Ficlets | Stories posted 9/3/2007

Stories posted 9/3/2007

THE STATION

by Jonathan Bywords about 1 year ago

TICKET LYING ON THE GROUND
SMALL BOY CRYING AT LOST AND FOUND
UMBRELLAS TAP;
RESOUNDING SOUNDS;
OF TRAIN DOORS CLOSING ALL AR…
Come What May, Pt. 35

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I want to see Oliver, though it really isn’t the best idea to see him right now. Oliver is somewhat of an insomniac, and ther…
Come What May, Pt. 36

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

We arrive in Amsterdam, The Netherlands late in the day on September 15th, where we are to stay for five days. We all immedia…
Come What May, Pt. 37

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Peter chooses a pretty, dark-haired Spanish looking girl. Adam chooses a platinum blond, nymph-like girl, and Will chooses a …
Crossing Ficlets # 2: Zooey and Tinytina909

by Nouvelle Bardot about 1 year ago

Zooey and Mr. Williamson were on their usual Wednesday morning walk when they noticed a young girl shivering on the sidewalk….
Come What May, Pt. 38

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Peter raises his eyebrows at Oliver, and Adam leans forward in his chair to look at his friend. I, unfortunately, fall out of…
Come What May, Pt. 39

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Peter turns to me. “Dream, do you want to do this? Your decision.” I don’t answer for a minute. I’m far too shocked. Oliver t…
Come What May, Pt. 40

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Basically, all I have to do is run from Oliver the entire video. At first, all goes as it is supposed to. Oliver chases me an…
(Genre:Black Magick)Zaxurmious.

by Sailor Emo about 1 year ago

The blade of the knife glows in the dim light of the few votives scattered around my room as I twirl the handle in my hands a…
Come What May, Pt. 41

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I push Oliver away in mock terror, and run away from him. “Cut!” the director yells. I’m almost afraid to look in Peter’s dir…
My Insanity

by S.Y. Schnabel about 1 year ago

Baby see the lightning strike around us? Let it spark the fatal attraction between you and me. These two hearts colliding tow…
Come What May, Pt. 42

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I refuse to let my jealousy show. I keep playing my role of Peter’s perfect girlfriend flawlessly. I keep smiling when they m…
Come What May, Pt. 43

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

The next morning, I try to avoid Oliver. That proves to be impossible, since we all have to sit in the same limo transporting…
Come What May, Pt. 44

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I decide to play dumb. “Oliver, what are you talking about? I’m just quiet today, that’s all.” He shakes his head. “No Dream,...
Come What May, Pt. 45

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

The concert that night is awesome as always, after sitting by the side of the stage, watching their performance night by nigh…
Laughter

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

I was still breathless, even as he turned the corner and walked out of sight.
_Something fizzed not so deep inside of me. It…
Come What May, Pt. 46

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

He pulls me by my arm into his room. I lay back on his bed, and he props his pillow against his headboard, lying back on it. ...
Come What May, Pt. 47

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Oliver catches me looking at him out of the corner of my eye. “Dream, I feel so close to you. And I feel like it might be wro…
Drug-Induced Ramblings of an Enlightened Addict; NOTICE: ILLEGAL PERFOMANCE ENHANCEMENT USAGE OBVIOUS

by Dance With the Devil about 1 year ago

Evil. It crushes my existence and replaces it with unfathomable, irrevocable darkness.

Joy. Its presence is all-encompassing…
Come What May, Pt. 48

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

We step back so that we’re under the canopy of the tree. I lean back against the trunk of the tree. Oliver stands there in fr…
Who are you?

by James Capilano about 1 year ago

“Good you’re up”

“Who are you?”

“Now, now. Little impatient aren’t we?”

“Of course I am. I’m being followed by my refl…
It Can Always Be Worse

by Batak Beatrix about 1 year ago

“Yes, what a wonderful idea,” Jo drawled sarcastically as she watched another Tyrannosaurus Rex gallop into the clearing …
Burning passion

by Never Explain about 1 year ago

When I finaly got home, I went straight up to my roomand didn’t sleep, I couldn’t. I couldn’t stop thinking about Ashley, how…
Attention, Attention

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

People were staring. And I am not one for attention.
With his hand warmly laced through mine, though, I felt slightly confid…
What You Make It

by Autumn Night about 1 year ago

Contemplating life, he slowly took another sip of coffee. He lifted his eyes from the mug and fixated his gaze on the small g…
Bloody tears 3

by sciotic about 1 year ago

Truth. A strange looking word. What the hell did it mean? She had once thought it was an absolute – a pure thing, almost divi…
Turns Out

by Organics about 1 year ago

Ever felt like your heart is being squeezed so tight that it might just explode?

Turns out that it’s not where you are but w…
Conversations in the dark

by Mlle Elizabeth about 1 year ago

It was yet another rainy night as he sat at the window with his ear pressed to the cold pipe. Listening to the rush of water …
life is...

by classified about 1 year ago

People say life is a gift. I disagree. there are lonely, desperate people, caught in a suffocating nightmare called life whic…
United Atlantike VS. the Sultan

by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) about 1 year ago

The war had started years ago when President Flubbypuss had accidently insulted the sultan’s wife Agatha. In response to the …
The "birth" of Ezward Flubbypuss

by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) about 1 year ago

Ezward was not your typical baby he was not born from a mother’s womb, but was made in the sky. He was a present sent by God …
Allia pt. 3

by llamaluvsmenotu about 1 year ago

ok so it wasn’t the end…..

really the guy walked through the door and it was Allia’s Uncle Martin. He was out all night an…
(first) Allia pt. 3

by llamaluvsmenotu about 1 year ago

ok so it wasn’t the end…..

really the guy walked through the door and it was Allia’s Uncle Martin. He was out all night and …
(Genre: Journal Entry) Violating the Law of Propinquity

by THX 0477 about 1 year ago

Day 37
Our research team has been snowed in for 5 days now, and the timing couldn’t be worse. The supply run from Fairbanks g…
In a box

by THX 0477 about 1 year ago

Oh my gosh, I’m in a box. How did I get in a box? Think, think, think. Last thing I remember I was sitting down to get some w…
Right between the eyes

by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

Breathing in sharply, I took out the bullet and wrapped it up. I limped after Shade and put my hand on his shoulder. He wheel…
Another note

by Never Explain about 1 year ago

I knew she was feeling better as I put my hand around her waist. But i couldn’t even eat the food I bought, all I wanted was …
Begins The Journey

by One Time, One Chance about 1 year ago

“But there is a little problem..” I begin, choosing my words carefully as to not scare him off.

“Nobody else wants you to …
Taxi!

by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

“Tax-i!” he yells. He was in his human form, good thing, considering it’s hard to get a taxi when you’re a hedgehog thing. He…
Yadsmood the Evil Maid

by N555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja (LoA) about 1 year ago

Yadsmood (prounounced yadsma((doomsday spelled backwards))) was one of Ezward’s caretakers. She had been around the mansion f…
Questions

by One Time, One Chance about 1 year ago

“Would you mind explaining to me how she burned her foot, and then formed a hole right dab in the center of it?” the doctor a…
Sequel to "The Pipe"

by User 4421 about 1 year ago
Writer's Block Makes Another Story Short

by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

I looked up at my boyfriend, then at the idiot of a doctor.

“I got the bullet out. They got burned because of some idiot, no…
sequal to "the pipe"

by User 4434 about 1 year ago
kiss && makeup

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

I got his note.
I had to read it more than a few times for it to sink in. He was still trying. In a daze, I walked towards…
Fear itself

by Tifton Buchwalzer about 1 year ago

The room became dark, as it always did at this time of day. The sun had just gone down, and so had I. I slowly creeped into m…
Denial Starts A Storm

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

She stared her chipped china cup down, its contents staring straight back. Jack blinked several times before trying to explai…
John at the john

by designaaron about 1 year ago
As everyone flinches

by Jonathan Bywords about 1 year ago

And then the waking clawing nightmare begins
As onlookers think it ends
And you rise from the depths of this narcotic pond
To…
caught at the front door

by Never Explain about 1 year ago

I had forgiven her. She had every reason to be nervous. I can help her with that. I stood up. I held out my hand.
“Here,” I …
love

by User 4467 about 1 year ago
The Life it has

by Tifton Buchwalzer about 1 year ago

Comfortable, silky, warm, and dry sheets. I am laying in my bed. It used to be my brothers. He had just gone off to college ,...
There It Lies

by Nat about 1 year ago

Normally, when presented with a breath-taking setting, one would take advantage of it. But there she stood at the edge of the…
You Are My Home

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

I slipped silently and embaressed through my front door.
It was my mom. My high wore off as I realized what was about to hap…
HIM

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

What a stupid thing. To think… To think I could trust him. To think he would understand, to think he would see. He loved *h…
Tales from a Freshman's Lips

by WondrousWriter about 1 year ago

I thought that driving away to college would be a small affair. That I would drive in my little yellow bug down a long road f…
him, HER

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

He liked her. Yes, I knew, he had told me before he asked her out. I felt bad for him. He would never get it… I was sure. I…
Not Exactly Found

by SocccerISmyLIFE about 1 year ago

Today’s the day, the day of the date. The date’s location is this really cute cafe called Expand. Ty’s date was first at 5:30…
Sand Women XIV- Zulu

by Dreamer about 1 year ago

I walked with Zulu for some time in silent meditation. I couldn’t help but notice how perfectly beautiful she was.Her hair wa…
Cedar High School - Part One

by Brebelles about 1 year ago

“Could the summer have gone by faster?” sighed Mary Jane.

“I know right! I mean it’s only three months! I didn’t eve get to …
just friends

by Spring Chicken about 1 year ago

I went over to his house after school, just like i always do. i had taken his phone, just because i knew that he would try to…
Score

by SocccerISmyLIFE about 1 year ago

I was downstairs the next morning watching cartoons when she walked in. She was wearing her pajamas and her hair was up in a …
Grasping

by Nouvelle Bardot about 1 year ago

The hungry stares of the judegemental
Hunt your very soul, lurking freely in open corners
Waiting for just that moment to pou…
Smoke- The Question

by Dreamer about 1 year ago

That stopped me.When I had originally set out to meet the Smoke I had one question I wanted answered: Where the hell did my p…
Plan A2

by SKermitgorf about 1 year ago

Fond climbed out of the shark tank, not a hair out of place.

Silvertoe summoned Claws, an 8 foot 3 inch giant with, well, cl…
Prequel to Pipe

by User 4524 about 1 year ago

It was the age old story. Boy makes friends, boy had to move. He had argued with his parents many times, but they wouldn’t gi…
Scene From a Horror Flim

by Tiggerstripn2 about 1 year ago

Thunder cracked, everything went dark.Great, she stated. No flash light, and my candles could be anywhere in one of a hundred…
murmurs in her sleep

by Never Explain about 1 year ago

When the last of the flintstones finished. I looked over.
“Hey Ashley, what do you want to watch ne-” I tried to say, but I s…
It Shouldn't Matter

by Teblyn Ledrios about 1 year ago

As children, those of us who are bullied or teased are often told to ignore the thoughts of others. It shouldn’t matter what …
The Post - Mortem High School Defence Squad

by Richard Peck about 1 year ago

Rich walked into home room just before the bell. It was the 2nd week of his sophmore year at Price Fields High School, and th…
Scene from a Horror Film: Do Not Go In There!

by SKermitgorf about 1 year ago

Dusty barked.
“Sshh, Dusty be quiet boy”, Linda said nervously.

The sound of the breaking glass from upstairs rattled her ne…
If i were to ask a statue

by Tifton Buchwalzer about 1 year ago
The Post - Mortem High School Defense Squad 2

by Richard Peck about 1 year ago

Rich and Croy were quickly rushed from the class room and into the empty hall, The door locked behind them. they stared down …
shattering glass

by Tiggerstripn2 about 1 year ago

Comeon Dusty.He didn’t move, some watch dog you are.
Linda picked up the candles shaking a little bit, swallowed and started …
HER

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

Sure, the whole swim team laughed at him when he said he was going to try out for the part of Captain Hook. We had all heard …
ME

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

HER!!!!! ugh
her name is Helen. His is Charlie.
Charlie is obsessed.
With her.
I Like Charlie.
A LOT
I am Shannon
The Mermaid and Me

by SKermitgorf about 1 year ago

I had fallen over board.It was the last thing i remembered before I awoke on the beach.

I opened my eyes and I saw her, gol…
We are infinite

by Ariel about 1 year ago

Standing on the edge of the cliff, she thought, “This is it.” It was a great feeling. She had the love of her life standing n…
pretending to like HIM

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

I didnt get what was happening. Sure, I realized that she began accompanying him down the hall. Talking to him more. I was ha…
deserving HER

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

I’ve told him once, I’ve told him twice that he deserves her. I just leave out the part where she doesn’t deserve him.
somebo…
Writer's Block....

by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

Writer’s block is always a problem. It handicaps your entry to the “most active authors” list. It keeps you in front of the c…
Ashley

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

_Sleeping Beauty,
sleep tight. I love you. and I know that probably doesn’t mean much on paper. but it’s true. I’m sorry I ca…
Come In

by xbluxmoonx about 1 year ago

She had to leave. Things were no longer what they really were anymore. She saw things no one else did, things that no one els…
To Say Goodbye

by [pens&feathers] about 1 year ago

I looked with sad eyes upon the panorama spread out in front of me. To any other eyes but my own, the scene was an idyllic on…
Maybe I Need to Explain...

by Amaster about 1 year ago

If you don’t know what a neutron star is, here is a quick and dirty explanation.
A neutron star is what is left over from a d…
Coo Roo Coo Coo Coo Coo Coo Coo

by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

Coo roo coo coo coo coo coo coo No, 5:00 already? Coo roo coo coo coo coo coo coo Guess so.

I roll over and take the nee…
Day by day, a strong love

by Never Explain about 1 year ago
Copyrights

by Mask By The Moon about 1 year ago

Shade is owned by a dear friend of mine, whose name I do not wish to disclose.

The girl is owned by me, MBTM.

The height 5’...
cold,dark and empty

by Tiggerstripn2 about 1 year ago

Dave jerked the door open, it was cold, dark and empty.
He rushed over raised the blinds and close the window.
There’s your …
Impression

by User 4557 about 1 year ago

In this town caught between village and city, the rejected child saunters across a room to a weathered window. This being the…
S.S. Nancy the 2nd

by SKermitgorf about 1 year ago

“Grandpa, I’m gateful we were rescued from the S.S. Nancy last summer and all, but i’d really rather not go on another excurs…
Artemis part 2 (sequel to Artemis)

by blueyedwonder about 1 year ago

It was the same woman, the same time of day. But now she was married, with several children. Her husband had asked her for su…
Impression 2

by User 4557 about 1 year ago

The sillouette of a man laying against a grave stone ponders his life while, unbeknownst to him, a child no more than fifteen…
I Have No Idea

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago
Rockland County, NY: A Perfect Tuesday Morning in September

by BARomero about 1 year ago

What’s normally a 15-minute commute by car, takes close to a hour by bicycle, but it’s a perfect day out, so I opt for the ex…
Impression 3

by User 4557 about 1 year ago

The child didnt consider himself a child, in fact he fiercely resented and was overly bitter to anyone who called him so. The…
the bodies

by User 4629 about 1 year ago

The police had showed up and went to the room that his mom had said her sisters and her sister’s kids dead bodies were. The p…
Amherst, MA: The Day it All Fell Down

by [pens&feathers] about 1 year ago

It was a blue-sky afternoon. An eleven-year-old girl boarded a yellow school bus and leaned her forehead against the glass of…
Not Enough Words that Could Matter

by Ariel about 1 year ago

In the waiting room, Lily began pacing back and forth. She did not want to hear the news. She refused to look anywhere excep…
Down Goes Miss Anna Bee

by LAX+XC=me about 1 year ago

Ready to Rock their first gig, the Honeybees introduced themselves, “Hey y’all! We are the Honeybees and we are here tonight …
New Life in the Big City

by User 4657 about 1 year ago

Something I have noticed since coming to live in New York is a sense of community. I don’t mean neighborhoods and the appropr…
Infinity never Lasts Long

by Ariel about 1 year ago

Jane’s heart stopped. Not because of the heights, but because she was caught off guard. Never did she think she would be prop…
Hidden

by llamaluvsmenotu about 1 year ago

I waved goodbye to Robert, the greasy-haired manager of Hollywood DVDs who lives with his mom, zippered my Roxy sweatshirt, a…
In-Character Survey: General Tso's Chicken from Chinese Food Paradise

by llamaluvsmenotu about 1 year ago

Do you do laundry regularly?
No. Hung’s wife, Kim, does it at Kim’s Cleaner’s.

Your favorite piece of furniture?
a bed of ri…
chess

by Dr. Lew about 1 year ago

“Lauren please stop it,” Sarah gasped in exasperation. the small seemingly harmless parakeet gave her a death glare that woul…
Dreaming 451

by Ryan about 1 year ago

The sound hovers around then rips through my window.Cool breezes ride the noise into the room.Long machinal groans.

Slow, cr…
Monica, Again

by Officially about 1 year ago

I knew it was her before I even looked up at her.

But I looked up at her anyway, and as soon as I did, I flinched a bit.

“S…
Something Heard, Nothing Seen

by Leave Me A Note about 1 year ago

A boy named Charlie, at the young age of nine, was walking through the forest trees and looking for his lost dog. He heard a …
Blind, Part One

by Cthonic Farrago about 1 year ago

Before, and even now, it was pitch black. Plunged into darkness without warning. Quite an alarming experience, really. Not th…
A walk in the fall, a mending love

by Never Explain about 1 year ago

I was a little shocked that I didn’t know some of the things she said. She started to look i little angry, I had to patch thi…
Blind, Part Two

by Cthonic Farrago about 1 year ago

I squinted as hard as I could, but my vision could not pierce the darkness in front of me. I took a step forward, one hand fl…
(Genre: Comedy) Cheerleader Chear Leeder's Accident

by Officially about 1 year ago

This article was clipped from the Harold Town Harold, a tragic story of a cheerleader, pom poms, and a horrible death:

LOC…
Come What May, Pt. 49

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

When our kiss ends, Oliver blushes, and looks me in the eyes. “That felt so right, Dream. Please kiss me again.” I grin and k…
The Machines of Tomorrow

by Cthonic Farrago about 1 year ago

Perhaps, in the future, when machine overtakes man in thinking, or, in technical terms, processing ability, they will have no…
Come What May, Pt. 50

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I know that I can’t stay in this room with him tonight. I know that if I do, something is bound to happen. It’s not something…
Crossing Ficlets #3: TinyTina909 and Crewman Thirteen

by Stovohobo about 1 year ago

I looked at him, unsure of how this would help get rid of my stalker problem. In fact, his acne-ridden face and sub-par looks…
Math Class and Other Close Calls

by Officially about 1 year ago

English went smoothly (Monica wasn’t there, apparently got sick.)

History went smoothly.

Math class, however, did not.

I h…
Telling Tom

by RunningWithScissors about 1 year ago

With the late autumn leaves, he glowed. I sighed.
I was trying to keep a smile on, to not let the recent tear us apart.. But …
Come What May, Pt. 51

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I wake up the next morning to find Peter facing me in bed, looking at me. “Good morning, my love” he says, still sounding rea…
Come What May, Pt. 52

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

I kick at Oliver’s door with the tip of my boots until he cracks it open. He sees me, and a wide grin appears on his face as …
Come What May, Pt. 53

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

“They used to dress alike, and he’d wear her emblems on his clothes, as a sign of how he truly belonged to her, not his queen…
Fine

by Officially about 1 year ago

I began walking slower, hoping that he would just leave.

He saw me, though, so walking slower only made it so that he stared…
Come What May, Pt. 54

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

We stare at each other. I know one day, I’ll have to face that issue. The opportunity has presented itself, just as I was onc…
Why?

by Officially about 1 year ago

Jake beamed, looking surprised.

“Really?” he asked, looking as if he didn’t believe it. “Really?”

I didn’t say anytihng, si…
Come What May, Pt. 55

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

We are in a radio station in Brussels, Belgium, and the boys are doing an appearance at the country’s biggest radio station. ...
Come What May, Pt. 56

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Adam picks up a lock of my nearly waist length hair. “They’d go for your hair. You should cut it,” he sensibly suggests. “No,...
Come What May, Pt. 57

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

The guys all shake hands with the radio deejay and wait for the interview to begin. A few minutes into the interview, the que…
A Better Word

by Laine the Grey about 1 year ago

Andrew frequented the video store, but only when I was on duty. I alerted Todd Brimmings, store manager, to the fact. I was s…
Come What May, Pt. 58

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

An hour later, we are at a studio, where the boys are doing a photo shoot. They all end up dressed in black suits. Peter look…
Dead

by User 4779 about 1 year ago

Her eyes were gone. Most tought she was on drugs. They were wrong, the reason for her behavior was loneliness. The manner in …
Dead [continued]

by User 4779 about 1 year ago

She was not a “goth, emo, rocker, metal, satan, or any dark” cliched girl. They did not know she was this evil person. They s…
Come What May, Pt. 59

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Oliver looks dashing in his suit. He looks much more masculine than I’ve ever seen him look, and while I love his usual andro…
Come What May, Pt. 60

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

There must be something in the air in Milan, because when we get there, everyone is in an exceptionally good mood. It’s warm …
Come What May, Pt. 61

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

Peter is tired by 9pm tonight, and he takes his sleeping pills and goes to bed. I grab my bikini out of my suitcase, and I ru…
Saving the Day

by Stoner about 1 year ago
Come What May, Pt. 62

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

“I’ve been waiting all day to kiss you, Dreamy. I didn’t think I would get to today,” Oliver says when we finally come up for…
Dead [continued1]

by User 4779 about 1 year ago
Come What May, Pt. 63

by Fuchsia Deviant about 1 year ago

All of the blinds in front of the large glass windows are shut so that no one will see us in the pool. We splash about in the…

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