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• The Owl and the Mice (Metaphor Challenge)

  by Laine P. Grey 17 days ago

  The owl watched the mice scurry across the field. No one had ever put the owl in charge, but he felt it was his duty to “prot…

• The Crack in Our Shield

  by wytherwings 22 days ago

  We were pretty amazing weren’t we? We didn’t let anything get to us. It was like we had an indestructible shield around us at…

• How are the INTERNETS gonna know what I'm up to? - Nerdcore

  by Ben Paddon about 1 month ago

  I go from Ficlets to Flickr to Twitter, quite fast, no, quicker.
  They’re like Liquor, I go for too long without some and I qu…

• The Sound Of Defeat [Perfect Moment… Ruined Challenge]

  by John Perkins 2 months ago

• Jonas Part 33: Defeat

  by LovingYourHeartbreak♥ 4 months ago

  “What-EVER,” Amanda scoffed, defeated.
  The three of us stormed off, leaving Kat and Charlie to .. er.. continue.
  We arrived b…

• Warmth Extinguished (One More Word Challenge)

  by [pens&feathers] 4 months ago

  Cold.

  The wind.

  It felt cold.

  I just stood there.

  I just stood there, cold.

  It was like warmth died.

  Extinguished l…

• Rising From Ruins

  by uselessness 8 months ago

  We were an overconfident card shark, carelessly casting our coins. Our faith in our fathers had failed us the fight, and the …

• The Great Hero

  by White Hat 9 months ago

  The greasy black ichor dripped slowly from the point of my sword, leaving something like a trail of breadcrumbs along the col…

• After her horse fell, she clambered up from the ravine to see-

  by Howie Amourscow about 1 year ago

  And although she was barely able to walk, she slowly climbed, supporting herself with her sword. There was no other way if sh…

• Maggie

  by SeekGround about 1 year ago

  Maggie walked as far as her exhausted legs would carry her before collapsing defeatedly into a heap to the side of the abando…