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Stories posted 3/30/2008

• That's an Order

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  I was led through a surprisingly dark hall way, leading to a small room, with wires trailing from everywhere to a computer wi…

• Keegan's Day 1 (cont.)

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  Partially because I have nothing else to do…I’m sequeling my Journal entry.

  Hey, today is still March 29th hey who would o…

• A Dream

  by gemminx 3 months ago

  She’s no martyr, won’t keep trying
  to pull a thrashing man to shore,
  if it means she’s going under,
  down your desperate need …

• feelings

  by lena 3 months ago

  Feelings of desperation pull her.
  Feelings of need hold her back.
  Happiness calms her.
  Anger swells inside.

  She can’t take a…

• Observance (funny how challenge)

  by meckanical spider 3 months ago

  It’s funny how sometimes when you miss someone, you pretty much refuse to tell someone. Then when you see them, it’s always a…

• Awakening

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  His eyes open, but his vision is obscured by bandages. What happened to me? he thinks.

  He tries to move, but whatever he’s…

• Stay With Me

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  Can we just stay here?
  I feel safe
  In this place
  With you

  You’re my shield
  From this field
  Of chaos
  That haunts me

  Please s…

• Gravitiy

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  People will never know why I do what I do.

  I don’t do it for the thrills.

  I don’t do it for the money.

  I don’t do it for t…

• Seven Day Journal: Day 1 (Camillo's turn part 2)

  by wytherwings 3 months ago

  I’m copying keegan and continuing my own.

  I just have to talk about I Am Legend for a second. Wow. It was crazy.

  Ok. Done. ...

• Bloody Knees

  by Euphoria 3 months ago

• It Was Easy

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  It was so, so easy. Surprisingly so.

  I’d followed this guy for close to a month. I knew his daily routines. The route he too…

• Open Doors

  by wytherwings 3 months ago

  Do you believe in magic? Maybe you’re skeptical. Well, you always will be. Because magic only happens to those who believe it…

• The Storm (Story Challenge)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  It was a waste of time, and tears flowed freely for those fools who tried.

  The storm was coming, and it would be here befo…

• My Expert Opinion (Xenoglossy Challenge)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  “See here, doctor,” the general said. “This is an example of the phenomena I was talking about.”

  I looked carefully at the o…

• A Girl and Her Theatre

  by Pirate Queen 3 months ago

  Music is what flowed out into the hallways of the Parker School for the Arts. A young girl, about seventeen roamed its halls,...

• Our Mother

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 3 months ago

  “Father.” He looked up at the old priest sitting by his bed.

  “Yes, my son,” Father McKinnon said, startled by the suddenness…

• Otto the Orange and the Big SPLOOSH!

  by Linkluver13 3 months ago

  Remember our friend the lime? Well I am an orange, Otto the orange acctually. I hang here on this citrus trees every day with…

• Our Grave

  by Artist_Girl 3 months ago

  The moment the words escaped my mouth, I began to fear him. Fire danced in his dark eyes, and I took a step backwards. My arm…

• Lyla

  by Bartimaeus 3 months ago

  Lyla is a name that flows through the wind when it rolls off your tongue.

  Whenever i hear this name, i picture a beautiful …

• School

  by ACORN 3 months ago

  It was time for school. I was dreading it more than usual. (which, before this is didnt think possible) Would Sam and Jess st…

• Living With The Nightmares

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  The nightmares would come of that I was certain.

  But I was compelled to kill again and again. The thrill of finding a new vi…

• friends "forever"

  by chealsea puff.... 3 months ago

  it was early morning at the beach. as usual, me and haley were watching the sun rise while painting our toes.
  there was a w…

• A Day of All Days

  by emma jo_234 3 months ago

  Today is the day.

  Whole lives will be changed. The battle with my sworn enemy will determine my country’s fate. “Victory!” ...

• Don't Say That To Me

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  I opened my mouth to speak but no sound came out. I looked helplessly at Kevin. He nodded and explained my situation from the…

• Harsh Excitements

  by Caffeinated 3 months ago

  With a light heart, I clutched the miraculous paper to my chest and shakily got up from where I had been sitting. My hair whi…

• Eternal Sunshine of the Cluttered Mind (Stovohobo's Summary of His Ficlets So Far...For That One Challenge)

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  Well, I have 435 ficlets to summarize now…I don’t think the largest number on the site – but I’ll have to stop this sentenc…

• My Fantastic Ficlet Adventure! ~Blusparrow Challenge~

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  My first Ficlet was about Mutants. That eventually mutated into a story about a couple rock climbing leading up to the horrib…

• My Ficlet Adventure was Better than Yours!

  by yoITSme 3 months ago

  When I first stumbled across this website, I was like “man I better write something amazing cause these guys writing here are…

• My Fantastic Ficlet Adventure! (Part 2) ~Blusparrow Challenge~

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  Then from Sci-Fi I went to High School Drama with Clover High and the continuation of Leather Pants and lots of true story Fi…

• CherryPop Makes a Run For It

  by Melia 3 months ago

  Liam grabbed my arm and started pulling me toward the parking lot. My barrier disintegrated as I lost concentration and the z…

• I don't understand this at all.

  by invisibility_disability 3 months ago

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  Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod… I kept shaking my head, not believing it. _She’s not dead. She’s not dead. It can’t …

• The Ring Is Missing

  by Lone Writer 3 months ago

  I could see the slightly apalled look on Captain Corbluff’s face. I would’ve laughed aloud if I hadn’t been so terrified of c…

• Self Portrait

  by Misheru O'ku 3 months ago

  Dark chocolate tresses
  Frame her sand colored skin
  Her eyes expose a black hole within

  Only when she writes
  Does a light fi…

• The new tribes

  by Adam Short 3 months ago

  The plains stretched as far as the eye could see, in every direction. In the distance, if you were eagle-eyed, you might spot…

• Eternal Sunshine of the....cont'd

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  ...along with the subtly creepy C U L8R series, where a girl finds herself plagued by IM messages and what seems to be a ghos…

• Eternal Sunshine of the....cont'd, cont'd

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  Then a short stint with a guy who finds out his girlfriend is actually an agent for an international criminal organization – ...

• Detour

  by gemminx 3 months ago

  Cara stood shivering as her hand surrendered the groaning mailbox handle, the stack of envelopes thumping down the desolate …

• Where Are You, Mom? {64 characters challenge}

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 3 months ago

  I heard you whisper my name. If only I knew where you were, Mom.

• Shoud I?

  by wytherwings 3 months ago

  Should I ask? I really want to. I shouldn’t intrude. Especially since Sam already thinks I’m a stalker.

  But… they didn’t…

• Seven Day Journal: Day 2 (Keegan Style)

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  Day 2 March 30th Time: 11:05 AM

  Okay, in this early journaling not much has happened so expect a sequel later today. So with…

• Room 245

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 3 months ago

  As Beth and I walk through the front door to my house we stop in our tracks. My parents are staring at us…well more so me.
  ...

• Hungry Much?

  by Saint Chuck 3 months ago

  Don’t look back now, but that thing has really got an appetitte.

• Stovohobo's Ficlets Best Practices: No More Nonsense

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  All right, it seems Robotech_Master has basically covered every single one of the things I would’ve said, but I have one mo…

• We All Make Mistakes

  by Saint Chuck 3 months ago

  With a sigh she pulled the prom dress over her now showing bump.

• Return of the Machines

  by Adam Short 3 months ago

  Runs With Scissors dropped the furnace, beans and all, and jumped down from the Stallion’s wheel. The black objects slowly re…

• Bored to Death, or: Britain's New Plan for World Domination

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  In just a few minutes, Britain would initiate its plan for world domination, just as it had when it was the most powerful emp…

• Previously on THE PULSE

  by BARomero 3 months ago

  4944 – Prologue: A description of The Pulse (written by [Pens&Feathers])

  5111 – MIT math student, Henry Lu, first experi…

• Previously on THE PULSE (2)

  by BARomero 3 months ago

  5667 – Henry returns to MIT, but has a second epiphany about the nature of The Pulse.

  5698 – Henry re-maps The Pulse, an…

• Plum Pudding?

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  Perry Plum here, hiding in the pantry from the mad pie maker lady.

  So much fruit rolling all over the kitchen here, I might …

• Why can't we make love? (64k challenge)

  by J.B. Williams 3 months ago

  Because I respect myself too much to do it with a girl like you.

• The Prime Commander Attacks

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  “How are the creatures progressing?” asked the Prime Commander in a high clipped, almost humorous accent.

  “With devastation,...

• Why did you tell her? (64k Challenge)

  by J.B. Williams 3 months ago

  Because you are a horrible person and you deserve to go to hell.

• Something Like That

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  I evened my stance and spread my arms out.

  Initiate Command #001

  I heard the hissing of escaping air as my armor split of…

• Seven Day Journal: Day 2

  by ACORN 3 months ago

  Hmmm, its my turn! Keegan style!

  lol
  actually i cant write keeg style

  Okay, just found out that Harry has food poisoning fr…

• It Sits to Reason

  by Daisy Miller 3 months ago

  When he speaks, Reason doesn’t stand. It sits cross-legged in meditation.

  She looks exasperated and sighs. “I don’t . . . bu…

• She Leaned Away

  by Daisy Miller 3 months ago

  She sat still, her eyes downcast. She didn’t want him to see her shining eyes or her pouted lips. He reached out to wrap his …

• Broken Promises, Tortured Mind, Betrayal

  by nesdil 3 months ago

  I’m tired of being here,
  constantly reminded of you.
  Your voice haunts me everywhere I turn,
  your shadow lurking being eve…

• Thoughts in History

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  I sit here at my desk asking myself why I can’t focus. I mean it’s history my subject. The subject I get. the subject I love….

• A Time Before

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

  Helen shrieked and stomped out of the tiny hut, her midnight blue dress swirling around her ankles. She shook her head at the…

• Do Dogs Like Raspberries?

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  I am Rosie Raspberry, trying to avoid being baked into a three berry pie. The chaos in this kitchen is maddening.

  The dog ju…

• Cafeteria

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  I sit down with my gross cafeteria food and seconds later down sits Carter.

  “Hey, Haley, what’s new in History? Get it? Hist…

• The Past

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

  Arelia stood, shaking, near the well. The other girls advanced on her, taking in her strange features, pale skin and dark hai…

• The Other Half

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

  Helen stood, shaking as clouds washed over the sun. She felt cold tears prickle at her cheeks.

  She’d been given a second cha…

• Go, go Mango!

  by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

  And there goes Rosie. Maybe I can finally get out of here! Let’s go…. ROLL!

  Oh, how rude of me. I am Martha Mango. Soon to…

• Stay With Me

  by .:band baby:. 3 months ago

  “W..what are you doing here?” I ask as Bernard sits down, heaving for a breath.

  “Why.. wouldn’t.. I be.. here?” Bernard dema…

• Memories

  by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

  Sioni continued North, hoping to reach a town, to find her bearings. She felt different somehow, though she didn’t know why. ...

• I Can See!

  by .:band baby:. 3 months ago

  I was very weak to begin with, but having stopped the screaming noise in James’ ears wiped me out. I clung to Angela as I lis…

• Start over

  by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

  I muttered under my breath the entire way, shaking my head. He is such an idiot. He needs to learn some self control. He…

  ...

• Cranking the Shield

  by Adam Short 3 months ago

  The machines swarmed around the outsides of the TPs. Some were bipedal, humanoid, but they had advanced beyond that primitive…

• The Mall

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  We decided to go see a movie tonight. We do this a lot.

  “Ahh, the old movie theater.”

  “You know it’s in a mall, right? It’s…

• Home

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  At home and in my room I feel awful. I mean did I really just yell at him? So in this night I missed out on what could of bee…

• And the Kitties Danced the Night Away

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  Their feet stomped vaguely familiar waltz patterns on the glossy floor, wheeling and pirouetting with their partners.

  “Let u…

• Shattered Silence, or From Beyond the Grave

  by Saint Chuck 3 months ago

  He lies on his bed, head pounding, ears ringing. The music had stopped hours ago, but his headphones were still in his ears. ...

• Friends Close

  by Russell Ruffino 3 months ago

  I awake at a hostel I’d happened upon the day before, I’ll stay here for a couple of days and then pick another one, at rando…

• 64k challenge- Your Face was The Death of me

  by yoITSme 3 months ago

  I saw your horrid, repulsing face and then tragically…I died.

• Trouble

  by Hidden Secret 3 months ago

  I was pretty much in deep shit now. I’d dug my own grave and now there was no way out. I kept thinking back to when it all st…

• The Curse

  by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

  Madison looked out at the dark clouds rolling over the sky and prayed they’d pass. She didn’t want to test her curse.

  Her pr…

• An Apple a G'day Mate

  by BernerOberland 3 months ago

  Arnie Apple ere, ow are ya? I’m avin a bit of a bad day ere.

  Seems all me mates are getting chopped into salads n pies for s…

• Black

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  “Lie down in the chair.” The trainer commanded.

  I nodded and climbed up. Every inch of my body screamed in surprise as the f…

• Nara

  by Hidden Secret 3 months ago

  “Oh Holy Hannah, off to church are we?” Natalie said while all the rest of her golden, curly haired, size 0 petit mini skirt …

• 48 Hours

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  During my unconsciousness, I imagined total blackness, then a white line in the middle, and a red line, and a blue line on op…

• Coming to America

  by Hidden Secret 3 months ago

  At first I just moved around Ireland, careful to only kill people near death to satisfy my hunger. Tristan had told me little…

• Tristan

  by Hidden Secret 3 months ago

  Not that I meant to just when I get really hungry and really angry, especially because of thinking of Tristan still haunts me…

• Recidivist

  by gemminx 3 months ago

  I strolled down the street, inspecting my hands, incapable of caring who noticed. The crimson streaks ran around the meaty pu…

• Entry 20

  by Stovohobo 3 months ago

  May 18th, 2007

  _Last night’s dream was the clearest one yet. At a lagoon, at night, with the beach curving around and palm…

• Amazing Grace {Name Challenge}

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 3 months ago

  Her parents sat in the audience, their eyes were filled with tears of pride. They watched their daughter, Grace, leap across …

• Seven Day Journal: Day 2 cont. (Keegan Style)

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  Okay, maybe I’ve got something up my sleeve for this Journal session. But there are no promises in this matter. So you’ll jus…

• No Quid Pro Quo for Cindy Lou

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago

  “So…” I prompted.

  Cindy Lou sighed. “I went into the program like I said, for the reasons that I said. But…when I saw you co…

• Where's the Damn Meaning?

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 3 months ago

  There’s billions of people not one has the damn meaning to life.

• Barny the Banana

  by Linkluver13 3 months ago

  Poor arnie got biten. OUCH that must have hurt! I hope it doesn’t hurt too much.
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• Down to Me, the Change Has Come

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago

  On the one hand, it was really really weird having another person living in my gut, especially if that other person was norma…

• Leo Strikes Again

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 3 months ago

  I stay there for the rest of the day and after about an hour alone with Faith her parents show up.

  “We reieved the result a…

• Seven Day Journal: Day Two (Camille)

  by wytherwings 3 months ago

  It is March 30, 08 4:54 PM

  Today I had to wake up at 7 IN THE MORNING. Such an ungodly hour to wake up at on the last day of…

• Marauder Mission Complete

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  The second the explosions went off, shaking the factory, I was ready with my hold-out stun wand. Phil went down like a sack o…

• No Memory

  by Hidden Secret 3 months ago

  He looks down at me. My head is swimming. Lola looks over at me and gasps as well, because she knows all about Tristen.
  “Oh …

• Bad Girls Stop for a Snack

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago

• Secrets.

  by You Know You Love Mee! 3 months ago

  Kaitlyn had no idea who she could tell.

  The one secret that could ruin her life, make her an outcast. The secret that could…

• Bad Girls Finish Their Snack

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago

• My Own World(64k challenge)

  by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

  I have problems aplenty in my own world, let alone the real one.

• NO ONE ASKED THAT!

  by [[Kyle]] 3 months ago

  On the way to work at the crappy little auto shop on the corner of broke and poor, Jose San Rodriguez was carrying an ounce o…

• Golden Duet

  by Throat Wolf 3 months ago