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Stories posted 4/7/2008

• Chapter Unknown -- Kiley's Wrath

  by Phoenix 3 months ago

  Sarah ran in the front door, calling, “Kiley? Are you here?” She paused, and she could hear doors slamming in Kiley’s bedroom…

• Defenses are so up

  by J.B. Williams 3 months ago

  “Hey, what’s with the Terminator look? You know I don’t know John Connor, right?” She had her hair covering her left eye in a…

• Chapter Unknown -- A Surprising Summit

  by Ryan Earle 3 months ago

  Kiley sighed, she’d just spent all day color correcting prints, and there was Marisol, waiting in the restaurant lounge.

  It…

• Athanas And Molger Go To Desolace.

  by Phoenix 3 months ago

  The Burning Blade orc grunted with boredom. Today was his day on patrol, but then every day was a day on patrol for an orc at…

• So Speak

  by More Ways Than One 3 months ago

  Here I am
  I’m here
  What do you have to say?
  You called me here
  So speak

  I’ll leave
  It will be easier
  Than when I was forcin…

• The Last To Bet

  by mephtu 3 months ago

  Wasn’t it a cold March morning when she called? She had been obsessing over the headlines and needed someone to listen. The p…

• Chapter Unknown -- Stranded On Interstate 15

  by Phoenix 3 months ago

  Two hours later Sarah’s situation hadn’t changed, except that she had progressed from worry to full-blown panic. Her plan to …

• Chapter Unknown -- Tailspin

  by Ryan Earle 3 months ago

  Kiley felt sick. She was going to throw up. Sarah had done it this time. Something that Kiley couldn’t fix for her, something…

• i dont call this living.

  by Nouvelle Bardot 3 months ago

  perhaps…
  perhaps there is a chance
  for life
  penned up here-
  in this cage

  like the ones
  you use for
  breeding domesticated
  ...

• Graduation

  by Amyo 3 months ago

  Hal straightened his collar in the mirror and felt his stomach sink. In 19 minutes exactly, his happy easy lifestyle was goin…

• Terminal Behavior

  by Wallace-E 3 months ago

  What is that? Do you smell that? Is someone eating in line?
  >> No; it’s that woman with the green suitcase. She’s got a ja…

• Message In A Bottle

  by Amyo 3 months ago

  Boys! I lobbed a pillow at Charlie’s head.

  In a way, he kinda had a point though. My Dylan-angst needed some feminine unders…

• debris

  by Roryok 3 months ago

  There had been no warning this time.

  The towns folk stared as the streets began to fill with thick grey smoke, blocking out…

• Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

  by Mycroft 3 months ago

  The needle on the speedometer rose sharply as I floored the pedal. Speed limit signs flashed past, but I ignored them; the po…

• Castle of Night 5: An Assistant

  by flute faerie 3 months ago

  “I need… an assistant,” he said, lacking for better words.

  “An assistant? Hmmm…” I said, thinking it over. It would giv…

• kayla

  by Leslie Lens 3 months ago

  omg…

  it’s leslie from coventry
  kayla guess what April 11th is the formal im so existed are you?

• Squinting Mistake

  by MeAndTheMoon 3 months ago

  “Alright.” I get up slowly and adjust my dress. Marnie scurries off, probably to find someone else to dance with now that he…

• Hex Conversion

  by ChrisWDP 3 months ago

  What did she say?, I head Beta say.

  Okay, don’t get too excited yet.

  Right, stay calm.

  Sunday, Sunday. What am I doing…

• Putting Things Off in Mirror Land [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Zoned out, I stare at myself in the bathroom mirror. I don’t like looking at me. Honestly, I don’t even like me period. The f…

• Condom Conundrum

  by BARomero 3 months ago

• choices

  by ♥Bridget 3 months ago

  defying our own mortality

  making choices we shouldnt make.

  Slowly losing our sanity

  making our own mistakes.

• The Princess Bride's Kingly Confusion

  by uselessness 3 months ago

  In Florin, the king’s word has always been taken seriously. Even when the king was at his most insane, the people respected h…

• (Dragon Protectors) Glad We Agree

  by flute faerie 3 months ago

  “After this is all over, I get to keep half the dragons,” The Feared One said firmly.

  “But, but,” Han spluttered.

  “It’s …

• A Slightly Different First-day-of-School Story

  by Insert Pen Name Here 3 months ago

  How many stories start on the first day of school? Far too many. “As Julie waited for the bus, she twisted a strand of pale b…

• The Princess Bride's Jittery Giant

  by uselessness 3 months ago

  Fezzik stared straight ahead, trying to focus on the figure of the man in black as he trudged into the Fire Swamp with overwh…

• How To Talk About Wikihow (Wikihow Challenge)

  by flute faerie 3 months ago

  As I was looking around online, I decided to go on one of my fav websites: wikihow.
  Bored as I usually am, I decided to lea…

• Silence (64k challenge)

  by Insert Pen Name Here 3 months ago

  After 16 years of silence, I’ve forgotten how to say I love you.

• Out of the dark

  by Adam Short 3 months ago

  It’s dark. I open my eyes groggily. Why is it so dark? I try to put my arms out in front of me, but I can’t, there’s somethin…

• Nerves of Steel

  by mephtu 3 months ago

  New life rushes into my veins. The air is alive and electric, pulsing with preternatural force. I stretch my arms out and fee…

• A view of the city

  by Graham Croucher 3 months ago

  The young man sat on the roof of his apartment block, looking towards the city. He’d started going up there as soon as he mov…

• Mirror Image

  by Russell Ruffino 3 months ago

  I check my tie in the mirror and realise that I’ve put the red tie on instead of the blue one. I should pay more attention in…

• forever? you wish

  by Dr. Lew 3 months ago

  So I fell in love with him and he fell in love with me. There’s only one problem…

  We fell in love online. We fell in love …

• upsidewards chapter 1

  by JP 3 months ago

  It all started backwards and upside down. If thats even possible i mean. see, i never wanted trouble. not once.I wasnt like t…

• leslie

  by User 8689 3 months ago

  hey im kayla and my 3 best friends in the world are leslie, valerie and lexi

  i luv you guys<3

  _kayla

• Upsidewards Chapter 2

  by JP 3 months ago

  i tried to tell my parents abou tthe whole stalker thing, but the conversations didnt exatly work. i love my parents and all,...

• Just A Little Hospital Room

  by Dreamer 3 months ago

  I can hear Drew talking quietly on the phone down the hall.I can’t tell exactly what he’s saying but he looks really annoyed….

• Considering

  by Dreamer 3 months ago

  The calm of the park seems to calm me.My tears are drying, the pressing on my throat lessening, the taste of bile in my mouth…

• Barely There [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

  by emma jo_234 3 months ago

  A crisp wind pierced my skin as I strode down a narrow side road, quickly so I wouldn’t miss the bus. I closed my eyes, tryin…

• An Encounter Of Ice

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

  We sprinted down the hallway, panting and heaving as we darted through the corridors. We came upon the pub in the building an…

• Smell

  by Dreamer 3 months ago

  Nobody smelled it but me,but then again,no one ever can smell it but me.
  Vampires.
  And they were close.I think Phoenix can …

• An Encounter with Knowledge

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

  Patrick and Ryan sprinted out of the gymasium, constantly looking behind them hoping to avoid her gaze. As they ran up the hi…

• Upsidewards Chapter 3

  by JP 3 months ago

  Its harder then you think to scream with a wet rag shoved down your throat. i was gagged and then thudded into the plush leat…

• I Don't Like Mondays

  by Amyo 3 months ago

  Claire –
  I’m sorry. I still think we need to talk, so this is me talking. I hope you’re still listening. I don’t really know …

• I am Vaughn (Nerd)

  by Dreamer 3 months ago

  I have always been the nerd. Ever since 2nd grade when I accidently memorized all my times tables in one month. I just liked …

• Into the Harem

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

• He Just Didn't Love Me

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

  I saw his face, he frowned, and then he turned his back on me…

• Some Faith

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 3 months ago

  Can you be anything but negative? Have some faith would you!jeez

• Okay...

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  Life here is still pretty boring, I’ve made a few friends by now. We aren’t close, but everyone needs someone to hang out wit…

• Into the Harem, Pt. 2

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

• It's Funny How They Automatically Think That

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

  It’s funny how people just think that, since I’m adopted, I want to go back to China. I don’t. I want to go to London, or som…

• Into the Harem, Pt. 3

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

• Hi,Bye

  by Emilyisme19658 3 months ago

  Hi
  Hello
  Howdy
  What’s Up
  Hey
  How are you

  Bye
  See ya
  Later
  Farewell
  Goodbye
  So Long

• Upsiderwards Chapter 4

  by JP 3 months ago

  James Brown Middle school.
  MY middle school.
  the only question was, why the heck was i kidnapped and taken to my middle schoo…

• Into the Harem, Pt. 4

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

• Never learned how to wink

  by SunEyedGirl 3 months ago

  She couldn’t help but be drawn in by his eyes. They were just so warm and brown and inviting. She tried to focus on her hand …

• Into the Harem, Pt. 5

  by Ostrosco 3 months ago

• The Wolf and the Lion

  by Untold Thousands 3 months ago

  The wolf stepped towards Rachel, slowly, deliberately. He was beautiful; almost entirely silver except for his face, which w…

• Too Quick

  by Overlooked_Merchandise 3 months ago

  _Ask her already! She’s stand right there!! No. I can’t. She wants to go with Warren, and if I asked it would be weird. But t…

• Secret Room (Elisha's Mirror Challenge)

  by Apostrophe 3 months ago

  Celia is staying at her grandmothers house for a week. The hot summer sun keeps her inside. She would burn easily if she stay…

• The Pitch

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

  Once upon a time, in the land of Fan T’see Naym, there lived a good and beloved king named Olden Feebell.

  _The king ruled …

• Falling Stars (250th Ficlet Challenge)

  by Untold Thousands 3 months ago

  He looked up. The stars were falling. Actual stars, not meteors.

• Too Bad I Lost My Favorite Pants

  by Ryan Earle 3 months ago

  Charlie felt his heart pound with fear. He couldn’t pull any farther into the hole. The man now had him by a belt loop of his…

• Macy 19: Hadn't

  by Freedom 3 months ago

  “Macy, you know it’s true.” Derrick continued in her ear.

  “I…I think you should go.” She whispered, looking away. Derrick …

• Helena: Intro. To Music

  by RunningWithScissors 3 months ago

  I smiled and flopped back on his bed, feeling like a newbie, I hadn’t needed an invitation into a man’s bed in a long time.

  ...

• Good News

  by Apostrophe 3 months ago

  Thora is in the kitchen cleaning up from dinner. Her engagment ring is on her hand. She glances at it every now and then. It …

• Macy 20: So-called Love

  by Freedom 3 months ago

  It was Shane and some girl, making out in a blue lawn chair. Macy wanted to stop watching, but she couldn’t take her eyes awa…

• Singing (64k Challenge)

  by Blusparrow 3 months ago

  Really, you never sing until you have found someone to sing for.

• The Nail That Guided Me

  by OrangeOreos 3 months ago

  I couldn’t bear to think about being separated with Kitty and the boys anymore. Even Ms. Dodson would be welcome company at t…

• The little one (Elsha's Mirror Challange) (Emily's Pixie Challenge)

  by Emilyisme19658 3 months ago

  The littlest mirror in the room of mirrors never had anyone look into it. Then one day a Pixie came along and looked into the…

• Mirror, Mirror{Elsha's Mirror Challenge}

  by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

  Marcellus was combing his hair in the mirror like he did everyday of his life. Less and less hair as he approached his fortie…

• Childish, I Suppose

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  My gloved hands clasped around the metal bar. There must have been about four hundred pounds on each side of the bar. I lifte…

• Macy 21: Standing Up

  by Freedom 3 months ago

  The following Friday, Macy walked through the school halls avoiding all the people she didn’t want to see. That was mainly ev…

• riding up the rainbows

  by ♥Bridget 3 months ago

  death is riding up the rainbows.
  blood is falling with the rain.
  pictures clicking at every pose.
  petals falling off every ro…

• Chocolate

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  Helena seemed mesmerized by the music. I tapped her shoulder.

  “Yeah?” She said, still looking off into space.

  “You want to …

• A Mirror Image {Elsha's Mirror Challenge}

  by flute faerie 3 months ago

  The faces glared at me, reflecting my image. They were all sad, all bleak. Our grandfather had just died. All us kids were ve…

• Upsidewards Chapter 5

  by JP 3 months ago

  What was Tyler Jones doing here? I had barley said a word to him since our big fight in fifth grade. i had started hanging ou…

• Upsidewards Chapter 5

  by JP 3 months ago

  What was Tyler Jones doing here? I had barley said a word to him since our big fight in fifth grade. i had started hanging ou…

• Always

  by Never Explain 3 months ago

  I walked through yet another hall in this dilapidated house, wanting to get out.

  I walked by a yet another mirror. Something…

• The Trip to Live Life to it's Fullest

  by Louise Madison 3 months ago

  I walked to the end of my street.

  I sat down on the bus stop and set my bag down next to me. A man sat down next to me. I ig…

• Fading

  by Music-Hearted 3 months ago

  Eight months since this mirror had become her enemy. Eight months since the usual things had ceased to exist, and she had beg…

• The Brink Of Insanity

  by Scary Thing I Aint Dead Yet 3 months ago

  “The blood on your hands is no longer the blood of the guilty.”

  “You have found pleasure in what you do to the people.”

  “Yo…

• The Fight

  by ACORN 3 months ago

• 64k: AuditoryPacific

  by gemminx 3 months ago

  That timbre was my sequoia, piercing my sky, rooted to my earth.

• Who Knows?

  by Nissakit 3 months ago

  “Whoa! She accepted that apology quickly!” Sam said.

  “Yeah, I know isn’t it great? But you know, even though I like her, I a…

• The Deal is Made

  by S. Lynn 3 months ago

  The two of them sat on the bench, an awkward silence streching between them. Shawn was looking out at Turtle Pond, while Ravy…

• Macy 22: Liar

  by Freedom 3 months ago

  “Yea Macy?” Derrick asked, looking up from his book.

  “I uh dumped Shane.”

  “Really?”

  “Uh huh.”

  “Wow, that must have been b…

• Miles Apart (Mirror Challenge)

  by [pens&feathers] 3 months ago

  You’re standing so close I can see myself distorted in the mirror-like finish of your sunglasses. We’re walking side by side …

• Ogres Don't Just Exist in Fairy Tales

  by User 8700 3 months ago

  Early one morning, Charlie got out of his bed after accoplishing a body-length stretch. He does his bathroom nesecities, he t…

• Yet Another twist

  by S. Lynn 3 months ago

  “So we have a deal?” Shawn asked, standing up. He streched out a hand to help Ravyn help.

  “Yes, we do.” Ravyn replied grabbi…

• When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them At People (100th Challenge)

  by Freedom 3 months ago

  Monica sighed and rubbed her tongue across her ring lig. Being a cashier at Wal-Mart was a horrible choice for a job. Still, ...

• Awful Memories

  by .:band baby:. 3 months ago

  Eve sat in her fourth hour, doodling. Mrs. Rim was blabing on about Shakespear’s marrage. Eve was fairly good at Engish, so s…

• Old Times

  by gemminx 3 months ago

  White Head was what they called him. His notoriety forced him to wear a hood, or cap, to get away with his shenanigans.

  “It…

• Skin Deep [Elsha's Mirror Challenge]

  by Ana Cristina 3 months ago

  Every morning she seeks me out. What is she looking for in my depths? Her eyes reflect back at her, two black holes vacant of…

• All Creatures Great and Small [Part of "Five Years Later: A Simon Story"]

  by Alexa ♥ 3 months ago

  In the world-within-a-world, Simon felt the rush as his creatures heard his call. And they came. All things bright and beauti…