Our Intrepid Adventurer - Part 2
But look! Who is this entering the throne room? It’s our intrepid adventurer, Burt! He has managed to swim to the bottom of the very cold lake, and survived…
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21 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2013, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Our Intrepid Adventurer - Part 1
At the bottom of a very cold lake there is a large cavern. It is filled with air and not water. In the middle of the cavern sits a very old and very large…
Choosing a battleground
Avebury is an idyllic village in the English countryside. From every angle it is a colourful and warm place. A sedate life brings easy smiles to its residents…
No Matter How Many
Shrill watched the great war ships as they bobbed towards land for a while, and then stepped down from the wall. “There must be something we can do!” His…
I don't even know what this story is about.
I argued with my wife, then decided that I wasn’t living life how I ought to. I went to a bar, had too much to drink, and got into a fist fight with some guy…
An Attempt At Fantasy, Part 2
The overseer was indignant. “Our part in this war is in response to the provocation of our enemies. We did not wish to fight.” The Arbiter’s helmed head turned…
An Attempt At Fantasy, Part 1
Dark specks briefly revealed themselves amongst the clouds: Dragons, mopping up troops on the salt flat below, bursts of flame blossoming from the skies. The…
Read In A Cockney Accent, Part 5
If you want to be a criminal, you should dress nicely. Everyone’s suspicious of a kid wearing a hood and holding a baseball bat, because that’s what you expect…
Read In A Cockney Accent, Part 3
What you have to understand about crime is that thinking outside the box helps you from getting nicked. I wasn’t born a criminal. I didn’t fall out of my…
Read In A Cockney Accent, Part 2
So what’s the secret to our success? Apart from the fact that I’m a criminal fucking mastermind, the reason we do very well for ourselves in what is otherwise…
Read In A Cockney Accent, Part 1
First of all, you have to realise something. The three of us are in it for the money, like anyone else. But we never do jobs over a certain size. If some…
Sightless
The room was pitch black, but the cold metal on the table was definitely a gun. The voice was also definitely a voice, clear and soft on some invisible…
The New Universe Order
Every planet has a specific purpose. Asop-5 is a residential planet. If any citizen not assigned labour there tries working whilst on the planet, they would be…
Name Allocation Service
The more-than-attractive woman twinkled at him from behind the glass screen. Her seat had been adjusted so that she was the exact same height as all of her…
What a useless invention!
To Thomas, it looked like some kind of squat rocket, but without a nose. A computer screen, relatively tiny, adorned the front, along with a small black…
What's That, Doc?
My girlfriend looked like she was about to tell me she was pregnant. “Mark, I’m pregnant.” Shit. I owed Jim five bucks. “But, there’s something else.” My…
Superhero Convention
“So, what’s your power?” James looked at the eager face in front of him and sighed quietly. He hated questions like this. He only came here for the free food…
ZOMBIES!
The door was several inches of pristine steel. Even still, there was a distant thunder as the creature on the other side hammered on the door as hard as it…
'58 Unicorn
The garage door moved upwards in jerking movements, slowly revealing Jim’s brand new ride. Once Bob saw it, his eyes went wide. “Wow. Nice ride. What is this…