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Stories posted 1/25/2008

• The Rain

  by White Hat 6 months ago

  A liquor cabinet full of hope.

  Scissors of justice, a pervert’s panty stash of righteousness.

  Slice slice. Pop. Stuff.

  Pop…

• Of Pirates,Gangstas,and Transdimensional Rifts{Fanfiction Generator}

  by The Ghost in the Machine 6 months ago

  The gangster whips out a submachine gun and sprayes the street wildly. Casings fall tinkering to the ground like rain. The ma…

• Benny

  by Pixie Girl 6 months ago

  ” Benny, Breakfast!” The sounds and smells of breakfast awoke me from my cozy and warm bed. I let out a yawn and stretched to…

• Quicky Before Class

  by Mars 6 months ago

  THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD.
  THUD, THUD, THUD…THUD THUD…THUD THUD THUD THUD GUAK.
  The punches came quick and light, the blocks…

• 5 Awkward Things for Your Doctor to Say in the Middle of a Prostate Exam

  by stylorouge 6 months ago

  5. Man, you smell good.

  4. Lemme just put my other hand on your shoulder and we’ll get started.

  3. They said I had the bigg…

• The Great Imperial Caterpillar Death Match (LoA Challenge)

  by Eckhouse 6 months ago

  Enos landed seven right hooks on Hiram’s jaw, knocking Hiram against the curved glass wall and making him dizzy.

  “Get up!” ...

• Her First Time Coming to Terms

  by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

  The train made another stop, the operator calling out, “Lower East Side! Lower East Side, next stop Lafayette!”

  Nancy had no…

• Voyage on the High Seas of Awesomeness

  by uselessness 6 months ago

  The treehouse is our pirate’s galleon. I’m the courageous Captain No-Beard; at my side, first mate Ben Gumm, chomping on a wa…

• Is It a Boy or Girl? Or...?

  by optimistic dreamer 6 months ago

  I turned around and looked into those dark green eyes. “It’s time to go.” he said calmly. I nodded my head and headed towards…

• Don't Panic

  by Ben Paddon 6 months ago

  I walked in to find him reading a leatherbound book with gold leafed pages. He hadn’t seen me enter, but as soon as he realis…

• Half Lies and Tacit Inventories

  by THX 0477 6 months ago

  “Where are you going?” These are not the words Dai wanted to hear at this particular moment. Why did she have to be home earl…

• A Mean Wind From Unkind Places

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

  Incessant drone and rattle. It’s a mean wind from unkind places, locked up and chained up out west somewhere that got itself …

• Voting Machine (part one)

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

  Igbot-309 ‘plinks to the democracy server and struggles with itself.

  “This used to be easy,” it subroutines.

  But that was b…

• Voting Machine (part two)

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

  Logically, Igbot should vote for the device which will most improve Robot-Owner interaction in the General Sentient Parliamen…

• Her First Time Reading a Map

  by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

  Nancy was becoming more and more fearful as the train made its stop at Lafayette. Most of the passengers had departed, and Na…

• Her First Time Meeting a New Yorker

  by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

  The girl came over, sitting next to Nancy. She pointed out various train stops and explained how the subway system worked. Na…

• Her First Time Meeting a New Yorker

  by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

  The girl came over, sitting next to Nancy. She pointed out various train stops and explained how the subway system worked. Na…

• A farmer in debt

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  It was eight o’clock when Drew returned from the bank. He hit the mailbox as he swerved into the driveway and got stuck in a …

• Papa's Funeral

  by Howie Amourscow 6 months ago

  Monday, Nov. 4, 1889

  We buried Papa today. The service did not proceed as smoothly as we hoped. Even after I crept downsta…

• Stuck in the Snow

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  “No sir,” Justin said, running back to the logs. It was getting dark now, and the snowfall was picking up.

  “What did you say…

• Mud in the Truck

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  Drew threw the keys at Justin. He grabbed them from the ground and stepped into the truck, tears falling down his cheeks. He …

• Animals belong outside

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  “But Drew – you just can’t kill her. It’s not right!”

  “It’s a damn dog, Robin. You can’t let an animal do something like tha…

• Burn it down!

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  Drew walked to the barn and returned with a can of gasoline. He poured it along the porch and then reached for a cigarette fr…

• The Shotgun

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  Brandy rushed into the flaming porch to rescue Robin. Justin watched in horror as the three figures were burned alive. Snow c…

• Airwolf: Lobo Del Aire (An 80's TV Parody)

  by Eckhouse 6 months ago

  Dom waddled up the path of Stringfellow Hawke’s mountain cabin, 500 miles from the nearest town or phone line.

  “String! Come…

• Mr. Nefarious and Sonny Schore 2

  by Tad Winslow 6 months ago

  The rotten Cod fish fell apart when the custodian attempted to remove it, sluecing through his fingers, splattering on the he…

• Little Jim and the Dangerous Flowers

  by uselessness 6 months ago

  “Caution: Land Mines!”

  The little wooden sign had been there longer than anyone could remember. A good deal of the paint h…

• Just For Now, I Promise

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  Right now there’s no hope
  You’re hurt everywhere you go,
  You cannot call your house a home
  You’ll find but misery and woe.

  O…

• Special Delivery

  by Ben Paddon 6 months ago

  He had walked across barren deserts, across endless plains of flat, lifeless land. He had trekked through harsh tundra, pushi…

• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  “In just a few moments, we will be hearing from the chicken herself, tell, for the first time anywhere ,the long awaited tru…

• Apologies

  by White Hat 6 months ago

  No apologies in the land of the dead. I was learning this the hard way, aided by the meaty fists of an irate Spartan warrior….

• Every Day For the Rest of Our Lives

  by nesdil 6 months ago

  The candlelight is reflected in your dancing eyes,
  illuminating their residing pools of liquid gold.
  I am lost in your gaze,...

• Borat and the Chicken

  by yoITSme 6 months ago

• An old friend

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

  After playing our gig and earning some well-deserved money, we headed over to Federichi’s, a restaurant located in NY’s littl…

• Innocent kiss [hardtoexplainmyownfeelings'challenge]

  by howhardlifeis♥ 6 months ago

  OLD
  “Look, that one’s a flower!” I pointed to a cloud that resembled a flower.

  We were holding hands, laying on the blanket …

• Not Like I Planned

  by KasumiRose 6 months ago

  And it’s not like I planned. It’s nothing like I planned- or hoped. You’re so far away even though you’re right here. Right n…

• What's the deal?

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

  Our faces went from joyful to semi-serious.
  “A proposition?” I asked
  “Yes, yes. I heard about your successful performance at …

• Someone Is Out There.

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  Someone is out there, and I happen to know why.

  Fourteen and not much going for her, she locks inside her deepest secrets, t…

• Connection

  by KasumiRose 6 months ago

  She held the reciever close to her ear and smiled.

  “Hey,”
  “Hey,how are you?” he asked
  “I’m holding up well-doing the best…

• Dai's Bold Move

  by Apostrophe 6 months ago

  Dai had been driving for three hours. He had been well on his way leaving the state. He thought about all the things that he …

• Andrea and krissy go to kenny's house!

  by howhardlifeis♥ 6 months ago

  “Shut up!” Chris yells at Krissy.
  Krissy and Andrea both eat very quickly and get up from the table. “Let’s go?” Krissy asks….

• Memoirs of an inside-outsider to the "girl world"

  by howhardlifeis♥ 6 months ago

  My friends are all guys – Kaylen, peter, J.J. and Mohamed.
  They’re my team mates on the basketball team. I’m the only girl.
  M…

• Off The Radar

  by uselessness 6 months ago

  Under the stillness of the full moon, Jeremiah dove into the bay. He paid silent thanks to the yacht for delivering him this …

• Graden, Angel of the Cathedral

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  I sat atop the cathedral’s main, and highest, tower.
  Hm. Apparently The clouds have sunk low today…
  I looked up to a gray…

• Saying Hello (Mundane Moments Challenge)

  by [pens&feathers] 6 months ago

  I’m trying to make my way down the corrider after the final bell, squeezed in by a bottleneck of people trying to shove their…

• The One Thing You Can Never Count On (There's Not Enough Time)

  by [pens&feathers] 6 months ago

  Another week has gone by, and I sometimes wonder if we will ever have the time we need to say the things we haven’t said. I h…

• The Answer to Why the Chicken Will Cross the Road (in the near future)

  by Tad Winslow 6 months ago

  “Tell me about your days with Borat, and the infamous stunt you two pulled off on national television that led to your uprise…

• Date!

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  1 New TXT; From: Autumn:
  Sure, see you after school.
  YES!
  K, see you.
  I got up, and went into my living room.
  _The pe…

• literatly falling into love[100th ficlet challenge]

  by yoITSme 6 months ago

  He kissed me. On the pier. In the sunset. There was a rock. I then fell. Tumbled in the dark waters. Then I got kissed by a f…

• Plas-what?

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  I walked home after our little excursion, and stopped to look at all of the lights of inner-Rade.
  December 25th 2056
  I hea…

• Destination Unknown :A New Dai

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  Dai was down to $38.00 and in need of gas.

  Pulling into a Hess station Dai said to the attendant, “Fill er up with regular p…

• Designated

  by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

  Our police car was parked outside a bar in South Jersey

  We spotted a man leaving the bar so drunk
  he couldn’t walk straight…

• Melia's Scary Challenge

  by Melia 6 months ago

  I never imagined I’d pass the 50 ficlet milestone when I first found this wonderful site. But hey looky-there, I did. This pl…

• Running Through The Rain, Running Scared

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 6 months ago

• Doll Maker

  by butterflygirl6106 6 months ago

  Kara and Tim tryed to tell their parents that they heard noise late at night. Of course their parents thought they were heari…

• The story of Johnny Fox (pt. 1)

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

  It was a small western town in the middle of kansas. Nothing big really happened, until he came along.

  The Riddles were a …

• But the fire burned out 6

  by NikkiC93 6 months ago

  I picked up Em got my keys out of my pocket and ran to the car I Iooked back for the last time. This was it thank goodnees al…

• Doll Maker ( creation)

  by butterflygirl6106 6 months ago

  ” You must be careful with this, It comes from an old potion maker who was feared by the locals centurys ago.”

  Emmas father …

• Heart Shredder

  by penguincaptain18 6 months ago

  You may not know this, but you are a heart shredder. The defenition of a heart shredder is someone who steals hearts and then…

• The story of Johnny Fox (pt. 2)

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

• I Think.

  by Dragon_sun 515 6 months ago

  My heart was beating a thousand times faster than usual as I made the gap between us smaller. It was involuntary; I didn’t me…

• Come Play With Me

  by butterflygirl6106 6 months ago

  He was so astounded by the realness of the Doll, that he stop to look at how it was transforming before his very eyes. “What …

• Found Her!

  by Never Explain 6 months ago

  I touched my forehead, and pointed up. I felt a breeze issue from around me,so i knew the enchantment worked.
  _Now people can…

• The story of Johnny Fox (pt. 3)

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

  Johnny took the woman by her hair and dragged her up the stairs. Her wails were so loud that Kayla had to cover her ears. She…

• Melissa Awakening

  by butterflygirl6106 6 months ago

  The Father ran back up stairs to Emma room. He locked her door and tryed calling the local authorities. “Will they even belie…

• Future Moments Destroyed

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  Every couple minutes I was looking out the window, checking to see if he was here yet. Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth peri…

• Now He's Even Haunting My Dreams

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  I slept soundly that night.

  Dreams of Hayden flooded my head. The air around us had soft of a heavenly, dreamy kind of flair…

• The story of Johnny Fox (pt. 4)

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

  Kayla ran as fast as she could, not knowing where to go. Her heart was pounding against her chest as she groped desperately f…

• The End

  by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

  “Haha, yeah I remember that!” Rachel spoke into the phone.

  “Yeahh..” I said, reliving the glory of that day. “Alright Rach, ...

• The story of Johnny Fox (pt. 5)

  by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

  Her brothers got up at surprising speed. Johnny’s face was distorted, and he’d dropped the rose.
  “Where’d you get that?” Jaco…