Ficlets | Stories posted 3/22/2008

Stories posted 3/22/2008

Desperation's Last Call

by uselessness 6 months ago

I’d been running, stupidly, for days. According to my chronometer, about five days. I didn’t care.

Every part of my soul tha…
Long time no see

by Inspiring Girl Author 6 months ago

My head pounded due to the music blaring out of the surround sound system. People milled around on the dance floor; some dan…
Come back to me

by Inspiring Girl Author 6 months ago

Derek was persistent however, he moved his arm to my waist once more. If I wasn’t hammered I would slap him, but all I really…
Peace Sign Heartbreak

by Freedom :] 6 months ago

How could that possbily be peaceful?

Break my heart in two and then still have the nerve to show me a peace sign. Wtf?
Return to Speculum

by uselessness 6 months ago

Jenny was shimmering in the sunlight.

I looked around. The sunlight was shimmering, too. Everything was shimmering. “Where a…
I love

by Miranda Ann 6 months ago

I love Life
I love You
I love Peace
I love Life
I love Happiness
Homecoming

by SoccerChick 6 months ago

Homecoming was the time of my life
The perfect Ghy
The perfect Dress( strait from fashison bug)
The perfect night how can thi…
Losing Parent

by Geheim Sir Ayita 6 months ago

Its funny how a parents way of accepting their child has won an arguement is to send them off to do some sort of house-chore….
Helena: Cheater, Cheater, Boy Eater

by RunningWithScissors 6 months ago
The "Why didn't yu write to me" from the Notebook in vincent Minelli (1950's musical style)

by Geheim Sir Ayita 6 months ago

(Rain gushing from the Sky, Ally gets out of the boat, Noah pulls the boat up. The Ally turns)

Ally: Why didn’t you write to…
Cindy Lou Goes Down the Hole

by Throat Wolf 6 months ago

“Wait a second. I can’t—”

It wasn’t my fault, what happened next. She let the towel drop completely and, well, yogurt or not…
Rambling...

by More Ways Than One 6 months ago

You see this blank canvas? It can be anything. I suppose I’ll mess it up again like I always do. I feel like I mess up a lot …
Monty Python and the Scottish Play [genre.bender.challenge]

by Charlotte Scriversi 6 months ago

The once magnificent throne room was already strewn with several bodies. King Macbeth of Scotland waved his sword, rather ine…
Insane Love

by Geheim Sir Ayita 6 months ago
Insane Love....Getting Choppy

by Geheim Sir Ayita 6 months ago
lies or the truth

by Miranda Ann 6 months ago

I though I could trst all my frienda but I can .
there is always the one who goes behind your back.
I have had a lot of frien…
I love......2

by Miranda Ann 6 months ago

I love friends
I love family
I love music
I love you
I love everyday
Forbidden Love

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Tears streamed down her cheeks. The door shut gently in her face, but she remained rigid. Her fist clenched. It was harder th…
Prologue: Rant

by Charlotte Scriversi 6 months ago

Fog always puts me in a bad mood. In fact, anything that makes it hard to see clearly or think clearly has always annoyed me….
"It Can Wait" (Part 2)

by More Ways Than One 6 months ago

All of her weight is being cried out in tears on my shoulder. God, what’s wrong, I want to ask again, but I know she just nee…
Mr. Ripley Would Be Proud (XIV)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

I told them everything, every last detail I could remember.

With the exception of a rather loud, “Bullshit!” from Robert (wh…
The Coin (XV)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

Robert, ever the skeptic, stared at the coin for a second. “Nice,” he said. “What pawn shop did you find that at?”

Will pick…
A Walk to Remember Sleep Over

by More Ways Than One 6 months ago

A Walk to Remember is spinning in the dvd player. It’s our sleep over movie. What can I say, we love Shane West. We’re at the…
Backlit - 1 - Barely Conscious

by Erik Chevalier 6 months ago
From the Case Files of Celeste Bellini, Vampire Psychiatrist: The Liam O'Connor Sessions (4)

by BARomero 6 months ago

“My pastor won’t even see me,” Liam begins on this session. “Nine years, never missing a Sunday. And now, I’m an abomination….
Late Night with PBR

by duckn 6 months ago

I think my head is much clearer tonight. Or maybe the music or conversation is enough to satisfy me, to take me off edge for …
Julia

by duckn 6 months ago

Julia. When the name rattles around my head these days it’s either as I list regrets or am trying to write her song.

Julia t…
Abuela Cruz, Lupita, and the Cousins

by THX 0477 6 months ago

The world of business doesn’t prepare you for everything, least of all psychic readings under duress. I say duress not becaus…
Walking Down the Hall of Scrutiny

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Ariana held her head high as she walked down the long, marble halls over her ancestors. Many of her Clan were watching her; m…
Backlit - 2 - Crepes & Lattes

by Erik Chevalier 6 months ago
Sedate Me Till I Sleep

by nesdil 6 months ago

Wipe the blood from my hands,
sedate me till I sleep.
You handle me with hesitation,
as though I may break down.
I’ve been…
Thank You

by Fantasy 6 months ago

Everyone was clapping for us. I felt amazing. It was like Wes and I had suddenly become famous. Nick came up to us. He turned…
A Decent Into Darkness

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 6 months ago

“Man Carl are you crazy,” Nathan had a worry sound to his voice “It looks awful deep down below man.”

“We come all the way d…
A Dilemma of Horns

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

The unicorns were all staring at Nina. And—they seemed to be discussing her. She felt a warm tinge in the spot where the ho…
Holy Saturday

by uselessness 6 months ago

Once we saw grace. It seems so long ago now. How could any love so perfectly welcome the company of the broken and alienated?...
Christy's Saturday

by ACORN 6 months ago

It was a sort of hyptonic state- just staring at that plastered wall. The pictures were jumping in and out of focus, causing …
Gleaning the Cube

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

“Uh, yeah, I had to use the backup,” I said. “Was starting to get some bad sectors in the main one.”

“Then why did you _ejec…
Morning

by NightMaiden 6 months ago

Sora’s eyes cracked open; she knew it was day because her legs had been warmed by the sun. She sat up, not sure where she was…
Deconstructing the Zombie Apocalypse

by uselessness 6 months ago

“I don’t understand zombies.”

“What do you mean, you don’t understand them? What’s not to understand?”

“Well, I mean, there…
My view of life

by ACORN 6 months ago

_{Bit of a rough analogy, but stick with me:}

Life is like the wall of the LA river. It is covered in graffiti.

Now to most-...
Will's Place (XVI)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

We headed over to Will’s. I don’t mind telling you, I was pretty nervous. What if Will was just playing along? Trying to keep…
Markings (XVII)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

“Come here, guys.” Will dropped a couple of binders on the table next to the coin. “You have to see this.”

Will was incredib…
Awake

by SoccerChick 6 months ago

If life is Happy than y do i feel sad
all nite i lay in bed for i can not go to slleeep for
the people are watching me
its …
Home

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

“Hi Mom, Hi Dad” Ashley waltzed inside.

“Ashley, cutting curfew a little close today?” Ashley’s mom had noticed the clock ch…
Convinced (XVIII)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

Robert sighed. “Again, so what?” We all looked at him, annoyed. He held up his hands, defensively. “Look, guys, it’s a neat i…
The Ellen Degeneres Show

by Lone Writer 6 months ago

I watched Emily’s behavior with an amused smile. She was really happy and so was I. I went to Kevin and Nick and hugged them …
Put Me Out of My Misery

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

Tom jumped up, scattering ice in all directions, and everyone in our aisle began protesting very loudly. I held my head in my…
Persephone

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I live in the land of the dead and the land of the living. For six months, my skin grows pale and thin, like the underbelly o…
Thinking About You Again (Lorie)

by Brebelles 6 months ago

You’ve gone away,
For a little while,
You’ll be back,
We just don’t know when.

It was a sad night,
When you lost your life.
...
In the pretty little town called Gethsemene.

by Apple 6 months ago

It was about 200 years from now, in the little town called Gethsemene. The world was basically the same as it is now, with ju…
A Change of Plans

by uselessness 6 months ago

“Real smooth in there, Jordan,” she asserted.

That’s it, it was over. I was done. I’d had enough, and I was going home now. ...
The Underworld

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

I write my story down because in the underworld there is no one with whom I can commiserate. The dead do not understand my gr…
Don

by WEE!!!!! 6 months ago

This is the storty that Sparky wrote:
There once was a caveman. He was a totally random caveman, and this is the end of his l…
His Touch

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

Tomorrow my six months sentence in the underworld is done and I can go up to the overworld again. I can see my mother once mo…
Terms of Endearment (SWEDED by MIKE and JERRY!)

by BARomero 6 months ago

INT. HOSPITAL – NURSE STATION – NIGHT

The station consists of a small counter with an old cash register. Shelves of videotap…
Digital Dawn: Chapter Seven (R_C)

by Ridcully Calvert 6 months ago

“You won’t find your answers in there Doctor,” the choral voice said from right behind him.

Fingers of ice stroked down his…
Sparky and Earl.

by Apple 6 months ago

At the beginning of time, there was a caveman. His name was Sparky. Now this caveman was a very peculiar fellow, as he was al…
Return

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

At dawn I am climbing up the endlessly winding stair. My husband stands at the bottom, watching my progress.

Just as I reach…
Reuion!

by .:band baby:. 6 months ago

Wesley.. with the Jonas Brothers? I sat there thinking. When they left the stage I got up and walked backstage.

“You can’t…
Follow Me

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

We begin the lengthy preparations for the festival. My mother’s maids bathe me in rose water. My hair is brushed until it shi…
The Tower of Esimed

by dolphinlvr92 6 months ago

The Tower of Esimed loomed over Lonesville like a hungry animal surveying its prey. The hundreds of windows that lined the fa…
This Is Medieval Times!!

by Never Explain 6 months ago

“Yeah, it would’ve.” I said. “All of my fraternity brothers would have hunted you down.”
“Frat brothers!?” Colleen exclaimed….
Freedom to be You

by Apple 6 months ago

She was sitting by the pond, pondering how she should handle the news of her big brother’s addiction. He had always been such…
Digital Dawn: Chapter Nine

by uselessness 6 months ago

On a private computer screen in the Oval Office, a message appeared without warning: “Hello, Jim.”

The President raised a cu…
Man with a Hawk Mask

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago
Call of the Why

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

I looked at it for a long moment. What was that doing here? A Terran telephone booth? They’d stopped using those long before …
Fun

by Never Explain 6 months ago

I felt the car shudder to a halt. I didn’t budge, thinking it was another gas stop.
“Dude, Tyler, we’re here!” I heard Mike s…
Talking With Ellen

by Fantasy 6 months ago

“Well,” Kevin said, “these are our very good friends, Emily and Wesley.”

“Just friends?” Ellen questioned.

“We’ve only kn…
Birthright

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

For the six months when I am back among the living, I able to take on again the responsibilities that are mine by birthright….
The anatomy of Life

by cutie4lifeex3 6 months ago

THE ANATOMY OF LIFE…
The world is a tranquil and beautiful place. It is a place where people could be anything they want to…
Compelled

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

So he, too, has known loss.

I know nothing about him except for his name and the feel of his body on mine. But I am compelle…
Hello Disease Control

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 6 months ago

“Its hailing once again, this is the ninth day it has bin hailing.”

“Son will you please sit down and let god worry about th…
She Loves You

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

As soon as she had brushed her teeth, gotten in her pajamas, (Which looked really cute)(the pants were green, blue and white …
The (familiar?) reality

by Ridcully Calvert 6 months ago

“Look at this moron” Jake expectorated while flipping through a pile of pages recovered during their last food / ammo / goods…
Digital Dawn of the Firefox [Crossover Challenge]

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

The two glowing women faced each other across a chessboard.

“Humans are a pain, are they not?”

“I think they’re interesting…
In the Front Yard

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

Ashley wasn’t sure what to do. If it wasn’t Cameron it could be someone trying to hurt her. She could hope it was Cameron, ...
Jason's Empty Cubicle

by SKermitgorf 6 months ago

Walking past Jason’s empty cubicle, I wondered why he was late for work.

At my coffee break still no Jason.

Lunch. No Jason…
Reversing Time

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

“You know,” I said, tracing the rim of my coffee mug. “I’m going to London for the summer.” My friend, Dallas, looked up from…
Birth of the Firefox, Part 13

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

“Would I what?” Martin stared at the foxy woman.

“Would you like to have sex with me?” the Firefox repeated guilelessly.

...
Eyes Wide

by Overlooked_Merchandise 6 months ago

And so, today is Christmas, also the day before Tyler is coming back. So I made him a Christmas card. Of course, when me dad …
Enna

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

A few weeks later, I am cavorting in the fields of Enna with my friends when I see him again.

Enna is where my husband first…
[Challenge] Terrible Commercials

by Ridcully Calvert 6 months ago

Cape Town 2008. Mrs Calvert and I are watching television.

As usual, all 97 channels have commercials on at the exact same t…
In the Presence of Strange Men

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

“I know you—You are Dimitri, son of Aegus,” I say boldly. Lascia lays a warning hand on my arm.

“I do not know you, girl,...
The Final Flash

by thebetweenspace 6 months ago

“There has to be a gun around here somewhere,” Terry thought aloud. He had rifled through the dresser, finding ammunition for…
Heart's Desire

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

As the sound of hoofbeats grows fainter, I curl up into myself on the ground and start to cry.

My friends are still shocked …
Aphrodite's Temple

by Ana Cristina 6 months ago

Lascia turns and addresses Adone harshly, “Soft-brain! Did you forget whom she belongs to? And where she must return in six m…
Oh No She Didn't!

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

Kisrty had officially pissed me off. I needed to go somewhere. So I called Tori and asked if I could come over for a while. T…
Sioni Decides

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

Well, here I am again, Sioni thought, finishing tucking the braid around her waist. _Lost in the forest, fleeing an evil wi…
Juliana

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

Would you rather say hello to something new, or not get the chance say goodbye to something old? Why?
Answer:
I would
rather…
This Dress

by MeAndTheMoon 6 months ago

This dress is what I was going to wear to get you back before I realized that was all wrong.
Before I discovered that I woul…
A Reunion

by ♥Reel_Nice♥ 6 months ago

Back At The Cafeteria…

“No, I’m from Sprayberry High”, he said looking slightly confused.
“I do! I do know you” _God, I …
Won't Be Getting Any of This

by Never Explain 6 months ago

I walked back to my desk and started on my paperwork again.
Damn…taxes are due soon!
I heard heels clacking on the wood f…
Z.M. + R.G. 4ever!

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

“Yo, Zack, look what that Rose girl wrote on her notebook!” My friend, Alex called across the room. I ran, well jogged, to wh…
A Month of Cindy

by Throat Wolf 6 months ago

Over the next month, I couldn’t stop thinking about Cindy Lou. It would have been easy enough to dismiss the whole thing as a…
She Apologizes

by .:band baby:. 6 months ago

“Angela?” I asked when I heard someone enter the room.

“How’d you know?” She asked, slightly surprised.

“I could hear the w…
Ch-Ch-Changes (XIX)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

When I told the others we were going back ‘tonight’, I meant let’s get ourselves ready, figure out what we might need to brin…
Characters And Characteristic (XX)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

“Um, guys,” Jaime said, sounding a touch uncomfortable. “You can stop staring now.”

“Sorry, Jaime,” Robert said. “Just not u…
Life is for the Birds: It's a Birds Life For Polly

by BernerOberland 6 months ago

They named me Polly. How clicheish. Every parrot I have ever met is named Polly. By the way.. “I Hate crackers.”
This cage …
The Party Complete (XXI)

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 6 months ago

There was a knock at the door and Castus entered. “Oh, good, you’re all here,” he said, smiling. “If you would come this way,...
Flirtation Station

by Overlooked_Merchandise 6 months ago

Okay, so after being completely embarrassed in class, I walked silently to my locker. I grabbed my bag lunch and walked outsi…
Unicoronation

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

For a moment, Nina felt only a faint curiosity at how all the horns could be poking through her without colliding with each o…
Music Challenege: You can't Go Home

by BernerOberland 6 months ago

_It doesn’t matter where you are
It doesn’t matter where you go
If it’s a million miles away
Or just ten miles up the road
T…
I Can Fix That

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

“Hey, Nat!” Ted called as he waltzed right into the apartment I share with four other girls. Of course, it’s not like he was …
I Can Fix That

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

“Hey, Nat!” Ted called as he waltzed right into the apartment I share with four other girls. Of course, it’s not like he was …
All She Could Say

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

“Ashley! I’m sorry!” Brett was yelling up to her.

“Brett?! What the hell are you doing?! Its almost 3AM!” Ashley was whisper…
Fred

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

I gave him one of my many looks. He told me once that I have exactly 17 different exasperated looks and he can make me give e…
It's Only Fair

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

“Friends. Sure?” Brett wasn’t sure what to say, he wanted to be friends, but he was going to miss her…

“I really do want t…
Confession

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

“Haha, about that…” Ashley would tell him, she just had to find the right words.

“Did you hang out with Cameron today?” ...
Theodore!

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

“Theodore…” I was staring at the stranger in my apartment. I needed to chew Ted out, but not in front of this innocent guy….
Can You Love Your Friends?

by Flute Loop<33 6 months ago

“Crap. I have to go. Someone noticed I’m missing.” Ashley was panicing.

“Okay, I’ll talk to you tomorrow, if you’re still al…
What Have You Done?

by Storykeeper of Fae 6 months ago

“Nat, relax!”

“Relax?!” I began to pace. “What have you done?”

“What have I done?” He laughed. “You say it like I’ve killed…
The Beach

by Overlooked_Merchandise 6 months ago

I have to make it to him before he gets on that bus!

I ran up the street.My mind racing with the happenings of the past day…
Kiss and Ride

by Robotech_Master 6 months ago

I stepped out of the train station to see the car waiting for me. I put my bag in the trunk, and was coming around to the pas…
U-Turn

by Liralen Li 6 months ago

“Well, what about this?” he said and we suddenly slewed around in a sharp 180 degree turn.

“You can drive?!?” I cried out.

...
I'll Bet the Epitaph Will Be Hilarious

by Stovohobo 6 months ago

The door slid open and the family of five stepped out, smiling and fresh-faced. Too fresh-faced, actually, more like fake.

”...
Murder in the Tower of Esimed

by Stovohobo 6 months ago

The sick shing of a blade being withdrawn shivered through the stagnant air. Its owner took slow, measured footsteps toward…
Backlit - 3 - Swaying Reflections

by Erik Chevalier 6 months ago

Sitting alone at a table in the softly swaying lounge car, nursing a Dalwhinnie, Anja watched passing panoramics through the …
Lost Shoes

by Jimothy 6 months ago

Accidents are strange occurrences. Like snowflakes, no two are ever alike. They are beauty and mystery wrapped up in a coinci…
Eiffel Tower Assaination

by greekmythsrock 6 months ago

My boyfriend and I had just stepped out of the restaurant named ‘Les Poincere’.We left the smell of pasta fresh bread and hot…
She Sees

by User 707 6 months ago

Bolivianna took the customer’s money, tucked the crumpled bills into her bosom, and breathed deeply, settling into the recept…
6 Word Memoir

by User 8526 6 months ago

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I came, I saw, I wrote.

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my paradise

by Dazzled Kay 6 months ago
Left Overs

by butterflygirl6106 6 months ago

“Hey Jonesey I see Chef brought you out for somthing?”

“I guess so, he is really preparing a special meal for the convention…
Cindy Lou Comes Out All Right in the End

by Throat Wolf 6 months ago

The last few days, I was nervous every time I went to the bathroom. I stared at everything that came out, and was disappointe…
Movie Night!

by .:band baby:. 6 months ago

Eve ran to her room and checked her make-up. Her mom had helped her do it because she didn’t wear it often. She had on her gr…
Vampire Forest

by greekmythsrock 6 months ago

I ran as fast as I had in 2 years.
That was during the last time I ran into the vampires.They’re brutal,merciless,terrible cr…
Is anybody there?

by Jimothy 6 months ago

There I was, poised in space, a disembodied eye, invisible,
incorporeal, seeing but not seen.

‘So, is this how it ends?’ ...

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