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• This Side of the Hudson: Staring Straight

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 2 months ago

  I collected myself and knocked. The door opened a crack; I could see a steely left eye. “Evening. We’re just passing through-...

• In The Dark (number challenge)

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 3 months ago

  I wake up to darkness. I reach with my right hand to find the side table by my bed. With knowledge of its placement, I sit up…

• Making It Count (Challenge by Numbers)

  by John Perkins 3 months ago

  “One minute.”

  Two years ago, Bobby would have had us bust in immediately on arrival. After the raid in Grove City where thos…

• Perfectly Odd {THX's Number Challenge :) }

  by Jenunique 3 months ago

  Alexis rolled over and looked at her clock. “Crap,” she cursed into her pillow. Her brain kicked in and she held her breath…

• The Meta Ficlet [One More Word Writing Challenge]

  by Eckhouse 4 months ago

  “Damn! Not again. Another counting challenge.”

  “They’re not that hard. Well, maybe after five sentences.”

  “And starting wit…

• From 18 to 1

  by Bag of Sand 6 months ago

  I can’t begin to tell you the anguish you’ve caused me, the nights I’ve spent obsessing over you.

  When I saw you eating in t…

• A Frog With Teeth

  by Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy 8 months ago

• 64 Characters

  by THX 0477 8 months ago

  Dan, the field mouse, strode confidently into the meadow saying, “We challenge you, for the pride of our fathers, for the sak…

• Theme Song of the Stupid

  by blueyedwonder 11 months ago

  “1,2,3,4,
  But I can’t count any more.
  5,6,9,10,
  See, I can’t count up till then…
  Oh, you know that I’m smart
  Oh, you know w…