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Stories posted 3/7/2008

• The Search (A New Life)

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  I scanned the apartment for clues. If Joshua really was missing, perhaps something here would help me find him.

  The place w…

• Missing

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  “You must be Nathaniel Gray,” he said.

  The apartment manager reached out to shake my hand. “Like I said on the phone, your …

• Superhero/villain Obituaries - Forgotten Fred (possibly)

  by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 2 months ago

  Somewhere On Earth (We’re almost certain) – Something happened to superhero (or is he a villain?) Forgotten Fred. No one can …

• Betrayed

  by wytherwings 2 months ago

  “Sam!”
  “Wha- Oh hi.” Her look told me she had forgotten I was still here, or hoped I would have left by now.
  “Sam, what were …

• Numb, and the Slideshow

  by wytherwings 2 months ago

  In the time it took for me to walk home I had gone through 5 emotions: anger, frustration, confusion, sadness, and betrayal. ...

• Letters to Amberly: On the Road

  by Nouvelle Bardot 2 months ago

  Hi Kingsley,

  I’m about ready to scream with joy! The bus is sweaty, its hot, I haven’t showered in a couple days and there i…

• Letters to Amberly: Matt's Warning

  by Nouvelle Bardot 2 months ago

  FROM THE DESK OF Kingsley Kingston

  Matt,

  We’re still out of milk. I’m out right now, scouting out some bars for the ba…

• Ten.

  by Nouvelle Bardot 2 months ago

  Ten Things I Want to Do Before I Die:

  10. Pose nude for a painting

  9. Cover an entire wall with Polaroid photos of people…

• Silver Revolver Part VIII

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 2 months ago

  Upon the ride out of town and on wards, i still heard the womans screams in my head i knew the scream wouldn’t go away today …

• Vegas

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 2 months ago

  “First visit to Vegas and you already manage to lose half of your savings and college fund.”

  “That i did but it was all wort…

• Cpl. Arthur Eisenstein: Viet Nam Vampire (1)

  by BARomero 2 months ago

  I’m in Hell.

  That’s what it feels like out here in the bush, sixty clicks out of Da Nang. Not a month out of Fort Bliss and …

• I wont forget you

  by lena 2 months ago

  I will never say I hate you
  I will never want you gone
  I will never forget you.

  While still you hate me
  while still you say…

• What it's Worth

  by J.B. Williams 2 months ago

  It happened again. I woke up at 3:34 a.m. Why is this happening? I thought I made a mental agreement with myself. I can’t re…

• The Pigs Are Coming To Tea

  by K Tempest Bradford 2 months ago

  “I invited the pigs to tea,” she told him the night before said event.

  Jonathan slammed his fork down, more for dramatic eff…

• Can't Remember What I Forgot

  by K Tempest Bradford 2 months ago

  Here’s the thing about forgetting: you don’t know what you’ve lost. That’s usually a feature, not a bug.

  Not today.

  Because…

• Tired Hands = 'Tis Hard End

  by annagram 2 months ago

  Hannah Mae shuffled onto the bus platform. Over the years her line of sight had drooped from straight ahead to mostly down, w…

• B.M.O ♥

  by Jhon 2 months ago

  B.M.O. My sweet. You keep me here. Oh how i love you so. Do you love me? Or do you love someone else?

• Professional Consultation: Polish vs. Ghoulish

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  Dr. Bellini,

  I am writing in regards to your request for a peer consultation in the most fascinating case of Mr. L.O. I regr…

• Possibilities (14)

  by Insert Pen Name Here 2 months ago

  “Yeah.” I sighed. We fell silent, contemplating the strange occurrences of the day. The whole thing was surreal- things like …

• Swimmers

  by Sweets 2 months ago

  Swimming is fun
  It helps me come undone
  I can have fun in the sun

  swimming is fun!

• -deleted-

  by -Deleted- 2 months ago

• The secret sect of the noble men

  by PieterYsebaert 2 months ago

  It’s a rainy day in March. A meeting has been planned by a mysterious sect, it takes place on an outlying site in a dark cast…

• Confusion that Followed

  by Saint Chuck 2 months ago

  He stumbled towards the bathroom, still unshaky from the night before. He rubbed the sleep out his eyes and splashed water on…

• I Miss You.

  by Anna; 2 months ago

  Milan Hugh Stone;;

  I Miss You So much;
  You Mean the world to me.
  i can’t go a day without thinking about you
  or the things t…

• Lucky or Good?

  by Taffaz 2 months ago

  Alcar stood in a clearing, a gentle sloping hill surrounded by trees, Oaks, Birch and a single Willow tree standing alone. Un…

• Treason

  by Buerie 2 months ago

  The police had spread all over the harbour and searched every single container. Joy suddenly spread all over the place, and t…

• The Mountain Way, pt. I (A Mitchell ficlet, is virtually...plotless.)

  by Mask By The Moon 2 months ago

  Five kids were sent to find Aderion, the evil hawk-dragon. Two of the children went to find the key, and the rest were going …

• Connection to the Old Life (A New Life)

  by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

  Amanda was my only contact with the outside world. The guru, who called himself Paulo, strictly forbid conversation with anyo…

• A Simple, Horrible Refusal

  by Eckhouse 2 months ago

  For years, teams of men had toiled in the hermetically cool facility, carefully assembling the network of chips. They had gon…

• White Noise

  by Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz 2 months ago

  Marguerite won’t stop crying. I can feel her body shaking next to me. She doesn’t want me to hold her. She keeps pulling away…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 35: No Flights

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  Mrs. Jonas drove us to the hotel where we would stay until the concert. We got an absolutely beautiful suite that had a livin…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 36: Staying With JB

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  “Okay,” I said, “Let me go tell the boys.” I put the phone down and walked to the living room where everyone was watching tel…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 37: Attending The Concert

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  “But they have to be in Oklahoma for another concert tomorrow,” I told my mother.

  “Well,” she said, “As long as they said i…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 38: One Of The Best Days Of My Life

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  After the concert, I walked past the stage and down the little hall to the backstage entrance, where a security guard let me …

• Silver Revolver Part IX

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 2 months ago

  I was making my way threw the town when she came creepy upon me, she quietly whispered the words that i have not heard in so …

• Sleepin' Some More

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  Dante was home and very tired after a good day of work. He was lying in his bed when he felt his cell phone buzz in his pocke…

• Autumn afternoon

  by etoiline 2 months ago

  The road flickered through the sheaves of amber covering it. Grass harvest, and all the chaff strewn on the one flat surface,...

• Eternal Sleep

  by nesdil 2 months ago

  Darkness closes in,
  threatens to destroy my thoughts.
  Sleep has evaded me for days thus far,
  and I long to give myself over…

• At The mall

  by Celestic23 2 months ago

  Chris picks the store, where he knows he will find the perfect ring for Thora. He wants her to fall in love with it instantly…

• 10 Things

  by yoITSme 2 months ago

  Ten Things I’d Like To Do Before I Die:

  10. Actually finish writing a book
  9. Visit the Grand Canyon
  8. Swim a mile
  7. Run a…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 39: Off To Carson, Oklahoma

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  Joe came in and woke me up early the next morning. “Wake up, Emily!” he yelled in a deep voice, which made me jump.

  “Don’t …

• Amazing

  by yoITSme 2 months ago

  Its amazing how
  after being her friend for a year
  we barely talk
  and
  after being her friend for 13 years
  we always talk
  after…

• Music And Lyrics

  by Lone Writer 2 months ago

  “That’s cool.” he said. “What about?”
  “Well, its a duet. It was for me and a friend, but he refused to sing and he also had…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 40: Cold In Oklahoma

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  “Carson?! Oh my God! I have a best friend that lives there!” I shouted. “I haven’t seen her in at least a year. It’s so hard,...

• Everything is Awesome. Fundamentally

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  Things were pretty normal from our little stargazing session. I walked he to class everyday.Even if the consequence was being…

• The Diamond

  by Celestic23 2 months ago

  “Well..” Chris said with a pause. “They are all so beautiful..I was wondering, do you have any in three karat.. possibly a so…

• The Jonas Robbery Part 41: Seeing Molly Again

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  By the time we were in Oklahoma, there was snow everywhere and it was freezing. Nothing like it had been in Dallas.

  I explai…

• Pop Quiz!

  by Lone Writer 2 months ago

  I watched the look of concentration on Anna’s face.
  “No,” said Dailey. “Try again. It’s like building a steel tunnel and then…

• The Jonas Brothers Series Continues...

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  To find out what happens to the Jonas Brothers next, read Lone Writer’s series, S.O.S. In The Snow. In S.O.S. In The Snow, yo…

• Kazuko and Tadashi Part 8

  by Etsuko Sohma 2 months ago

  Kazuko “I am pretty sure that I don’t want to offend you but do you think that you can offend me all the same? I do not tak…

• Long Run

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  We finally found an end to the tunnel, and we climb up a trap door. It was morning by now, and light was falling into the roo…

• The Series Ends. The Story Continues.

  by Lone Writer 2 months ago

  This is the end of S.O.S in the Snow. But don’t worry! There’s more to come about Wes! To find out what happened to the Jonas…

• Kazuko and Tadashi Part 8 (Editted Part)

  by Etsuko Sohma 2 months ago

  “I am sure that I don’t want to offend you but do you think that you can offend me all the same? I do not take these actions …

• Please?

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  “Hey Hayden.” Anna’s way-too-tempting voice came through the phone. “How ‘bout we hang out at my place.”
  “No.” I said flatly….

• Dear Diary Missy

  by One Time, One Chance 2 months ago

  Dear Diary,

  Okay, he’s in my homeroom, first period math, and five to six period english. My eyes are constantly darting ove…

• Introduction

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  I was still sitting at my computer, pretty much doing nothing. I had finished all my work, so why not have some fun?
  I pulled…

• Trouble Brewing in the Alchemist's Lab

  by paper flowers 2 months ago

  “What’s alchemy?” I asked.
  “It’s an ancient chemistry that’s purpose was to find a way to turn base metals into gold and to c…

• Happy Birthday Ficlets! (How 'Bout a Challenge???)

  by Storykeeper of Fae 2 months ago

  As this will be my 105th Ficlet, and today is Ficlets’ first birthday, I shall now propose a challenge.

  What sort of challen…

• Is Nothing A Word?

  by Leave Me A Note 2 months ago

  Something to look at with something to see.
  Someone to smile with that isn’t me.
  Something to hold and something to break.
  Ju…

• The Approach

  by butterflygirl6106 2 months ago

  I was standing at the bar, checking out the action. all of a sudden he walked in.

  He was gorgeous, kinda of vin look with a…

• Back: I Remember This...(Pt 21)

  by Freedom 2 months ago

  minimum length sorry

  He/IT/Marcus/my tormentor is back on my bus as of March 7, 2008. My life sucks.

• One Door To Many

  by Flute Loop<33 2 months ago

  On the way to the bowling alley, Ashley didn’t know what to say to Cameron. She new he had heard her fighting with her parent…

• Half-Drowned (Almost Died!)

  by Vertically Challenged 2 months ago

  I was swimming in my YMCA’s pool. I was 10 and my sister was 7. We were swimming with my sister’s two friends. So one of the …

• The Apple Tree

  by butterflygirl6106 2 months ago

  I was sitting under the apple tree on school campus, the tree was an old 80 year old family member of the university.

  People…

• 26 Questions That Sum Up My Life (My Life in 26 Questions)

  by Leave Me A Note 2 months ago

  Where does the world end?
  What’s there to see?
  Is there someone, someone like me?
  Is there an answer that doesn’t belong?
  Is …

• You Ate My Pizza!

  by paper flowers 2 months ago

  “Who are you?”
  “What are you doing here?”
  “Sir Gavin, why are you wearing fuzzy, pink bunny slippers?”
  “My feet get chilly!”
  ...

• Is it Going to be a Nice Night?

  by Flute Loop<33 2 months ago

  “What was that?” Darn Ashley had caught it.

  “Nothing. Look there it is!” Cameron changed the subject as soon as he could.

  ”...

• Picking Up Emily

  by Lone Writer 2 months ago

  “Who’s Emily?” I asked, surprised by Nick’s outburst.
  “A friend of ours. It’s a long story.” he said running a hand through h…

• First Day (Apple Tree)

  by butterflygirl6106 2 months ago

  Then my books fell, I bend down to pick them up and I noticed and very masculine hand reach for them.

  I told my self don’t …

• The Approach Part 2

  by butterflygirl6106 2 months ago

  She had a synthatic weave, fake eye lashes and a huge Gap in her mouth.

  She extended her hand to him, and he pushed passed …

• Colorless

  by uselessness 2 months ago

  Jumpy J. Jackson was albino, and everybody stared at first. I know, I stared too. But at the end of the day there’s players a…

• Tears Hurt More

  by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ 2 months ago

  “How could you?!” She yelled at me, her voice rising each syllable. She just kept looking down at my wrist over and over agai…

• Ring 'Round the Witch

  by BlueStocking 2 months ago

  Hazel eyes fluttered open, then immediately shut themselves against the light. A soft groan escaped a pair of pale, pink lips…

• The Mirror

  by butterflygirl6106 2 months ago

  Jaz, had just moved into her 1900 house. She thought long and hard about buying the property.

  It was an old house and had a…

• Perfect Situation

  by Celestic23 2 months ago

  “Oh this is very nice” Chris said after further inspection. He took glances at the ring from diffrent angles, he observed how…

• Do Not Enter This Most Awesome Challenge...Today

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  As you may know, Monday the 10th is the International Day of Awesomeness (there’s a link in my profile). The idea is to do …

• Well, Good and Bad

  by Blusparrow 2 months ago

  I walk out of class. My friend and my ex. Damn. They kiss each other, supper damn. I walk past them and pretend not to gag. I…

• And Everything Seemed Perfect

  by .:band baby:. 2 months ago

  I kissed Blake. Long and hard and passionatly. I starred into his pure green eyes. I knew this was the only boy I could ever …

• Go Sponge

  by Blair 2 months ago

  Spongebob is one of the shows that everyone hates but still doesn’t bother to change the channel when it is on, okay only som…

• The Movie

  by Flute Loop<33 2 months ago

  The Movie

  “Heyy Ben, how are you?” Abby wasn’t sure how to greet Ben, it was a little akward. Just like whenever she was a…

• golf dude

  by Gerr Bear :] 2 months ago

  so basically.. it was another day with blair, alyse, and beaner 2. when suddenly.. golf dude was passing by. alyse got a sud…

• golf dude 2

  by Gerr Bear :] 2 months ago

  we continued the conversation.. trying to get him to warm up to us and tell us. but we had no sudden luck. we’d have to appr…

• An experiment's introduction.

  by Strait Jacket Child 2 months ago

  She was a thin figure in an outfit of a stained white tank-top and blue pants that were two sizes too big. She was doing what…

• Plans Go Awry

  by flute faerie 2 months ago

  They stood stock still for what seemed like ages, not daring to make a sound. They could not afford another run in with the …

• The Roommates.

  by Strait Jacket Child 2 months ago

  There were ten of them in the room, the crates stacked one on top of the other in a closet sized space, directly below her wa…

• I Don't Know

  by Flute Loop<33 2 months ago

  I don’t know what to think.
  I don’t know what to assume.
  I don’t know what you dream of.
  I don’t know what you think of me.
  I…

• AP 7091

  by Strait Jacket Child 2 months ago

  Experiment AP 7091: everything she knew she had learned from the white-coats. She knew that words like “Fuck” and “Shit” were…

• Ash Is The Winner! Or Is She...?

  by Lone Writer 2 months ago

  Ash glared at Marianne with such ferocity Jerry thought she would melt under her gaze.
  “Come on, Ash.” Jerry said, softly.
  M…

• -deleted-

  by -Deleted- 2 months ago

• When The Clock Strikes Midnight

  by .:band baby:. 2 months ago

  “Your Majesty.” A servant came running into the party searching for his King. “Sir!”

  “Yes what is it?” King Ben asked none t…

• Feels good to get back on the Most Recent list again, even if this shouldn't even count

  by Sailor Emo 2 months ago

  My fingers tremble
  my words slip
  I can feel the tension with my finger tips.
  I eat and try to fill this void full of unkno…

• Ehh Chuckles

  by Blair 2 months ago

  Strolling around the mall with four best friends sure gets tiring. Alyse, Amanda, Amaca and me where sure some shoppers. WE s…

• Rock Bottom

  by Blair 2 months ago

  When a mom considers your best guy friends not guys, I think we have hit rock bottom. AKA miles and nick. Well, they aren’t m…

• Chuckles Escape!

  by Blair 2 months ago

  We ran down the escalator and heard security telling us to wait. What would you do? Wait for them to come yell at you for run…

• Jonas Part 4: Noodlehead

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 2 months ago

  The next day, we were at the mall at 11 sharp, the girls perfumed and looking good, and the boys with sour faces.
  At 11:15, w…

• Im going to live my life without you

  by BECCA{pretty much AMAZING} 2 months ago

  Just a poem…

  Darling don’t leave me, darling don’t go.
  I should not have driven with you in the snow.
  Blame me if you must…

• Threesome with a Robot

  by YodaOnCrack 2 months ago

• Another Meeting in the Hallway

  by .:band baby:. 2 months ago

  Eve spent the night alone, yes alone, in her parents cabin. She felt a little bad about lying to Dante, but she had to. T…

• drunk driving, the sequle

  by BECCA{pretty much AMAZING} 2 months ago

  every day people are dieing because of drunk drivers. Or at least there is an accedent. please do not drink and drive. it has…

• Jonas Part 5: Wild Ride

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 2 months ago

  “Why walk when we can drive?” Nick J inquired.
  For a moment, we all looked confused. “Kevin.” He stated.
  “Oh!” We all instant…

• Death By Candlelight

  by paper flowers 2 months ago

  I was gonna die. This fate, my impending doom, was inevitable.
  I sat on the hard, cold floor. The room, in which I was confi…

• You Two

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 2 months ago

  Tyler kissed me goodbye at the door to the apartment building. I walked into the apartment with a big smile.

  “Hey Hayley. Wh…

• Jonas Part 6: Inside The Fishbowl

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 2 months ago

  “Let’s go inside,” I suggested.
  We all climbed out of the car, and headed up to the big, glass door. Joe tried to open it, an…

• Together

  by Qwerty123 2 months ago

  The rain falls down upon the water
  like the beat of my heart it keeps its pace
  all most like a 4th gear race
  people see me p…

• Life

  by Qwerty123 2 months ago

  life as we knw it could come to an end
  so all help and even lend
  life goes fast as a nw york minute
  it can be as slow as 5 o…

• Cold

  by Pieces of Andi 2 months ago

  Over the months, I’ve learned to sleep in my bed alone. With the ending of last year, I didn’t know that everything else woul…

• Meeting Wesley

  by Fantasy 2 months ago

  It was a blue bracelet of wooden beads Molly had made the night before. “Aw, thanks! It’s nice!” Kevin said, examining the br…

• Cheap and cruel

  by thefoolonthehill 2 months ago

• garbage to the third power

  by thefoolonthehill 2 months ago

  I didnt know how good summer was- until i didnt have it
  I didnt know how rich your love for me was- until i didnt have it
  Wil…