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Stories posted 9/20/2007

• Miss you today...and tomorrow

  by Ms Kit Kat about 1 year ago

  Do you know how much I missed you today?

  Today I wanted to take a walk and to be able to talk to you about everything that …

• Here And Not Here

  by Howie Amourscow about 1 year ago

  He wasn’t sure, but he thought the Ford on the corner was familiar. It was the kind of car a pig would camp in. Empty now, bu…

• Ominous

  by Wait_by_Moonlight about 1 year ago

  “Oooh, fiesty today, aren’t we, sweetheart? No matter about Nancy Stone. I already gathered all that you have and more.” He t…

• Moving On...

  by A Clockwork Apple about 1 year ago

  Ben dropped by the house today, my recent ex of 3 and a half years. It was a surprise and the first time I had laid eyes on h…

• Suzie of the Broken Hearts

  by A Joker about 1 year ago

  For every time love is lost a new one is born. Suzie fought them constantly. She named them “Broken Hearts” because that’s wh…

• Leather pants

  by Snarky about 1 year ago

  Theres nothing to cheer up a rainy day like a tall dark and handsome in leather pants. I don’t know what it is, they can’t b…

• Not Very Stable

  by Snarky about 1 year ago

  My mother was never very stable. She was famous for it, around our block at least. She called everything she did an “experien…

• Dancing with Death - Installment 1

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• Dancing with Death - Installment 2

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• Dancing with Death - Installment 3

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• Time Off

  by A Joker about 1 year ago

  Clyde stared into the bottom of his glass. A waitress approached him.
  “What’s wrong honey?” she asked.
  “I hate my job.” he r…

• Dancing with Death - Installment 4

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• Dancing with Death - Installment 5

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• Dancing with Death - Installment 6

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• A Glimpse in Time - Disclaimer

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• A Glimpse in Time - The Plug

  by metalmarquis about 1 year ago

• The Cow In The Tree: A Poem

  by Mycroft about 1 year ago

  While walking with my farmer friend
  In Somerset county
  My farmer friend looked up and said
  “There’s a cow in that there tree….

• Gotta Keep Goin

  by Mr Reeses about 1 year ago

  “I keep Moving forward, pressing onward, striving further
  I keep. Keep on laughing, keep on living, keep on loving yeah
  I kee…

• Both of You (Poem)

  by Mr Reeses about 1 year ago

  _To much emotion from both of you
  Everything is either too sexual or too sensual.
  Both people are so damn beautiful tho,
  I li…

• B in my heart

  by Mr Reeses about 1 year ago

  I remember the days when I adore you,
  when I loved you in some many different ways.
  But then it all fell apart and we went fr…

• Fled, Flee, Fly

  by THX 0477 about 1 year ago

  Supressing a sigh, Tomlin turned back to August with a forced smile. Her smile was a little more genuine but not exactly plea…

• Bad Things to Bad People

  by THX 0477 about 1 year ago

  Why do these things keep happening to me? What did I ever do, aside from the three felonies, habitual drinking to excess, and…

• It's Just Teddy, SO Whats Bothering Me?!

  by Emilyscool about 1 year ago

  I’m on Ty’s team.
  What a shock!
  We decide its best that i bat 4th and pitch.
  Our team is feilding first. I step up to the…

• Starcrossed

  by Wait_by_Moonlight about 1 year ago

  “Leiutenant Blakely, at your service,” The British policeman said with an engaging smile.
  Rameses smiled faintly and nodded. ...

• Trouble

  by Wait_by_Moonlight about 1 year ago

  What on Earth was the Magi doing in a British police station? He felt almost physically the way he did not belong there. Rame…

• Holes In Space

  by Howie Amourscow about 1 year ago

• Emmaline

  by Howie Amourscow about 1 year ago

  I guess I can see how you would’ve been beautiful. I didn’t see it at first when I took you out of Esther’s arms. But I can, ...

• The first day of school

  by Kevin about 1 year ago

  Juan stood at the heel of the concrete walkway, undulating in the September heat like a serpent’s tongue, and peered hard at …

• The Marked 5

  by The_Count about 1 year ago

• The Marked 6

  by The_Count about 1 year ago

• The Marked 7

  by The_Count about 1 year ago

• The Marked 8

  by The_Count about 1 year ago

• hushed questions

  by claddagh about 1 year ago

  “Stay for the night”, he wispered.

  It took me a minute to understand, what he actually had just said. Moving my head, to obs…

• An excuse for an unproductive evening

  by Snarky about 1 year ago

  Before he could turn around to see who opened the door, a scratchy voice asked “Tea and biscuts?”

  A blonde bombshell in a bl…

• Angela

  by A Clockwork Apple about 1 year ago

  It seemed everyone in the whole metro Atlanta area had come to our theater for overpriced beer, concession was incredibly bus…

• What Happened Last Night?

  by Emilyscool about 1 year ago

• Character Flaw

  by Snarky about 1 year ago

  I do not like people. I just don’t like them. Some think its a character flaw of mine, poor childhood, bad neighborhood. Well…

• A Ghostly Reminder...

  by A Clockwork Apple about 1 year ago

  Later in the evening, when it had died down a considerable amount, Ben’s parents came in. The very same day I had had my awkw…

• A breach of ficlet etiquette

  by Kevin about 1 year ago

  Keith sat before his computer monitor, a wry smile on his face, as he read one of his more particularly witty stories. Keith …

• Wartorn

  by A Joker about 1 year ago

  A bullet skimmed over John Stevens head. “So this is what it feels like to be hunted?” he muttered as he ran for his life. Th…

• Bowling for Excuses

  by A Clockwork Apple about 1 year ago

  Josh, another one of my co-workers, a 5’6 Asian guy with a popped collar and reflective aviators, started the humiliating con…

• So Cliche 4

  by Far Tamen about 1 year ago

  The prince knew his fairy tales, of course. All that he had to do now was gallop gallanty throughout the land, pretending he …

• They're My Characters Now, Mate

  by Mycroft about 1 year ago

  Once the throng had left, Keith turned back to his computer and began to write his next masterpiece. He wondered how things h…

• Teach me to Live [46]

  by Sophia D'Soleil about 1 year ago

  Ritchie was at the top of his classes, he didn’t know why in the world his math teacher had wanted to speak to him. He got hi…

• Teach me to Live [47]

  by Sophia D'Soleil about 1 year ago

  Ritchie staggered around the classroom, groping for anything to support him. He latched onto a desk as spots began to appear …

• Pre-Screening Jitters

  by A Clockwork Apple about 1 year ago

  Every Thursday night, after closing, theres a screening at the theater for the employees. We show whatever film is supposed t…

• Blind Fear VI: Finally, Some Good Fortune

  by Far Tamen about 1 year ago

  I woke in the morning to yet another bright, hot, sunny day. Typical weather. I slogged downstairs, still not fully awake, an…

• Teach me to Live [48]

  by Sophia D'Soleil about 1 year ago

  Ritchie awoke with a pool of drool around his mouth. It was beginning to darken outside. His mind was dazed, the ground felt …

• Blind Fear VII: Karaoke Time

  by Far Tamen about 1 year ago

  Getting the halter around her head was easy- she was used to it. However, leading her out of the stall and to the corral was …

• Damien and Jakob: City Streets

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  The hectic bustle in the air was tangible on Damien’s lips. People jammed through spinning doors while a rush of bodies prope…

• Turn about's fair play Mycroft

  by Kevin about 1 year ago

  We arrived for the funeral promptly at ten
  Me, the bovine, and my farmer friend
  The village was here, from gawker to baker
  To…

• Destiny

  by blueyedwonder about 1 year ago

  He stared, unmoving, at the quiet, deceptive peace of the river. His gaze bore through the water, down to what he knew lay sl…

• Girlfriend?

  by Mel about 1 year ago

• The Savages

  by A Joker about 1 year ago

  “Those dirty Savages.” Wade said. “This is it boys, our last stand, and we’re gonna win.” A worried look came over Margaret’s…

• Emergency Room Emergency

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  The nurses stopped dead and stared blankly at Adrien’s steady chest. Greg bobbed his mouth open and closed, like a fish.

  “Th…

• Descent

  by blueyedwonder about 1 year ago

  Bubbles streaming from his mouth, he swam almost straight down into the murky gloom. His shoes were soon waterlogged, lead we…

• The Return of the Highwayman

  by Batak Beatrix about 1 year ago

  The road was dark, the feel of the gravel crunching beneath the wheels of Sara’s bicycle jarring her body. It was a cold autu…

• Of Mysterious Monsters and Distressing Phone Calls

  by blueyedwonder about 1 year ago

  She was cold, and tired, and her boyfriend was gone for the night.

  Miserably, she sat on his old, ugly, fraying barf-colored…

• Questioning Basil Questions

  by THX 0477 about 1 year ago

  Clint was cupping his hands and breathing into them against the slight September chill. I just kept my hands in my pockets, t…

• What Jenny Wants

  by blueyedwonder about 1 year ago

  What Jenny wants is some support from her mom. Instead, all she gets is crap from her and her mom’s current boyfriend, Josiah…

• my first night

  by sweetdasha<3 about 1 year ago

  As i lay in the luxurious bed, i thought about Edgar. even thought i didnt like to talk, he was still me best friend and i wi…

• Can You Guess What It Is?

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  The unbroken chains
  Unhindered, they rain
  Down upon me,
  They’re all me,
  They’re on me,
  They’re all me.

  The sharp delivery
  A …

• The Runaway Challenge

  by ItsNotEasy_BeingGreen about 1 year ago

  Okay. So, I just got back from searching the woods for my cousin, who we thought had gone in them. See, my other cousin w…

• What Hurts the Most

  by love'snot4me about 1 year ago

  It’s hard to sleep at night when I know you won’t be there. Not the next day or the day after that. I’ve tried hard to rememb…

• The Lie We Believe

  by Ariel about 1 year ago

• My Only Lover

  by love'snot4me about 1 year ago

  It’s not often one may look upon me, but he was shocked at my beauty. Standing there looking strait into my eyes he whispers …

• Where Am I?

  by One Time, One Chance about 1 year ago

  I wake up cold, excruciatingly cold. I grab what was supposed to be my blanket, but I only reached for air. I sit up and give…

• The Vicious Cycle of Humanity

  by Yeah Write! about 1 year ago

  Ever since humans have existed as civilized beings, we have been nothing but a detriment to each other, ourselves, and the wo…

• Tricksy Boys and Actual Fears

  by just emily about 1 year ago

  “Hehehehhh chill out maaannn” another one of Clay’s drunk friends slurred, stumbling around the house and bumping into things…

• The Great Ruin Of Purple Daisys'

  by Skipbeat2 about 1 year ago

  So peaceful,
  So bright.
  In a field, In the middle of no where.
  In a field, where its so easy to forget about everything.
  Doi…

• Casting

  by Cthonic Farrago about 1 year ago

  Once again, as it had happened before, mist erupted from the man’s fingertips. But this time, something was different. It was…

• Just Teddy

  by .:band baby:. about 1 year ago

  I walk up to Teddy and say Hi. He just keeps walking. I ran ahead of him and stopped, right in his way. Finally, he stopped a…

• A Ficlets Attack

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  (Sigh) I just got home from school,
  And there’s a buttload of homework to do.
  I unload my backpack and get a snack…
  What’s …

• Feel Like Recanting the Hippocratic Oath?

  by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

  Ths nurses were competing against eachother for the spot closest pancaked to the wall.

  “It’s times like these I question my …

• Drama Wednesday

  by iveseenlovedie911 about 1 year ago

  Samantha’s grandma ran into her apartment and grabbed the phone to call 911. Samantha, her mom and her grandma were covered i…

• Drama Wednesday

  by iveseenlovedie911 about 1 year ago

  Samantha’s grandma ran into her apartment and grabbed the phone to call 911. Samantha, her mom and her grandma were covered i…

• Gone fishing (Part Two, And last part of Gone Fishing)

  by unknown and not discovered.... about 1 year ago

  Soo, Beth finally took the hour drive out here to come and pick up my pathetic little butt. She took me home and I just wante…

• YodaOnCrack Halloween Challenge

  by YodaOnCrack about 1 year ago

  By sequeling this ficlet, you have dared to enter the first annual YodaOnCrack Hellloween Ficlet Challenge from HELL!

  Yo…

• How it started

  by unknown and not discovered.... about 1 year ago

  Ok, let me give you the major details:

  First day of school.
  Really cute new guy.
  Best Friend, Regan likes him.
  I am totally …

• Next, the disaster!

  by unknown and not discovered.... about 1 year ago

  So, the second day of school everything is getting worse….
  Lacey, will NOT talk to me at all.Trey doesn’t know I exist yet,...

• Dan and the Poppies

  by cainegreene about 1 year ago

  “Daniel come here” whispered the eerily but seductive voices.

  Yes thought Dan but which way? He scanned the meadow but the t…

• Stokholm Syndrome

  by MeAndTheMoon about 1 year ago

  I’m just so tired, and it makes me feel how much I have slipped from the place that I was. I had set up the boundaries, built…