Ficlets | Stories posted 5/7/2008

Stories posted 5/7/2008

Service of the Gods

by Valley Fey/Pinprick 2 months ago

Agathon shouted as sharp pain shot up his spine, immobilizing him for a second. “I said I was sorry!” he shouted to the oracl…
A Minor Key

by btwright 2 months ago

He put the phone down as she turned.

And that’s when he knew.

That moment, that second, that grin on her face. It all culmi…
The Runner

by btwright 2 months ago

He fell onto the bank, wet from the waist down.

Had he slowed down, he might have plunged completely under the water, waitin…
In[her]Sanity -(Would Enjoy Sequels)

by Eternal♥ 2 months ago

She was insanely bitter. Insanity was taking place of the realities in her life. She needed stability and control, gain the s…
Threshold

by Andrew Mayfield 2 months ago

A peculiar thing it is, to taste the flesh of another man. Now you may dismiss me as a lunatic or heathen and yet I must ask,...
Smooth Ingredient

by Andrew Mayfield 2 months ago

Shreds of dignity peel from her ever elastic and flucuating waist. Terror and loathing wash over her in pulsing waves inducin…
Two dead bodies

by Arcdeluxe 2 months ago

The two bodies lay there on the kitchen floor. One of them a male, the other, female. Both around their mid-thirties. They ar…
Dopplewho?

by Misfit Dreams 2 months ago

“Really, you..me..I..” James sighed and leaned forward in the chair and motioned towards the door, “That gets done three more…
Release {a poem}

by Tragic Character 2 months ago

So breaths of mine
come stolen
and yours vaguely catches

i’m told
push… shhh
now hush
only my cries offend

it is, i am, y…
Into the Labyrinth

by netcrusher88 2 months ago

Slowly, quietly now. They say they’re deep sleepers, but…

Those that survive say it…

Onward, won’t find it by standin…
Double Take

by Maleghast 2 months ago
Running

by RCYHAONI 2 months ago

Everyone picked up their guns and scattered around the area. We saw a boy walking towards the fire and he looks down at it.
_…
love you more

by Miranda Ann 2 months ago

I don’t know what to do
I always will loved you.
I always wish you knew.
I wait day and night
Just to see your site
I now …
The Fight Has Only Just Begun

by Never Explain 2 months ago

I watched as Tyler doubled over in pain.

“Y-you think I’m going down th-that easily?” Tyler sputtered.

“Yes, if you know wh…
The Question

by Jamie Reid 2 months ago
Silence

by Jamie Reid 2 months ago

Things change and people move on,
they never stay the same.
Now the inspiration has gone,
I can’t see if I’ve made the right …
Observance

by Jamie Reid 2 months ago

We stand in line,
All with the same dread in our minds,
I turn away,
I can’t look anymore.

I look into her eyes,
And have an…
Sunset of Man

by Hank Kuhfeldt 2 months ago

The golden red sun is slipping into the ocean, caressing the face of mankind for the final time. It’s a shame, really, we did…
Summer's Sun

by Lee Braiden 2 months ago

“What have you been doing all day?”

“Not much really.”

“Not much? I see.” I stared at her. “Didn’t I pay your Uni fees? E…
Return to Sender

by Maleghast 2 months ago

Without even drying her hands she turned and walked out of the kitchen door, heading towards the mailbox.

He stood, the 911 …
Brief Meditation on Sorrow and Joy [6-word memoir]

by Ana Cristina 2 months ago

...Life

doesn’t

distinguish

sorrow

from

joy.
The unfortunate situation

by Jackie Treehorn 2 months ago

He arrived in the office. The receptionist looked up from her catalog and chirped an ever-so-slightly forced salutation.

“Go…
The Long Night

by Spanky Danster 2 months ago

Tapping, a constant tapping. How long had it been now? She wondered. The rain bore down on the roof, the noise hidden only be…
On a Walk

by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

Though the surface calmed almost as quickly as it had been disturbed, the water rippled quietly along. Tiny wavelets lapped u…
Small Things

by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

Gordo’s scar, the one at the inner edge of his right eyebrow, was creeping toward the left eyebrow at an alarming pace. His b…
The Liberation of Hank

by Jimmy Nebraska about 1 month ago

Hank stands in front of a garbage can in the park. He has pooped in the garbage can. He did not know he could do this until h…
The Room

by CleverUserName about 1 month ago

He walked into The Room. Immediately, he was confused.

At first, the walls were completely white. Then they began to change …
Food Down Below

by John T. H. Ree about 1 month ago

He marvels at the rippling surface of the cerulean water from 30 feet below. Two tiger sharks patrol just under the surface, ...
Mr. Max's Marvelous Machine

by Jimmy Nebraska about 1 month ago

Little LeRoy LaMarque bolted out the back door into the yard. He placed the box with the machine in it in the middle of the y…
The Morning After

by CrescentDreams about 1 month ago

The shifting of colors over my eyelids woke me. Golds and greens with warm orange ambers. The faint rustling sound of the lea…
The End

by Orangemanmike about 1 month ago
Psychic Friend Network

by Xaqtly about 1 month ago

“Ten.”

“What?”

“Ten. That’s the number you were thinking of just now.”

Jamie sat back and casually sipped his coffee, enjo…
Meanwhile, In The Death Star Cantina...

by thebetweenspace about 1 month ago

Without success, Darth Supremis tried to shake water from his tray. “Garçon.”

“Yes, mate,” Eddie Izzard replied.

“I’m not y…
A Man in the Street

by Jarek91 about 1 month ago

He just stares at her with unseeing eyes. His mind tries to grasp meaning from her response. The phone rings in his ear but h…
Under an overpass

by Calamity Jess about 1 month ago

The brick wall was gritty and cold under my fingers. I wasn’t exactly sure of what I was doing, but then, I never am when I s…
Off to the Body Bank

by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

The ennui and drudgery of another day on the assembly line washed over Terrick Smith, robbing him of joy and sensation. His m…
Watching Each Other

by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

A small, insignificant car drove by another, ordinary apartment building. The small, insignificant car carried a small girl a…
Monkey See, Man Do

by JeremyVS about 1 month ago

The monkeys told me I’d find you here. They always get things like that right, you know that. What with their infinite number…
A New Craft

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

Arhan sat down slowly, his slick dark robes flowing around him as he settled into his chair. He needed but a moment to study …
Art Interrupted

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

Elhana looked on intently, as her student worked to complete the weapon. A villager’s bow was a no real challenge for him, El…
A touch of finesse

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

There were always one or two; this had been expected, if not actually noticed. The mageling tightened up a little, forcing th…
Ploughshare

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

As the glow of black energy fell away, Elhana stepped up beside Arhan to admire his creation. The polished gleam of the weapo…
The Headless Rattlesnake

by Kelly about 1 month ago

The sun has set again over the Baja desert, but the rocks still radiate their heat. Lizards and scorpions race back and forth…
Lunch

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

Arhan weaved slowly around chairs in the dining hall, navigating through fellow students and tutors, all the while feeling li…
Introduction of a troubled man...

by Chgowiz about 1 month ago

He closed his eyes and he saw the vision… again.

His hands were covered in blood. It was warm, the blood, and the flesh th…
Badly done

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

“It’s not a big, planned occasion of course, but they all make a point of being here.” She thought for a moment, and then lau…
No bad publicity

by quaga about 1 month ago

Pain gnawed through William’s shoulder as he surveyed the carnage around him. Wiping the grime and gore from his face, he won…
Chastened

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

Arhan, too, had felt the presence of an unspoken rule; like a child who had blurted out an adult joke, and didn’t know why ev…
Hierarchy

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

The young mage absently skewered another piece of yellow harofish, mopping up some sauce before swallowing it down with barel…
Peons and Masters

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

Next came the students like Arhan, of which there were now ninety-six, laid out in thirteen tables, eight students to each. A…
Contention

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

The six archmages sat further away, behind a symbolic partition rail that was enforced by respect and concern for one’s perso…
None too nice

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

Most of the table sniggered, roused by the enthusiastic delivery of Koth’s insult, if not by agreement with it. He continued …
Threats

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

She looked Koth in the eye, forcing the words to penetrate. “For the few who do become adepts, there is a code to uphold, whi…
What's The Big Idea?

by Xaqtly about 1 month ago

I have an idea.

This is no ordinary idea. This one has balloons, and monkeys, and shrimp, a codpiece, some butter tarts, a u…
Larger Than Life

by Jackie Treehorn about 1 month ago

“So this is what it feels like?”, said the voice in his head. He had heard the voice before, but never had it been so close t…
Message in a Bottle

by HighOnPoker about 1 month ago

As I stare at the paper, my mind races. I bite my lip in an effort to stifle the urge to scream. It all started eight months …
For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

by lucypevensie about 1 month ago

I had read, somewhere, an author who wrote stories that were only two or three lines of a column long—maybe twenty words, ...
The End

by CleverUserName about 1 month ago

Dirk always enjoyed free-form writing. Said it gave him an “instant creative outlet,” whatever that was.

The blank screen be…
The Vomit

by Jimmy Nebraska about 1 month ago

Someone vomited in the hallway.

Several people walked right past it and did nothing. Most of those that did notice it acted …
Inside the Shed

by YodaOnCrack about 1 month ago

A path of round stones led from the shores of Moon lake to a shed made of corrugated metal. Tara looked around to see if anyo…
The End of Me(Goodbye challenge)

by J.B. Williams about 1 month ago

“These were words requested by XXXXXXX, as part of his last will and testament, to be read aloud:

‘It’s been a good run. I’v…
Morning

by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

Clayton stopped as he stepped past the threshold, staring silently at me as I stared back. I had been mulling over the crow’s…
The Rest

by Spleenboy about 1 month ago

Finally? She said ‘Finally’, as if she expected it.

“What do you mean? Where’s the rest of him?” he blurted madly.

“The res…
The Beautiful Horizon of Your Mind

by nesdil about 1 month ago

From the moment I gazed into your eyes,
I was hopelessly lost in a rush of your beauty,
stumbling around as I struggle to ri…
The Remarkable Yo-Yo

by Ax about 1 month ago

The yo-yo arrived while his parents were at work, as he knew it would. That morning he’d kissed his mother on the cheek, wave…
Great things

by Andrew Plamondon about 1 month ago

His eyes dart from the phone frozen in his hands to his wife, a look of utter confusion sitting on his features. His wife, se…
Doppletwo.

by Trann about 1 month ago

James opened the door, walked confidently into the room, and stopped short at the sight of himself, lying back in the armchai…
Fried Rice Interrupted

by KinCross about 1 month ago

The flimsy door clatters wildly in the corridor, opening barely fast enough for a frantic woman to fit her body through the p…
Out of the Ashes

by Stephen Johnson about 1 month ago

Ian left the light on as he considered the events from the day. His pillow was soft, and the sheets fresh and warm, but yet c…
A new job

by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago

“You’re late!” she enthused. “Come on, its time for the staff meeting.”

I could not believe how excited this otherwise sophi…
Metamorphosis

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

The more he tried to fight the vision, the more he realised it was inescapable. As he fought to keep his eyes open, haunting …
A False Oath

by Matthew Walton about 1 month ago

“But…” he pulls out the other hand holding the other gun. “Why do you even want one?”

“It was buy one, get one free,” she …
Mornamentor the Inventor [little prince challenge]

by invisibility_disability about 1 month ago

“Excuse me, sir.. What are you doing?” the small boy asked.
“I am inventing,” the old man said.
Immediately the child was int…
Window

by Jimmy Nebraska about 1 month ago

She was shaken from her fitful sleep.

The ground was rumbling again, for the first time in days. Maybe it had been weeks. Th…
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:13 PM and 8:18 PM

by thebetweenspace about 1 month ago

8:13:27 PM

“Do you have any idea where you are, Jack?” Sarah asked.

Jason searched Victor’s unconscious body and found hi…
Invisible Challenge.

by invisibility_disability about 1 month ago

Well, this is a challenge.

Actually, it’s a huge challenge to come up with a good challenge. Has anyone ever noticed that?.....
Make Friends With Chocolate

by Matthew Walton about 1 month ago

So, what do we think?

Primitive.

Smelly.

This is delicious.

What is it?

No idea.

_It might not be safe. Hav…
A Quiet Train

by ThomWill about 1 month ago

He rested his head gently upon the window of this drab passenger car as it rumbled down the tracks. Lightly he entertained th…
If Only It Were Pickles

by hyperbolation about 1 month ago

“Does this smell OK to you?” Jack asked.

Sam recoiled. “I dunno what it’s supposed to smell like. It looks…OK. I guess.”

...
Inside a head

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago
Presence of a Goddess Most High

by Louise Madison about 1 month ago

“Yes, child, she is one of mine,” the disembodied voice said coyly. “And how dare you steal from my servant!”
“Hera?” the ora…
Planning Permission

by Matthew Walton about 1 month ago

“Foundations?” Rob scoffed as he read the letter from the council. “We don’t need no foundations.”

“It says here them planni…
Billy and Robert

by Rusty Tanton about 1 month ago

The respirator let off wisps of air which sounded like someone sucking on a straw tapped into an empty juice box. The cardiog…
Hemingway Never Ate Here

by Eckhouse about 1 month ago

At eighty-five, Margaret was no longer young by any standard. The spirit was willing, but the body was sometimes troubled by …
Never Enough Time

by Xaqtly about 1 month ago

The late afternoon streamed in through the large bay window, forming shafts of warmth over the couch where they sat. His arm …
Prequel... randomised

by Lee Braiden about 1 month ago

This is just to say

You have written in crayon

All over my world

My walls were built

With footholds for you.

Blank to al…
Cracked Glass

by Mr Reeses about 1 month ago
the definition of awkward. [twilight challenge]

by invisibility_disability about 1 month ago

“Tell me what you’re thinking,” he whispered.

I took a deep breath. “I… um…”

“Yes?” he asked, his ocean-blue eyes widen…
Antiquities

by Cody Walton about 1 month ago

From the 56th floor he surveyed the entire Manhattan skyline. Looking out the floor to celling windows all one could see were…
Rhode Island Games pt2

by Ms Kit Kat about 1 month ago
Legal vulture

by blanx73 about 1 month ago

Long-time court hawks know that the best time to pick up chicks is Thursday morning, because that’s when the temporary restra…
Translation via the Internet

by Misfit Dreams about 1 month ago

What is it saying?

How would I know?

Aren’t you supposed to know?

Why would I know?

_Maybe because you have been …
Paper Trail

by kaellinn18 about 1 month ago

She heads out the door, and he stares after her, mouth half open, vaguely aware the phone is not ringing. She is back in the …
Taxidermy

by User 9116 about 1 month ago

Jonah had always been comfortable with taxidermy. In fact, the room in which he now stood was studded generously with the tro…
Efficacy

by CleverUserName about 1 month ago

The new drug rep, with stars in her eyes and a car trunk full of the newest pharmaceutical to cure man’s ills, found she was …
Research

by Adjusting about 1 month ago

The man sat at his desk. Open before him were several Chinese character dictionaries. A yellow piece of paper was covered in …
Ostentatious, Isn't It? ((Twilight Challenge))

by Overlooked_Merchandise about 1 month ago

She wiggled her fingers at me graciously. He had purposed to her…and the ring! It is probably the biggest engarment ring ev…
What To Do With a Stuffed Mother

by HighOnPoker about 1 month ago

“Well, it’s interesting,” Jonah said to his wife. He cocked his head as he tried to take in the site of his freshly stuffed m…
Farewell to Purple Faces and Leprechauns

by paper flowers about 1 month ago

“Of course I can help your friend!”
This is what Dee the Healer has said to our friends, and that is exactly what she has don…
Tug of War

by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

I clustered a cushion of air molecules underneath the pond and lifted at least a hundred gallons of water into the air. It sl…
Meanie

by Mask By The Moon about 1 month ago

She didn’t scream, afraid that her mom would still hear her and she’d get in trouble. She couldn’t imagine life without desse…
Inequality [Hear Ye Challenge]

by p.lauré about 1 month ago

“BUT IT’S NOT FAIR!” screamed Dag as he stomped his way up the stairs to his room.

It was another one of his dramatic mom…
The Box

by Louise Madison about 1 month ago

“Wait, what?” he asked, completely dumbfounded. Taking advantage of his stun, the walks over, and listens to hear that the ph…
Creatures on Earth

by paper flowers about 1 month ago

“Mira, wait up!” Rigel shouted. Mira was running at top speed through the field. She was heading straight for where they hear…
Möbius Strip: Perfect Plaything

by KevMullins about 1 month ago

“Um God” she said, head down mindlessly kicking the skull at her feet.

“Yes child?” the quasi-deity replied distantly, as it…
The Beginning of a Long Night

by K~writer~M about 1 month ago

The next day, Annie invited me to go with her to meet the guys. I excepted the invitation and met my Annie later. Annie, Layl…
8/6/45

by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

August 6, 1945
Tokyo, Japan

The control operator suddenly leaned forward in his chair, adjusting switches and controls. His …
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM

by BARomero about 1 month ago

8:18:46 PM

It all happened so quickly. Before Jason could level his weapon at Marcos, the criminal swatted it out of his h…
The Unexpected Kiss

by K~writer~M about 1 month ago

We took our seats and Annie was automatically next to me. I sat down and turned to see who was on my left and wasn’t surprise…
A Tough Life (Invisible Challenge)

by OrangeOreos about 1 month ago

And that’s when I saw them coming right for me!

BOOM!

The cactus in front of me exploded, and a small black bullet fell int…
the choice, for who?

by black dog 724 about 1 month ago

helluva way to go,in a blaze of glory
knowing that youve done all that you can
wishing, only that you could have done more
al…
Unfound

by CayenneChris Conroy about 1 month ago

In the dirt, in the dark, backed into the corner, under the house, is your perfect place. You keep still. If you do, no one w…
A Conversation to Love

by K~writer~M about 1 month ago

I stared into Aaron’s seagreen eyes. “Yes it’s Bella, or the girl you ran into last night at the game.” I said jokingly. “Hah…
The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM

by BARomero about 1 month ago

8:37:09 PM

Sarah answered her cell before the first ring had stopped. “Chloe O’Brien.”

“Chloe,” the voice on the other en…
His Whisper...

by K~writer~M about 1 month ago

Blake suddenly appeared in the lobby, and broke Aaron’s and my quiet coversation. “Bella, can we talk?” Blake begged. “I’m no…
YYYEEESSS! 185 ficlets! Okay, so maybe be it's kind of a weird number, but it still calls for a ((Start/End)) challenge!

by ○○♥Promises Broken & Backs Turned♥○○ about 1 month ago

Okay, so I’ve finally made it to 185 ficlets. I never thought I was going to reach 50! But recently, I have been thinking abo…
Rabbit

by Gregory Taylor about 1 month ago

My boots were filled with water, and this made it a better day than most. I allow my students one prank per day to get back f…
High, but not a Lunatic in Busworld

by Louise Madison about 1 month ago
New Challenge! [[Fast Food Adventure Challenge]]

by Louise Madison about 1 month ago

Advenures if a Fast Food Toy

Intriguing, eh? Well, that’d be your challenge. After the unbelivable sucess with the first c…
Oscar's Morning

by greymalkin about 1 month ago

The buzzing, a stirring. Famished, I rouse him.
“Wake up. I’m hungry.” Don’t you push me away. A nice massage before breakfa…
Fallen Angel (Pt. 1)

by invisibility_disability about 1 month ago

He woke up in a grimy concrete room lit only with a dirty, dim lightbulb. His head throbbed and he could taste blood in his m…
Quiet Disdain

by Misfit Dreams about 1 month ago

She knows how he sees her. She sees it in his eyes every time she looks at him. That dismissive way he seems to look right th…
Hera's Offer

by Valley Fey/Pinprick about 1 month ago

He knew that Hera was one of the most wrathful gods, and the worst one to cross. Even the oracle looked scared for him, her s…
Cowardice

by Mad As A Hatter about 1 month ago
The Photograph

by BMGelinas about 1 month ago

It was on the day before he died when my grandfather handed it to me and I saw it for the first time.

It wasn’t much of anyt…
From on High

by Andrew Plamondon about 1 month ago

The sky was on fire. The clouds struck a golden red hue above the tops of burning buildings. Tracers danced in front of the h…
Fallen Angel (Pt. 2)

by OrangeOreos about 1 month ago

“Oh my, this is going quite nicely!”

Dr. Ochentaker stood on his stool and rubbed his hands together like any normal, crazy,...
Chicken revenge

by Matthew Brown about 1 month ago

The four police squad cars plowed down the busy road early in the afternoon chasing what can only be described as a chicken m…
Fallen Angel (Pt. 3)

by invisibility_disability about 1 month ago

Yes, you may have ripped out my wings, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still an Angelle, Basil thought, glaring at wherever t…
Home invasion

by Matthew Brown about 1 month ago
Hotel Room

by Just another writer about 1 month ago

She easily got a room because the man at the front desk was exhausted that late at night & didn’t bother to notice how young …
Sci-fi adventure

by Matthew Brown about 1 month ago

He looked in the mirror, identified all major characteristics of his new face, and inserted the sound chip into his ear.
“Rea…
An Envelope

by mvandervoord about 1 month ago

She inspects every corner of the tattered gray envelope. Its story is full, this envelope, of a long journey and rough handli…
Teamwork

by kaoticrequiem about 1 month ago

“I can’t believe we’re doing this,” he said.

The young brother and sister team worked through the night, quietly, calmly. Th…
The Accident

by Orangemanmike about 1 month ago

1981. I was 9 years old when it happened. I was over at Jesse’s house after school like I was every Thursday when my mom took…
Finders keepers

by Savage Nobleman about 1 month ago

The smoke went straight up, thousands of feet in the air.

Jack figured the crash was about 8 miles away—but it’s so hard …

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