Ficlets | Stories posted 1/31/2008

Stories posted 1/31/2008

Shane Nirvana

by YodaOnCrack 8 months ago
Leaving Love

by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 8 months ago

You can say
You’ve heard it all before
But its okay
Cuz I refuse to be a bore.
I will jump around
And stand on my head
If it …
Elizabeth

by Apostrophe 8 months ago

Elizabeth hates herself right now. She made her friend mad at her. It was not her intention. But she could tell that she did….
Best Gag Gift Ever!

by Apostrophe 8 months ago

In two months four friends will be eating dinner at a restaurant. The four of them celebrate a birthday. The man of honor is…
Thoughts of an Inanimate Object Spoken

by NightMaiden 8 months ago

A shell of former beauty, untouched, only altered by the sea and its inhabitants. People come very rarely, and most take thin…
Tellman Tales

by Vonster 8 months ago

Frank Tellman is an accountant for the CIA.

The familiar ping of the computer announced the emails arrival. It caught his ea…
Thrones and Dominions

by MrOtis 8 months ago

“That went well.” Laurence Collins looked up from the small monitor discreetly recessed into the surface of his cherry wood d…
Suport

by Echos in time 8 months ago

Tears fall from mid heaven as I make choices that cut the heart, un-able to stand still, yet forcing to move forward, trying …
An Open Letter to stylorouge

by Hobo Beard Bob 8 months ago
Genesis

by Fyora Cartagan 8 months ago

Steve sat in the darkness, his face lit only by the flickering television in front of him.

“It happened, Adaime. Just like y…
Road Trip

by Barry 8 months ago

The two walked along the lonely road, hand in hand.

It had been a long time since they’d seen another soul. The journey that…
Vapor Fish pt. 4

by J. Dack 8 months ago

“This purse must have cost more than our boat!”

I ran my fingers over my mouth, thoughtful.

“She probably found it. Maybe s…
Don't forget the Shuriken

by J. Dack 8 months ago

“Ninjas.”

“Ninjas?”

She was looking at me like a second head had just grown out of my neck.

“Yeah, Ninjas,” I said.

“You …
The Endorphin Called Music

by NightMaiden 8 months ago

As I strum, I feel the pulse of the beat running through me and the vibration of the guitar passing into my hand. I sing with…
Over the Edge (Melia's Scary Challenge)

by Barry 8 months ago

Water. All she could see below her was water.

Small bits of glass from the windshield chittered out, falling towards the riv…
Diamond Rake

by Will Hindmarch 8 months ago

“We’ve lied to millions of people,” Biers said, elbow-deep in loops of purple guts.

“Billions, man,” said Kimberley. “Both p…
An Open Letter to YodaOnCrack

by uselessness 8 months ago

Dear YodaOnCrack,

Your stories are kind of bad. But sometimes, I like them. Also, you have chicken pox.

Ah, screw it.

Sinc…
Life of the Search Party

by THX 0477 8 months ago

Three diminutive figures trudged down the gravel road. Well, two trudged and one hopped along nervously.

The hopping one sta…
High Tide

by Fyora Cartagan 8 months ago

Adaime stood in the doorway to the bedroom. In the darkness, she could just faintly see Steve’s chest rhythmically rising and…
Riders on the Storm

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

Time standing still, momentarily.

Your body, unable to move, transfixed, lies in a motionless trance.

Each drum, each utte…
A Second Alone

by Blusparrow 8 months ago

Later that night Blake calls Heather.
Heather: hello?
Blake: Hey
Heather Hey! I have got some good news! Ben said I couldn’t …
wish you were mine....

by User 7608 8 months ago
A Groundhogs' Story

by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

How could I Not see my shadow with all those lights shinning in my furry face??

Every year the same thing, some guy in a L…
The Man, the Machine, the Guest Stars: Street Hawk (Another 80s TV Parody)

by Eckhouse 8 months ago

“Ow!” Jesse Mach, motorcycle cop and underwear model, hit the sand. The van had come from nowhere, despite all of them being …
A break in the routine

by Cayenne Chris Conroy 8 months ago

He sits in a boat whose cracked grey paint is flaking off in about a dozen places above the waterline (and who knows how many…
Anticipation

by Lisa Obenauf 8 months ago

As Matti and Gregor across the courtyard towards the embarkation terminal, a weird sort of mania began to take root in the pi…
Unespected Meetings (Valentine Day Challenge)

by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

I met Doug last year, he was a first someone I really did not pay any attention to. One day he ask me on Valentine Day to be …
End of an Era

by Cayenne Chris Conroy 8 months ago

The last living Martian struggled to the surface in time to see the humans of Earth open a shopping mall on what was once his…
Moern-Day Romeo and Juliette Done Right.

by Jayme Meiram 8 months ago

The air was thick, and heat cloaked Juliet like a blanket. She pulled her red curls up into a ponytail, and took a seat under…
A brisk winter commute: The morning after Nick's letter

by M. Fotinakis~Η Φοτιςμένη~ 8 months ago

The setting sun provided no warmth, it was on its way to escape. Perhaps next it would see a sunrise over the Sahara, a lazy …
Happiness

by Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz 8 months ago

Flesh on flesh
Skin on skin
Dirty little secrets
we try to bury within

Late night whispers
Goodbye kisses
Sweet slumber drea…
He'll Need to Grow a Beard

by Ben Paddon 8 months ago

I followed his directions to what was now my new “department”. Down the hall, turn right at the first junction, and it’s the …
Not Mine Yet

by SocccerISmyLIFE 8 months ago

“There.” I said with a hint of prefection and complesion.
“What honey?” My mother questioned.
“Oh nothing.” I smirked and qui…
Cannot Believe

by SocccerISmyLIFE 8 months ago

My jaw dropped.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

There she was. I girl I thought I nailed, the girl I thought was mi…
Tailor Made

by Stan! 8 months ago

“Well?” Philo said, striking his best cover-of-GQ pose.

Tran looked him up and down, eyes narrowed in concentration. With h…
Nothing left here

by HaveToWrite 8 months ago

Gregor thought about the last rocket he had been on, could it have really been sixteen years ago? Flying through space with M…
Ten Minutes

by SocccerISmyLIFE 8 months ago

“Go ring the doorbell and you will find out.” He said.
“Ty, I am not going to go ring someones doorbell if I don’t know who t…
Lie

by Freedom :] 8 months ago

As Ben walked out, Heather slammed the door closed and reached for the lock.
Ben: Don’t lock it.
Heather: Ugh.
She stood to l…
A waste of gunpowder

by Sturek 8 months ago

“Come on, stop it.” she said. He stared straight ahead, clutching the wheel with one and the gearshift with the other hand.
“…
funiral service

by User 7608 8 months ago
Adding gunpowder to the fire

by Sturek 8 months ago

“Listen, you don’t have to do this.” she started.
“Yes I do!” he shouted in a sudden outburst.
“I know there’s a catastrophe …
One night at a time

by HaveToWrite 8 months ago

Adam searched the aisle, growing more frustrated. “What kind of grocery store doesn’t sell can openers?”

He turned quickly, ...
funiral service

by User 7608 8 months ago

Lots of live flowers. Her best picture is on the center of the altar. When the service was over, the family and closed friend…
The Last Thing You Should Do

by Eckhouse 8 months ago

Gregor followed Matti’s backside up into the fuselage, climbing what would be the aisle once they’d broken orbit.

The pair c…
im not dead oh wait thats a pink cd ok never mind ill get sued... ill just name it "yo"

by llamaluvsmenotu 8 months ago

O. M. to thaa G….. i havent written in sooo long =(
ahhh its horrible.
ive been l.a.z.y…..
aww well im just writing to te…
funiral service part three

by User 7608 8 months ago
My ordinary day

by Mippzon 8 months ago

This was just an ordinary day. I got out of bed at noon, eating a pizza and then I found out about openID. It changed my day,...
To School We Go!!

by Never Explain 8 months ago

My Dad bought it, and walked off to get ready.
Damn! I forgot! We have school today..
“I’ll get ready after Dad.” I said. ”...
Launch Warning

by Denubis 8 months ago

The voice continued. “Yea, the signs tell us that we shouldn’t eat for twenty four hours, but I reckon no-one here would have…
A Southern Haunting:Attention Kmart Shoppers

by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

Speakin a ghosts, I remembers a time back when I wasa yungun in Lampshade Alabamee, ma Aunt Bulah done up an died inna Kmart …
Doing Something About It

by Blusparrow 8 months ago

It was at that moment that Heather decided to do something about it. She was going to catch Ben in the act. So after dinner s…
Bye, Bye

by Never Explain 8 months ago

We pulled away, and I smiled at her. I pulled her close and sat us on my bed.
“What?” She asked.
“Talk to me.” I said.
“About…
The Room

by Stock Character 8 months ago

The room was empty, holding only enough breath inside to sustain one barely audible gasp, should some one choose to enter.
Revenge of the Librarians.

by Denubis 8 months ago

The librarian looked up from the video monitor embedded in the decrepit book. The cloth bound, metal covers offered decent so…
Dedicated to You: Our 5 month never-versary

by yoITSme 8 months ago

He got in my head and couldn’t get out. I loved him too much, without a doubt. I broke up with him, but my heart stayed true….
Take That

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

Carly was always the demanding type, when she walked down the hallway, she expected people to drop what they’re doing and loo…
Now THAT'S What I call Music

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

I know, you’re all entitled to your opinions, but so am I. So I felt like posting my top ten bands. You might not know all of…
Glass

by Cayenne Chris Conroy 8 months ago

She found a sky in a piece of glass washed up on the shore where the river met the ocean. She held it to her lips and breathe…
Challenge Results.

by .:band baby:. 8 months ago

Seeing as only two people entered my challenge, I’ve decided it wasn’t fair to pick a winner between them. Both of them were …
The Emo/Punk Table

by Phosphate11 8 months ago

So a couple more weeks went by as the first semester reached its end.

I now sat at Linz’s table.

I liked it a lot better.
...
Like A Bug

by J. D. Skalinger 8 months ago

“There’s a bug on my desk.”

She spoke aloud to no one. Well, no one in particular, at least. Sure, there were people around,...
The Protectors of Literacy

by Kevin Lawver 8 months ago

“I think you know why we’re all here…”

“To kick some kitty ass!”, bellowed the large man in the frayed tweed jacket

“Plea…
Beheaded [Doll challenge]

by Mistress Elsha Hawk 8 months ago

She stood there in her lacy nightgown on the edge of the cliff. The sky was dark. Huge black clouds rolled containing a fury …
Dam!

by Russell Ruffino 8 months ago

“Wait, so can we get on a boat or not?”

I don’t know why I was asking them, they didn’t speak any more Chinese than I did. ...
Baalzebul

by MrOtis 8 months ago

Success!

They said it couldn’t be done. But I’ve shown them all! I, Miguelito Loveless the Fifth, have proven them all to be…
Gospel

by Fyora Cartagan 8 months ago

Steve woke to a feeling of emptiness in his arms. Adaime was already up. She was kneeling in front of her small crucifix.

“I…
Special Book Services

by Denubis 8 months ago

A young lady, probably in her mid-twenties approached the group. She already had the practiced sour-faced expression of veter…
The Nerd and the Drill Team Captain

by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

Meet Larry, just a simple name for a simple guy, Larry was never someone that you would notice in the school hall. He always …
Plan Gone Wrong

by Freedom :] 8 months ago

The following day, Heather and Ben turned the corner to her locker and Blake was across the hall.
Heather: Uh Ben, can you gi…
An Inspiration For Us All

by Cayenne Chris Conroy 8 months ago

“I want to be a tornado when I grow up.” said the boy after he marched up to his parents.
“You’ll have to go to school for …
The Dillard Legacy

by Kevin Lawver 8 months ago

The librarians huddled around the appendix as Kristin read their mission in a reverent whisper, “Like Thoreau and Dillard, it…
The Box [Melia's Scary Challenge]

by Ana Cristina 8 months ago

Vashti lay in a box. She was almost completely immobile. Almost. She could wriggle her toes and roll her head from side to si…
When You Say Good-Bye, Do I Say Hello?

by emma jo_234 8 months ago

When you say goodbye,
Do I say hello?
When you start to talk fast
Do I speak soft and slow?

When your smile is sunny,
Is min…
To quote the person who coined the phrase 'If my music is too loud, you're too old!' CRANK IT UP!

by heartbeats echocho 8 months ago

Well, well, well. I can’t let the world go on with out knowing what I rock out to…here is my top ten! (& my fave of their s…
Heather Down!

by Blusparrow 8 months ago

Ben: Haha! You really don’t want to fight me kid.
He slammed Heather into the locker with great force once more then let go. ...
Wasting Away (A "Kittens for Mittens" Challenge)

by Stan! 8 months ago

“You’ve got to be kidding,” Hank said. “That there’s the best dang mar-gyoo-rita in all of Omaha.”

“Might be,” Jimmy said, ”...
The Cats Strike Back.

by Denubis 8 months ago

As the group hurried out, a despairing scream echoed from the front desk. Howard was the first to turn. A young teen, no olde…
Rendezvous, Harrison and 4th

by MrOtis 8 months ago

Bud Thompson ran into himself today.

Literally. At the corner of Harrison and Fourth.

It was 2:30 a.m., and Bud was late ge…
Her Eyes

by Freedom :] 8 months ago

Policeman: Ben this is your worst. I knew there was trouble when I heard you were here. Her father might not know you, but …
Up Yours, Joni Mitchell.

by Cayenne Chris Conroy 8 months ago

They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.

Mind you, it was a very nice parking lot.

It had lots of trees and shrubs…
That summer

by skylar 8 months ago

So this is where i would be living all summer? i sighed. Figures, i dropped my duffel bag on the old bed and sat down. Anothe…
The void is true

by Blood Red Sky 8 months ago

“What do you see.”
“I see the golden gates of heavan opening to welcome me into the afterlife.”
I looked at her.
She looked a…
He Tries to Fight Back

by Blusparrow 8 months ago

They arrived at the office.
Nurse: She suffered a minor concussion. She’s sitting down now.
Heather: Hey, That was some hit.
...
The Return of An Open Letter to HoboBeardBob

by stylorouge 8 months ago

My Dear HoboBeardBob,

I must say you do impress me! I did not know that a Thalidomide child with club hands could adapt to…
The Wrath of an Old Man (Challenge: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Characters)

by Denubis 8 months ago

The elderly man wiped away tears as the music box in his late daughter’s room ran down. He stared at the shelf of her toys. S…
Last of the Workers

by Tommy Morgan 8 months ago

“Impersonating an android?” Henry all but fell out of the chair. “Why in the world would he do such a thing?”

Thomas shrugge…
The Extraordinarily Queer Transaction of a Stratocaster

by stylorouge 8 months ago

It was ten minutes after he’d first laid eyes on it, and Scott Ferguson still held the Fender Strat lightly in his hands bef…
Message

by Freedom :] 8 months ago

Policeman: Yes, I do believe them. I can see everything. Ben come on, it’s over.
Ben: No, no. I’m not getting arrested again….
The Extraordinarily Queer Transaction of a Stratocaster (2)

by stylorouge 8 months ago

You talking selling or auction? I’d do auction my damn self. Come to think of it, I wouldn’t be selling it. Your call though….
Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

by Blood Red Sky 8 months ago

I stared at the doll.
She stared at me.
Oh, how i hate that doll.
She reminds me of everything i hate.
That doll, the one tha…
The Extraordinarily Queer Transaction of a Stratocaster (3)

by stylorouge 8 months ago

“Hey, buddy? Chu think?”

Scott really didn’t know where to go with this. He’d been in instrument retail most of his adult l…
Dance, Pretty Child

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

Sway.

Sway, pretty child.

Close your eyes, the voices are speaking.

Raise your arms to the sky, the time is come.

The win…
Permission Denied (Tellman Tales)

by Denubis 8 months ago

Permission Denied blazed the red letters on his screen. Gary nodded, not unsurprised. But not for nothing was he a member o…
Searching For The Salt Shaker ( A Kittens for Mittens Challenge)

by butterflygirl6106 8 months ago

Johnny was living on the streets, He could be seen walking around the neighborhood picking up all kinds of keepsakes. One day…
Grammer: A Short Treatise on the Importance of Right Usage

by stylorouge 8 months ago

Your probably wondering why am I righting this. But please lend me you’re ears, ahem, eyes for a few moments of you’re time.
...
Love is what you want it to be

by Ms Kit Kat 8 months ago

Love is what you want it to be.

Nothing more, nothing less. It can be not being able to breathe without that person. It can…
Fracture's Prequel Challenge

by Compound Fracture 8 months ago

Buoyed by getting one of my Ficlets featured, I’ve decided to try and pose a simple Ficlet challenge:

The first person must …
House of the Rising Sun

by Nouvelle Bardot 8 months ago

A hush came over the crowd, and everyone in the bar turned to face the stage.

Kate was stuck. There was no turning back now….
Cookie Cutter

by SKermitgorf 8 months ago

Your wife works full time. Your children go to daycare and grade school. On weekends you are a hockey dad, your wife is a so…

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