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Stories posted 9/11/2007

• Molly, Robin Hood of Mars Episode V: Radiation Day (Part 1)

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 11 months ago

  Molly was seized as the Red Men closed in around her. “Earthers are strong,” the ringleader shouted, “even the women…” His wa…

• Anything you want

  by Ms Kit Kat 11 months ago

• Birds, Planes, and...Vermicious Knids?

  by Batak Beatrix 11 months ago

  “Dear God. What is that thing?” Charlie whispered, scratching his grey stubble.

  The three old men tilted their heads and l…

• What ever he wanted

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

• Far from Wow!(Assonance)

  by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

  Mother was a neat freak,she would clean the house till she was weak, her knees would creak, she’d sweat from the *hea…

• Screw'd

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  She stepped out of the shower to grab a pink towel to dry herself off. She could see the droplets of water drip from her eyel…

• I miss you

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

  I miss you more than words could say
  I think about you everyday
  About how I wish you were here with me
  That is where your sup…

• A Light in the Darkness

  by Amaryllis 11 months ago

  I am born. A wail gusts through my fragile body. I am cradled I am admired I am protected.

  I am loved.

  I dance through lif…

• ADD

  by Amaster 11 months ago

  They say I have ADD, but they just don’t understand…oh look! It’s a tent; I like to go camping in a tent. Camping without a t…

• The Fantasy

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

• Lyn's Point (different point of view of Screw'd)

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  (This is Lyn’s point of view after the fight.)
  Lyn walked into the door of her house.
  “Maybe I should call Denise, and see h…

• A Day Never Forgotten

  by Elizabeth Fisher 11 months ago

  I sit, thinking, of a day
  A day I will never foget
  The day I lost my brother
  My mother lost a son
  My niece lost a father
  A gr…

• John's Point (different point of view of Screw'd)

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  (This is John’s point after the fight)
  “Come here girl you so sexy.”
  John said as he kissed his new girl.
  “John, you are so …

• information superfreeway

  by m8ryx 11 months ago

• Snakes and Serpents: A Guide to Telling the Difference

  by Fyora Cartagan 11 months ago

  There is only one real difference between a serpent and a snake. They’re both scaly, have menacing teeth, and have long bodie…

• The Average Sized Mermaid

  by MeAndTheMoon 11 months ago

  Why do I never get any credit around here? I never talk back to Dad. I never make deals with evil sea witches. I don’t go gal…

• The morning (Onomatopoeia)

  by Fyora Cartagan 11 months ago

  CREEEAK, THUMP

  “OW!” I had hit my head on the upper bunk of my bed, I was not yet accustomed to the bottom.

  “WHEE!!” *BU…

• The Night Out ( Sequel to Screw'd) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  When Lyn got to Denise’s house,she convinced her to go out.So Denise & Lyn got all dress up,invited a couple of friends & hit…

• The Best-Laid Plans

  by Mycroft 11 months ago

  There is one other difference between snakes and serpents. You’d never know it just by looking at them, but serpents have a m…

• Pursuit

  by Pat J 11 months ago

  Moving deeper into the jungle, we came first to an abandoned shack, overgrown with moss and vivid orange fungi that crumbled …

• The Next Nite

  by Ms Kit Kat 11 months ago

• Brought To You By The Letter "M"

  by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago

  When the foliage moved, Charlie dropped the clippers.

  He’d been joking, for God’s sake.

  But no, the thing trembled until …

• FreeFalling: A Day in the Life of...

  by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

  I’m freefalling from the sky, dancing in the cool air, the city bellow blanketed in white with my brethern.

  I want to glide …

• The Night Out2 (Sequel to The Night Out) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  “Oh snap! What am I going to do?” she thought. Her first instinct was to call Lyn.
  “Lyn?” she said.
  Lyn was on the dance flo…

• Recycle or Die

  by Chang 11 months ago

  There is a nondescript entrance ramp onto I295 in Portland, Maine. The ramp is busy and well traveled. Driving onto it, one n…

• The Marked

  by The_Count 11 months ago

• The Marked-continued

  by The_Count 11 months ago

• The Marked act 3

  by The_Count 11 months ago

• The Marked act 4

  by The_Count 11 months ago

• And They Fell

  by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

  Students’ cellphones began to ring and teachers collected them (in strict adherence to the “don’t hear, don’t see” rule) with…

• It's a Long Way Down

  by Cobweb 11 months ago

  “What a nightmare,” Roberto thought to himself as he stared at the back of three other people’s heads. The elevator was jamme…

• Getting Involved - Brother Edition

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  “Is there any other was I can catch the stalker without breaking my computer!?” I ask him, losing my tolerance with him becau…

• The Wait is Over

  by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

  No one, not even Shirley Temple, had ever arrived home with a bigger audience than Mr. Tweed did that evening. Neighbors pres…

• It's Dark in Here

  by horrorfan13 11 months ago

  It’s dark in here. And I don’t mean a little darkness where there’s a sliver of light off in the corner. I’m talking about ut…

• Dry and Wet

  by horrorfan13 11 months ago

• Crossing Ficlets #9: The Thieves Of Time Chapter 16 - When The Dead Shop!

  by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago

  Brenda could only wobble her head disgustingly when the girl closed her eyes, whispered “2007!” and vanished with a bamf.

  ...

• The Hobo

  by Nyomi 11 months ago

  “So, I went into that tunnel to find my brother, and there’s this big ugly hobo sitting there. It was so gross.” Maddie took …

• The Book (Epistrophe)

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  “Mom, where is my book?”

  “Which book?’”

  “My English book.”

  “Oh, that book.”

  “Yeah, that book. Where is my book?”

  “I don’...

• 9-11-01: Morning in Leominster, MA

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  On 9/11, I was living in Leominster, in the north-central part of Massachusetts, far closer to the New Hampshire border than …

• 9-11-01: Morning in Leominster, MA, part 2

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  I started to steel myself for a tragedy.

  They talked of “all those people” and the buildings. I didn’t know where or how man…

• 9-11-01: Morning in Fitchburg, MA, part 1

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  At the Fitchburg Train Station, I had the option of waiting twenty minutes for a bus to take me to the college, or walking fo…

• 9-11-01: Morning in Fitchburg, MA, part 2

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  Still listening to the Walkman, I entered Miller Hall. Once a dormitory for the school’s first female class, it was now overc…

• 9-11-01: Afternoon in Leominster, MA

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  I had probably gotten an hour or two’s work in when it was announced that by order of Gov. Mitt Romney, all state schools wou…

• The Commons

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  The high school commons is a very dangerous place to walk through during passing period. The ghetto crowd hangs around the en…

• 9-11-01: Afternoon in Leominster, MA part 2

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  Taking a break some time in the afternoon, I went next door to Mel and JR’s apartment. It being mid-day, they had not begun t…

• 9-11-01: Afternoon in Leominster, MA part 3

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  Hunter’s older half-sisters (4 and 6 years old) were in school. Mel said the schools had let parents know they were strictly …

• The Land of Constant Dreaming

  by [pens&feathers] 11 months ago

  How do I rouse myself from this land of constant dreaming? Try as I might, I can never completely catch something solid to ho…

• 9-11-01: Afternoon in Leominster, MA part 4

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  Mel said after word of the attacks got out, a friend called and said, “Now aren’t you glad we have a Republican in office?”

  ...

• 9-11-01: Evening in Leominster, MA, part 1

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  I called my own mother around dinnertime. She’d been working at Logan International Airport for a few years. Months before, h…

• 9-11-01: Aftermath

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  People proclaimed the office workers, pedestrians, and Emergency Responders as martyrs. _They were people who showed up to wo…

• 9-11-07: Aftermath of 9/11/01

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  I was numbed out enough from my emotional shock to write something about 9/11, but I was never able to truly deal with the is…

• An Auschwitz Sensation

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  “Steph, this is the Auschwitz! You know, the one where over a million Jews were killed? The Holocaust? Helllooo?”

  Steph st…

• Lucky!

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  It was a perfectly average day in the life of a third grader. We learned solfege hand signs in music and now we were sitting …

• Owwwwww.

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  EEK!!! Owowowow, im here. O, rly? U like Matt? I…dont care. Actually,i’ve known 4 a while since u’ve told about 10 BILLION …

• Like The Loser That She Is

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  ”..Okay.” she says reluctantly, and heads over to her new assigned seat cautiously. If she moved any slower, the class would …

• Trouble- With Brooke and Mimi -2

  by Brebelles 11 months ago

  “Why are you girls wet? Oh it doesn’t matter, want some Chocolate Chip cookies and Hot Chocolate? Fresh made!” said Mrs. Cade…

• boys don't make any sense

  by Spring Chicken 11 months ago

  We held hands for the first time yesterday. It was amazing! I put my hand in his and he smiled at me. I wish he knew how much…

• Of Jibjabbing Whangerdoodles and Krakenbiscuits (Portmanteau)

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  “Lo! I see a fiendchild approaching!”

  “A fiendchild? What the heck is a fiendchild?”

  “Oh…actually, I’m not sure. I assume…

• The Rebellion Against King Alquackromanhighmountaintopruler

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja 11 months ago

  Alquackromanhighmountaintopruler (Al for short) was the master. He controlled everything, from who was allowed to go to the b…

• The Little Spaceship that couldn't

  by BetwINeen 11 months ago

  SOMEWHERE IN SPACE…

  Lord Kesslar grumbled as the space ship rocked again.

  “Baktel! Stop that rocking!”

  “Yes si-”

  “No ex…

• Busted...Wait What Did I Do? - Part Two

  by Brebelles 11 months ago

  Later that night when I came home from four movies by myself, I snatched a couple of cookies from the cookie jar then started…

• The Trouble with Goldilocks pt I:Girl Gone Wild

  by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

  Goldilocks and her three friends,Grethel,Jill, and a little girl who always wore a red hooded cloak, were walking home from s…

• The Future: A beginning

  by m8ryx 11 months ago

  Engineers gotta engineer somethin’.

  What else is left to build when you’ve conquered disease, starvation, space, and time?

  ...

• Giving In

  by SocccerISmyLIFE 11 months ago

  He cleared he throat. “I love you.” He said it calmly and clearly.
  “No you don’t! Don’t say that!” I said.
  “Yes I do! I love …

• Tony, George, and Frankie Plan

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja 11 months ago

  Tony and his two brothers sat in the middle of a dimly lighted warehouse a mob of thugs and gangsters listening intently to e…

• The Broken Look

  by YodaOnCrack 11 months ago

  It was close to 9:00 a.m. when flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center…

• Demonic Night Creatures From Hell

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja 11 months ago

  I knew, my sisters were demons sent from hell by satan. They had always been kind of weird and now they stood before me laugh…

• Rockland County, NY: Staten Island Refugees and Me.

  by BARomero 11 months ago

  After 9/11, some people from our Staten Island office are temporarily transferred to our office, as the phone system there ha…

• Anticipating the Attack

  by Amaster 11 months ago

  “Ready to rock,” said the commander as the squad prepared for the drop. “Our mission today is simple: on Darush 5, a group of…

• Can't Run From the Magic

  by THX 0477 11 months ago

  Breathing heavy and nearly bursting with unmanly giggles Tomlin rounded a corner and propped himself against one of the ornat…

• Drop the Bottom Out

  by THX 0477 11 months ago

  I’ve got one kid cleaning his room, just peeled another off the window, and the third, well, she just wants to dance. And thi…

• A Small Taste of Freedom

  by Batak Beatrix 11 months ago

  Georgiana breathed heavily through her nose, her flushed face feeling unnaturally warm as she searched in vain through the cr…