Ficlets | Stories posted 2/23/2008

Stories posted 2/23/2008

Free [Bag of Sand's 18 to 1 Challenge]

by Melia 6 months ago

If I could take back all the times I said everything would be okay, you’d still trust me.

I’ve just failed you too many time…
Moving to NYC

by Apostrophe 6 months ago

They had been driving for what seemed like all day. Taylor fell asleep half way through the drive. She was lulled by the mome…
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by -Deleted- 6 months ago
Loot

by User 8020 6 months ago

Larry whistled softly.
“How much you think is in there”?
I looked down again.
“I don’t know”. “Those are fifty dollar bills-...
Repairs

by Music-Hearted 6 months ago

We are in your kitchen: me standing awkwardly, spewing out random music-geek facts, and you making Molten Chocolate Lava Cake…
Dance

by xxcatiexcatxx 6 months ago

A vibrant colored poster caught Taylor’s eye. Father Daughter Dance, it said. Taylor sighed, blinking away the oncoming tear…
MY quiz answers =D

by wytherwings 6 months ago

1)Favorite quote? Who said it?
“Would you tell Picasso to sell his guitars?” Dewey Finn in School of Rock played by Jack Blac…
Lisa and Liz: come on out Girlfriends: Part 4

by Garreth 6 months ago
For Change's Sake

by Ben Paddon 6 months ago

“I’m not really enjoying myself here,” said Carl.

“Oh, come on!” laughed Bernard. “Where’s your Joie De Vivre?”

“I’m _dead….
What am I? (hidden message challenge)

by vampierella 6 months ago

If you look through my house everything’s bold
If you stick in you head it gets wet and cold

Above all meat i’m chosen
...
True friends part 2

by Quarter Step 6 months ago

Well remember when i told my friends jessi and nikkie i like them?? Well it jus got worse. First, lets start with jessi. Well…
We Got Company

by Jenunique 6 months ago

I felt dizzy. Don’t know if it was the valium Tracker had given me earlier or if it was the shock of knowing how close I’d co…
What now?

by Jenunique 6 months ago

Tracker slapped his leg and laughed heartily. Then he let out a howl I didn’t think was humanly possible. Bit jumped slightly…
Lights Out

by Laurence Vincent 6 months ago

His forehead throbbed from where he’d butted heads with Marty. No matter how much he rubbed it with his hands, the dull, cons…
Where've You Been

by Jenunique 6 months ago

Bit pulled to a stop about five yards from the bikes. Closer than I was actually comfortable with, but who was I to argue. I …
Some explaining to do

by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

“Listen… Kay and I dated for a while, but we had to break up…”
I thought my voice sounded weak and stupid.
“You don’t act…
Consumed

by Jenunique 6 months ago

I could feel drool leak from the corner of my mouth. Stupid valium. Stupid me. Tracker pushed himself out of the window in a …
Hero

by Adam Short 6 months ago

Swirling in pink, the child, as yet unfinished, drifted in proto-sleep, waiting to be born.

Who are you?

The question cam…
A Match

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

When Sioni did not attend the ball, part of me was not surprised.

I kept remembering how she looked the last time I saw her…
Underpinnings

by uselessness 6 months ago

Somebody finally reported the missing cadence. Sector 5-12 was thumping out of sync with the Mandelbrot Septuplets and the au…
Alfred's Future

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I feel my jaw go slack, the blood draining from my face. Seeing my expression, my mother says encouragingly, “I hear that Duc…
Confessions of a bottle-tipper

by heartbeats echocho 6 months ago

I woke to a sharp pounding in my head.
I sat up. My reflexes were slow. My eye-sight blurry.
Ughh. I sighed as I stumbled…
What Am I- Hidden Message Challenge-Riddle

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

I move mountains, and make the trees grow; I flood rivers and erode cliffs at the seaside.

I kill men and animals alike; I a…
The Cave

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I wake up in a riot of pain.

It is dark and cold. I am lying on my side with my arms tied behind my back, the rough rope cha…
White Square on the Black Counter

by Officially 6 months ago

Soon after we’d finished our pizza, I was at home again, pulling off my jacket, walking over to the stairs.

A lot had happe…
Longview

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

We reached Longview when the sun was almost above our heads. A guard immediately came up to us, wanting to know our business …
The Hated Witch

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

My head still hurts from a bump- obviously delivered by the merciless hands of the witch.

The cave’s floor is grimy and dirt…
The Fall To Eden

by Adam Short 6 months ago

The mission was supposed to be simple, unfortunately space flight was never that simple. The ship was hit, badly. Mini-meteor…
Black World

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Sora sat in her bed; It was a few minutes after midnight. She couldn’t sleep. The day, yet again, had passed quickly as a vid…
The Thimble

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I recoil backwards, my back connecting with the wall of the cave. I can feel pain shooting up and down my spine, but I do not…
Elves and Boats

by Vertically Challenged 6 months ago

A large wave engulfs a young girl, maybe thirteen or fourteen, while she is being tossed around in wild, merciless waters in …
Nightly Visitor

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Sora closed her milky-white eyes; She felt tears leaking from underneath her eyelids.

Her life had been won, but her sight h…
Aqquaintances at Midnight

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Sora was blind; But she wasn’t stupid. She bared her teeth and sunk them deep into the man’s hand. He let out a growl and pus…
Mechanical Pencils Vs. Pens

by Vertically Challenged 6 months ago

Mechanical Pencils come in all different sorts of colors from green to purple (my personal favorite), red to blue, orange to …
Friends...Well, Almost Friends

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Sora heard the man stagger backwards. She chuckled softly and put her hair behind her shoulder.

“Are you ashamed of being de…
Poor Bear D:

by Vertically Challenged 6 months ago

Don’t be the hunter of the bear. Because being nonviolent never hurt anybody either.
Aysen

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

“Wh-what are you doing?!”
This was enough to fluster even a vampire.
“Idiot! I can’t see; So I feel your face to get an ide…
Beauty

by emma jo_234 6 months ago

Ask a question, get too many answers
And you’re never sure what is true
“Beauty,” she breathed, she wanted to know
just what …
Missing

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Sioni…? I stop my train of thought for a moment, ignoring my bewilderment and anger at my arranged marriage.

“Alfred? Wh…
Tell Me

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

“What’s it like to be…” Aysen asked a question, trailing off.
“Blind?” Sora completed for him, seamlessly.
“Well—yeah,” Ay…
Lightning Progress

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

There was a pregnant pause.

“Everyone pities me,” Sora said, her voice wilting.
“Isn’t that good?” Aysen asked.
“Not for me-...
The Peasants

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I know that Sioni is in danger. I don’t know how I know, but I do. There is a strange pain in my back, shooting up and down m…
Undead Heart

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

“That wouldn’t be unreasonable,” Aysen said.
“Why not?” Sora asked.
“It’s time for me to eat,” Aysen smirked.
Sora’s mouth cl…
Run!

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

“What spell? Are you crazy?” I shrank backwards into the the cave wall, hoping to melt somehow in the cold, hard stone that w…
Clockwork

by Adam Short 6 months ago

I took the greatest care with the watch, it was all I had. The nights were cold by the docks, and the people were unforgiving…
Do What You Do Well

by THX 0477 6 months ago

Options. Considerations. Decisions. Up, down. In, out.

Renard wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his arm as …
All A Lie

by flute faerie 6 months ago

You now ignore me, as if I am not there.
When you used to hold my hand, now you are fiddling with your hair.
The thought of…
Escape

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I ran without direction, in complete darkness. I wished I had grabbed the witch’s lantern, but it was too late now and there …
Thoughts of A Fugitive

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I carefully pried the rest of my hair loose from the branches and decided I’d have to something about my hair if I wanted to …
Winner of the lost love challenge is;.......

by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 6 months ago

And the winner is…....
wait wait wait,
hold on
drum roll please…
It is Butterfly girl 106 great job to the both of you tw…
Hurry Up!

by Lone Writer 6 months ago

I woke up intensely excited for absolutely no reason. I was positively brimming with energy. When I was ready for the day I h…
Descartes and bagels

by Adam Short 6 months ago

I fell in love with her instantly. I know that’s easy to say, and it almost never happens, but it’s true. She had a kind of. ...
Pursuit

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

“Where was the last time you saw Sioni?” I asked frantically.
“I-uh…It was the time when she stopped eating, yesterday nigh…
The King Grants His Royal Assistance

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

The young prince shook our hands and smiled warmly at us, his blue eyes kind but troubled.

“Please, tell me what happened to…
Taking Away James

by .:band baby:. 6 months ago

I was outside with Angela and Daley, as I had been scince 6 o’clock this morning. Training wasn’t as hard as I had feared. Ba…
The Baby-Snatcher

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

The king listened attentively as I told him about meeting the witch in the woods over sixteen years ago, and how she tried to…
Keeping the Trust

by Blusparrow 6 months ago

“Who were you talking to?” Jacob asked. Oh no, I can’t lie to him our relationship will be ruined, but if I tell him that mig…
The Cottage

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Starving.

That was the only thought in my head at the moment. I didn’t care about the sinister woods. I didn’t care about …
100 Ficlets Challenge. My Fourth attempt at a Challenge, Summerize Your Ficlets Journey.

by Blusparrow 6 months ago

100 ficlets. Woo! =D. I am supposed to do a challenge now, Right? Out of my three challenges only one person has entered. It …
What really happened at Mt. Sinai

by Adam Short 6 months ago

These are the rules. I didn’t make them up, so don’t complain to me. I’m just the messenger, really.

1. Don’t kill people.
2…
Oleander and Lily

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I debated over whether or not to enter and then decided it was better than staying out in the open, where the witch might fin…
This country

by Insert Pen Name Here 6 months ago

I shoved my hands into my pockets, seeking refuge from the grit and grime of the world around me. No place had ever seemed mo…
my ladies: Six word memoirs entry

by Adam Short 6 months ago

Two girls. One is a woman.

....................................
The Abode of the Twelve Months

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

“H-How do you know my name?” I was confused. I didn’t remember ever having met her before.

Oleander pulled back a chair for …
The Vengeance(hidden message challenge)

by J.B. Williams 6 months ago

“Some think of it as the end of days; this will be the end of him. Vengeance will be ours. He doesn’t even know that she has …
The Jonas Robbery Part 10: They Come With Me

by Fantasy 6 months ago

Kevin and Joe carried me outside to the ambulance. Nick walking with us. Apparently the ambulance had come incase there were …
The Future

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I looked at the woman seated before me, peeling potatoes. Was she really a seer? She didn’t look like a witch, that was for s…
A Ficlets Journey Part1

by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

Journey Through Ficlets
Started out with a quirky oddball, two talking monkey’s and a oater. Not well read. My first commen…
A Ficlets Journey Part2

by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

I’ve risen from fifth to first, then back to second on the Active Authors List.
I am a proud Member of the League of Awesome…
Can't You See [Hidden Message Challenge]

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

Lust can end as quickly as it began.
Overrated stories hold our hopes up in the end.
Very funny how it all works, almost in a…
Godspeed

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I rode straight through town, to the surprise of the villagers. Many jumped out of my way in fright, although others called o…
Life Lines

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I waited for Lily to answer me. I had never thought about my future before. All my days had been the same, spent always with …
Emma's Ficlets Journey

by emma jo_234 6 months ago

Looking back, it’s funny to think that I’ve only been on Ficlets for five months. I feel like my writing has matured so much …
Time of Darkness

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

Just as I was riding into the woods, the sun set, enclosing me in complete darkness.

Because of the position of the mountain…
Arguments

by emma jo_234 6 months ago

Erin was back about twenty minutes later, looking disgruntled.

“Grandma wanted to know what we’d been doing,” she said coldl…
A Hole in the World

by Adam Short 6 months ago

It was a pocketwatch, wrought in gold. The casing was engraved with swirling patterns, but around the edges these were worn s…
Conflicting Voices In My Head!!!!

by Dreamer 6 months ago

_NO!
Maybe?
No!
perhaps?
No!
but what is he going to say?
Probably something stupid.
But what if he really does have a reason…
Izzy's Realization

by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

Izzy saw Renard scamper hastily down the hallway, towards the basement. She didn’t even think to wonder why that would be the…
A ship full of elves. Guaranteed weirder than a barrelful of monkeys.

by FallenCloud 6 months ago

One of the elves speaks. “My name is Wave. I am the captain of this ship, the Ironic. We are headed to the North Pole to he…
My Ficlet Journey (Blusparrow's Challenge)

by flute faerie 6 months ago

My Ficlet Journey:

It was a lonely day in my little town when I found Ficlets. I stumbled onto this site through aim, and …
Awhile

by flute faerie 6 months ago

Everything was great, for awhile.
We had a great thing, for awhile.
There was nothing upsetting us, for awhile.
We were in…
Spaces Help Everything, Hidden Message Challenge

by Blusparrow 6 months ago

Thisisprobablyhardtoreadwithoutspaces.Iamhavinganeven
hardertimejustwritingitwithouthittingthespacebar.Justimagin
ehavingtore…
Yellow Eyes

by Susan the Scribbler 6 months ago

The moon rode low on the horizon, seeming like a small boat floundering in a flood as the clouds raced past with the high win…
I Have a Problem (Ficlet Addict Support Group Meeting)

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

Hi, everyone. I’m the Storykeeper of Fae, and I’m addicted to Ficlets. This feels good, knowing I have a problem.

I do have …
Friends For Life

by Apostrophe 6 months ago

There is nothing I can do..
You wont let me reach out to you.
You know I love you
What am I to do
There is nothing I wouldn’...
Ouch

by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 6 months ago

I watched as Kirsty and Garrett made out. She ran her well-manicured fingers through his hair. And I still had to serve deten…
Benji the drunkin Bastard

by bostonballa1014 6 months ago
Meet the parents

by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

I was so absorbed in my own thoughts that i almost forgot to tell my parents Lucy was coming over.
“Hey mom?”
“Yes, honey?”
...
My Ficlet Journey, A Transformation it has Made

by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 6 months ago

I started sometime in September, I didn’t know what to expect.
Five months later and I have 100 ficlets. I’d never think it p…
Living Beauty

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

Geisha is a word that can mean many things, so many things. It is a two-part word. The first part, gei, means “art.” The se…
Dante

by Never Explain 6 months ago

Dante was sitting at his desk much too late at night, drawing on a piece of sketchbook paper while gazing at the photograph o…
Amelia and The Elves: Adventure at Sea

by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

The little girl on the Elves tiny ship The Ironic, was intrigued by the elfin crew with Care Bear sounding names.

Play an Su…
Blake's Story- Part 1

by Dreamer 6 months ago

“Dave was there too, the captain of the team. I worshiped him back then.” He paused, an odd look crossing over his face, “Any…
Monday Morning

by Nouvelle Bardot 6 months ago

Monday morning, I woke up late. I didn’t mean to. Oh, who am I kidding? Of course I meant to.

I probably would have stayed …
Blake's Story- Part 2

by Dreamer 6 months ago

He stared at me, a hopeless look in his eyes, “You have no idea how frightening it is to wake up and not know what you’ve don…
Blake's Story- Part 3

by Dreamer 6 months ago
Meaning Alot by Just a Little

by Never Explain 6 months ago

The cracking of hand against cheek was like an explosion to me.
I stood up from my desk to fast I knocked it over. Macy raise…
Waking Up

by [pens&feathers] 6 months ago

She’s sleeping on the couch.

There’s no where else to sit in the sparsely furnished living room of my fourth story flat, an…
The Rundown and Lowdown on the Getdown [Ficlets Journey Challenge]

by THX 0477 6 months ago

It all started with some old people on a porch. My second ficlet ever was ‘The Carrot of Destiny’. And, well, it sort of went…
Things the Dark is Good For

by THX 0477 6 months ago

He didn’t know how long he’d sat in the dark, but Renard knew it had been too long. But he’d realized a few things, as he oft…
please, love, please...

by Bartimaeus 6 months ago

She smiles softly, I know she must be kind…

Those eyes of pure intrensic beauty… gazing into mine…

I can’t help but t…
Beautiful Baby Girl

by Kele Ana 6 months ago

“Alaia, that’s such a pretty name,” the mother said to her newborn baby daughter. “Her name will be Alaia Rae Stevenson.”

“…
Forever

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

I curl up in a ball with a blanket and my tea, open a book and try to read.

No good. Thoughts of him keep me from processing…
Simply Jenna: Parents

by Fantasy 6 months ago

I should probably say something about my parents. I love them, of course, but I’m really not very close to them. Neither my f…
My Music

by I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! 6 months ago

I like…..
1.Fall out boy
2 . Panic at the disco
3.The Acacdemy is…
4Shiny Toy guns
5 The Red jumpsuit Apparatus
6 My chem…
Stump the Stovohobo Challenge

by Kele Ana 6 months ago

If a tree falls in the middle of a forest, and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Oblivious

by One Time, One Chance 6 months ago

I hung out at his house for a little bit, just chillin.. and okay fine, making out. I had to get back home though, Mom would …
Never Do That Again

by Lone Writer 6 months ago

I felt Anna disapear suddenly out of the back of my mind.
What? I was confused for a second.
Then I caught a trace of a ra…
Ficletty Goodness (Or, My Ficlets Journey)

by [pens&feathers] 6 months ago

Oh, Ficlets, where to begin?

I was almost creative one night on the beach. I was trapped inside several dreams – some real, ...
The City Keeps on Rolling

by [pens&feathers] 6 months ago

He’s leaning his forehead against the cool glass of the bus window as we leave Massachusetts behind us. The only light comes …

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