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Stories posted 3/25/2008

• Tell me the truth

  by Inspiring Girl Author about 1 month ago

• The Secret Life of the Tummy Buddy

  by Throat Wolf about 1 month ago

  “But…what about the Tum—ahem, the GaIAs?” I asked. “Don’t they get, um…bored, with nothing to do down there except slosh arou…

• Sick of It

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

• I Always Stay

  by More Ways Than One about 1 month ago

  Here is my poem for school, same format.

  I always stay
  But I need
  To break astray
  And become a new seed

  But I need
  To sa…

• The White Umbrella

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

  “Do you remember the umbrella? The white umbrella? Oh, the fun times. Remember that one rainy day? We were in the park. Runni…

• Morning

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) about 1 month ago

  She woke, slowly, her mind not wanting to let go of the dream. She couldn’t remember anything about it, but thinking about it…

• A Walk to Remember Sleep Over Continued

  by More Ways Than One about 1 month ago

  Rainey and I are sitting on my old couch with popcorn as our divide. It’s been quiet for a few minutes. But, suddenly a sad w…

• My Music

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

  I touched key after key, lost in the music, the sound it created. The sound I had created. I felt so free. I closed my eyes…

• The More Fortunate

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) about 1 month ago

  How could you? How could you leave me like that?

  The accident was bad enough. Too be left alone, though, was a deeper horror…

• The Photograph

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) about 1 month ago

  All it took was a photograph.

  I looked at your picture for hours, days, weeks on end. I memorized every line, every curve of…

• And Her Name Is Emma... (Chapter 4)

  by Rachel about 1 month ago

  Ben scoured the city streets for hours trying to find his daughter. He even called the police for their help in the search (o…

• The Seer at the cliff -part 2: Home sweet home

  by vampierella about 1 month ago

  Gray clouds surrounded the little decayed house. Pointed shards of glass stuck out of the broken window and the wind blew his…

• What Kind Of Idiot Are You?

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) about 1 month ago

  I admit it. It was my fault. I wasn’t paying attention, and I missed the stop sign.

  As I blew past it, I realized that there…

• The Dream

  by smarty101 about 1 month ago

  Once Jeremy fell into a deep sleep, he started dreaming. It was a rainy day and he was sitting next to his mother in the car….

• The Feelings are Exposed

  by smarty101 about 1 month ago

  The next afternoon, Jeremy sat down on his bed and started crying. He sobbed and sobbed and sobbed even when it made his lung…

• Mad World

  by Stock Character about 1 month ago

  Its funny how people don’t see themselves as they really are. Not the majority, anyway. Sometimes I can go a whole day withou…

• The last chase

  by The Last Squeek of Awesomeness about 1 month ago

  John, the teams tracker, reeled off facts on the radio. Kitty paid no attention, insead sticking her head out of the window, ...

• You've Got Mail: (Alternate Movie Ending Challenge)

  by thebetweenspace about 1 month ago

  At first Kathleen Kelly thought it was a joke. She smiled at Joe Fox, shaking her head. Then the moment of realization. She w…

• Emily's magasin de fleurs

  by The Last Squeek of Awesomeness about 1 month ago

• The Permanent Solution

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) about 1 month ago

  “Good morning, sir,” the man said, his tone flat, business-like. “Are you Richard Sykes?”

  Richard looked at the two men stan…

• Computer Equipment (Elsha's Funny How Challenge)

  by ChrisWDP about 1 month ago

  It’s funny how that important pieces of computer equipment for the office decide to die only on the days I take a vacation.

• Salvation Wtih Luscious Curves

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  Wingtips, despite their deceptively swift nomenclature, are not built for speed. Fortunately, wearing your pants somewhere ha…

• A Chaser's Set-back

  by The Last Squeek of Awesomeness about 1 month ago

  The road was harsh, potholes and bumps scattered across the road. On a particularly big bump, Kitty rammed into the dashboard…

• Hurry!

  by .:band baby:. about 1 month ago

  James closed the door, but I could hear parts of his conversation with Dailey.

  *“Do you ever get the feeling that you know t…

• The Dungeon

  by Laine P. Grey about 1 month ago

  Delilah sat next to the White Knight. Or at least she thought it was him; it was too dark to tell.
  “We’re going to get out o…

• Wierd Bird

  by butterflygirl6106 about 1 month ago

  I can’t believe it she is doing it again.

  She is always trying to keep up with me, her petty explinations for trying to make…

• Found My Heart Face Down

  by ♥Bridget about 1 month ago

  All of those lies you concieve,
  I actually did believe.
  So go on and think me niave.

  Tell me the truth,
  so I can close m…

• Found My Heart Face Down continued....

  by ♥Bridget about 1 month ago

  My love is going on trial.

  Are you lost in your lies?
  I hope you realize
  that it’s you I despise.

  Afew days of up all nig…

• The Doctor's Words: You Have Cancer

  by ACORN about 1 month ago

  I will always remember that day. I remember it as vividly as if it were yesterday. (hmmm, it was yesterday…) It was a norma…

• The Doctor's Words: You Have Three Weeks

  by ACORN about 1 month ago

  I stood there dumbstuck.

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  I had not been expecting this. Ahh, then shock hit me:

  _Oh my god. How has this happe…

• Damn Pigeons

  by Adam Short about 1 month ago

  It was dumb, I’ll admit it. Kids these days don’t know they’re born, with their camera phones and fancy music player thingies…

• Something I Need to Tell you

  by Kermitgorf about 1 month ago

  “Dad, there’s something I need to tell you.”

  “Oh, what is it son? Could you pass the chips please.”

  “Sure dad, here you go….

• Invited To The 7 Contenants Of The World

  by greekmythsrock about 1 month ago

  I couldn’t believe I was late,AGAIN!!!
  I mean mom could’ve woken me up,but no..She just had to sleep in too.
  In gym,we were p…

• That Boy

  by Overlooked_Merchandise about 1 month ago

  As I close my locker I look to my right, down toward Faith’s locker to see some boy next to her. She’s smiling….laughing. I…

• What's good for the Hoff

  by Adam Short about 1 month ago

  There’s nothing better than leather pants for announcing your mid-life crisis. They add that certain je ne sais quoi. The g…

• Portrait of a Duke

  by Kermitgorf about 1 month ago

  The year 1515. Darius, the Duke of Derwoodshire, son of King Rufus III, led an unsuccessful revolt against his father.

  The …

• Hurrid Departure

  by .:band baby:. about 1 month ago

  I lean up against my locker talking to Leo, the boy from this morning. I laugh at something he says.

  “What’s so funny?” I he…

• She'll Keep the Promise, Right?

  by Overlooked_Merchandise about 1 month ago

  I drive home in silence, thinking. Leo, so that’s his name… I pull into my drive,cut the engine and sit there. I smack my…

• The Marauder Deception

  by Robotech_Master about 1 month ago

  The Marauders—aka the Lordun Protectorate—knew just what tack to take with us Decepti-fans. Not like that’s a surprise; our b…

• Wasn't Meant for Him

  by .:band baby:. about 1 month ago

  I run out of my house, late. My hair whips back and the pink skirt I have on plays around my legs while I run. I jump in the …

• A Question (Ficlet Number CL: A Cup of Inspiration Challenge)

  by ChrisWDP about 1 month ago

  “Who would you like to have been in a past life? Who would you have hated to be?” she asked him.

  “J.P. Morgan.” he replied w…

• Crow Up

  by Fredösphere about 1 month ago

  George thought this one was unusually arrogant, even for a crow.

  “You can’t do it forever, you know,” he said. “Keeping us t…

• Busted

  by Flute Loop<33 about 1 month ago

  “Young lady, may I ask why you aren’t in bed sleeping?” Ashley’s mom was pissed.

  “I was downstairs. I couldn’t sleep so I we…

• The chickens come home to roost

  by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago

  Dean was tired. Sean read at about half his speed. Most of their simultaneous study of the book was spent waiting for Sean to…

• Mort Memorandum

  by Russell Ruffino about 1 month ago

  Watching Helen, my assistant, wheel it in, I try to work out exactly when I stopped caring. Over the years as a pathologist I…

• Inside the Tower of Esimed

  by dolphinlvr92 about 1 month ago

  When she finally opened her eyes, Isabella found herself completely surrounded by darkness. At first she wasn’t even sure tha…

• The Funeral

  by More Ways Than One about 1 month ago

  The air is crisp and gray. The mob of black gathers around the rectangular box. The pastor has already spoken. It’s silent. I…

• Journey in the Tower of Esimed

  by dolphinlvr92 about 1 month ago

  “The only way to discover how I got here is to find my way out,” she decided. Isabella began to weave her way around the towe…

• Discovering the Tower of Esimed

  by dolphinlvr92 about 1 month ago

  Isabella pondered the idea that she might have been inside the building just a few moments ago, when all of those strange eve…

• Remember Me...Please

  by flute faerie about 1 month ago

  My heart aches,
  every day I don’t see your face.
  My soul waits for you,
  hoping you’re waiting too.
  I am lost in this sea …

• The Grave

  by More Ways Than One about 1 month ago

  I stand there, away. I just need a moment to regroup. Take this all in. But my grieve is miniscule to hers. I walk over and s…

• Taking It In

  by Overlooked_Merchandise about 1 month ago

  What was up with that outfit? She never looked that girly before. I think as I walk to class.

  Today went really slow, prob…

• Quiet

  by Never Explain about 1 month ago

  I felt a drop of rain drop on my face as I was looking up at the sky, as if I could actually see it.
  I whipped out my phone…

• The name's Shane

  by Bartimaeus about 1 month ago

  I ran into the girls bathroom, only instead of hearing Kayla’s cries, i saw another guy. He had shaggy brown hair and glasses…

• Sleepin' for a Livin'

  by duckn about 1 month ago

  The weekend was unfolding like any other of the hundreds of times he’d made this trip. Lansing to Detroit, long stretches of …

• Not Going to Watch a Movie

  by .:band baby:. about 1 month ago

  “So.. what are we going to watch?” I ask once at Leo’s.

  “Oh. We’re not. ‘Rents aren’t home so we can do anything we want.” L…

• Pressure

  by wytherwings about 1 month ago

  Everybody sing, like it’s the last song you will ever sing

  The music is pounding. I let it wash over me. It’s easier than …

• Fatal Fruits, Random Hovercrafts, and Bucket Kicking

  by paper flowers about 1 month ago

  Oh dear, silly Sir Gavin! Unfortunately our friend has made a fatal mistake, and he needs to find help quickly.
  Abella is pa…

• Two Weeks

  by More Ways Than One about 1 month ago

  Two weeks later. Two weeks of watching. Two weeks of worrying. Two weeks of changes.

  I can remember the time we first met. W…

• Never Find Out

  by Never Explain about 1 month ago

  Dante waved goodbye to Eve as he left. He didn’t think of much as he ran home.

  He walked into his house after his little run…

• My Life So Far....

  by Kermitgorf about 1 month ago

  Same old same old, I thought. Wake up, get outta bed, go to work…. I put Rascal Flatts on my ipod:

  _I head off to my job, ...

• My Faith

  by Overlooked_Merchandise about 1 month ago

  I drive way too fast. I knew it, I knew it. I knew he would be bad.

  I drive around the corner to his house to see Faith si…

• As if There Isn't Enough Twists and Drama Already...

  by paper flowers about 1 month ago

  As soon as Aedin closed the door, Romulus starting shaking and snarling. His eyes turned red, and he pounced on Kamaria.
  “Wha…

• Can I Ask You A Question

  by More Ways Than One about 1 month ago

  Can I ask you a question?
  Of which I feel is necessary
  Would you be truthful?
  Would you change the subject?

  Can I ask you a…

• Estranged, Not Divorced...

  by The Last Squeek of Awesomeness about 1 month ago

• This..

  by Never Explain about 1 month ago

  Colleen dragged me into a broken down building.

  “What are we doing here?” I asked.

  “Not here. There.” Colleen said, poi…

• R_M's Double Bump It Challenge!

  by Robotech_Master about 1 month ago

  One of the things I love about Ficlets is the potential for collaboration. One of the things that makes me sad is that collab…

• The Truth About Tummy Buddies

  by Throat Wolf about 1 month ago

  Dr. Voor chuckled. “Oh ho, I begin to see. She told you that when she first…emerged, hmm? To make sure you’d let her back i…

• You Shall Not Take My Brain! (Alternate Movie Ending Challenge: A Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy)

  by OrangeOreos about 1 month ago

  Arthur thrashed around in the binding chair he was sitting in. He struggled to get out of the way of the small, spinning saw …

• He's Killing Me

  by Overlooked_Merchandise about 1 month ago

  I walked quietly to my room, not going to the party at all. At around 11o’clock my dad walked in.

  “Hey Hayl, we missed you a…

• Prometheus Industries (commercial challenge)

  by Russell Ruffino about 1 month ago

  “Do you have too much stuff? Are you cold? Are you tired of chopping wood and then having nothing to do with it afterwards?”
  ...

• Superman (I can't stand to fly)

  by Adam Short about 1 month ago

  I sit on the edge of the bed, listening to the crying. It goes on and on. For every trough there’s a new peak. Sometimes it s…

• The experiment

  by Adam Short about 1 month ago

  Zeno shook his head sadly. “This isn’t how it’s supposed to go, I’ve got it figured out. I’m positive this isn’t right!”

  Pol…

• The letter

  by The Last Squeek of Awesomeness about 1 month ago

  Ravyn sat on a park bench looking across Turtle Pond. She played with a large coin in her hand, scanning it’s features. It wa…

• No Worries, Nothing But Pain

  by Freedom about 1 month ago

  Macy strolled down the hall on Wednesday slowly; she had to look out for Macon since Derrick wasn’t walking her to this class…

• Toys

  by visvavajra about 1 month ago

  Jamie’s new spectral eyes tasted like tamarinds that had been reconstituted by liquid helium. With lead fingertips she touche…

• The Return

  by Ryan Earle about 1 month ago

  Henry smiled. He was finally home, after all he’d been through, he’d made it back. He adjusted his cloak against the coming g…

• Beautiful in Beholding Eyes [Worldly Challenge]

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  Giggles and squeals disturb the peace of the grassy hill in the countryside. But that’s okay and even to be expected when you…

• A Lot

  by Freedom about 1 month ago

  Macy ran into Derrick after class. “Hey,” he gushed, embracing her.

  “Hi.” She replied, not as joyful.

  “What’s wrong?”

  “Not…

• S.T.A.R

  by NikkiC93 about 1 month ago

  “Stella please don’t walk to close to the Lunasfeer!” my mom yelled from a distant. She ran after me, but it was too late [I …

• Alternate Ending to A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

  by Disturbed Youth about 1 month ago

  The Mask is escaping out the window and is running across the frozen wasteland while Tom Sawyer is supporting the head of a d…

• Becoming Jane [alternate movie ending Challenge] part a

  by childish acts about 1 month ago

  They stared at each other in the pub, his eyes piercing her soul. “Jane… Jane, don’t do this to me.” She couldn’t look at his…

• Freak out

  by Caffeinated about 1 month ago

  I wasn’t orignally the type that would freak out over little things. But this time, my freak-out would reach the limit even I…

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Alternate Movie Ending Challenge)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) about 1 month ago

  Luke stared down at Vader, his lightsaber mere inches from his father’s throat.

  “Good,” the Emperor gloated. “Your hate has …