Ficlets | Stories posted 2/1/2008

Stories posted 2/1/2008

A good trade, a piece of history

by Nordsen 5 months ago

The general pulled out a shoe box, opened it, and shoved it in front of his English visitor.
“Look,” he said, “this is Hitler…
No more secrets

by HaveToWrite 5 months ago

Harold brushed past his secretary and shut the door behind him. The coffee in his styrofoam cup threatened to spill out onto …
Internet Acronyms: A Usage Guide (IA: AUG)

by Hobo Beard Bob 5 months ago
Users Guide To Internet Slang Prt 2

by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

Learning Internet Chat speak is indeed very important, shortening words into easlily recognizable slogans.
The following I ho…
The King's Mistress

by Geheim Sir Ayita 5 months ago
Valentines Day Break Up (Valentines Day Challenge)

by Apostrophe 5 months ago

Where is he? Megan wondered to herself. She was waiting for her boyfriend to meet her at the mall. They had plans to meet her…
Hidden Truth

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 5 months ago

He pulls her in for a kiss. She holds back moves towards the door. He slams the door with every attempt she made to leave. He…
Style For You (!!!)

by White Hat 5 months ago

You sit at your keyboard eating your Pocky. You liked the 1024-character pseudonymous fiction. To write your own is something…
The Suicide Dog

by Will Hindmarch 5 months ago

“Sit,” Master had said as he climbed over the balcony railing. “Stay.”

He was going somewhere. He’d put on his shoes and jac…
Just Another Dirty Word (Fracture's Prequel Challenge)

by Nouvelle Bardot 5 months ago

Esu, I thought, silently laughing to myself. So dirty. Everything sounds dirty backwards. I continued to munch rather feroc…
When Its Over, Its Over

by butterflygirl6106 5 months ago

“Do not make me call the Police1”

“How did you get inside of my apartment?”

“I have told you over and over again it is over…
Coming Over.

by Never Explain 5 months ago

“How can i prove it?!” She yelled into the phone.
There’s no way she is going to do it…
“Before I knew Ashley was with Ja…
never trip

by Black Ink 5 months ago

“The angel of death is still an angel.”
“No, love, he’s a demon in a bad disguise.”

“The stars still shine when youre sleepi…
Darkness

by Em 5 months ago

Darkness fills your mind, body, and soul.
Till there’s nothing left.
You walk in the dark were you belong.
You hear a noise b…
never walk alone

by Black Ink 5 months ago

And he kept you there
In the nook behind the vanity
Kept you for his
Didn’t want anyone else to see
But dear child
Isn’t is c…
Saved

by Never Explain 5 months ago

Dammit.
I dove off the tower. I grabbed Emilia, Then quickly unfurled my wings.
I felt my shoulders pull painfully.
_I’m no…
Anger

by Em 5 months ago

Wake up and look around, at a world so different from you. Walk down the street like you don’t belong. Rubbing elbows with yo…
Death and Road Trips

by uselessness 5 months ago

Grandma used to talk about Route 66, the Mother Road, with the kind of dreamy longing that made you sure she was there in the…
We need a new IV

by TatianaMik 5 months ago

“Can you get an IV up on 5 East?” my charge nurse asked me.

“I can try,” I replied. I am not the world’s best IV nurse by an…
175th ficlet challenge, woo-hoo.

by Mask By The Moon 5 months ago

Awrighty. The place is a bit challenge-deprived, so I’d throw something out.

Okay. This is my 175th ficlet challenge, and it…
Trapped

by kells 5 months ago

Marie always had a love-hate relationship with the zoo. While she loved to go see all the wonderful creatures that the menage…
West Coast Dreaming

by kjaneway 5 months ago

The wide expanse of the beach was golden in places, nearer white in others. The dunes were layered with browns and reds and t…
Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

by THX 0477 5 months ago

Still in shock from the events of the morning, the brusque, odd nature of the phone call, and all the people in the office, I…
moon lit night

by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 5 months ago

Silver skin,
and shimmering eyes in the moonlit night.
Swallowing the fear of being alone.
Taking the ocean in the moon lit w…
With a heavy heart [challenge: picture worth 1000 words]

by Stoner 5 months ago

Tears rolled down her cheeks as her lower lip quivered. “But you promised,” she said.

“I’m so sorry, honey,” he whispered. H…
Childhood Public Service Announcement

by ChrisWDP 5 months ago

The tune had just popped into his head. He had not heard it since childhood.

Wash your hands after going to the bathroom
...
Explosion and aftermath

by Stoner 5 months ago

His breathing was fast and heavy when he regained control of his senses. His vision was returning to normal with fleeting sta…
Breaking Away

by Dornar 5 months ago

This was to be their last night in California. This day was long in coming, anticipated in dread.

It had taken three years …
Rendezvous, A Book Found

by Denubis 5 months ago

He pinched his arm. It hurt. He was here, but he was also on the ground. All he knew was that the figure on the ground had be…
D.U.I.

by NightMaiden 5 months ago

The ER was quiet. Eerily so. The only sound resounding through the room was the monotonous and continued beeping of the track…
Paradise Mall

by Denubis 5 months ago

“Why Paradise?” Asked the young CNN reporter.
“Why not?” Responded the developer, suave in suit and tie, “It was for sale, c…
Running

by wytherwings 5 months ago

She was running. She was running so fast everything around her was a blurr. She could feel her legs, moving faster than human…
The third number

by HaveToWrite 5 months ago

The hot coffee couldn’t quell the chill running down his spine. Harold’s hand trembled as he pulled his cell from his pocket….
First Meeting

by Apostrophe 5 months ago

Heather is waiting for her associate to meet her in a parking lot. They had agreed to meet here because it was quiet and out…
The Course of Human Events

by uselessness 5 months ago

I live in a cage.

Twice a day, Master comes to feed me and refresh my bedpan, and if I’m good he’ll give me dessert too. I’m…
Facts of Life

by NightMaiden 5 months ago

Holly walked home in the rain, her boots helping her from not slipping up on the dark road. She shoved her hands in her pocke…
Facts of Life: Continued

by NightMaiden 5 months ago

Holly coughed and grasped his hands, surprisingly strong.
“Now you’ve got my blood up, bub!”
With one swift movement, Holly’...
punctual

by J.B. Williams 5 months ago

Hurry! I have to be on time! Can’t afford to be a second late! It’s a consequence too much to bear if I’m late. If I don’t ma…
Late Night Call

by Apostrophe 5 months ago

Arround one thirty Chris’s cell phone began to ring again. He answered the call in the other room. He was always going to th…
The Allure

by J.B. Williams 5 months ago

I want to kill this bastard. I’ve been teasing him for awhile, the way I’m supposed to, as guided by my mother and my instinc…
On The Couch

by Howie Amourscow 5 months ago

The world begins to rumble from your ass to your teeth and the Hand Of God covers your chest, holds you down, viciously pushe…
Picture is Worth A Thousand Characters Challenge: A Doll's Influence

by NightMaiden 5 months ago

[True Story]

All of us couldn’t sleep…We couldn’t get the doll out of our heads. We all shivered in our places in the …
Survivor [Picture Challenge]

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 5 months ago

Mike turned the doll over in his hand, her ruffled collar whispering against his Biohazard containment suit. He rubbed her fa…
Another One

by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

Yesterday Master put a new cage in our room.

Master had just cleared my dish. Ian hadn’t gotten any food because he misbehav…
Yet to come

by Geek Mythology 5 months ago

It was a tall room, but it had to be. With five star Generals, came five star ego’s. And he had to please all of them.

“Mr P…
When Its Over, Its Over (part 2)

by butterflygirl6106 5 months ago

Tes fought back, screaming as loud as she could, he gagged her mouth, leaving her struggling on the bed. “Tes, I am sorry thi…
Western Totalitarian State

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 5 months ago

Heidi stood quietly in line, holding Rolf’s hand as the stormtroopers marched up and down the rows of people waiting for brea…
The Drifter never run aground

by Nordsen 5 months ago

“You know,” Mary Lynn spoke, “I never wanted it to end this way.”
They were sitting out in the balcony overlooking the bay, s…
At the Station

by Denubis 5 months ago

As the world below them rotated, the ship’s engines kicked a few times. Echoes of God’s terrible roar rippled through the roo…
Western Totalitarian State 2

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 5 months ago

Heidi set the groceries down on the dining table, bread, meat vegetables and fruit. Her little brother, Adolf, was getting re…
Kittens For Mittens Challenge WINNERS!

by Nouvelle Bardot 5 months ago

I finally kicked the bucket on the Kittens for Mittens challenge, we all saw it coming…

But more importantly, glorious win…
The Deal

by Apostrophe 5 months ago

Chris leaves the house.. He walks down the street toward the parking lot to retrieve his car. Once he is in his car he drives…
Going Home

by Blusparrow 5 months ago

Blake: I’m not leaving your side
Heather: You don’t have to do that.
Blake: I know I want to
Policeman: We will catch him I c…
Something Old; Something New

by Drawlight 5 months ago

The planet had split and half of it had broken away; the city was resting on the clean edge.

The towers of infinite height w…
Eyes Like Sky

by Acantha 5 months ago
Following Cloudy

by Pat J 5 months ago

Cloudy came to my room and woke me up with her hand over my mouth. I opened my eyes, and she had her finger to her lips: _be …
Reasonings, Explanations

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 5 months ago

I’m hoping you guys like this series, it’s kind of a crazy idea but… it came out of a cool discussion, so why not?

So, my…
A Can of Panda Milk

by ChrisWDP 5 months ago

“I’ll give you twenty bucks to try it” Brad said, in between fits of laughter.

We had seen it on the shelf we both had taken…
A Lament of First Period Geometry (1)

by Insert Pen Name Here 5 months ago

A Lament of First Period Geometry

Why me?
Why stick me in this dingy prison,
With flies on the walls
(and in the desks)
why …
Global Socialist United

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 5 months ago

Josephine tugged her rough wool coat over her sweater. She wished for the tenth time that the one-room cottage she and Mohamm…
The Jungle (2)

by Insert Pen Name Here 5 months ago

The Jungle

The computer room
Is not
A creative place
The inspiration
Is not there
Only beeping, blinking computer equipment
...
How I feel About Him

by My Name Is "Dead Because I Killed It" 5 months ago

My feelings for you
Seem to grow
Funny thing is
You don’t even know

You smile at me
Everyday
You make me laugh
In every poss…
Not Home Yet

by Freedom 5 months ago

Heather: Anything but that.
Blake: Please answer?
Heather: Do I seriously have to?
Blake: It’d be nice for me.
Heather: Ugh. ...
True Beauty {Beauty Challenge}

by Three Gryphon[s] 5 months ago

I walk on the hard black asphalt, toward the little pool of mulch where the swings sit. Here there is silence, away from all …
Moving Day

by AiNEk 5 months ago

February 1st. The day I officially move (again). This is the 15th or 16th time I’ve moved in California, but I guess I’m used…
In A Heartbeat

by KasumiRose 5 months ago

She hummed as she pulled on her skirt and shimmied into the spaghetti strap top. After pulling her hair back into something m…
My life is ruined??!!??!!

by singanddance4life 5 months ago

I can’t believe I told Cassie!!!

What was I thinking? I shouldn’t have told anyone!!

I can’t stop thinking about the look o…
Melodic Beauty [Beauty Challenge]

by Music-Hearted 5 months ago

My feet tap along steadily to the rhythm, my fingers drumming absently at my side. I can’t keep a grin off my face as the cho…
At The Top Of The World

by Three Gryphon[s] 5 months ago

The sun set hours ago, but it was still light, shining with the blue-white glow of the moon & the North Star, the only two ob…
Little bombs bursting

by Sturek 5 months ago
No Wire Hangers

by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

A month ago a trucker came in, waited in line about ten minutes, when it was his turn he said, ” I locked my keys in my truc…
Fight Swiftly and Boldly

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

I ignored the sound of Johnston’s voice coming through my helmet radio.
“Hold on, Ash!” I started running toward her and took…
Gonna ask her?

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

I spent the weekend watching several action flicks and eating fritos to my heart’s desire. I was enjoying myself, watching Sh…
Somethings can't be fixed with a cup of coffee

by Geheim Sir Ayita 5 months ago

Im sitting at my desk, mentally screaming for something profound to come to me. My fingers are poised on the keyboard, ready …
Balentine's Day{ Butterflygirl 6106's Valentine's Day Challenege

by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

It’s Valentine’s Day and I got but one card. Sound like I’m complaining. But this one was special. This one was hand made, by…
Promises

by Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz 5 months ago

Your goofy dirty jokes
And corny one lines
Those fiery curls
And lips that are mine

You drive me crazy
With all these butter…
A man named Dan

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

There was a man named Dan. His friend’s name was Peter Pan, and he took Dan’s hand and said, “Hold on, man!” to Dan. They fle…
untitled

by LuvShortee1 5 months ago
Hangin with the wrong crowd

by Blood Red Sky 5 months ago

“This is the best party evahhhh!” someone exclaimed. As the music got louder, Tray felt more out of place. Someone had obviou…
The Artist God (What is Beautiful Challenge

by butterflygirl6106 5 months ago

Have you ever sat and watch the way a sunset folds into a night sky.

The suns orange and red and slightly light blue streame…
racing

by LuvShortee1 5 months ago
Our Suburban Paradise [LoA Challenge]

by Music-Hearted 5 months ago

Jim and I toss a baseball around as Ben and Carl avidly discuss Star Wars.
“Hey, guys!” Kim and Lisa are walking across the s…
Buried in the Cellar

by Geheim Sir Ayita 5 months ago

I do not know the date. I have been hiding in the cellar for three days now. Tomorrow might be Monday as I recall hearing som…
The Arvians Are Winning

by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

The Colonel was dead.
I was the highest ranking officer, so I took charge.
The Arvians and their Mother ship were decimating…
reality vs fantasy

by yoITSme 5 months ago

Yay I got an A
So it doesn’t matter, one day it won’t
But for my life it will
But who cares in like 100 years?
I don’t kn…
The Girl Who Could Talk With Her Eyes

by THX 0477 5 months ago

“No, you are not,” she said sternly, not an infrequent tone around here.

“Not what?” I asked, playing dumb, also not infrequ…
Desperate Men & Desperate Arvians

by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

I saw him huddled by the damaged remains of an enemy Arvian Organic Cruiser. His body twisted in odd contortions. I knew my f…
Good Intentions or An Emotional Response

by butterflygirl6106 5 months ago

War, what is it good for? Age old question that a valid answer has not been found yet.

Weapons of mass distruction, power ag…
Inhuman

by Never Explain 5 months ago

Tyler’s chest was heaving, fast. Inhumanly fast. Not in accordance with time.
He’s going to die if this keeps up…
I stack…
The mother ship

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

I looked at Ashley with sincere eyes. She knew what I was thinking. She embraced me and started to cry.
“Ashley… I love you…
Finishing the Battle

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

With that, Faulkner took a death charge from his belt, activated it, and made a mad dash to the mother ship. He jumped, and l…
Lost At Sea (feedback urgently needed)

by lost_at_sea 5 months ago

Welcome to Lost at Sea, _.
We are located on a tiny island in the deep blue _Ocean,
Unnoticed by those of prominen…
Classic rock, nothin but the good stuff

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

Im a HUGE classic rock junkie. I probly have every artist from the classic rock genre on my ipod lol. I have four favorite ba…
Take Me Seriously

by Ms Pixy Stik 5 months ago

My heart sank as I read the email. He thought I wasn’t taking my music seriously. Of course I was taking my music seriously. ...
My Prince

by Ms Pixy Stik 5 months ago

I used to wonder if my prince would come, just like Cinderella. I connected with her. I wanted to go to the ball and meet my …
Secret Government Stuff

by Blusparrow 5 months ago

Blake: OK?
Heather: Speed dial one.
Blake calls and her dad emiditly answers.
Mr. Rye: Hello?
Blake: Hello Mr. Rye, I am frie…
The Fifth Delivery [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

by Compound Fracture 5 months ago

Everything seemed so surreal. He had to hold himself together. If only the lawyer didn’t drone on about Deb’s objection.

”.....
Getting Away

by Freedom 5 months ago

Heather looked at Blake alarmed.
Blake: Who?
Heather: I don’t know should I get out?
Blake: I don’t know. Your dad said these…
I Dance Like a Lizard on Acid

by Nouvelle Bardot 5 months ago

Oh come on. Music is addictive, no? Let me share a little bit of my drugs.

David Bowie: He makes me want to dance and sing…
She's a Natural

by Blusparrow 5 months ago

Blake: You can fly airplanes!
Heather: Ya! I love to fly, my dad doesn’t think it’s very safe though.
She starts the engine a…
Words of Pain

by Dreamer 5 months ago

It’s strange. One moment your flying high as the clouds: happy, confident, and hard-working. The next moment you’re getting a…

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