Ficlets | Stories posted 4/25/2008

Stories posted 4/25/2008

Just accept it

by black dog 724 3 months ago
Cassie Marshall

by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

Her name was Cassie Marshall, the girl I once was. The one beaten down by what others thought of her. Each night another piec…
That Girl. You Know, the One in the Mirror

by wytherwings 3 months ago

Smile.

Look in the mirror. Don’t hate what you see, don’t spot those flaws that you hate. But look into your own eyes. And s…
Looking for love

by TatianaMik 3 months ago

He wrapped his arm around her in her sleep. She had no idea how much she meant to him. He’d been searching for his one true l…
The Kite and the Sunken City

by YodaOnCrack 3 months ago

Murni’s kite soars into the Malaysian skies. A heavy wind pulls it out to sea, its streamers spiraling up like red dragons wi…
miranda

by Miranda Ann 3 months ago

Miranda
I broke up with ricky today before classes and then when I went to get lunch he was holding hands with noodles! Th…
Spire

by TatianaMik 3 months ago

The cold spire jutted into the night. She wasn’t used to such sights. She was used to landscape, greenery, mountains. Not col…
We Are Family

by Amyo 3 months ago

We grew up – five girls and a boy – in a small, cluttered house. A family of cutting-corners and making-ends-meet and hand-me…
Don't Get Defensive Challenge Winners [Wow, what a lame, unimaginative title]

by THX 0477 3 months ago

Long over-due, I know, but if it’s not painfully obvious by now that I do things in my own time and in my own way…

Winners…
Insane In The Brain

by Amyo 3 months ago

So. You can see, hypothetically speaking, how it might hurt a person’s feelings… spiritually eviscerate them, if you will…..
Warning: Baggage Included

by uselessness 3 months ago

The next day, I was rushing out the door to get to class when I nearly trampled Jodi. She was standing in the hallway, bent o…
Chloe 9

by ChloeNoelle 3 months ago

Chloe-
wow i know miranda told you all about noodles and ricky but I’m going to tell you again anyway! After Miranda and r…
A Hard Choice Made Easy

by Eckhouse 3 months ago
Gunfire on the Forgotten Colony

by Will Hindmarch 3 months ago

It’s spring in the forgotten colony, when the bugs and the bullets come out. The last of the police died this winter, but Kit…
Jake And His Dates!

by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

“Before I forget I never asked if you like something to drink.”

“I have spirits and some cool aid. My father wouldn’t give m…
Howl to the Chief

by uselessness 3 months ago

The morning it all started, Kate was up before me and the bed was covered in dog hair.

I put on my slippers and walked to th…
My Boo.

by Haters Gona Hate x3 3 months ago

bold
Milan H Stone.

You mean everything to me.
I dont know what i would do i if i lost you.
i love you so much.
i can’t wa…
New and Improved

by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

I walked away silent. Stunned.

The first month was hard. I couldn’t just walk around in my underwear, and if I went to the…
He Put Two And Two Together

by thebetweenspace 3 months ago

Completely terrified wouldn’t do my fit of panic justice. I had, after all, been staring at my completely bare chest like a m…
Idle Chatter

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

As we move toward an empty pool, Lilac begins to sing. Her voice is beautiful, but soft, reaching only my ears as I walk behi…
Mmmmmm...

by Melia 3 months ago

I looked at it carefully, suspiciously even. I’ve never tried this before. I’m unsure what my reaction will be. Will I like i…
Dangerous Answers

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

I nodded, my words beating tiny wings at the back of my mouth, but caught fast behind my tongue. Why was she asking these thi…
Discovery

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

I returned to my tent without another word to Lilac, fear boiling in my stomach, making my mouth taste sour. I threw myself i…
The Game Within a Game

by uselessness 3 months ago

There I was, sprawled on the bathroom floor, one arm draped clumsily over the side of the bathtub for support, watching stars…
Imagine This...

by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

Imagine this:

A chamber underground, with a single naked lightbulb illuminating frighened and weary faces. One appears very …
Through the Palace

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

I pass the day with trivialities, sewing and playing with Ishkar. As the skylights grow dim and the eunuchs begin lighting ou…
The Emperor's Chamber

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

As the doors open, the waterfalls flanking the entryway splash to life. I step slowly into the room, located in one of the im…
The Emperor's Favorites

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

I shiver, fear coating the inside of my mouth, and remain silent. The emperor laughs again, “Get up, my beautiful desert blos…
Realization

by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

My mouth flapped open once or twice like I was a fish, but no sound came out. Tom looked at Mendez but Mendez just shrugged a…
Rosaline, PLEASE!

by Mask By The Moon 3 months ago

He pulls out a gun and shoots one bullet and Rosaline’s head and one at mine. We lean different directions at light speed, no…
A Quick Kill

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

When he exited the bar, he began to hurry down the street. He was stronger than he looked, though he wasn’t much bigger than …
The

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

We’re all passing silently
Shielded by anonymity
Up against a wall
Monochromatic security
On a blank canvas
Untapped talent
A…
Love Letters

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

Yellowed paper slips
Beneath my bureau
Stiff fingers
Grasping
For the mysteries
In faded ink

Not for me
Hidden away
In an …
$1.52

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

Assorted Change
I don’t need utilities
I
Am wasteful
Yours is mine
Mine is mine
And it all comes together
In an envelope
The Ancients

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 3 months ago

(These two are really old, like… 6 years or so)

Activity

Dance on the razor’s edge
Flirt with danger
Beauty

Al in one …
The Excavation

by Stovohobo 3 months ago

Dr. Kidd frowned, brow creasing in a fit of concentration as his finger traced the patterns of the stonework. It was half-bur…
You Two Need To Take This Outside

by thebetweenspace 3 months ago

Reeling from the sudden turn of events, I staggered backward, eying Tom warily. Last time he clobbered me he only did it for …
a long story short!

by Use awesome pen 2 months ago

there once was a man on a deserted island…
he knew only one word. this word was bold useless. the word meant nothing and …
$3000.00

by Use awesome pen 2 months ago

Money Comes
As money goes
i
Am here
To look to and fro
Much Money here
More money there
All in the vault
Pizza Face News Flash

by uselessness 2 months ago

“Can’t you knock?” sputtered Tom.

I crawled weakly into bed and hugged my pillow, listening to the conversation in the hall….
The Contract

by Pat J 2 months ago

They told me it’d be easy, damn their eyes. They paid me cash up front, nonsequential serial numbers, twenties and fifties an…
IFLY

by Stefanie823 2 months ago

bold
Sitting in 7th period, bored out of my mind. I still cant tackle the fact that I was in a honors class, and worst of …
The Devil in Detail

by Eckhouse 2 months ago

“And who do you think that might be?” said the voice, except now from a distance.

John heard footsteps. He turned to follow…
IFLY(Continued)

by Stefanie823 2 months ago

Finally, something good for my ears to hear. At least I could listen to some gossip from the girls around me. As I turned my…
IFLY(Continued 2)

by Stefanie823 2 months ago

“Well since you put it that way….” Emily began to smile “…No.. I am sure this conversation could wait after the bell.
“Actu…
idk wat to do

by NYCJUCIYGIRL09 2 months ago

Dear Gossip Girl,
i need to know what to do i don’t think I’m going to get into a good high school because i didn’t make nati…
Life Before Jodi

by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

I heard footsteps moving rapidly out of our dorm and into the hall, the echo of them being swallowed by Tom’s loud cry: _“JOD…
Macy 52: Get Your Flirt On

by Freedom 2 months ago

Macy plopped down into the sand to think.

First off, Macon and good just didn’t belong in the same sentence. So how could h…
Morning

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

I wake up in the soft, plush bed, surrounded by beautiful gold gauze. I am swathed in golden fabric, just touched by the sun’...
Murder

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

My head reels, and my body follows suit. I collapse against one of the purple-cushioned divans, staring up at the emperor’s f…
Pressure of choosing

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago

What should I do? This guy is telling me to go after her… but if I forget about her, will she be happier
“C’mon, you thin…
I Think He Really Meant It This Time

by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

“Actually, it’s sort of not,” I said.

Lurch hovered over me awkwardly, a look of concern etched across his pockmarked face. ...
Survey thing

by Ramy 2 months ago

1. Okay, c’mon spit it up worst ficlet you’ve ever written.

A True Friend

2. This is complicated but pick your favorite num…
Entering the Colosseum

by uselessness 2 months ago

Tom and Mendez were two gladiators facing each other in the ring. It was an odd pairing: Tom was lean and athletic, while Men…
Flute Faerie's Nice Challenge

by Freedom 2 months ago

Okay, I’m sorry I can’t fit everyone in here. But here are some of my ficlet friends. And to the rest, lovelovelove you.

*BL…
If Only

by CrescentDreams 2 months ago
Naked Male Insecurity

by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

Suddenly, Mendez and Tom were throwing punches at me. Jodi had thrust me right into the thick of it. She stood to the side,...
The Second

by snakepandafox<3 2 months ago

What am I getting myself into?
I know better, and yet I still want to be with him. Even though I know it won’t be the same, m…
Beneath The Surface .3. cliché

by Subject 117 2 months ago

Daylight flashed into the subway car as it emerged from the tunnel near Davisville Station.

The chorus of clicks, beeps and…
Macy 53: The Truth Had To Show

by Freedom 2 months ago

Macy turned slowly to face Derrick. His hands were stuffed into his pockets and he was looking at the sand.

Macy felt her fa…
A Bit Of A Shock

by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

In fact, I wiped the floor with both of them. I was the last man standing. They were so broken and bruised that Jodi was besi…
Midnight?

by jeherv 2 months ago

Coming home for Steve meant the three dogs he never should have had. He didn’t have the time or the energy for them, but eith…
Finally the winner of the Maybe_Miseryx Christmas Challenge

by Maybe_Miseryx 2 months ago

hey guys (:
its been verrrrrrrry long since ive posted a ficlet, sorry about that! alot of you wrote in entries to my Christm…
"Best Friends" is a weapon

by lifelessxlullaby 2 months ago

Colliding with the open window as I throw myself into things I’ve never felt before. Jealousy claws as love aches, and I’m se…
Bye, Bye Love

by uselessness 2 months ago

I never imagined that slamming a door in someone’s face could feel so triumphant. I think I actually hit her with it, but it’...
This Is Just to Say [Apology Challenge]

by lifelessxlullaby 2 months ago

This is just to say
Sorry for leaving in the midst of all the chaos
Forgetting to tell you everything
That you surely needed …
Free At Last! [escape challenge]

by Mistress Elsha Hawk 2 months ago

I stared at the pocketknife in disbelief. The perfect tool for escape had fallen into my hands!

I skirted past the lifeless …
Beginning of Something Big

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago
Mission Start

by Never Explain 2 months ago

Thus, staring my mission. I was dropped off 10 miles from the building. I had a stealthy vehicle, which I am not allowed to d…
Careful what you wish for

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago

I started to wake up and it was about 7 o’clock. I heard my mom call to me, “Eric! Breakfast!”
Why do I always wake up right …
Grasshopper Learns a Lesson

by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

“Yeah, sure. But first can you make sure that the evil conniving bitch in the hall is gone? I don’t know how you were able to…
Going Crazy

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago

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