Ficlets | Stories posted 4/17/2008

Stories posted 4/17/2008

Lost Soul

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

I had always wished on a better days and always dreamed of another life. Nor do i regret the life that was given to me.
But i…
Zero X Nine

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

I had trusted my heart and soul to a mad man!

I do not plea for the forgiveness of the people who are gathered from all acro…
Zero X Nine: It Had All Started With A Flicker Of A Light

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

I was only a kid in most of the eyes who had lived there on Zero X Nine. They had always thought to themselves what kind of s…
Happily Miserable

by VTegrity 3 months ago

My perspective is so narrow right now, I have sat alone in this room too long. It is almost impossible to think of anything b…
Zero X Nine: The General

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

During the first month of my term on the planet, I had met an ex general from the great civil war battle on the planet X-Con….
Zero X Nine: The Look Into The Station

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

“You said maybe what do you mean about that?”

Wishful thinking sir!
Its all am left with is wishes.
With none coming true!

...
The Terrible Truth

by thebetweenspace 3 months ago

As it turns out, the jump was not a good idea. As I floated gracefully through the air, the wind whipping through my hair, ti…
Dream by Day Interupted

by THX 0477 3 months ago

“Mr. Thews. Mr. Thews?” the voice of my supervisor rose insistently.

I tore myself away from staring out the window, imagini…
not supposed to die

by Black Ink 3 months ago

You’re not supposed to die at 18. You’re supposed to live like you were just born. You’re supposed to hold your mom while she…
A Practical Guide to Vampirism: How To (3-A)

by BARomero 3 months ago

HOW TO #3: Mesmerism

Given the variety of alternative methods of feeding currently available, the ability to mesmerize and…
Anger;;

by Contour 3 months ago

Don’t you hate when you.
Have thoes annoying childhood friends.
Whom you have known for many years?
I tend to have a few of t…
The Soul of the Guitar

by Mr Reeses 3 months ago

She sat in the corner, about to cry about to explode with emotions, so confused about her decisions. So confused about the ch…
Better Living Through Chemistry

by Eckhouse 3 months ago

“What do you mean ‘not really a clinic’? I see doctors, and people in wheelchairs,” Marley said. He fidgeted with scratching …
step off

by lena 3 months ago

I seen what you did,
I heard what you said.
It wasnt right.
You think what you want,
but you let him be.
He did nothing to yo…
control

by lena 3 months ago

I try to talk yo you.
But you don’t listen.
We just end up fighting.
Yelling and screaming,
like someone can possibly win.
I …
Her Pearls

by Mr Reeses 3 months ago

She was walking to the school office because she had just found out the her grandmother passed. She was in a shock. Total sho…
Easter Weekend begins

by Mr Reeses 3 months ago

Yaz, Travis, Denise, Trish, Rell & Dee were all walking taking a walk through town, after their morning classes.

“I’m so tir…
Holding

by Ms Kit Kat 3 months ago
every day

by lena 3 months ago

Every day.
You hold me in your arms,
ans you wisper in my ear.
And what you say,
it makes me laugh.
No matter what it is.
But…
what happened?

by lena 3 months ago

What happened between us?
Why did things end?
Was it somthing I did?
Did I say somthing wrong?
We used to always be together,...
Easter Weekend (Friday)

by Mr Reeses 3 months ago

Trish ran across the street while Denise walked the opposite direction. Yaz followed Denise. While Dee & Rell followed Trish….
untitled

by J.B. Williams 3 months ago

I found it. The real reason that Adam was dejected from heaven. It’s simple but thinking of it makes it complex. Considering …
A Day In the Life of Ana Cristina

by J.B. Williams 3 months ago

“Ok class, that’s a wrap. See you guys tomorrow!” she said, sweetly. As the class said their usual goodbyes(“See ya tomorrow!...
the screenames game (8)

by User 8538 3 months ago

Just when he thought he got it made with her, she turned around and just disappeared. Poof! Gone is lacked for a better word….
How Embarrassing! (Lena's 50th Ficlet Challenge)

by thebetweenspace 3 months ago

The nervous fraternity pledge downed half a bottle of vodka before the first party of the year even started. By the time the …
Real Life

by Wil Wheaton 3 months ago

Gary left Hollywood and drove up Laurel Canyon, like he’d done a hundred times before in another life.
It was a good life, on…
Watching the hunter

by Plotbunny Tiff 3 months ago

This human child has been prowling around my mountain since sunrise. It is young, young enough that I can not determine if it…
reeling, dont know what to do

by black dog 724 3 months ago

the anger, the white hot fury, the rage, the self loathing and the need to end it all
trust and love against all intsincts, b…
Decision

by ChrisWDP 3 months ago

“I said, down on the ground now!” Anders shouted, pointing his pistol straight at the Torturer.

“Bill, Bill. There is no nee…
Jeremy Meets His Grandfather

by smarty101 3 months ago

Jeremy woke up again, to see the man sitting by his bed. “Who are you?” he asked sleepily.
“I’m your grandfather,” he told hi…
How Embarrassing: Part Two! (It Only Gets Worse)

by thebetweenspace 3 months ago
Floating Facedown

by Saint Chuck 3 months ago

Dave

We did get Matty back after the police found him in my dad’s abondoned car on top of the old bridge. They found my da…
Writer's Block

by theWallflower 3 months ago

I have Writer’s Block.

Not the faux psychological condition where some fancy author becomes weighted down by the pressure of…
Cyber snooper solly gets a job

by Ridcully Calvert 3 months ago

I sat at my cheap chipboard and fake veneer desk and watched the pedestrians walk past my tiny glass-fronted office in Long s…
What We Are And What We Want

by THX 0477 3 months ago

I tried, honest I did, to settle into my new role and figure out a name for it. Pariah kept coming to mind, but I knew it did…
Pencil's lament

by Plotbunny Tiff 3 months ago

One last story. That’s all I want, honestly. I don’t have much lead left, and I know you’re too lazy to go out and buy replac…
שָׂטָן

by Stovohobo 3 months ago

The Simon shell cracked at the edges and disintegrated off the body underneath, drifting away like leftover ashes from a fire…
Can we Change?

by Blusparrow 3 months ago

“Real men don’t cry”,
“Dress sexy for the guys”,
“She is hot, why haven’t you hooked up with her yet?”,
“You tell her!”,
”...
Easter Weekend (Friday2)

by Mr Reeses 3 months ago

Denise quickly walked away.
“Wait!” Yaz ran behind her. Yaz grab Denise’s hand.
“Stop girl. Its not what it looks like.” sa…
Removal

by Never Explain 3 months ago

My suit collapsed from around me. I felt my insides contract and my heart race. I was completely unprotected. I didn’t even h…
Easter Weekend (Friday3)

by Mr Reeses 3 months ago

Denise walked out the store.
“Denise!”
She quickly turned & slapped him across the face.
“What was that for?”
“Thats was my …
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, What is My Greatest Fault of All?

by Stovohobo 3 months ago

One day, I looked in a mirror
And whatever did I see?
All of my failures, all my faults
Looking straight back at me.

Lust la…
The Toast That Wasn't

by Russell Ruffino 3 months ago

As I watched him make the toast I wondered what I was doing here. I needed to just accept I didn’t like anything about the gu…
Where I Saw Mommy.

by You Know You Love Mee! 3 months ago

Okay, Where did that come from??

Camille was still thinking this when she got home that day with her arms full of grocerie…
Indulgences

by Laine P. Grey 3 months ago

Kristofer
I suppose I can blame the indulgences on being an only child.
No, that’s not fair.
The psychiatrist said that _…
Except for Her

by Never Explain 3 months ago

In a couple of hours, Autumn was back at my place, she looked like she’d been crying.

“Hey, where’s Kait?” I asked.

“They h…
Censored Due To Seizure

by Plotbunny Tiff 3 months ago

I was taking a walk to get some fresh air, when I passed a young group of girls playing double dutch in the middle of the sid…
Grasping

by Dreamer 3 months ago

I hadn’t ever actually met a vampire face-to-face. Now that I had, a lot of the stories I’d heard seemed a little off. He did…
pt 2

by yoITSme 3 months ago

So This Is What It Feels To See Red
I see Stephanie Glider with her patented smug grin on her impossibly perfect face. She …
What Happened to the Others.

by Dreamer 3 months ago

I decided I didn’t really want to sit in silence so I continued my questions, wondering if he was giving honest answers.
“And…
Stephen

by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

I rolled my eyes at the blank look still on his face and gestured over to a particularly large man. Big ol’ teddy bear, thoug…
Dream By Day WAS Getting Good

by Blusparrow 3 months ago

On a beach my lover and I sit watching the sun set. It is warm out. We face each other. He smiles at me and I smile at him. H…
Tampered Software

by Never Explain 3 months ago

I got outside and called up Aaron.

“Talk to me.” I heard him say in a bored tone that he uses while he’s talking to a “custo…
Sue, Poor Thing.

by Dangle, My Marionette... 3 months ago

There once was a girl named Sue,
who came down with a case of the flu.
She made water all night,
as well as something quite n…
by his side

by Jennie Caline 3 months ago
Finally Home

by User 8801 3 months ago

The blinding lights protruding through the curtains revealed that he had finally arrived. I hadn’t seen him in about six year…
a minor obsession

by Jennie Caline 3 months ago
Blusparrow's amazing first date((your pen name here) challenge)

by howhardlifeis♥ 3 months ago

This is a very exciting day for Blusparrow. She would finally go out with “Justin”, she didn’t care where they were going s…
Paul? Kay?

by Bartimaeus 3 months ago
why not me?

by Jennie Caline 3 months ago
it must be physiological

by Jennie Caline 3 months ago
Zero X Nine: The Black Out

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

“On your report dated on July 16th, that Zero X Nine had experienced a black out of some sort.”

At that time I had thought i…
Music Building (Never Explain's Building Challenge)

by Blusparrow 3 months ago

“Wow! I came up with this!?” I exclaimed as I looked up. “It is everything I wanted it to be and more!”

It was a light blue…
Via I-M (29)

by howhardlifeis♥ 3 months ago

Kmartluvr: So are you talking to ur ex now?

Clueddude: lol man, you’re an idiot! She’s still my girlfriend..she just said it…
A First Challenge (writers block)

by The Master of Them that Know 3 months ago

CHALLENGE!!!!!!! challenge!!!!! challenge!!!! challenge!!!! CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, this is my …
One Lost Bikini Top [Lena's 50th ficlet challenge]

by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

The waves were rough that morning, the wind whipping them into a froth. The girl pulled the curtain aside impatiently, frowni…
Rehabilitation Officer?

by thebetweenspace 3 months ago

“Rehabilitation officer? What’s rehabilitation?”

“Rehabilitation is the process of disengaging you with everything,” Goethe …
Macy 35: Pressures

by Freedom 3 months ago

Macy turned out of Shane’s grasp as Derrick stepped out. “You’re not supposed to be here.” Shane spit out.

Macy placed hers…
cheese

by Invisiblexme 3 months ago

i like cheese
cheese is good
i eat it everyday

do you like cheese?
i do
i hope you do too

who doesnt like cheese?
do you?
i…
Just A Little Suspicious

by Dreamer 3 months ago

I saw realization cross his face, followed by an amused smirk. Him: I see…
That ticked me off ever so slightly. Me: No. You…
Broken Love (?)

by Sailor Emo 3 months ago

Maybe Logic could’ve saved me
If the world wasn’t trying to make me manic
Thought that fairy tales were true
The thought wou…
a moment of reckoning

by Jennie Caline 3 months ago
Macy 36: Worth It

by Freedom 3 months ago

Macy closed her eyes again. It was much easier to tell the truth without looking someone in the eye. “Shane, you seem…you s…
Simply Gorgeous

by Jayme Meiram 3 months ago

She stared up. The giant tree covered her from the sun. Thank goodness. She would surely burn out here in the sun, and the la…
Escape

by Jala 3 months ago

It seemed completely ridiculous to jump out the window. Yet I had dreamed it so many times before. Now was my only chance.

...
Macy 37: School?

by Freedom 3 months ago

“Yes.” Derrick whispered, wrapping his arms around her as she wiped her tears.

“So who do you pick?” Shane snapped, he obvio…
New Start This Year

by Blusparrow 3 months ago

Faith was sitting with her friends on her first day back to school at Mason Learning Academy. A boarding school in Florida.
...
Stuck

by Jala 3 months ago

We ran out of gas twenty miles from town. Go figure.

We were traveling from Greeley to Vail for a bit of skiing. It was my f…
Prospects

by Jayme Meiram 3 months ago

She sat in the car, black stilettos dangling out the driver’s side window. She was waiting for HIM.
She had been sure to put …
Macy 38: Lunchtime Birds

by Freedom 3 months ago

It was a week later, Tuesday. Derrick and Macy were seated at a lunch table in the courtyard, sharing a soda. All eyes were o…
Speechless.

by You Know You Love Mee! 3 months ago

Allie walked away hurriedly from her “so-called” friends. _Why couldn’t they just accept him the way he was? It wasn’t like h…
Macy 39: Unimportant Parents

by Freedom 3 months ago

But Macy was laughing hard now and his face reddened even more. “Shut up.” he teased, playfully pushing her shoulder.

She gr…
Just A Little Hard

by Dreamer 3 months ago

She stared at me for a second, before nodding. Fine, she wants to take it slow? Screw it. We’ll take it slow. While I wish sh…
Penendrum's Hall

by Jayme Meiram 3 months ago

The hallway was eerily silent. Chloe had heard all of the stories of the horrednous acts that had happened here: the Penendru…
My First Challenge (Finally.)

by You Know You Love Mee! 3 months ago

Took me forever to reach fifty ficlets… this one makes fifty-one.
:]]

Okay, down to buisness…
The challenge is to use t…
Not another Heartbreak

by howhardlifeis♥ 3 months ago

Even the thought of telling her, left the girls bewildered. How would they even begin to describe what they’ve all known for …
I am Brit

by Dreamer 3 months ago

I finally felt like I was really starting to get it when the librarian pushed her head through the door, looking annoyed. “Th…
Macy 40: Holly's Rein

by Freedom 3 months ago

Holly Porter was the Queen Bee of the school. She ruled in a way that everyone loved yet hated at the same time. She was actu…
Do sleep-deprived engineers dream of electroplated tofu?

by l.m.orchard 3 months ago

The hiveminded, phosphorescent lichen are conspiring with the mechanized saurans in low earth orbit. They share a common conc…

Prev Next