Stories posted 7/25/2007

  • welcome to the world of spectacle Inspired by a photo

    He could always get lost within the jungle gyms. Daniel wanted to be an acrobat when he got older. It was the closest thing t…

  • The Show Inspired by a photo

    He knows you’re watching, so he articulates his moves accordingly. His facial expressions are meant to enthrall, to impress, ...

  • Puddle. Inspired by a photo

    Rome was alive with love. I shuffled quietly down a shopping alley towards the Spanish Steps, dodging old men waving fake Guc…

  • We Were Too Afraid Inspired by a photo

    The notes leapt at us, daring us to play them.
    But, we were too afraid.
    The light winked at us, daring us to turn them on.
    Bu…

  • Undercover Quirks Inspired by text

    My palms were sweating, but I forced my knees not to shake. I was always good at being an aggressive reporter, at getting to …

  • Spooks pt.1

    Laughing, the soldiers talked away the long nothingness of the watch that lasted long into the night. Unaware they were being…

  • That Evil Place I Found Innocence Inspired by a photo

    They seemed so innocent, so friendly, so helpful and readily available. As the wise man once say, beware of the greek baring …

  • Desired Self Inspired by text

    Sunshine flooded in the room waking the victim like an icy bucket of water. Wiping the sleep from his eyes, he jumped out of …

  • Yellow Staircase Inspired by a photo

    I awoke to find myself on a yellow staircase.
    Where am I? I thought, but there was no one for me to ask. _Nothing to do but…

  • The Puppet

    It laid silently in the corner of the room. A puppet, aged from its designated generation, remained there strewn across an un…

  • The World from The Heart of a Teenage Girl Inspired by a photo

    Just another sleepless night. Dee was used to these nights where she lay with her eyes closed, putting all her might into cre…

  • Freedom taunts. Inspired by a photo

    He said he’d always be there to buy me balloons. They represented my dreams, my ambitions. Oh, how I wanted to be a group of …

  • nice pants Inspired by text

    There’s nothing better than leather pants he thought as he gazed at the back side of a pair across the bar. Must be God’s gre…

  • Morning coffee Inspired by a photo

    I’m staring in my coffee cup cause I can not get up.

    Seeing this face takes me to that place, where you and I can once again…

  • Karrd houses pt.1 Inspired by a photo

    Jac forced yet another pair of jeans into her duffle bag even though it had already threatened to rip apart. She sighed and z…

  • Purple Fields Inspired by a photo

    It was easy to feel small while laying in the tall grass. The purple daisies swayed in the light breeze, tall as trees above …

  • Spooks pt2

    Eyes glowing eerily, the creature looked out over the distant plains that surrounded the quaint old village, watching as the …

  • Belle's Petals. Inspired by text

    She grasped tightly to her purple flower, strangling it unintentionally. Yet when she looked down at the battered green stem,...

  • airport Inspired by text

    I hadn’t seen him in ten years. I couldn’t believe we could stay so angry for 10 years. Both stubborn, both too proud to apol…

  • Fritz and Zooey: The Smile Inspired by text

    The sun set hours ago, but it was still light near the bay. Zooey sat on the balcony hugging her knees and sniffing the air. ...

  • Sun of Desire Mature Inspired by text

  • Before A Darker Shade of Black Mature Inspired by text

  • Karrd houses pt.2 Inspired by text

    I’m sorry for leaving like this. You’ll understand
    sometime. i’ll be in touch. love you, Jacine
    She taped the paper to the …

  • Daydreaming Inspired by a photo

    I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect time to lay back and let the cool, thin grass blades of the lush, boundless field ca…

  • Is it over? Inspired by text

    “What a stupid idea!” I opened a jar of grape jelly and began to spred it over a piece of wheat bread. “She could never in a…

  • Big Ego, Small Breakfast Inspired by a photo

    I placed my fork down on my plate and watched my ex-bestfriend ramble on about her absurd stories of the people that had run …

  • A chance meeting Inspired by text

    It all started upside down.
    At the time I met him, I would have said it was him. (He was hanging upside down from a tree bra…

  • On My Birthday I turned 45 On Your Birthday I turned 16

    You say its your birthday Your 16th birthday and only 2 months ago you were really 45. That is so Kewl that I am being regene…

  • Waking up. Mature

  • Karrd Houses pt.3 Inspired by text

    the sleepy man at the door took her ticket and she stepped up into the car. she found and empty compartment, which of course …

  • A Savior Inspired by text

    Grabbing hold of clumps of grass, he pulls himself out of the ditch. After a while the lush grass is replaced by gravel and p…

  • A long Day

    It had been a very long day. It wasn’t that the day itself was long in the sci-fi sense. Like it actually had twenty-eight ho…

  • Cloak of Desire Inspired by text

    He hadn’t realized it at the time but he loved her. She had a way of making him feel like nothing else really mattered. When …

  • Is it love?

    Hands together and wide eyes loving was how we started the day. After waking before the sun, we climbed out of the hot tent a…

  • Just the Begining? Inspired by text

    When I got home I didn’t find a note or anything. That was weird. I went to the kitchen and made myself dinner. My usual. Cea…

  • She Says Nothing

    As I sit next to her, i can’t help but notice, she says nothing. And when she does speak, it’s nothing i want to hear. I’m he…

  • It's not enough Inspired by text

    I’m just her shoulder to cry on. Her listening ears. She comes to me to let it all out. But she won’t see what I want her to …

  • A Big, Bright, Red Button Mature Inspired by text

  • You Had Me at Hello

    I guess you could say we met like any two people would meet. And after that, everything fell right into place. But I’m gettin…

  • Her Beautiful Stars Inspired by a photo

    The world was white with a new substance the child had never seen before. Everything turned pure as if she had just stepped o…

  • plain Inspired by a photo

    Watch the sunrise, feel the darkness fade away, touch the sky… love. It’s done.

  • Bogart of Life Inspired by a photo

    I knew I should run away as fast as I could. He just wouldn’t leave me alone. When the cupid looking security guard told me t…

  • Portents

    The city was a husk of what it had once been. Shattered buildings echoing the outcome of shattered lives for those that had o…

  • The Letter

    She doesn’t really know what to say. Sometimes there are words that are too hard to write. Like this. Like now.

    Picking up …

  • Peirce's Breakdown

    Peirce stepped out of his car, counting every second before the moment. He was going to pop the question to his wive Caroline…

  • Back to the Sea Inspired by a photo

    Reaching for the setting sun, Anelia wrought the golden rays cast by the divine heavens and placed them gently upon her unad…

  • Into Shadow Inspired by a photo

    Drawing her feet up under the stiff white cloth of her nightdress, Elena shivered as a cold draft pierced through the flimsy …

  • Looking Up Inspired by a photo

    I’m looking up again and it’s Winter. Goddamn Winter. There’s no beauty in the silence, just a cold emptiness that resides so…

  • Through the Snowy Wonder Inspired by a photo

    As I walked through the door, a hazy smoke swirled around my eyes. I followed its source, which was a burning incense held in…

  • Above the World Inspired by a photo

    “You know what?” she screamed, “Let’s go, let’s just go, let’s get out of here and see the world!”
    Her hair blew softly acros…

  • The Right Puzzle Piece Inspired by a photo

    I can feel your presence whenever you are near. I love the way my spirit knows you are the one. When you are gone I know that…

  • To Catch A Thief Inspired by a photo

    To Catch A Thief
    I said this so you would do that. I did this in order for you to do that. I gave this so you would get that….

  • Happyness Inspired by text

    Maybe if I didnt write at night or in a creepy setting all the time, my stories would be happier. This thought occurs to me a…

  • Heart Shaped Cloud Inspired by a photo

    One time you sent me a picture in the sky of a big beautiful heart shaped cloud 40 feet off the ground. You painted the sky r…

  • Musings of the Mundane Inspired by a photo

    “It’s not like. Well, it’s not like we’re special…you know?”
    Rory caved his head into his crossed arms and sighed. His word…

  • And Don't Ever Forget It Inspired by a photo

    Don’t ever step on me again. Though you see me sometimes in a very lowly state, I would watch where I step if I were you. I h…

  • Orphanage Inspired by text

    The cot screeched as I turned to my side. I sat up slowly, taking care to not disturb the other twenty people in my room.

    Af…

  • Rewind: The Letter Inspired by text

    Seconds, minutes and moments all began to move in reverse as if the divine creator had pushed the ‘replay’ button on an old c…

  • Consequence

    The man appeared from behind the corner, a large black shadow, overpowering the young boy who stood before him. The young boy…

  • Breaking Hearts Inspired by text

    I drew a painful breath with every thought I wrote. My hands stirred free of my will, deep emotions caused me to shiver, the …

  • Mother's Funeral Mature

  • Just Like Them Inspired by a photo

    Why did they send me back here? To this remorseful, lonely castle. All alone with the vast pale sky. All alone with the mirro…

  • Wanting

    She sat and stared at her computer.
    She was hoping, praying to see the little box at the bottom of the screen light up with h…

  • His Girl Mature

  • Unwritten Pain Mature

  • 214

    I sat in the small, quiet room in the back of the library. I was writing about my latest inspiration, a love story, no less.
    ...

  • Paul's Bodyguard Inspired by text

    But his attack was abruptly thwarted – Jon was lifted high into the air, a rough hand disarming him. He hung by his shirt, bo…

  • inspire yourself Inspired by a photo

    none of these pictures ever give you any inspiration. theyre just pictures- uninteresting pictures. why even put them up. all…

  • MUST SELL TODAY! Mature

  • me,, sans,,you

    i cant see thru my tears. someone tell me,, how do you make it stop,,tell me how do you make it go away,,out of sight out of …

  • Seeing Someone Else's Reality Inspired by a link

    Ever wonder if we are really just floating imaginations/intelligences that create for ourselves bodies and images? And that p…

  • Porcelain (a poem) Inspired by a photo

    Inexplicably, I pull away
    from life, slowly realizing
    my heart, my soul, my whatever
    is blocked, pulled from
    its home, or shr…

  • Fritz and Zooey: Too Much Coffee Inspired by text

    Zooey noticed that Fritz wasn’t carrying his notebook, and he appeared more disheveled than usual, yet that smile was still c…

  • Hungry. Inspired by text

    Oktar calmed down later, shuddering at the thought of his wife in the hands of those…robotic killing machines.

    They said t…

  • Wrecked Bathroom (I) Inspired by text

    At least that’s what I heard as the left side of my face was flash-burned by the blast. Like when Slain hit me, memory fills …

  • You Never Saw the Spring (a poem) Inspired by a photo

    You never saw
    the spring that year;
    the roses would learn
    to bloom in your absence.

    The sky cried
    as we buried your
    remains,...

  • The Lab Inspired by text

    A man in a white lab coat sat at a computer monitor, blindingly clean hands skimming over the keys.

    Behind him, an enormous …

  • MUST SELL TODAY- Part 2 Mature Inspired by text

  • Wrecked Bathroom (II) Inspired by text

    Black smoke poured through a large hole in the opposite wall. I could sort of hear crackling flames in mono – all I could hea…

  • Enlightened Perspectives (Marcus' adventures begin)

    Marcus struggled to keep from bursting out in laughter . . . blah blah finally he heard what his supervisor was saying. ” . ....

  • FunEgal Mature Inspired by text

  • Garbage, the Other White Meat

    I’m standing in line,
    With the cashier’s whine,
    “May I take your order, ma’am?”

    “That’s right, you’ll give what I pick,
    And …

  • The Fall

    With the end of summer,
    So begins the Fall.
    Yet as the leaves cascade
    Down like hope,
    They remind us to stand tall.

    History…

  • Always the Same Inspired by a photo

    She ran. Ran as fast as her scrawny legs would carry her, ran as far as her feet would allow her. Where she was going? Nobody…

  • An Omen? Inspired by a photo

    All across the Village, people were murmuring to eachother and pointing up to the heavens. Doors were opened, parasols were c…

  • The Tale of the Snail and the Crab Inspired by a photo

    On a hot summer day in the Bahamas, a snail came venturing forth out of his shell along the beach. It being (as mentioned pre…

  • Wedding Flowers Inspired by a photo

    The wedding plans were almost complete. All that was left was the flower arrangments. He had said that wanted me to have a bo…

  • They Dont Understand (Sequel to Wedding Flowers) Inspired by text

    What they dont get is that I know Its a weed. And I want it in my boquet anyway. Have you ever seen how a dandelion can gro…

  • Home Sweet Home

    Sitting on the doorstep of someone elses home I think, “Why am I here??? Why aren’t I at my home relaxing??? Because all I wa…

  • Where to go. What to do.

    Stress comes from many things.

    This is the statement that Winnie thinks of while she catches herself grinding her teeth aga…

  • An Awakening of Power

    It had been asleep for centuries, lulled into complacency and defeat by prisons of glass. The absence of human touch had robb…

  • On lost friendship

    With high school ending, we were all set free into the world. We said we’d be friends forever, and it stayed like that for a …

  • MUST SELL TODAY- Part 3 Mature Inspired by text

  • You Had Me at Hello (2) Inspired by text

    Although that had seemed to me as a strange encounter, it only took me a matter of days to place the meeting behind me. It al…

  • MUST SELL TODAY- Part 4 Mature Inspired by text

  • Springs of the Heart Inspired by text

    My daughter, why do you cry tears of sorrow?
    You ponder of the spring I missed of the morrow.
    Yet, what spring did I ever tru…

  • the right words

    Words.

    They are the very essence of every language.

    And yet, why is it that some things are indescribable? The dictionary …

  • MUST SELL TODAY- Part 5 Mature Inspired by text

  • Friends (1)

    I walked into the room that I have walked into hundreds of times, but this time it seemed so different. The people in it were…

  • I loved him (2)

    This man was different to me than all the others. This man was the one I loved. He was the best looking one in the room. Stro…

  • MUST SELL TODAY- Part 6 Mature Inspired by text

  • Dark Shadow Inspired by text

    “But what about Lissom?” Judith pressed. I sighed, then flew closer to her.
    “Lord Vlagmartt will do with him…as he pleases….

  • Pondering Death Inspired by a photo

    He stands by a river, staring. Any passersby would think that he was merely reflecting on the beautiful scene laid out in the…

  • MUST SELL TODAY- part 7 Mature Inspired by text

  • MUST SELL TODAY- Part 8 Mature Inspired by text

  • The Dock Inspired by a photo

    Ever since Mary was a little girl, her father would take her out to the lake. It was there they would go out on the boat with…

  • biography

    As a child, she was quiet. Quiet and afraid, always clinging to the side of her mother’s dress, yet curious. Not curious enou…

  • the death of mr dragontail Inspired by text

    The air hissed out like a snake as I stood there watching. His giant green wings wavered in the air and then began to fold an…

  • At the airport Inspired by a photo

    Loneliness struck, a loud, clear bell which echoed throughout his being. Every iota present reverberated with it and he felt …

  • The 17th Summer

    Carter leaned his arms on the railing of the house that overlooked the ocean. The sun was beginning to set and it seemed that…

  • Farwell

    I know that I will always miss my friends after I leave my school. My friends all plead for me to stay. They don’t get how it…

  • Recognition of Power Inspired by text

    She awoke with a start, flashes of the strange dreams still echoing in her head. Seeking, searching, probing, twisting, the r…

  • Vanished in the Storm Inspired by a photo

    “Ohhh. Oh it’s going to rain again,” warbled Ellie. Her small frame clamored to Jake’s side and tugged on his faded jeans. He…

  • Fighter Blood Inspired by text

    Ana was always a fighter. Her mother, her godmother, her father…they were all fighters too. They fought for the people the …

  • Monsters in the Dark

    I can never fall asleep. I’m too afraid. I’m afraid of the monsters. “I’m too old for this.” I groan to myself as I cower in …

  • As the Ocean Rises (The Sun is Fading)

    There was a spot on the edge of the old boardwalk that was so warn down that it was clearly indented; a single giant thumbpri…

  • Fritz and Zooey: Business Oppourtunity Inspired by text

    “Well,” Zooey prodded, “what did you do?”

    “Let’s just say, we are now the proud owners of a coffee shop that has been aband…

  • I'm Afraid Mature Inspired by text

  • Hello, Subconscious Inspired by a photo

    “Winter or summer?” he asked.

    It was a game we played when we were driving together in his car, and either-or kind of thing….

  • No-one Inspired by a photo

    “No-one’s there,” I’d say.
    “No-one’s coming.”

    “Are you sure about that?” He’d say

    “No-one cares,” I’d say.
    “No-one knows.”
    ...

  • FICLET #100!!

    “Say three random words,” I tell him.

    “Three random words.” He grins. He thinks he’s witty.

    “Seriously! Say three random wo…

  • sigh

    She heard the muffled click of the car door closing and sighed. Lately it seemed that her life was full of sighs. She closed …

  • The Killer-Part 1

    Watching the crowd from behind the atiturium curtains Jason could feel butterflies in his stomach and turned around to his b…

  • too close

    All I really wanted was to pass math. Don’t get me wrong, I’m usually a great student but my grade had begun to slip when I w…

  • Good Morning, Beautiful Mature Inspired by text

  • A song for One Inspired by a photo

    The guitar hummed quietly beside her, filled with the voices of a thousand songs beat gently down into its worn, hollowed bod…

  • surreal Inspired by a photo

    Sarah tilted her head back so she could see his tatoo. It was odd, she normaly disaprooved of injecting ink into skin, but th…

  • too close 2 Inspired by text

    Mr. Dougherty looked up from that ancient overhead of his and wheezed out that you had to multiply by -7 in order to make the…

  • Power's Pursuit Inspired by text

    Running quickly now, she stumbled over twisted roots, as if the very trees were attempting to slow her path. Closer, closer, ...

  • Broken on the Sidewalk Inspired by a photo

    Harmony, he had said, I’m done with this relationship. And where did that leave me? I thought bitterly. My sudden anger …

  • The Moebius Trip: Prologue

    July 25, 2007

    My Dear Students,

    To recap, if you are reading this, then you know that our experiment was a success. Time tr…

  • Another Yellow Staircase Inspired by text

    On the other side of the tiny door in the wall along the yellow staircase was another yellow staircase. This staircase was id…

  • The Story Itself Inspired by text

    “I’m not going to hit you,” he promised, but he held the guitar menacingly over his head.
    “Then put down the guitar,” I tried…

  • Counterpoint Inspired by text

    I think Madonna is pretty neat. I found San Francisco to be an interesting and endearing city to visit. I like to watch E!, a…

  • My Mothers Cooking.

    My mother always was an unpredictable cook.
    Only half of the things she makes are ever actually edible.
    I learned how to cook…

  • Fritz and Zooey: Mismatched Inspired by text

    Zooey spun around on her toes, her feet making annoying squeeking sounds on the hardwood flooring as she twisted. She looked …

  • That's weird. Inspired by text

    When I woke up the next morning I turned off my alarm clock. Got up. Got into the shower and thought about the date. The seve…

  • She Inspired by a photo

    She had no name. She had no past or future. She had no memories or feelings. She had no face or body. She was a soul. She wa…

  • Pulse Mature Inspired by a photo

  • AwAy!!!!

    There she went, away in her car behind the moving van, my bff from kindergarden, Julie Cappanario. She left boring old Utah t…

  • Roll Down the Hill Inspired by a photo

    Her name was Lily. She was the perfect girl for William. They met in the same hospital where Timmy was born. They were so ha…

  • Her last week. Inspired by a photo

    There she was, Tarus Heather MacIntire (Tori for short), on top of the gorgous Moutains in West Virginia. Tori was had a seri…

  • The Moebius Trip: I Inspired by text

    April 9, 2047

    “Don’t do this, Dr. King!” Jamie protested, even as I had pulled the harness over my shoulders and clicked it …

  • Field of Dreams Inspired by text

    Timmy finally reached the bottom of the hill, lying on top of Angela. He laughed quietly and kissed her lightly on the lips….

  • No Matter What, You are Beautiful

    _You are beautiful. No matter how small or tall, fat or thin, strong or weak. No matter what, you are beautiful. No matter if…

  • My Seat Inspired by text

    Sunshine flooded in the room when I marched into Geometry that morning. It contrasted the foul mood I was in. I was having a …

  • Starting Over Pt.1

    She took one last look in the rearview mirror before putting her car in drive and speeding away. A single tear flowed out of …

  • Semisonic Supernova Star

    Who would have thought we’d have the world in our hands?
    Suddenly, it’s you and me, and we’ve got all these plans.
    Moulding o…

  • a simple smile Inspired by a photo

    Isnt it amazing how just one lil smiley face could prevent someone’s death? could stop them from that one jump. could stop th…

  • metropolitan Inspired by a photo

    bleh! it was so obscene, being here. If he wasn’t going to have her back then she shouldn’t have wasted her time trying to c…

  • Meridian - The Threshold Inspired by text

    “Is this some kind of joke?” Jerry asked, walking a circle around the shining, white door. He was suddenly wary of this man, ...

  • You Are James Inspired by text

    “Frisay? Are you out there?” James saw a misty creature stare back at him.
    “Frisay?” It shrieked mockingly. “She is not here…

  • Seek What is Lost Inspired by text

    In the weeks to come, my beautiful muse from the park crossed my mind quite a few times. You see, he’d given me a much needed…

  • the dreaded menu Inspired by a photo

    a craving that has long passed my limits.
    Though i know this desire is just gluttony,
    i manage to satisfy my tastes
    without …

  • Frtiz and Zooey: Under the Couch Inspired by text

    Zooey emerged from under the sofa on her hands and knees with the missing boot dangling from her mouth in a comical fashion.
    ...

  • the soldier

    THE SOLDIER
    Blood on the ground,
    his body a lead carrier,
    memories abound,
    of times so much merrier

  • Especially One Like You Inspired by text

    Red leaned over to ask Richard the hour for the tenth time. Both of them were ansy with their plans. _Any minute now, Mitts w…

  • Broken Glass (Seconds Left) Inspired by text

    A thump. A bang. A crunch.

    And the crystaline sound of glass hitting the floor. In a second he knew it’d found him and he…

  • too many times.

    There was once a very very rich teenage girl. she was 17. living in an extremely large house that most would call a mansion w…

  • geek Inspired by a photo

    I always thought comets would look much more significant, or crash into the earth and create a ten million ft hole or somethi…