Ficlets | Stories posted 4/30/2008

Stories posted 4/30/2008

The Ritual

by Siobhan 2 months ago

Everyone gathered near the water’s edge and waited for the storm to manifest. The night was oppressive and absorbed all light…
A Living Breathing Work Of Art

by A Joker 2 months ago

Does art imitate life, or is it vice versa? The short of it is, most people don’t care…

Some however, do, and they feel s…
dear diary (OTOC challenge)

by Miranda Ann 2 months ago

Dear diary,

I’m writing this by candle because its to strange to be writing it in the daylight were someone might see. I wa…
it's you

by Rockin writer :] 2 months ago

so i know i’m in love when all i think about day and night is you.

when the first thought i think smacks me in the face it’s…
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 1:00 PM And 2:00 PM

by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

Jack Bauer eat your heart out, Jason thought as he covered his imitation kevlar vest with a homemade CTU jacket. Shield aro…
The Realm of Impossibility

by YodaOnCrack 2 months ago

“But Abah, thoughts cannot change what is real. It’s simply not possible. These are mere illusions.”

“The realm of the possi…
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM

by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

It was going to be a bad day, Jason realized. In the back seat of the police cruiser, he examined every last detail of his …
Nobody Ate the Plums [The Apology Challenge]

by THX 0477 2 months ago

Another long night of fending off the walking dead and my own sense of foreshortened future had left me bereft of hope and in…
Show You My Heart

by someday_93 2 months ago

I wish I wasn’t crying too hard to write. I wish the tears weren’t obstructing my vision of the page; I wish the blurriness i…
Closed

by AnimalLoverGrl 2 months ago

unhappy
depressed
critical
possive
these are all things that you are,
tired all the time
worried about things you shouldn’t …
DELETED

by Shiana 2 months ago

heyyyyyyy I’m…. DEEEEELLLLLLEEEETTTTTIIIINNNNNGGGGG THIS ONE!!
reborn

by AnimalLoverGrl 2 months ago

I feel as if I have been born again.
The sun is warmer on my back and things are becoming clearer to me.
All the things I hav…
Pomegranate

by falconesse 2 months ago

Persephone drags herself up endless stairs, her mother’s touch more hindrance than boon.

In her grief, Demeter had starved t…
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM

by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

Interior. Dimly lit room, within an abandoned warehouse. Jason wakes up, surveying his surroundings. Panic does not set in….
Mom

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

When I got home, my parents lectured me on how I had to try a little harder to “blend in”.

“Really, sweetheart,” my mom cooe…
Off to Work

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

Alphonse and I decide to carpool to work the next morning. His small car pulls up in front of my house at 8, our shift starts…
Libraries and Hadron Colliders

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

Oh, I completely forgot to mention that hadron collider thing. It got switched on in 2008 or something, right? Yeah, that wen…
Celery

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

I seriously wonder
How anyone else
Can eat celery without
Dipping it in caesar
Dressing
Otherwise it just
Tastes like
Watery…
My Fabulous Boat Trip Adventure: The Beginning

by Colonel Mustard 2 months ago

“This really isn’t a good idea, Brian” I said to my brother, but it was obviously no use.He had already started up the big …
She Knew the Truth 9

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

The bell rang and I got out of my seat slowly. I didn’t want to run into Samantha, today. So, I stayed in my seat acting like…
I'm Going to Get Out of Here...If it's the Last Thing I Do!

by NightMaiden 2 months ago

Sora sat, huddled in the little corner of the room. She desperately tried to force her furiously beating heart and breathing …
Adam and Eve

by Never Explain 2 months ago

For what purpose, I don’t know. All I know is that they are going to _manufacture a female super soldier. I wonder why they w…
Emergencies??

by You Know You Love Mee! 2 months ago
Her Way...or No Way

by Laine P. Grey 2 months ago

Kristofer
My sister, Tess, was pencil thin, always had been, always will be. If you’re really looking for a cause, somewher…
Soul

by Never Explain 2 months ago

The guy blew a perfect smoke ring, snapped his fingers. The smoke ring expanded and shrouded the whole room on a smoky haze, ...
On The Road to Nowhere

by Wishfulthinker922 2 months ago

We ran out of gas ten miles from town. I sighed and looked over to Greg.
“You know, we really should call Lisa-”
“No. No wa…
deleted

by Shiana 2 months ago

i deleted this whole series….................................................................
Disease

by Never Explain 2 months ago

I shook my head.

He can’t do this.

“Tell me he hasn’t gotten this far.” I said, half to mysefl, half to Detective Redmon….
He fell for Her

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

I knew I would be seeing him this Friday. He was going to be there and I was excited. I saw him staring at me and I was stari…
Me and JB

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

My friends all made fun of me. For what, you ask? For being a HUGE fan of the Jonas Brothers. They hated the Jonas Brothers …
Me and JB 2 "Metting Kevin"

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

I couldn’t believe it. I was standing right in front of Kevin Jonas and I looked like a hobo that just woke up from sleeping …
Me and JB 3 "Meeting Joe"

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

A few days later, I was sitting on my porch listening to my i-pod. When I looked up, I saw Joe walking down the sidewalk. It …
Katrina Foreword

by Mask By The Moon 2 months ago

Okay. Katrina is a story that I wrote as an English project. It took up two notebook pages and three-fourths of a front of a …
Katrina(1)

by Mask By The Moon 2 months ago

Katrina zoomed through the forest on teal-tinted dragonfly wings. She didn’t bother to look back, she could hear the man’s pe…
Clumsiness Isn't So Sweet, In Fact It Hurts {Twilight challenge}

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

“You are so clumsy!” My friend, Katrina said as we walked down the hall. I was still recooperationg from the fact that I ju…
Me and JB 4

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

After me and Joe had finished talking that day, he invited me over for dinner on Tuesday. I was so excited, but, I didn’t kno…
Me and JB 4

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

After me and Joe had finished talking that day, he invited me over for dinner on Tuesday. I was so excited, but, I didn’t kno…
Me and JB 5

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

There was Nick standing in the doorway. He was starring at me with his big, brown eyes, just like mine! He looked so handsome…
Do you?

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

Do you see me?
Do I exist?
Can you hear me?
Are you ignoring me?
You know you like me,
And I like you, too
By why don’t you …
An old friend

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago

It was the end of the day and I was on the computer at home at about 8:30 PM. I was talking to my friends over IM, but Ashley…
Misconception Unseen

by Natalie Mae 2 months ago

Beautiful creatures of the darkest nights
A frosty mask hides the fire submersed
Stalking the world, leaving hideous fright
E…
Misconception Unseen

by Natalie Mae 2 months ago

Beautiful creatures of the darkest nights
A frosty mask hides the fire submersed
Stalking the world, leaving hideous fright
E…
Later that Evening

by Mr Reeses 2 months ago

“Oh wow” Denise said, as she sat down.
“Denise, are you okay?” said Mikhael.
“Yeah, I’m fine, is that everything you needed t…
She Knew the Truth 10

by writer4life00nj 2 months ago

It was Samantha and I was completely overjoyed to see her! No, not really.
“Hello,” she said. Oh, I hated how she always see…
Delicious

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

A flick of a thumb
Dried plants set ablaze
Smoke spirals up
Reaching with foggy fingers
For the sun
Inhale deep, smoke burns
...
WWJD

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

Golden pages
Inked in red
Written by some
Long-since dead
Read by many
Thumped by few
Old religions
Nothing new
Watching with the Seagulls

by birksy 2 months ago

Sshh. The roll of the waves or the sound from my lips. The noise of the sand as it flips under foot, the rush of the wind as …
Campus' Water Fountain

by Mr Reeses 2 months ago

Denise drove to back to the Campus’ main water fountain.
Denise got out and walked over to it. A confused Mikhael walked behi…
Surprise

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago

Me and her were kissing and next thing I knew, I was back in my room, awake 5 in the morning.
What was that about?
Later th…
Campus' Water Fountain 2

by Mr Reeses 2 months ago

“Mikhael, You werent the only one. No one knows what I do at night. But Trevor does. No, the guy that I dated wasnt Trevor, b…
Just A Little Fluttering

by Dreamer 2 months ago

I felt my phone buzz. I didn’t even glance at the caller ID. Me: So did you work it out?
Cynthia: Yeah, I’m off the hook, you…
Campus Water Fountain 3

by Mr Reeses 2 months ago

Mikhael was about to breakdown, Denise & Jamal watched all this pain rush through his body, Denise’s dominated figure started…
Hysteria

by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

Anthony’s laughter died in his throat as several pens, files and even his Rubix Cube (which had the double function of being …
Lying and Fighting, Somethings Up

by Blusparrow 2 months ago

We walk to class and walk past Scott who half smiled at me and glared at Mac. I wasn’t completely paying attention though, I …
The Clarifier, I clarify things

by black dog 724 2 months ago

I know im not the clarifier, but you need to know
I said it was your choice, make up your mind or I walk
You wouldnt make up…
The Finals Dinner

by Mr Reeses 2 months ago

“You forgive me? I never meant to hurt you the way that I did, the way that i felt.” said Mikhael.
“I know, you have a sweet …
Excerpt from a diary of today's career woman

by Misheru O'ku 2 months ago

Women in the corporate world are seen as dispensable rather than as long term investments. Men assume they will leave once ki…
Castle in the Distance

by SeanTheBest 2 months ago

I was cold and tired. Felt like I was about to collapse into the snow. I was extremely tempted to just let sleep take hold of…
Chewing Gum, Friend or Foe?

by Nikole 2 months ago

I sat in class restless, squirming in my chair. I tried to subtly cover my ears so that my teacher wouldn’t see me and think …
Conversation Heart

by Living In Wonder Land ♠ 2 months ago

I popped a conversation heart in my mouth.
“I can see the little gears in your brain grinding,”he said while poking the corne…
My Horse's Name is Ziggy Stardust

by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

My horse’s name is Ziggy Stardust. I know it’s a silly name, but we got him during my David Bowie phase. Our farm also has se…
Katrina(2)

by Mask By The Moon 2 months ago

Maybe that’s why she didn’t see the jar until it came overhead. She screamed and banged the sides of the jar.

“Lemme out!!!”...
That's Unfortunate

by User 8915 2 months ago

My boots were filled with water, my new Italian leather boots that i got in Milan! Worst of all so was my $200,000 Lamborghin…
My Heart Is Dead, And So Are You.

by snakepandafox<3 2 months ago

Thanks to you,
I have no heart.
It died when you died.
I haven’t felt it beat in two years.
All I know now are thousands of …
out into the blaze

by Bartimaeus 2 months ago

“I was beaten to a pulp…”
I looked at Paul as he winced in pain from a wound in his mouth, probably from a punch to the fac…
This is Just to Say

by Misheru O'ku 2 months ago
All the Things.

by You Know You Love Mee! 2 months ago

All the things I do for you:

Crying for you and me.
Laughing at the memories.
Sighing when I pause to stare.
Insulting when…
What More Nightmares May Come

by Mistress Elsha Hawk 2 months ago

I didn’t know what to do about the nightmares. I couldn’t do what the creepy dead pirate seemed to want me to do, find his tr…
White Pain (Twilight Challenge)

by Laine P. Grey 2 months ago

I was too stunned to feel the pain. I couldn’t breathe yet. What had led to this defining moment? How had life and death near…
Belong

by Pieces of Andi 2 months ago

When do the ones that don’t belong begin to belong?
When will I begin to fit in and be accepted?

I ask my self that now…
Panic in Red and Blue

by THX 0477 2 months ago

What happened next was a blur of rage, self-satisfaction, mortal dread, and reasonable fear. Two geeks disappeared from view,...
Meet Me in the Mall, It's Goin' Down!

by User 8941 2 months ago

It was just some blue shirt. I couldn’t understand why there was even a problem right now. My seat on the bench facing the c…
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM

by thebetweenspace 2 months ago

The little twerp was proving to be a real problem. Marcos knew what he had to do. He dialed the Mastermind (at least that…
Boundary

by [pens&feathers] 2 months ago

Alexandria followed him to the fence, but could go no further.

He stood there staring at her with those blue-green eyes. Eye…

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