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• A Late Apology

  by NightMaiden 25 days ago

  “Goshdarnit, you come at the most appropriate of times!” I said sarcastically, hauling up the now-slumping Cricket.

  “Oy, Cr…

• I Am Fallen (Ode to Ficlets)

  by Demosthenes 28 days ago

  I am fallen.

  I am gone.

  I have no more words to describe
  this emptiness.

  This depression.

  This anxiety in my heart for wh…

• Footprints Into the Dark

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  “Five more minutes,” Mariano huffed quietly to himself, blinking in the dark at the hands on his Swatch, taking a stab at wha…

• Clover High: Temple of Irony

  by Lone Writer about 1 month ago

  The four of us continued toward one of the tunnels. The water dripped from the cave ceiling just like in a corny action movie…

• Only a Matter of Time

  by Merlot Wystine about 1 month ago

  Ferrero walked quickly to his car. It was only a matter of time. They had seen him, he knew that for sure, and it would only …

• A Better Place

  by FlirtingWithaBrickWall 2 months ago

  ”...but you’re dead!” I hadn’t seen my uncle since his untimely disappearance five years ago.

  “Not dead, I just went to a be…

• My Day In Purgatory : Part 3

  by illusionistic 2 months ago

  Sometime after my exit from florid….purgatory. I was lying in the dark tunnel, I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face. ...

• Red Zones

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 3 months ago

  As much as the wildlands looked forested and wild outside, inside the tunnel it was the compete opposite. This was a man-made…

• This Side of the Hudson: Stormy and Red

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 6 months ago

  We made our way down the dark damp tunnel, trunk in tow.
  “Joey,” JJ wimpered, “I think I felt a spider.”
  “Forget the stupid s…

• This Side of the Hudson: Closet Tunnels

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 6 months ago

  “Well, since you phrased that so frankly, I’ll answer you frankly: This valley’s dang gorgeous,” she said simply. “That, and …