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Stories posted 1/16/2008

• A place for a challenge: Mother number two

  by Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy 7 months ago

  I parked my car in front of Claire’s house. 5234. Wiping salty tears from my cheeks, I looked at myself in the rear-view mirr…

• Carnival Game of Love

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 7 months ago

  I hate this
  And I can’t take this
  I really want to know
  If this is just for show
  I can’t deal
  If it’s not real
  And I don’t k…

• What Did I Do Wrong?

  by DOGScare Me JK 7 months ago

  You should have approached me by yourself
  You should have said what’s on your mind
  Instead my best friend told me
  And made me…

• Indecent Intent 3 (Melia and Tad Winslow's Collaboration)

  by Tad Winslow 7 months ago

  The tinge of fear transforms into lust on its way down her spine, collecting behind her belly button like a bath is drawing h…

• sense

  by eaino 7 months ago

  If only we all had some senseIf only we all had some senseIf only we all had some senseIf only we all had some senseIf only w…

• Equilibrium

  by BARomero 7 months ago

  EQUILIBRIUM – A state of balance between two opposing forces or processes.

  This was what he knew. The world was in a state…

• My Stargirl

  by someday_93 7 months ago

  Laying in our sleeping bags that night, in my living room, I promised you that no matter what, you’d be my best friend. That …

• World 1-3

  by Ben Paddon 7 months ago

  “Y’know, if you hold down the B button you’ll run faster.”

  I have no idea why I even bother saying it. My sister has been pl…

• Turning Around

  by Flute Loop<33 7 months ago

  Lindsay got back in her car. On the way home she called Chels. She was on the verge of tears and she knew Chelsea would be ab…

• Left foot, left hand {Kermitgorf's sports challenge}

  by Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy 7 months ago

  “On belay?”
  “Belay is on.”
  “Climbing…”
  “Climb on.”
  I reach for the highest rock I can grip and place my feet underneath on …

• happy butterfly story

  by User 7410 7 months ago

• Araneae Nivalis

  by Acantha 7 months ago

  “So, what are we looking for again?”

  She glanced toward me with an exasperated sigh, the breath fogging up her glasses where…

• North Cape May, My Home Someday : Places;Mistress Elsha Hawk's Challenege

  by SKermitgorf 7 months ago

  North Cape May,
  my home someday.

  I hear the seagulls as they soar
  taste the salt air in my mouth,
  The Cape May shore,
  in New…

• Southern Gothic: A Matter of What’s Appropriate

  by Eckhouse 7 months ago

• ANSWERS!

  by insomniac 7 months ago

  A few answers.

  1. Green.

  2. Scrubs

  3. Spencer Smith (musician)

  4. Hayley Williams (another musician)

  5. Lyd

  6. Sometime…

• 300 Comments Challenge! The House of Usher

  by Blusparrow 7 months ago

  I have reached 300 comments so fast! That means I am going to do a challenge!

  I thought of this while my english teacher was…

• Not Much Part 2 (Mistress Elsha Hawk's challenge)

  by Phosphate11 7 months ago

  What we had entered amazed me.

  When I saw it then, it was like this magical hidden wonderland.

  Today I see it as what it re…

• The Place for Thrill (A Place for a Challenge, Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 7 months ago

  I enter the park. I first hear the CLANG CLANG CLANG…AHHH!!! coming from the front coaster as I walk in. I hear the whoosh …

• The Park, part 1 [Place Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  The one place that holds a special significance for me is nothing so lofty as the top of the Eiffel Tower, nor as astounding …

• The Park, part 2 [Place Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  He was someone who seemed to exist only in my yearbooks. Just another stow-away in my teenage memories.

  One night in colleg…

• It Happened Upon Me (Place Challenge)

  by Storykeeper of Fae 7 months ago

  The best things, and places, are the ones you don’t spend hours looking for, but the ones that happen upon you accidentally.
  ...

• When tongue & feet trip

  by heartbeats echocho 7 months ago

  Penny looked as if she’d said something horrible and all I could do was stare as she walked away. Or should I say RAN away, s…

• Letter to Everyone!

  by Blusparrow 7 months ago

  Hey all! Even though I haven’t been on here for a long time, it has been an awesome time! You guys are so talented I see futu…

• Orange Stripes and Monsters

  by Acantha 7 months ago

  The snow was deep, but not too deep for Grendel. He pranced ahead of me through the drifts, a kitten again.

  People often que…

• The Trick

  by Pat J 7 months ago

  “You want to see a trick?”

  Her eyes narrowed. “What kind?”

  “Like nothing you’ve ever seen,” he said, and took a swig straig…

• If Only

  by Laine P. Grey 7 months ago

  Deliah was thrown back into the cell. Prince Darsie came to the bars. “Delilah,” he whispered. “I want to help you.” She look…

• Still Innocent

  by Ana Cristina 7 months ago

  I can still hear the jingle of your collar, the click of your nails on the tile floor.

  It has been three days since you left…

• My Place

  by Storykeeper of Fae 7 months ago

  I came back several times to see the water, even if it was dirty. I returned, trekking through mud and down a slope, removing…

• A Moment to Call Home

  by emma jo_234 7 months ago

  I shivered. It was out of pleasure, out of love—out of a million tiny joys exploding inside me as my uncle’s speedboat round…

• ...A River in Egypt

  by KasumiRose 7 months ago

  “No I swear I don’t still have feelings for him,” Jacelyn said

  She smiled but they didn’t quite reach her hazel eyes.

  “Ar…

• Out of the Paper, Into the Train

  by Alexis DeHearts 7 months ago

  “How’s your paper look?” Tom asked, glancing past the bold headlines at his friend John.
  “Some controversial playwrite was ki…

• Perhaps That is How it Should Be

  by Storykeeper of Fae 7 months ago

  It was a long ride from my house, but it was worth it. The taste of sweat on my upper lip was a small price to pay for the sp…

• My soldier is home

  by lilfroggie1007 7 months ago

  Standing at the airport I feel a little alone. Where is Taja? He should’ve been here by now. I pace up and down the large roo…

• Where Dreams Go ( Place Challenge)

  by KasumiRose 7 months ago

  The subways doors popped open with a hiss and the hustle and bustle of people as they shuffled off the train reveberated thro…

• Safe for a Promise

  by Alexis DeHearts 7 months ago

  After much straining, they had only gotten the door open enough to see Jenny trying to grab something out of the flames that …

• Gold in the Fire

  by Alexis DeHearts 7 months ago

  Tom searched frantically through the burning room. The words kept repeating in his mind “never break a promise“

  “Come on, ...

• A Love of the Type Dreams are Made Of (Unique Love Challenge)

  by Storykeeper of Fae 7 months ago

  She was in love. The absolute, head-over-heels, walking like a drunken pirate wondering who on earth spiked your milk type. T…

• Vengeance

  by J.B. Williams 7 months ago

  “I want this,” Jeanne began. “So I will make sure that no one else could have it. After all, why should anyone else be given …

• Without Candles

  by Alexis DeHearts 7 months ago

  It was as if someone was banging on a bass drum inside Tom’s head. He pushed himself up from the floor, as his memory returne…

• Time for a Story of Returning

  by THX 0477 7 months ago

  Felicia’s sleep, generally speaking, is as peaceful as her lolling smile while awake. But on that night, a night softly hushe…

• a pointless list made up when i was desperate for something pointless to do

  by yoITSme 7 months ago

  What To Do For 45 Minutes When You Aren’t Allowed To Do Anything:

  1.Stare at the wall. After a while it will change shape, c…

• a pointless list made up when i was desperate for something pointless to do

  by yoITSme 7 months ago

  What To Do For 45 Minutes When You Aren’t Allowed To Do Anything:

  1.Stare at the wall. After a while it will change shape, c…

• Untitled (Poem) Please read!

  by lost_at_sea 7 months ago

  It was once impermeable.
  Though thin, the creamy, porcelain layer was strong, stiff.
  But now, its strength fails, the layer f…

• When I Wake Up

  by Music-Hearted 7 months ago

  I felt it when he died. I was lying on the road along with the glass and the remains of our rear view mirror. Evan knew he wa…

• A New Ending Challenge (50 FICLETS CHALLENGE!)

  by Blusparrow 7 months ago

  hey again! 50 ficlets means I am inclined to make a challenge and this one will be easier then the 300 comment challenge I ju…

• Poor scarletta be strong

  by skylar 7 months ago

  Why wasnt mother home i asked desperatly to myself. I tried to be strong for claricka but i was shaking like a leaf in the wi…

• Don't Tell Me You Don't Like Keyboard Wires

  by Three Gryphon[s] 7 months ago

  “Jordan!”
  “Ha, ha. This one’s a real pick, Alexis.”
  “Jordan! Leave the rabbit alone!”
  “Ow, Alex, if you keep pulling on m…

• Your Own Beat

  by Stovohobo 7 months ago

  The cold, bitter wind tossed the man’s locks to and fro, dancing a cold, bitter death waltz with them. The frothing waters on…

• {Unique Love Challenge} Why can't you talk to me?

  by Three Gryphon[s] 7 months ago

  There he was, sitting on the couch, staring at her. And there she was, staring right on back.

  He stared so long and so hard …

• Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips

  by Officially 7 months ago

  “You can take me home now,” I said coldly, still not looking at him.

  Suddenly he stopped short. “What did I-?” He seemed to …

• Love challenge

  by ACORN 7 months ago

  It was a perfect relationship…they spent every day together…they would go around the meadow, stopping for food along the …

• Real: I Remember This... (Pt 19)

  by Freedom 7 months ago

• My OHH Poem About Martin Luther

  by One Time, One Chance 7 months ago

  The things that he did
  Will leave you amazed,
  He’ll astound you and inspire you
  With his incredible ways.

  One thing that he …

• A Character Interaction Challenge by Mrs. Darcy! Please write! It will be loads of fun! How much better can you be from writing about your favorite character from fiction! Whoo hoo!

  by Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy 7 months ago

  I feel inclined, like the rest of Ficlets, to write a challenge.

  Write a story about an interaction with a character you’ve…

• A Code and a Key

  by pie_is_good 7 months ago

  God, I never thought I’d do this. I did sign up for the job, and I did know it was a possibility. I just never once fathomed …