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Stories posted 9/18/2007

• The Day Everything Went Wrong...

  by Spring Chicken 11 months ago

  Why did I do that?!? I messed everything up!!! I held his hand, and he definitely liked that, but that was Monday, and then T…

• Standing On The Threshold

  by T.F. Torrey 11 months ago

  I looked away from my father out the door at the storm. Lightning flashed overhead and crackled away over the treetops. The w…

• A Chill Wind

  by m8ryx 11 months ago

  “So, Ernunnos, this is a pretty sweet meadow, but what’s up with this Holy Protector business?”

  The mighty, but diminutive, ...

• Shelter From the Storm

  by m8ryx 11 months ago

  Reggie, disheveled and disoriented, climbed cautiously to her knees, eyes darting about, each time returning to that tarnishe…

• Cheater? (Sequel to Step Up) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  “I need to talk to u before u & Denise do tonight.”
  “What Lyn?”said John.
  “Now, you know I dont like your girlfriend but I th…

• Step Off (Sequel to Cheater?) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

• You Just Can't Please Some Dictators

  by THX 0477 11 months ago

  “Well, what if we put this unit here, and have them swing around to the right?” I suggested.
  The diminutive yet imposing man …

• "my proverbial thorn in my side"

  by jinn 11 months ago

  Notes1,
  when i see that, it starts my spine tingling at the base of my skull.. it runs down into my fingers,, the spark from…

• Brace Yo'self (Sequel to Step Off) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  John walked over to his car.
  “Dont leave me.” said Steph.
  “Its over! Give me my shit back.”
  “She snatched her diamonds & neck…

• At Bentley (Sequel to Brace Yo'self) JD Series.

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  “What has happen?” said a frighten John.
  “I need to tell you in person come over to the Bentley Hospital on Ackley Lane.” sai…

• Let Me Stay! (Sequel to Bentley) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  Denise was silently laying on her bed, peacefully trying to regain consciousness when the five friends walked in.
  All five st…

• Concentrate (Sequel to Let Me stay) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  The next day around 2pm, Denise regained consciousness. She opened her eyes to see John & Lyn in praying position next to her…

• Her Story (Sequel to Concentrate) JD Series.

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  Denise tried to remember everything that happen yesterday.
  “It happen like this:
  I didnt want to take my car so I caught the…

• Judge Me (Sequel to Her Story) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

• Propaganda Films With Chuck And Theodore

  by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago

  Frankly, I’m intimidated by this scene. You’d think hurtling through a hole in time and seeing a newspaper full of WWII headl…

• Something so small and simple

  by Ms Kit Kat 11 months ago

  Last night I didn’t even try to talk to you. I figured you had to be asleep like the night before, so I wanted my babe to get…

• abandoned

  by Papaganoush 11 months ago

  Frank stood taller now that he had fed.

  The rain was stopping but he was wet. And cold. He watched the street from the ally…

• Ficlets Challenge #11: The Cavalry Arrives

  by Kevin Lawver 11 months ago

  We picked through the rubble of the destroyed Wal-Mart, finding no survivors, just melted clothes, electronics and household …

• Do the Dead Care (start)

  by Tales From The Script 11 months ago

  You’re average Saturday evening with nothing to do in the country, too far to walk to town, no money to do anything if they d…

• Kiss Troy Goodbye

  by Tales From The Script 11 months ago

  Troy did the next one on purpose so did Marilee.The three ran down the row tipping over every other headstone. The headstones…

• Checkmate (Sequel to Judge Me) JD Series

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

• Kiss Troy Goodbye 2

  by Tales From The Script 11 months ago

  Then burst into flames, he threw the paper to the floor.
  His computer screen flashed a picture of the graveyard displaying th…

• Hackett Continuum: Pilot Titles

  by FrustratedPilot 11 months ago

  The theme song isn’t by the original artist or even a tribute act. It’s been re-made by Mike Post’s house band in typical Hol…

• The ABC's of Insanity (C)

  by ItsNotEasy_BeingGreen 11 months ago

  Have I mentioned that people say I have OCD? And have I mentioned that I just a ton of pet peeves?

  Well, that’s the truth....

• A 1/2 Mile Down the Road

  by Tales From The Script 11 months ago

  Jerry walked about a half a mile down the road it had started to rain; a car was coming up the road behind him.
  He could hea…

• H-E-Double Hockeysticks (part 2)

  by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

  OK, I started the kiss, but he didn’t mind, judging by the force of his mouth on mine and that little grunting noise he made….

• Nine-Eleven, In The Eyes Of A First Grader

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  September 11th – school’s but ten days old. Already I know that I’m smarter than these other 1st graders. I sit at my desk, m…

• A 1/2 Mile Down the Road 2

  by Tales From The Script 11 months ago

  Jerry grabbed for the handle and pulled
  bumping his shoulder off the door.
  The car accelerated busting through a fence,
  th…

• Lake Side

  by Mel 11 months ago

  Jonie stood on the shore of the lake. Short, green grass tickling her bare feet. The setting sun blinded her and she shielded…

• Thoughts of You

  by RunningWithScissors 11 months ago

  It was weird because in most situations, the troubled daughter would go in and talk to her parents. Maybe even find a way to …

• The Cat is Playing Hopscotch

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  “OK, so why exactly are you avoiding snow? More importantly, why am I wasting my time talking to a cat?”

  “We’ve been ove…

• *o* Allelujah! Allelujah! My 100th Ficlet! My 100th Ficlet! Allelujah!!

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  Yesssss!! Finally!!! I’ve broken a hundred!!! You have no clue how hard this was for me. It was like every ficlet closer to…

• In the White Room

  by [pens&feathers] 11 months ago

  I open my eyes and I’m in the White Room. It’s so blinding – in such stark contrast to the warm dark comfort of the insides o…

• The Shortcut

  by Tales From The Script 11 months ago

  So many times she took the shortcut alone through the cemetery.
  Something was different about this night.
  Shadows from the h…

• Remember the White?

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  The hospital doors were hurled open, white doors slamming against the painstakingly clean walls. Glaring lights beat down on …

• Lilo and LiLo

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  The small Hawaiian girl looked up at her freckle-y face.

  “Are you sure this is right?” Lilo asked, eyeing the brown substanc…

• The Waiting Room Woman

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  Greg glanced up as the white door announced another worried friend of a patient. The woman sat down in a chair opposite him, ...

• Jolie et Beau

  by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

  Deep in concentration, Jolie pushed the hair from her eyes. Her brow furrowed. Blow up already! Beau laughed at her.
  “Look…

• When Death Comes Knocking, Don't Answer

  by Stovohobo 11 months ago

  “Whoa! Where’d you come from?”

  ”...From your wildest nightmares, your most fervent, vivid fears,” the spectral figure growle…

• Deadly Thornbearing Vegetation

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) 11 months ago

  The doorbell rang. Flipping back all the locks I cracked it open, no one there. Sitting on the ground in a small glass vase w…

• Mum

  by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

  “Fine,” Holden gave in as they got off the plane. “We’re going to my parents’ house, but just for now. Only until we plan our…

• My Man

  by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) 11 months ago

  My foot tapped to an imaginary beat. I glanced at a man, he was in his 30’s, his wife had just left him, and his boss had tri…

• the forgotten house and the broken lamp

  by just emily 11 months ago

  As we reached the back of the house, I saw a couple of Clay’s lazy dropout friends spread out on the back porch, smoking as u…

• I'm going to eat youuuu!!! Part 2.

  by 4759 11 months ago

  She stopped and thought for a moment. “Actually people have told me I look most like a chicken..my brother said so, my mom, m…

• Owww

  by Mask By The Moon 11 months ago

  When I finally came to, I found myself in the hospital room, not remembering a thing.

  “What? Where’s Shade?” I saw a red an…

• Honesty

  by Cthonic Farrago 11 months ago

  “But, Jeffery, I have not been completely honest with you, I am afraid.” The man grinned after he spoke this phrase. He spoke…

• Proof

  by YodaOnCrack 11 months ago

  “It’s all true, Terry – every word,” Sam said. He grabbed the
  bottle of rum, finished what was left, then opened another bott…

• The Size of a Mouse

  by Distant Rose 11 months ago

  I am, quite literally, the size of a mouse.

  I’m not hallucinating either…at least, I don’t THINK I am…but how can I real…

• Hand-Me-Down Reputation

  by Yeah Write! 11 months ago

  How one guy could make such a reputation for himself in only four years in a school 3k students strong is beyond me, but some…

• Do Your Job

  by Mask By The Moon 11 months ago

  Death(of Accidental Impalement) walks back, boredly and unhappily, since this was the third one he’d lost, and trudged into t…

• Nine-Eleven, In The Eyes Of A First Grader: Now We Know

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  With a loud sigh, she flips the channel until we yell “Yeah!” at Mr. Wiggles. She turns off the lights to supposedly “remove …

• Hurting

  by Kiarra 11 months ago

  Is anyone there, can anybody here
  The screaming, can you smell the fear
  Can you feel my heart break in two
  I’m suffering beca…

• My Crazy Girl (The End of the series: The Lock Chapters) JD Series.

  by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

  They got back to John’s house where they all got comfortable &sat in the living room together.John lit the fireplace & they a…

• The Tube

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  “Is this your first MRI? Are you Claustrophobic?”

  “Not that I know of.” What a stupid question wouldn’t I know if I were cla…

• Monster Inside a Child part 2

  by ar1118 11 months ago

  “Finnaly!” the oppressors said, “We’ve been looking for you all day, ya little freak!”
  Crap, he thought, _here we go agai…

• Inamorata

  by cainegreene 11 months ago

  Inamorata

  Red darkness entwines
  Caressing the heart
  Enticing you to succumb

  Let go and swim
  The robicund river
  It embraces…

• Coffee Meeting

  by horrorfan13 11 months ago

  As I sit, staring at the coffee cooling in the cup, my stomach fills with butterflies. I tentatively try to take a sip of the…

• Doesn't Anyone Think of the Deaths

  by Fyora Cartagan 11 months ago

  “At least you still get calls! I would be grateful even for one!” called another Death in a thick French accent. It was Death…

• Twisted Fairy Tales:Modern Day Romeo and Juliet

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 11 months ago

  Now sit back and watch the story unfold
  With the fair Juliet and her Romeo

  “I had a dream that I was pregnant, and everyon…