed. It had been a strange evening. She’d been at a party, and had way too much…
Let Me See Your Face

by Saffron about 1 year ago

Let me see your face
Let the light reflected along the planes of your body
Travel the uncharted distance to my eyes
To pierce…
Marty Stouffer's Draconis Amerigo

by PixelFish about 1 year ago

The beautiful woman glanced idly at me, as Spot went bounding over to her green, and my hackles went up. I can’t tell you why…
One Second

by fooeynet about 1 year ago

...Three Seconds….

This was it. End game. The Earth’s time was at its end. And Maury could do nothing, there was nothing l…
Until

by SJHundak/S.J.Willing about 1 year ago
Farthest Reaches

by Cobweb about 1 year ago

Orion 12 sped towards the outer solar system following the lines of magnetic force emanating from the sun. It’s ionized hull…
Inescapable, Period

by deCadmus about 1 year ago

“Right.”

“Right?”

“Absolutely. So you’ll be arresting me, then?”

“Excuse me?”

“Well, seeing as how I’m being insubordinat…
Tainted

by Baboolicity about 1 year ago

There had been no premonition, no inexplicable unease, no warning tingle of his senses. Nothing. And the drink was sweet as e…
Earl

by fooeynet about 1 year ago

The finger of blame would point to me. Me, in my velociraptor costume that I purchased on a whim from a Universal Studios cle…
First Impressions

by Organics about 1 year ago

She looks at me like I am the center of the universe. I am the center of her universe, for now, at least. it won’t stay tha…
Up late editing

by User 611 about 1 year ago

Death.

Funny how it sneaks up on you. I spent most of today dealing with death at a remove, typing up articles, checking fa…
Lu Bai-lynn

by Ngtmagicks about 1 year ago

Lu Bai-lynn was born in hard times, deep in the mountains of northern Shu providence. Lu himself was born as a second son. Th…
Dead World

by DaphX about 1 year ago

A man was sitting at his desk with random parts for random things scattered everywhere when message box popped up on his comp…
Kindred

by Ngtmagicks about 1 year ago

“So, you heard the petitions this night,” The Prince stated, walking back and forth in parady of her living nerves.

Her coun…
Back stories

by Ngtmagicks about 1 year ago

She was striking at nearly 6 foot tall, well groomed power suit, a gold silk tie on a blue shirt, black jacket and pants.

_…
Forgive me

by darkhorse about 1 year ago

My love, please; do try not to take it personally. Remember our first days together? Why, you so thoroughly took care of my e…
King of the Universe

by Deepurple about 1 year ago

I’m the King of the Universe. Want to know why? Well, if you don’t know I don’t see why I should tell you, but I’m credited w…
Unbelievable!

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

It was just another day like all the others before it. Another day at the desk in the office where nobody ever came, my only …
On Having the Right Idea but the Wrong Execution

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

The wily promoter was sure that he had just had one of his best ideas ever.

“We’ll put on a benefit concert with the Red Hot…
Gastrologer Prophet Demiurge

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

“I don’t know,” I told Janine. “Some of these new animé titles are just a little bit too esoteric for me.”

“Like what?” Jani…
The Fall of New Rome

by Phil about 1 year ago
Dragon Smoke

by Phil about 1 year ago

He was fading.

There were lots of theories why. It had been happening for several hundred years, so his kind had plenty of t…
The Bottle

by Bearded Jon about 1 year ago
The Gardener

by Meyer Kulper about 1 year ago

As Jason reached in to the lawn mower, intent on retrieving the damp mass of grass which had been clogging the outlet, he won…
Right

by Meyer Kulper about 1 year ago

So I’m at the altar, right?

And there’s this monkey, right?

Quite nice, really. Right?

And he’s got these guys standing on…
How Not To Be A Footnote

by Phil about 1 year ago
not perfect, but just good enough.

by Serth about 1 year ago

our story begins in a borough, in a flat on the corner, with an outline of a man. he sits in his aluminum-kitchen chair
excee…
PJ - dead or alive

by rejiFactor about 1 year ago

They say “show me the money”. We framed 2.0, now we’ll do a 3.0, a 4.0 and soon an x.x.. PJ was sitting thinking is this the …
Madman Theory

by Phil about 1 year ago
No Such Thing As Bad Press

by Phil about 1 year ago

The Ottomans once won a great victory against the Hapsburgs without even being on the field of battle.

In 1788, near Slatina…
The Eyes

by Paul Robinson about 1 year ago
Yup

by Scimon about 1 year ago

“Run that one past me again.”
“Zombies.”
“See that’s what I thought you said. The question I now have is why?”
“Why zombies?”...
Really Dead?

by iconoclast about 1 year ago

As co-workers milled about the seemingly life-less body , Miguel, the Mail room manager noticed a strange twitching of the co…
Mind melt

by Scimon about 1 year ago

Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all my thoughts. It feels like a million ideas are streaming across my brain at the same time,...
Ron's Predicament

by QuakeDisruptor about 1 year ago

The problem was a simple one. Also a deadly one, but simple all the same. Ron had set and armed the bomb, but managed to do s…
King of the Universe

by Priyamvad about 1 year ago

Once upon a time, you were walking down a square near your house towards your home. You turned the corner, unconscious of m…
Brass

by QuakeDisruptor about 1 year ago

The early morning commute used to be a serene affair for Jann. He liked trains. They liked him. The scenery was breathtaking….
Dream

by DarkLord about 1 year ago

The sunlight was too bright. It hurt my eye. Tried to get up, was held down. Found a dainty hand across my body. I twisted ar…
Last kiss

by DarkLord about 1 year ago

We stood upon the pavement. There was a slight drizzle. She had a pink umbrella which we shared waiting for an empty auto to …
Fickle Ficlet

by W0PHT about 1 year ago

Write a fickle ficlet,
for your heart’s desire
fill it with flare,
for all the world to admire

Open your Id,
and fill your …
The Advantage of Death

by Phil about 1 year ago

But in the end, being Dead didn’t matter so much.

He liked being Dead. Not needing his old health care package, he took out …
Plastic Fang

by Nick about 1 year ago

My eyes jolt open, greeted by a blurry vision of concrete. Dried blood and drool desperately attempt to cement me down. Now, ...
The sentinels - 2m shadow

by Ar3bs about 1 year ago

We had piled into Mike’s trusty vessel at five am. The sunlight peaking over the rows of sentinels created long shadows that …
It Plays Anything

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

I was having difficulty with a DVD I had bought from a public domain movie vendor on eBay. My finicky old General Electric DV…
Late night shopping

by Scimon about 1 year ago

OK so it’s not the most glamorous of jobs but it pays the rent while I work on my book. Well that’s what I’d always told myse…
Brass Response

by Al about 1 year ago
Winning Numbers

by Jnova about 1 year ago

My numbers come up in the lotto three months, four days and nine hours.
I know it’s true, just like I knew Jimmy Handel woul…
What not to be in an airlock

by Exidor about 1 year ago

“What? Hey! Open the airlock! Hello?”

“Hey, you’re the rocket scientist. You find a way out.”

“You’re insane!”

“Oh, and a …
The Opposite of Hunger

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

As I drove through the meat market, past the stands where beings lined up to sell themselves for the appetites of other creat…
Wet, Warm and Furry cont.

by theWallflower about 1 year ago

“Come along little one, let’s get you out of this rain before you absolutely melt. That’s right, you’ll stay plenty dry in my…
I have a little problem....

by Jnova about 1 year ago

I have a little problem. My boss, she likes to kill.

Now, she doesn’t just murder anyone- she’s not a savage you know.

But…
All that school for nothin

by wabash about 1 year ago

So that was a whirlwind couple days. First I was interview hopping, trying to keep my suit clean and my hair straight as I sh…
Time is Running Short

by Drenkmeister about 1 year ago

I think I used to have a brother, but one day people stopped talking about him and he was gone. I often wonder where he went,...
The Beast

by QuakeDisruptor about 1 year ago

Flames erupted from the dragon’s mouth, blisteringly intense, like the very flames of hell itself.

The dragon’s face contort…
Wandering Soul

by Kaibin about 1 year ago

The night was heavy. Nothing was in sight. Nobody was alive. Empty, completely empty. The suffocating silence was hanging any…
37 minutes a day

by Jnova about 1 year ago

I get thirty-seven minutes a day to laugh, cry, lust, hate, love.

Thirty-seven minutes a day to Live.

There’s a bell toll,...
Sacrifice

by QuakeDisruptor about 1 year ago

Lifting the cover from the pit, Gary reeled from the stench of putrid flesh emanating from the depths below. The horrors he h…
Dawn of Thursawday

by TD Fiction about 1 year ago

It only happens on Thursawday.

A pinhole of light lasers through the black and strikes Donner’s naked eyeball. He swatted t…
Poor Work Ethic: The Tables Have Turned

by OscarDOOM about 1 year ago
Erin Go Braugh

by ErinSlick about 1 year ago

It was Lexie’s genius idea. And I’m using the word “genius” loosely, let me tell you.

It was St. Patrick’s Day and we were …
It Plays Anyone

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

I brought the player home and hooked it up to my TV set. I tossed the manual aside and looked at the remote. It seemed to hav…
Math Stupper

by Trippy about 1 year ago

Another boring day at school.

sigh

Ya know, just once I wish something cool would happen.

No not one of the usual unus…
Don't!

by Writely McWriterson about 1 year ago

“Don’t touch it!”, she hissed at him.

“But why not?” he replied, pulling his hand back despite himself.

“Well…I don’t kno…
Categorical

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

Sarah rubbed her eyes and looked in the mirror again, but nothing changed. She still had the fur, ears, and tail of a cat. An…
Poor Work Ethic: Signs

by Susi Q about 1 year ago

Finally!

All this talk of Susan and Joseph, and yet noticeably absent was Carol. How could we overlook Carol?

There were so…
Dust descends

by Trey Wren about 1 year ago

A voice the color of dust answered the phone in a loud whisper. “What to hell do you want?” Slightly taken aback I answered t…
The Necessities of Life

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

I had journeyed long and hard, through heat and cold, sun and rain, all kinds of weather, to reach the mountaintop where the …
He Needs More Than Vitamin D

by Jay about 1 year ago
The Note

by Norm McCray about 1 year ago

“There’s something I think you should see.” One of the movers finished stacking the old crates and turned to me. “It was in t…
Who's That Girl?!

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

I was sitting outside on my wicker lawn bench, watching people go by. It was a cool day in April, the flowers were blooming, ...
A Wonderful Idea

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

My brother and I were being bathed by our mistress, and we really didn’t like it very much. But then I hit upon a wonderful i…
The Pencil

by Bearded Jon about 1 year ago

He hadn’t held a pencil in his hands in a long time. The octagonal shaft felt good, its weight comfortable, the paint tacky, ...
Double Wide

by MagicEightBall about 1 year ago

BillyJack stood next to his doublewide, feet shoulder width apart, one hand on his hip, the other taking aim, as a long hot a…
To Die in Paradise

by uselessness about 1 year ago

They told me I wouldn’t live to see my 41st birthday. And I believed them, if only because it was a miracle of God when the c…
Destination: Planet (Part 1)

by Renophaston about 1 year ago
Empty calls

by daveyt about 1 year ago

As on the previous two hundred nights, Sam answered the phone at the third ring. He never spoke anymore, and nor did the call…
King of the Universe. And me.

by Deepurple about 1 year ago

Strangely enough, everyone sustained their interest in me, except you. As pleasant as our times together were, they were al…
Joking aside

by Scimon about 1 year ago

“Thursday?” Donner blinks, eyes streaming looking for the source of the voice.
“No. Thursssssawday.” Somewhere in the darkne…
The heartbreak of pantslessness

by condour about 1 year ago

Ah the heartbreak of pantslessness. The 7-11 clerk had good reason to show disdain for my naked legs. What’s amazing is that …
The Left Hand

by Cherith about 1 year ago

“But, where should I sit?”

“Here child, at my left, of course.” He laughed as he said it, as if this were an old game we pla…
Driving Force

by AndyC about 1 year ago

Uphold the integrity of the grid.

That was the first and last rule we live by from the moment of birth until we cease to be.
The Crush Continues

by uselessness about 1 year ago

A pair of navy heels clicks on the floor, stopping near my head. “M… Mrs. Malthazzar,” I stammer.

The librarian glares at …
Great. All I need now is a syringe.

by finaldraftx about 1 year ago
Green World

by Stock Character about 1 year ago

Matt was never sure why he like to walk in the wooded area near his parents’ house.

Sometimes he would find himself drawn th…
Four for four

by Kristine Smith about 1 year ago

And on to the next one…ok, he dressed in bandages and smelled a little whiffy. But he treated me like a queen, and said I r…
Um, are they supposed to do that?

by Jnova about 1 year ago

“Hello, Dr. Devlin? Yes, um, this is Shawnee – you delivered my twins, TaiWade and ShaiWade.”

“Well, um, you see they’ve bee…
Left Overs

by Bif about 1 year ago

He pulled a cigarette from his bedside table, lit it and stood up. Taking a long, satisfying drag, he looked across the room …
The dishrag

by fooeynet about 1 year ago

“Excuse you?” Mother walks into the kitchen. “Dammit Jimbo, you gotta stop this! You’re going to be eight years old this we…
Simone on the Phone

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago
Believe only half of what you see

by MagicEightBall about 1 year ago

The first thing that struck him was the air, thick and heavy with cigarette smoke. Through the haze, he could make out the co…
Bills, bills, bills

by Bif about 1 year ago

Every morning he checked the mail and every morning it was the same thing – bills, bills and more bills. As much as he’d have…
Anatomy Of Indecision

by Bif about 1 year ago

Edith or Stan? Stephen couldn’t work out which Grays’ anatomy to study first.
Best Before

by Bif about 1 year ago

Shoppers were stunned to discover that the stock wasn’t disappearing fast because of the low, low prices but because of a vor…
The Bookwatchers

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

I was beginning to despair, and I mean really, really become concerned about my future in this library and on this planet and…
Duty of the Sovereign

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago
Little flat friend

by Jnova about 1 year ago

“Hey buddy”, he said to the nearly flat squirrel, squinting through the haze. “Got a light?”
He chuckled at his own humor, si…
Long Trip to the Altar

by User 707 about 1 year ago

I stayed up a couple of days, going to the bars out by the airport, hanging out drinking beer with the guys in the parking lo…
Haiku Question

by AndWat about 1 year ago

Wondering whether
haiku can be ficlets: Yes!
This one long enough.
Molten Lava

by StrugglingWriter about 1 year ago

“A lava lamp?” said Max as they strode into the Wal-Mart nearest the cafe. Though the store was empty, the parking lot was fu…
0 Seconds

by peterburd about 1 year ago

In the one second left Maury looked at the monitors and saw the alien powersucking grids blazing white. He thought of his lif…
Wet, Furry, Warm at Last

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

I was cold and wet and all alone, without even the shelter of a tree to protect me from the pouring rain. Perhaps I could hav…
Question Haiku

by fooeynet about 1 year ago

Revised my haiku:
Transposed ‘haiku’ and ‘ficlets’
Opposite question.
Things get weirder

by Ed about 1 year ago
The Singer and the Song

by User 707 about 1 year ago

The room was filled with a fuzzy blue light, and the music seemed to be coming not from the stage where the singer danced, bu…
Best Now

by fooeynet about 1 year ago

That vortex was me. I was sitting at the end of Aisle 14, surrounded by a monstrous heap of empty Red Baron pizza boxes, shre…
A Drunken First Attempt at a Wish

by Renophaston about 1 year ago

“Well… you sure do...” The man struggled, blinking, to focus on the squirrel. “And you’re pretty article… articule… y…
Played

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

It was warm. I could hear a gentle hum in the background from the player’s electronics. It felt like I was floating; I couldn…
My Fathers Shadow

by finaldraftx about 1 year ago
The Healing Process

by User 707 about 1 year ago

Sheila Cummings squealed “I like to giggle,” roller-skated across her personal backyard stage and, misjudging its depth in th…
Guilty Pleasure Friends

by wonderer about 1 year ago

My fiance is a veritable collector of guilty pleasure friends. We all have one or two guilty pleasure friends, or GPFs. GPFs …
My Ex-Husband Sequel

by finaldraftx about 1 year ago
There Is No Deal

by User 707 about 1 year ago

And then he began to cry. Maybe he’d already been crying—I suddenly saw his tan cheeks were wet.

“Please, sir, I don’t want…
Dance

by Kenney Boy about 1 year ago

She asked if I’d like to dance.

I told her I’d love to but I had no idea how.
Fickle Ficlets

by Jay about 1 year ago

Just as I was heading out for some fresh air (was he rotting already?), the cat finally spoke.
“Ahem.”
I nearly dropped my ke…
What Did He Do Last Night?

by Ethyachk about 1 year ago

First of all and certainly most important, I was a man. That was quite the change from the day before. I’d never been a man b…
Meanwhile, on the other side of the intarweb…

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

“Hey, have you seen those people selling kitty sushi on eBay?”

“Yeah. What poseurs. I mean, you’d think nobody ever ate ca…
Back in the Game

by User 707 about 1 year ago

The hosptial released me with a second-hand coat over my shoulders and $5 bus fare.

Wouldn’t you know I’m not walking down t…
The Toaster Adventures, Parts of Toaster

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

“That’s it. That electric shock must have done something to my brain. I’m hallucinating.”

The cat smirked. “If you think tha…
Do You Believe…?

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

I was lying on the floor with Felix, sharing a patch of warm sunlight. The storms of the morning had passed, and now a rainbo…
I can't dance

by fooeynet about 1 year ago

She laughed, took my hand, and led me to the dance floor.

“Really”, I stammered, and started to sweat, “I don’t know how.”

...
Friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your pants!

by raligula about 1 year ago

“Dude, the exam starts in five minutes.”

He started to walk away while staring at my bare legs.

It’s at that point that I f…
Mrs. Kierkegaard, Like The 19th-Century Danish Philosopher

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

We had a landlady. Her name was Mrs. Kierkegaard.

No, really. It was.

Given that the majority of us were lazy, pretentious …
Boredom.

by Aonon about 1 year ago

“What does this chevron thingy mean again.”

Malcolm shook his head. Turning to look at Rey he noticed that there where no ch…
The Werewolf

by Gaitten about 1 year ago

I was walking across the open fields of a neighbor’s farm at night with my two dogs. The moon was full. Wispy clouds rolled b…
Subversive Brew

by l.m.orchard about 1 year ago

“Warning: Consumption of beverages produced by this machine may counteract community-mandated tranquility agents introduced b…
Hellcat

by l.m.orchard about 1 year ago

“Billy,” said Jake, rubbing his hand, “that damn cat bit me!”

“Jake,” said Billy, “what the hell? I told you I’d be right ba…
the Bus stop

by AlchemiA about 1 year ago

She sat on the bench. She felt an unusual peace. She looked up at the clouds and sighed, as if swooning.

She began to feel s…
Strangers

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago
It can't be...it is.

by Lee Parker about 1 year ago

I stood frozen for a few seconds, breathing in the manufactured air of airlock.

I would have to walk over there. I would ha…
Kitten Play

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

My cat was lying on the bed in my room. I had no idea how old she was; she was a fully-grown stray when I got her. One thing …
Collector

by rkalajian about 1 year ago

Joey was a collector, after all.

Target: Silly Susan Shoemaker. His bid was set. His eyes on the prize. She was the last one…
The Werewolf

by GreyMan about 1 year ago
Stolen Artifact

by l.m.orchard about 1 year ago

“Gimme the gadget, geek,” said the thug, rhythmically slapping a crowbar against his palm.

Stopping with some effort, Gary h…
Stolen Artifact, Part II

by l.m.orchard about 1 year ago

“Hey, you! Stop!” A whistle sounded down the sidewalk, behind the robber. A uniformed Public Safety officer had rounded the c…
The Teta Retribution

by RPM about 1 year ago

Vera sat in Harry’s study, watching red tetras weave through plastic flowers to avoid the amorous yellow guppy hell bent on m…
At the Ball Game

by Ed about 1 year ago

“Do you think Kurt will be pissed off when he finds out there really is a heaven?” Robert asked Isaac.

“Probably not. Despi…
Fickle, I Am (or So Fickle I Can't See Straight)

by Rob has no nom de plume. Plume. Like feathers right? about 1 year ago

“Fickle? How dare she say I’m fickle? Fickle like what? Love? Freedom? What!?”

“Calm down, Needle” I replied. “She just ment…
The only way to live

by Exidor about 1 year ago

Nothing has moved for five minutes. You shift your hands on the wheel. It’s hard to remember where you usually put them when …
The Firefox

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

The Firefox had been born decades ago—it was a point of pride that she still carried code dating back to those days, in fact,...
Yeah, it's a problem

by Exidor about 1 year ago
Yeah, it's a problem

by Exidor about 1 year ago
The sex that never was.

by RPM about 1 year ago
Chill Out!

by Puntholo about 1 year ago

Jerry had gotten Fred, a bloodhound, six years ago from the animal shelter. Fred was the one who sat in the back of the pen a…
No World For a Child

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago
Secrets to be had

by Stoner about 1 year ago

It was the most elaborate security system he’d ever encountered. It was actually throwing bolts of electricity down the hall …
Why I oughta...

by Exidor about 1 year ago

“Well where in the twelve hells did you leave it?” said Quarg, irritably.

“I don’t know,” said his son.

It’s tricky. In mo…
More Things in Heaven and Earth

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago
The First Task

by wonderer about 1 year ago

“I guess I’m hungry after all,” I stammered, making no attempt to hide the icy fear my confusion had morphed into.

“Good,” r…
Spreadsheet, part 1

by jarod about 1 year ago

As Parity began to awaken from the forced unconsciousness caused by Spreadsheet’s synaptic randomizing function, she quickly …
Sunrise

by Umlaut about 1 year ago

As you crawled slowly across the plain of frozen methane, you berate yourself one more time for not recharging at the last ou…
Getting On

by User 707 about 1 year ago

The doors opened, two per car, like eyes, and like mouths, spitting out passengers then swallowing new ones and cramming them…
Stolen Artifact, Part III

by uselessness about 1 year ago

Gary’s heart pounded as he watched the cylinder activate. A crowd was beginning to form around the crushed mugger, each perso…
Spreadsheet, part 2

by jarod about 1 year ago

Parity shifted, trying to look a bit more helpless that she felt. Spreadsheet stepped closer to her, smiling as he approached…
Curious oranges

by Exidor about 1 year ago

“Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty pig!” it screams.

Pig? Man, thinks Stephan, I really didn’t make a good impre…
The Last Bubble on Earth

by Graceful Flavor about 1 year ago

I woke up and realized I was in a bubble. A bubble of what I didn’t know, but it was most definitely a bubble.

The clock rad…
Spreadsheet, part 3

by jarod about 1 year ago

Spreadsheet frowned at Parity, whose face had taken on something of a blank or bored expression. “I suppose you think if you …
Oneness

by RicoLaser about 1 year ago

He ran his hands through his hair, or where his hair would have been if he hadn’t shaved it before he left. So his scalp, rea…
Friend or Foe?

by uselessness about 1 year ago

It was in this moment of great perception that an even more critical thought jumped into the bubble with me: Can I breathe in…
Play Girl

by Robotech_Master about 1 year ago

The kitten wandered curiously around my apartment, mewing every so often. She clearly didn’t recognize the place—or me. “I gu…
Poor Work Ethic: The Reckoning

by Jason about 1 year ago

The quartet stood motionless for what seemed an eternity.

Carol narrowed her eyes as she watched Mr. Wallace, waiting to se…
Spreadsheet, part 4

by jarod about 1 year ago

Parity grunted as Spreadsheet tightened the rag, effectively ending her side of their conversation. Being gagged was not some…