Ficlets | Stories posted 1/26/2008

Stories posted 1/26/2008

Bye, Bye Kait!

by Never Explain 8 months ago

I was just standing in the hallway, looking good and bored. My hair was still really messy, but i don’t think she would mind….
Welcome to Portland

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

“Why are you doing that?” I asked as Maggie began stacking rocks that she had dug up on shore.

“It’s art,” she said plainly,...
Under the Elm(2)

by The Ghost in the Machine 8 months ago

“Alright guys, this is how it works out.”I say as our band waits with baited breath.
“Theres a baseball tourney in the next t…
Pin-up Girl

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

At first, I had my doubts about bringing someone along to my summer retreat. But there’s just something about Maggie, an inde…
The black widow

by theworldscrewedmeover 8 months ago

She sits in her own little world.
She thinking everything is alright and just so.
When it is truely not.
She continues to bel…
Interruptions (Daniel Gate)

by Compound Fracture 8 months ago

“You do deserve to know,” started Daniel, but was interrupted as a passing car swerved to a stop in front of them. The driver…
Not Again

by White Hat 8 months ago

“Why do you kill people?” she asked, trembling, her face sprinkled with blood and dust. “There are so few of us left.”

It wa…
Frozen Adventure

by NightMaiden 8 months ago

“LIZZY!” Maya called, her hands cold and her breath showing in the cold wind. “Lizzy, where are you, girl?” Maya tramped ove…
How James and I Ended Our Friendship [Kiss Challenge]

by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

James and I have been best friends since third grade. We’ve been through skinned knees, braces, bad grades, and even survived…
For a friend

by Tears of Phoenix 8 months ago

You burst into a beautiful flame, full of passion and life. You took me by the hand and ran with me into a new world, an ench…
Bff's for ever, lovers for longer (kiss challenge)

by flute faerie 8 months ago

“Hey Hunter, how are you?” I asked.

“Pretty good. How’s my bff Steph??”

“I’m great. You know I was just thinking how gre…
Make a Wish

by Castitas~Lillium 8 months ago

I was so comfortably aware of James’ arm cradled around me like I was the most delicate and fragile object in the world. So b…
No Place I Would Rather Be, Kiss Challenge

by Blusparrow 8 months ago

We had just met two weeks ago and I liked him a lot! We would just stay up late talking for hours to each other, forgetting t…
Seinor Citizens Convention, 25 Ficlets Challenge

by Blusparrow 8 months ago

They arrived at the valet parking and the valet parker said, “give me your keys and I will park the car,” as he went for the …
Finally Together

by Freedom :] 8 months ago

Rodney smiled down at her.
Rodney: Hey.
Jeanette: Hi.
She bounced on the balls of her sneakers, unable to say anything else…
I Would Never Hurt You, But..

by One Time, One Chance 8 months ago

“You know I love you Hayden, it’s just..”

He was becoming pretty scared. This was hard for me too, though, my heart felt lik…
When I Cry...

by Phosphate11 8 months ago

My eyes, they’re a boring shade of brown.

But when I cry,

Oh when I cry…

They shine with a Silverish-Green glow.

My eye…
Overreaction

by Never Explain 8 months ago

She has perfect brown hair and a soft face, just like the Immaculate Mother. Oh, but she has a troubled mind, like a curse fr…
251st Challenge - The Forced Rhyming!

by One Time, One Chance 8 months ago

I was excited to write a sequel to my series, so this would be my 251st ficlet, but whatever.

And, as traditionally traditio…
The Forced Rhyming!

by White Hat 8 months ago

lost in an endless maze
what i really need is a lathe

to fashion a baseball bat
and club that damn guy with the hat

that to…
animal party (rhyming challenge)

by yoITSme 8 months ago

The dog barked twice
Then came the mice

The duck quaked
That is a fact

The beavers chewed some wood
Who knew they could

T…
Bad To Worse To Worst

by White Hat 8 months ago
Rain drops

by Rockin writer :] 8 months ago

Raindrops fall from the sky.
Each one hitting the ground one by one.
If you think about it its like heartbrake….you love on…
Elliot got away?

by Emmyful 8 months ago

“I thought you were watching her!” screamed Janet Price to her husband Elliot as they both ran up the stairs to the bathroom….
Reminiscing

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

While I cleaned the lense on my camera, Maggie had gotten up, and had begun to frolick in the waves, splashing and chasing th…
Craft

by White Hat 8 months ago

In the event of a water landing, I would be used as a flotation device, according to the dropship pilot.

Why she would nee…
Devotion

by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

We’re at the Taj Mahal today. I learned how an emperor had it built in memory of his third wife. She died giving birth to the…
Appearances

by White Hat 8 months ago

She stood calmly among the stars. Eyes closed, as if meditating, or listening to music no-one else could hear. Like the capta…
Green

by SunEyedGirl 8 months ago

Like I’m fresh off the track
I need some space, I need my own air
Get that bit out of my mouth, get the saddle off my back…...
Alexis DeHearts 1st Challenge!!! What is Beautiful? NO MORE SUBMISSIONS!!!

by Alexis DeHearts 8 months ago

Note: There is no special occasion for releasing this challenge. But I really wanted to… so there.
I was sitting in the compu…
Caution

by White Hat 8 months ago

I fell for hours.

This is not hyperbole. I was not in space. Not technically.

Imagine a giant sphere as thick as a planet s…
A Lesson on Beauty [Beautiful Challenge]

by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

The subway station is my favorite place to take pictures. As I walk through the dank corridors, side-stepping what looks susp…
Beauty Incarnate

by White Hat 8 months ago

Beauty is not having to answer to anyone, I thought.

_Beauty is freedom from criticism, freedom from constraint. Beauty is…
You Can't Leave Me Again.

by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

This was deffinatly not what I wanted to hear. But over the months I had lived with Luciea and Holear I had learned to hide m…
love in ruins

by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

Your face closes shut,
Your hand grows cold in my hand:
Love walks out the door.
But...

by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 8 months ago

She doesn’t like me. I thought over and over in my head.
As Garrett pulled in for another kiss, I resisted.

“What’s wrong?...
Why Love

by Leave Me A Note 8 months ago

Why is it love that the heart always wants?
Why is love the thing that breaks and mends hearts?
Why is it love that is hated …
A Long Day Ahead

by Lone Writer 8 months ago

Just when Anna and I were finishing our ice cream when a boy walked into the kitchen. He had bright red hair and freckles tha…
Heart and Soul

by More Ways Than One 8 months ago

I sit here alone, wondering what could have been of me and you. Don’t you remember our walks down the boardwalk? What, what d…
SCREW WHAT MOM THINKS!

by Never Explain 8 months ago

There was something wrong, Macy wasn’t kissing me back. I pulled away and looked her in the eye.
“What’s wrong?”
“Your mom do…
God Made Love

by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 8 months ago

What makes love?
Well it’s all different emotions.
All the colors of love have it’s meaning.
Black is lust.
Pink is a crush…
An Answer for My Question

by emma jo_234 8 months ago

“Beautiful,” Jay said.

My eyes closed. I wanted to see if I could still picture the scene before me, wanted to make sure it …
Pleasure Principle

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

Maggie returned, soaked from the waist down. I offered a towel to her and she wrapped it around herself, and retired next to …
Into the Darkness

by heartbeats echocho 8 months ago

Her eyes opened, but it seemed as if they weren’t. She still couldn’t believe she was here. Finally, after what seemed foreve…
The Man With the X-Ray Eyes

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

The backseat of the car was, in most literal terms, a jungle. We had crammed the trunk with our suitcases, camping gear, and …
Psychopaths Among Us

by Melia 8 months ago

The man sat down on the bench next to David and unfolded his newspaper with a bit of a flourish. Too much flourish if you ask…
These fights just get old, you know

by Never Explain 8 months ago

I ran into Matt’s room, he was crouching on his bed with open books circling him. This is one of the things he usually doesin…
that little girl

by Dana 8 months ago

“Bryan!” I exclaim as I answer the door. “Where have you been? It’s been over 20 minutes!” He shuffles in, hangs his coat, an…
Pulling At My Heart

by theworldscrewedmeover 8 months ago

I look in those eyes.
Yet you never say those words
That I yearn to hear.
You pull at my heart strings.
Ever so tighty.
I ca…
Unacceptable(Ficlet's challenge)

by J.B. Williams 8 months ago

“Why does every person I know shit on me? Why is it so hard for me to get some respect from my friends and family?” I asked m…
That day

by Dana 8 months ago

She cries herself to sleep at night. Her friends have come and gone. Her boyfriends have come and gone. She really never feel…
As the world fell apart.

by heartbeats echocho 8 months ago

My ears are still numb from the action my platoon and I had seen earlier this morning. We had been on the front lines, right …
Wait..

by One Time, One Chance 8 months ago

I was on hole three when I realized I had forgotten my stuff.

_But, I don’t want to go back there.. I have to. I’ll just ign…
Home

by Dana 8 months ago

It was the same place she walked into everyday for her entire life. The same place where she did her homework, ate dinner, an…
A Creeper? No A Creepster!

by Phosphate11 8 months ago

“I’m switching lunch tables, I’m moving to yours.” I say to Linz.

“How come?” She asks.

“Jordan.” I say.

“Is this about al…
nothing

by Bartimaeus 8 months ago

jkshdfkhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…
Anyway

by One Time, One Chance 8 months ago

He was going to kiss me. Warren, thee Warren, is going to kiss me!

But wait.. I hate him.
But you love him.
But you’re _supp…
Motorola Vs Nokia

by Phosphate11 8 months ago

Sam took a look at his room. Pretty tidy, and at least good enough for Matt to see.

Sam headed down to the foyer to wait for…
Believe

by Never Explain 8 months ago

She sunk the knife into my stomach.
Blood spilled, but not human blood. The liquid was shining, like liquid light.
Emilia bac…
Both of us!?

by Never Explain 8 months ago

“What?” She said.
“Why are you leaving?” I said as her eyes locked into mine.
“It’s complicated. It’s-”
“Is it me?”
There was…
Money or love?

by Bartimaeus 8 months ago

John turned back to Jude, “Thanks, but…”
Jude looked puzzled, he knew something was up if John said no to money and fame.
”...
Anna

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

We arrived at the small secluded lake right before the sun started to set. The pink and orange masterpiece in the sky reflect…
Character Bios?!?

by Tears of Phoenix 8 months ago

So I’ve decided to do what I’m best at: Character descriptions. I love making backstory and and describing physical traits, q…
Another Day

by Never Explain 8 months ago

She kissed me….Awesome
I practically glided home up into my living room to play drums on rock band. I got so much adrenal…
He Is So Perfect, I Am So Not

by One Time, One Chance 8 months ago

There he is. I thought as I looked at him, I couldn’t keep myself from smiling. He smiled back, and class began.

I didn’t …
Seclusion

by Rockin writer :] 8 months ago

He sits in the dark all alone
In seclusion from the world
His only thought is her
How she can change his
Perspective on life
...
Random Ramblings About Jeremiah

by lilfroggie1007 8 months ago

Even though people think he was Jeremiah was not a bullfrog. He was a goliath frog. Most people have never heard of the golia…
Hanging

by Storykeeper of Fae 8 months ago

And every time I see you,
The noose grows tighter.

Every time I hear your laugh,
I begin to choke.

Like a child,
Hanging fr…

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