Ficlets

• Home
• Inspiration
• Browse

Stories posted 1/8/2008

• The Stairwell

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 9 months ago

• A Corner Office

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 9 months ago

• Five Things I Live For

  by KasumiRose 9 months ago

  1. My family and friends-The people who care about me, who share my struggles and joys, and give so much to me make this life…

• A Question in Light

  by Everwanderer 9 months ago

  I stuck another cigarette into my mouth and then my hands began the enduring trial of searching for my lighter.

  “So what do…

• Her Surprise Continues Through Midnight (LA Series: The Surprise Chapters)

  by Mr Reeses 9 months ago

  “Wait! Where are you going?” said Detre.
  “You know damn well , where I’m going! Like you didnt set this up.” said Andi.
  “So t…

• Unexpected Visitors

  by Ben Paddon 9 months ago

  He hadn’t struggled at all. He wished he’d put up more of a fight, that he’d tried to save himself, but he was hardly the str…

• Twain, Poe and Telsa: At War With the Emperor

  by Hobo Beard Bob 9 months ago

• When the Warmth is Gone

  by keelhauler42 9 months ago

  He came in and sat on my desk, as usual, oblivious to my need for solitude while I wrote, adding to it this time by bumping a…

• Long Arm of the Law

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 9 months ago

• Safe

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 9 months ago

• Ego Libido Amo Tu In Aeternum, 12

  by Amo de Tuus Aetas et Mors 9 months ago

  He laughed dryly. “You don’t have to cut yourself to cast spells. You only need to remember a strong, emotional memory differ…

• Ego Libido Amo Tu In Aeternum, 13

  by Amo de Tuus Aetas et Mors 9 months ago

  He beckoned to Varagas, and began to show us his technique, in quarterspeed. Alas, it was still too fast. He repeated a few t…

• The Surprise Gift Box (LA Series: The Surprise Chapters)

  by Mr Reeses 9 months ago

  9am the next morning.
  She woke up next to him. She sat up in bed and looked at him. She stretched her arms.

  “Oh your awake?”...

• Life Without

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  It has been two weeks since April has seen or heard from her father. She still is plagued by nightmares. She will often wake …

• this is who i am.

  by lilly <3 9 months ago

  “Hailey, I’m sorry but I don’t like you going out with her.”
  “What are you saying?”
  “Me and your father were talking and we w…

• The Surprise Reveal (LA Series: The Surprise Chapters)

  by Mr Reeses 9 months ago

  She crept opened the box & started laughing.
  “Wait, what is it! Why are you laughing?” said Tony.
  “Because my bestfriend is s…

• Two Hours Later

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  After the movie Chris leaves the room and goes into the study. He checks his E-mail, to see if any job offers have been sent …

• Fourth Variable

  by Eckhouse 9 months ago

  Charlotte whispered, “He’s the real thing, isn’t he?”

  Joe nodded silently, slowly pulling his Walther from his underarm hols…

• This has nothing to do with Robin Williams

  by Ben Paddon 9 months ago

  “The thing I don’t like about Bicentennial Man…”

  “The short story or the film?”

  “The film. The thing I don’t like about i…

• The Trial

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  The months pass quickly, and April has been showing some slow signs of improvement. She doesn’t have the nightmares nearly a…

• Will you?

  by Twilight Stars 9 months ago

  Will you you still love me when I’m less than perfect?

  Will you reach for my hand when I need you the most?

  Will you wi…

• Remember?

  by Twilight Stars 9 months ago

  Remember when I’d blush each time he looked my way?
  I’m over it.

  Remember whenever he’d smile I’d grow weak at the knees?
  N…

• Aprils Struggle

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  The trial date comes closer. Weeks before April has been up and down about this whole trial thing. She has been worried about…

• Till tomorrow

  by Twilight Stars 9 months ago

  When you have no one who cares, you slowly fall through the cracks.

  With no voice to speak out, no one will lend a hand.

  Wh…

• Remember Me

  by `crayola. 9 months ago

  She practiced in front of the mirror some many times. She had written and re-written down her speech, carefully planning what…

• Phone call

  by Twilight Stars 9 months ago

  My hands shake as I pick up the phone.

  Quickly, my slippery fingers dial your number.

  It rings; Three times exactly.

  I wai…

• Transplant Baby

  by Shotgun 9 months ago

  “I did this for us babe”

  Sheldon did not want to be him right then either but completely switching was in his opinion a litt…

• Writer's Block

  by JMBauhaus 9 months ago

  “Go on, write something.”

  “Write what?”

  “Anything. It doesn’t matter.”

  “I can’t just write anything.”

  “Why not?”

  “Beca…

• why are you so weird

  by yoITSme 9 months ago

  I walked over to the desk and Abby shifted her books over so they wouldn’t block my workspace. I gave her a smile. She turned…

• Even More

  by One Time, One Chance 9 months ago

  “Whoa.. are you serious?” _Isn’t it like against the law to like your brother’s girlfriend? Just like it’s illegal to go out …

• It's A Beautiful Day For A Stroll Through The Graveyard

  by pie_is_good 9 months ago

  It’s a weird thing, walking though a graveyard. Even during the day, one in the middle of summer without a cloud in the sky, ...

• Love, Christy [With Slight Editing!]

  by One Time, One Chance 9 months ago

  Dear Diary,

  *This is my first entry now that I’m living here with Mrs. Trelia. I found her at the edge of the forest, beca…

• Roommate Tactics

  by JMBauhaus 9 months ago

  Cheryl knew she shouldn’t be there, but she couldn’t move. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from the dresser or her hand away …

• I Hate Him

  by One Time, One Chance 9 months ago

  “And so, at the time on the slips I’ve handed out, that’s when your to go get your vision and hearing checked. Thank you for …

• simple love

  by yoITSme 9 months ago

  Roses are red
  Violets are blue
  Why do I keep obsessing over you?

• >>Fast Forward>>

  by Phosphate11 9 months ago

  Alright let’s fast forward through the next few months and get you on track.

  But here is what you will be missing.

  Taylor a…

• Life is...

  by KasumiRose 9 months ago

  Yes, I know it’s hard. I know. It’s confusing and it hurts. Hate to say it, but if it was easy or fair or made sense it would…

• A Long Stream of Continuation: Prologue and Rules To A New Contest

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 9 months ago

  Well, sadly the shortest ficlet contest has come to it’s conclusion.
  I decided to continue the fun.
  Here’s the basic drift: W…

• A Long Stream of Continuation (1)

  by Cat the Dancing Mouse 9 months ago

  Her lip began to quiver. It was worse than she thought possible.

• Don't mess with me, little brother!

  by Never Explain 9 months ago

  I stared at my feet and was trying to get that horrible picture out of my voice.
  Matt is too scary for a little brother
  Al…

• The UCL

  by Stovohobo 9 months ago

  A cold sweat broke out on Darryl’s face, sprinkling into his eyes and onto the ice, forming small puddles. His arms pumped fu…

• Oh where, oh where did Janie go?

  by Twilight Stars 9 months ago

  Oh where, oh where did Janie go?

  Oh where, oh where did Janie go?
  She’s out behind the school.
  With her new group of friend…

• She Hates Me?

  by Never Explain 9 months ago

  I could not even follow what the teacher was saying.
  She is such a nag.
  After she was finished, I sat at the front of the …

• A Long Stream of Continuation (2)

  by uselessness 9 months ago

  “Broadway has really gone downhill,” she said, holding her ears.

• Tear Stained Paper

  by QUIS 9 months ago

• Rest, finally

  by Never Explain 9 months ago

  Dad lead me into a small apartment. It was cozy, with a nice TV and a clean kitchen. My dad lead me into the main room and ca…

• A Long Stream of Continuation (3)

  by Blusparrow 9 months ago

  She was listening, in agony, to a song from High School Musical.

• Reaching Out From Beyond

  by judee4u2 9 months ago

  Not only was it MONDAY morning, it was also his first day back to work following 12 days of leisure.
  He reluctantly walked to…

• cKret Leak'd

  by DOGScare Me JK 9 months ago

  It started out as just a normal, ordinary day.
  It was the first day back from winter break.
  I walked into math class and sat …

• Schlenky's house

  by Emmyful 9 months ago

  What was it about that house? It was so dark and scary but so intriguing at the exact same time. Legend revealed that it had …

• Heartbroken...

  by Bartimaeus 9 months ago

  The last thing he’d said to her the night before was “I love you… please pick up, i need to talk to you…”; then waited fo…

• great luck

  by my4koalaz 9 months ago

  I was walking down the street in these washed out ripped jeans… Yes! i was sauntering but it had been too good for too long…

• Finding fairy 2

  by Dana ♥ 9 months ago

  I was amazed at the thing. But after a few minutes I realized that it was holding my homework the thing I had been looking fo…

• Knot So Happi

  by DOGScare Me JK 9 months ago

  Tristan saw my facial expression turn from happy to – well, not so happy.
  “You read all of it?” I asked putting an emphasis o…

• To Walk Away

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 9 months ago

  She was over it, she was completely and utterly over it. She was over feeling like this, she was over having everything go up…

• You're In My Seat

  by Phosphate11 9 months ago

  I walked out of L.A, went to my locker, and then went back to my homeroom for team time.

  I walked over to my seat but someb…

• a day to remember

  by User 7317 9 months ago

  and there i was just staring up at the sky in the watchin the clouds go by and smelling the beautiful scent of the habiscus f…

• Me: I Remember This (Pt 17)

  by Freedom :] 9 months ago

  He frickin’ winked at me before smiling once and leaving the room. I hate him. I hate him. I didn’t deserve that. He had no r…

• Did I?

  by unknown and not discovered.... 9 months ago

  “If you really love me then why did you have to go and do that well with you know…. at the party??”

  Did I really just brin…

• Pre Trial

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  It’s the day of the trial. April and her mother are in court . They sit in a room with their lawyer. The three of them are se…

• One-Liners

  by Metaphoric Spurs 9 months ago

  Failing to submit a minimum length Ficlet for the challenge last month, I did create the following one-line stories. They nee…

• Toni's story

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  “Your story has to match your daughters, that way the jury will know that he was equally brutal to you. We need to present th…

• sad ) :

  by User 7317 9 months ago

  i cant stop thinking back to the day.
  when i was not yet born
  the days when you met her and just feel in love
  the days that …

• Effecting Society

  by Matilda Longue 9 months ago

  As the candle burns down to the end
  There’s this feeling inside that won’t seem to bend,
  Entranced, in a dance, these thought…

• Bad Habbits

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  April nodded in agreement with her mother. “I heard them up there screaming and yelling. I heard my daddy knock over chairs a…

• Love

  by Matilda Longue 9 months ago

  Love is like nothing else
  it makes the heart grow
  it fills the world
  and it makes us whole.

  A world without love is lonely
  i…

• Happy...but Sad

  by monkeyface9792 9 months ago

  ♥i wish i could say that i was happy. but since he broke my heart…i dont know what to do. u passed me by with no wor…

• Hope

  by Matilda Longue 9 months ago

  Like a light I shine
  through the windows of time.

  Countlessly lasting,
  never out casting.

  Warmth of a mother,
  I don’t keep …

• Final Questions

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  “Have you had any complaints from his colleagues? Has anyone complained about his behavior at work?” The lawyer asked.

  “His…

• The cavalry stumbles home

  by keelhauler42 9 months ago

  I lean heavily on the doorframe, wishing that we’d gotten to that future with doors that didn’t require mechanical locks, loc…

• Delight, Disruption, and Disappointment

  by Matilda Longue 9 months ago

  I was frolicing about one hot summer Sunday, completely minding my own business, when all of a sudden OH MY GOD! It’s like a …

• Fifteen minutes left

  by Apostrophe 9 months ago

  April and her mother were alone in the room. “I am sorry that daddy hit you” April said as she looked at her mother. As there…

• Do You Want To Go To The Store(The sequal to Please Dont Take My Life)

  by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 9 months ago

  A grin appeared on my moms dark skin, the knife gleaming in the light as she waved it in front of my eyes.
  “Ah hija, you dont…