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• Can You Hear the Harmony?

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I shrugged, my heartbeat picking up.

  I was scared to open my mouth, in case another operatic voice would come forth from it….

• Crazies...with Spoons!

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “She’s a cute kid,” Cricket remarked as Cara darted out. I smiled along with him, my throat still aching from the flu.

  Soon,...

• It Bakes!

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  My head sank into the pillow.

  I was feeling defeated.

  What if Cara cut her arm off while trying to slice the rhubarb? Ok…

• Prolonged Hello

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  “This, ehm, Xiaoli. ‘Li, to you I present Mama Rizzo.”
  “Ah, che bella ragazza! Lei non è fortunato?” she cried with a smile…

• Just Doing My Job

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago

  He chose to ignore my comment.

  “Here we are,” Cricket said, holding the shuttlecock in the air triumphantly. “I’d say you la…

• Paying the price of the Ficlet obsession

  by Pathfinder about 1 month ago

  “Comrade Lu Chien, you are accused of a new offense called ‘ficleting’ and of consuming too much broadband at the expense of …

• Alone in the Rain

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  My wings dripped with soggy mud, and my previously lovely chignon was just a mess of curls.

  The pins stuck themselves into …

• Tossed

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  “I didn’t do anything to betray or otherwise jeopardize our settlement!” I yelled, my throat feeling quite hoarse from all …

• A Cruel and Unusual Punishment

  by NightMaiden 2 months ago

  Queen Petunia was beautiful, as always. She sat, unmoving in her great throne, which was at the center of a velvety rose. Pol…