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Stories posted 1/11/2008

• I Think I Lyke Hym...

  by DOGScare Me JK 8 months ago

  i think i lyke hym…

  It’s a like an itch I can’t control
  Or that makes me go insane
  A problem that I can’t ignore
  Or too ha…

• SuperNatural

  by theworldscrewedmeover 8 months ago

  She laid there lifeless. Her lips were icy blue and eyes foggy white. Her aura light now dim and her magyk weak. They left he…

• Peace in a Garden

  by Cavalry Calhoone 8 months ago

  When he first met Andraste, he little understood why someone who seemed so stern, unyielding, and brutal, who thrived on the …

• No One

  by Ms Pixy Stik 8 months ago

• What Do You Do?

  by Ms Pixy Stik 8 months ago

  What do you do when you are tired of crying? What do you do when you are tired of waking up, not wanting to get out of bed? W…

• What Do I Do?

  by Ms Pixy Stik 8 months ago

  When I am tired of crying, I try to laugh. When I am tired of waking up, not wanting to get out of bed, I get up anyway and f…

• You Do Matter

  by Ms Pixy Stik 8 months ago

  This is to all the kids in high school who thought they didn’t matter. To all the kids who thought they weren’t popular enoug…

• Determination

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

  Ev stared out the window at the gray sky as they drove back to Hawthorn headquarters, deep in thought. The vampires were grow…

• Paranoia

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

  She hardly registered unlocking and opening her door, re-locking all 6 locks (various types), and hanging her crucifix agains…

• Occupation

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

  Ev tucked in to her medium-rare prime rib and broccoli with gusto, pausing only to gulp 3 cups of coffee. She ate two dinner …

• Dedication

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

  She reached the lounge, with its plush sofas and big-screen tv, and was shocked to see Steve there. “Hey,” she murmured with …

• How Could You!!

  by Mr Reeses 8 months ago

  *I sit here in my room, without nothing to think about but you. How could you leave me like that!? How could you have that r…

• Your Soul??

  by Mr Reeses 8 months ago

  *I let the music play in my body as I let it fill my heart with its feelin’ but I cant change the way I feel about you. How …

• My Angels & His Demons

  by Mr Reeses 8 months ago

• Trial Breaks

  by Apostrophe 8 months ago

  “I think we’ve heard enough. Thank you counselor” The judge said. “The jury will now discuss this case to agree on a verdict”...

• Tesla: Back to the Trojan War

  by uselessness 8 months ago

  “Maybe I should have learned Greek,” mumbled Tesla as the woman walked away, perplexed.

  “That’s what I thought, too,” said a…

• Carl Asks Something

  by fleetloop 8 months ago

• A Snapshot.

  by kells 8 months ago

  [A companion piece to ‘An Excerpt.’ The exact opposite concept; describing the scene and conveying what’s going on without an…

• The Streets

  by J.B. Williams 8 months ago

  I like the feeling I get from her. She has these the awesome green eyes, for me and the thing that we both adore. I can confi…

• Anne

  by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

  Anne was a snob. But she wasn’t the typical run of the mill kind of snob, she was a snob extremist.

  Give her a subject to …

• Zia

  by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

  Zia was an artist. Her hands ached for the lurid sensation of a paintbrush, and not a day went by where she hadn’t created _s…

• My Music flowing... 1 & 2 & 3 & 4!

  by Mr Reeses 8 months ago

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4.
  My hearts beats to the rhythm of my tears,
  My fears bouncing on the rhythm of the heart beats,
  Breathe, touch,...

• My Special Golden Gurl

  by Mr Reeses 8 months ago

  What would I do without her. I’m sitting here dwelling in my sorrow when I should be looking at the positive in my life. She …

• How we became cool

  by J.B. Williams 8 months ago

  I always wanted to hang out with him. He used to always chill with my cousins, even my kid sister, but not me. He would alway…

• Quirk Junky (Pen's Challenge)

  by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

  I read out loud to my cat at night before she goes to sleep, her favourite nighttime reading selection is usually either Nake…

• My Special Songstress

  by Mr Reeses 8 months ago

  I’m sitting her, just worrying about my bestfriend, when I talked to her last night, something just didnt feel right. I alway…

• Baxter

  by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

  Baxter, short for William Baxter as he was formally but distastefully called, sat out on the balcony dragging the last few pu…

• Destruction

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

• Incineration

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

• Only In Philadelphia: Mummers Strut

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  They strutted down Broad Street on New Year’s Day with their colorful parasols, makeup glistening, ostrich plume feathers sw…

• Random Ramblings 3

  by Luuvvxiz_90 8 months ago

  Why do people say at the crack of dawn?

  Why does dawn have a crack? When someone says the word crack a lot of things come to…

• My Name is Larry

  by Luuvvxiz_90 8 months ago

  Hi my name is Larry
  I’m not a berry
  I’m dumb
  I don’t listen to my mom-mom
  (Larry’s mom-mom: Larry you are a disgrace!)
  (Lar…

• Who Knew I Could Hit My Head That Hard?

  by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

  I don’t feel good. I need to get up. Need to get in the bathroom. I feel like puking…

  Slowly getting out of my bed, I gl…

• Jealous

  by Blusparrow 8 months ago

  I was the one that said that to him
  JoANNAbanANNA4: it’s good
  mlaxstar2: good because it is for you
  JoANNAbanANNA4: huh!?
  mla…

• The Staff

  by uselessness 8 months ago

  It was a majestic old staff, reaching to shoulder height, heavy and worn from years of use. The wood was strong and gnarled, ...

• 10 Reasons Not to Join the Mafia

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  10. No one can offend the Don or make fun of The Godfather series of films, or say they haven’t seen them, there on DVD for A…

• A Long Stream of Continuation (2.4.1)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 8 months ago

  The Barney song: “I love you, you love me.” was heard everywhere.

• Together

  by Blusparrow 8 months ago

  I ran down the stairs. Guess who it was.
  “Hey”, again with the adorable smile.
  I grabed a jacket, came outside, and closed th…

• A Long Stream of Continuation (2.4.2)

  by uselessness 8 months ago

  Never take the phrase “aw, shoot” literally. It’s just an idiom.

• Painting You Pictures

  by someday_93 8 months ago

  I want to paint you pictures with my words. I want the colors to fit together like puzzle pieces, so that only you and I can …

• Is it Worth my Life?

  by Dragon_sun 515 8 months ago

  “I have to,” I said as though it excused my actions. “This could mean my big break. Don’t you understand? Please understand f…

• A Long Stream of Continuation (9)

  by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 8 months ago

  “Steven here”, Spielberg said. “Zac, you really fucking suck.”

• My New Year Kiss

  by Dragon_sun 515 8 months ago

• Elliot

  by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

  Elliot scratched impatiently at the tip of his nose. Some might go as far as to call it a habit, for he was always doing it…

• Bartimaeus: A philosophical Exploration of the Pen name that is supreme above all others.

  by Bartimaeus 8 months ago

  Bartimaeus. It’s epic, heroic, and a powerful-sounding name. It mixes ancient with new. For Bart is a somewhat common modern …

• Blackout

  by Dreamer 8 months ago

  He looked so upset, so tired, so… old?Like he knew about things he wished he didn’t know.He seemed to have some understanding…

• Charles

  by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

  Charles hated to be called Charlie, or even worse, Chuck. Why couldn’t he just be plain Charles? It was a nice name, a …

• A Hip Hop Goddess (Flute_Faerie7's CHALLENGE)

  by Tad Winslow 8 months ago

  Neatly woven dreadlocks lifted and fell around her plush ebony features like sea anemones—soft and weightless. She clutched t…

• Lovely Red Head

  by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

  Jade hung her head as she kept pacing the floor in hopes that Ingram would walk through the door.

  She was so angry at him, t…

• Natalie The Ex-Change Student

  by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

  Hello, Ingram, right away I zoomed in on the red head. ” Who is your friend?”

  “This is Nat; she is an exchange student from …

• Flute_faerie7's lyric challenge: Never Let Go

  by Storykeeper of Fae 8 months ago

  “I’ve met some folks who say that I’m a dreamer.” I stated.

  “I’ve no doubt there’s truth in what they say.” He replied, ...

• Paper Clips

  by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

  Aww such a handy little tool, it makes our day as we organize, use it for presentations, and most of all hold our continue sy…

• This Faith of Mine

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  reasons why
  can’t explain
  injustice and hurt
  can’t bear the pain.

  can’t think, can’t write
  just empty space
  and I don’t pre…

• Avoiding Class

  by Phosphate11 8 months ago

  We walked down the stairs heading towards the cafeteria.

  “You know we are going to walk passed the library, right?” I said.
  ...

• She Left Me (lyric challenge)

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 8 months ago

• Echolocation, Country Style

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  “Shhh,” Sweet hissed. A bullfrog croaked on a nearby log. A lazy firefly met its swift, sticky fate. A heavy, yellow moon dan…

• Why I Even Tried

  by emma jo_234 8 months ago

  Oh, lonely day
  Quiet day
  Some times to myself
  to think and say:

  Now it’s over, now it’s fading
  like the sunset in the dist…

• Run Away

  by Blusparrow 8 months ago

  I thought I should get away. I couldn’t stand to be tortured anymore. All my childhood I was hurt, alot. To many bruses to co…

• Tough Love

  by Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy 8 months ago

  “Bryan?”

  “Yeah Rae?”

  “When can this stop being a secret?”

  “I told you, as soon as I have money to rent an apartment for …

• Connection

  by Blusparrow 8 months ago

  We came closer to the fence. I leaned down and prepared the jump. Reaching the jump, he jumped gracefully over it and he kept…

• "What's Wrong?!"-Andrea's secret is about to unfold.

  by howhardlifeis♥ 8 months ago

  Andrea steps inside, her brother starts going on about how in his house there were strict rules against having guys on the po…

• Skunked: True Story: Celestic23's Scent Challenge

  by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

  Ah the smell I shall never forget that still lingers in my mind, but thank God not my clothes.

  It was a wet and stormy morni…

• The Story of a little town called carletteria and a little girl

  by skylar 8 months ago

  “Scareletta, How dare you go outside you know its dangerous here Anywhere for that matter.” My mother finished shortly. “Moth…

• Andrea's HUGE secret!

  by howhardlifeis♥ 8 months ago

  She tries to get the words out as she cries heavily…”I- I’m- p-pregnant!”
  Krissy took a step back. “What?! How? Who?”
  “Jus…

• Freckled Ear: A Philosophical Exploration of the Pen Name that Made Me Slightly Unique

  by Freckled Ear 8 months ago

  Exhausted by elevated expectations upon my discovery of Ficlets through an AIM email, I started myself as not_a_prodigy.
  I wa…

• Best Friends

  by Apostrophe 8 months ago

  April and her best friend Judy are in the kitchen doing homework. They are at the table with their assignments.

  April and …

• Family Values

  by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

  “I do feel like I am being ignored, and I do not know why?” Tears started to wept up in my eyes as Ingram came back through t…

• Random Ramblings 4

  by Luuvvxiz_90 8 months ago

  Why do people say his name is mud?

  How could a name be muddy? I mean it’s not like our names are little piggies and like to …

• The Verdict

  by Apostrophe 8 months ago

  April and her mother return to the courtroom after the break.

  They are seated in the first row this time. Luckily from this…

• Natalie

  by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

  Tears started to really flow from my eyes, then all of a sudden I turned to him with such contempt and anger. ” How dare you …

• How does Andrea Tell him?

  by howhardlifeis♥ 8 months ago

  “That’s the problem, I don’t know how to tell him, and I know he won’t take any responsibility for this but I can’t handle th…

• Fall Out Love (Lyrics challenge)

  by KasumiRose 8 months ago

  “This is me standing in the arch of the door, hating that look that’s on your face that says there’s another fool like me.”...

• CoeXisT

  by howhardlifeis♥ 8 months ago

  So we are divided, huh?
  Why’s that?
  Why is it that a Christian person can love something and at the same time a muslim person…

• Liar Liar

  by Forgive_andForget_ 8 months ago

  It all started one morning i got to school and there he was from that moment i knew, I liked weather i wanted to or not. bein…

• 5 things ppl dont kno bout me

  by snakepandafox<3 8 months ago

  1.) I don’t actually think i really love my sister, but i’m not really sure.
  2.) I talk to myself at night about lots of th…

• Your Ex-Lover is Dead - Lyric Challenge

  by Music-Hearted 8 months ago

  God, it was strange to see you again, introduced by a friend of a friend

  “So.”
  “It’s been awhile. How have you been?”
  “Fin…

• Secret Calls

  by back in your head 8 months ago

  I see Kay coming back. She’s practically giddy when two minutes ago she looked anxious. God only knows what’s going on with h…

• 5 things people dont no about me

  by Forgive_andForget_ 8 months ago

  1. I act like i dont care what people say, but usually i do care and it hurts me on the inside
  2. im really insecure and when…

• I hate how much i love you!

  by howhardlifeis♥ 8 months ago

  Why do i feel so weak around you?
  Can it be that I’m in love with you?
  I don’t want to seem desperate but I love you
  Why can’...

• Fire Hair

  by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

  Shortly after the doctor had removed the bandages, my best friend came to visit. He looked exhasted. I sensed he hadn’t gotte…