The Origin of the Pestilence Swarm
The worst of Greydon’s plague outbreaks occurred over one hundred years ago. The Lord Mayor ordered cats and dogs to be killed, for he feared they carried the…
Nuno Teixeira
45 stories written on Ficly, 2011–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
The Shi Ika Delicacy
In the southern Yakozan peninsula, a group of reclusive fishermen make a living by rounding up shi ika. The shi ika is a type of squid aberration found just…
The Hayworth Horror
The Hayworth farm had been in the family for three generations. Merle was the last of the line. He was murdered earlier today in his cornfield. Two thieves had…
The Dead-Head Tree
It was the strangest tree Victor had ever seen. The bark was heavily textured like coral, and it was dark--almost black as pitch. The fruit was the most…
Wallace of Whale Town
“I’m from--hic--Whale Town!” the drunk yelled as he slammed his mug of ale on the stained wooden bar top. “You’ve ‘ad enough, Wallace,” the bartender…
Curse of the Medusa Graveyard
“Does it hurt?” asked Leon. The boy touched his aunt’s skin. It was textured like a clay roof tile. Euthalia’s gave a stiff chuckle. “I can’t even feel your…
The Black Rain
The people of Sangbolge were used to rain. If they got thirty days of sun a year, they were lucky. Today’s rain fall was just another day. Puddles gathered in…
The Life Cycle of a Mircean Blow Fly
Anton had been dead for twenty days now. His body was left in a shallow ditch in the woods. His killers didn’t even bother burying his corpse. The…
A Morsel for the Poor
“A morsel for the poor?” Yilan Ruhu mumbled to the pedestrians walking by. They ignored him like usual. Deep down, he knew that to be a good thing. He was…
Daig of the Wicker Man
“I’m innocent!” Daig shouted. The three druids ignored him and continued the wicker man ritual. The first druid lit his torch. “You’re as good as ash,” said a…
Worm Food
Joey “the Slick” Lema and Mason “the Bull” Malleti had a gruesome task to do, but as mooks of the Carnosa family, it was their duty. Bull reached into the…
Weasel and Pinch
Weasel dodged the fruit vendor’s grasp! He wove between pedestrians and jumped over toppled obstacles. He’d done this before. It’s how he survived in Cog Town…
The Day of the Flaming Fire Lizards
Jian Zhung watched the moon approaching the sun. Citizens across Zhongdi feared the day of the “feixing huo xi”... the flying fire lizards. Jian Zhung guided…
Prey and Predators
Periodic howling came from the canopy, deep within the tropical rainforest of Congwana. A troop of umbrakins shadowed a prowling tiger below them. After the…
Scraps
The ravals rummaged through the corpses littering the battlefield. Whatever feud happened here had left enough bodies to feed them all comfortably. The raval…
Moth to a Flame
I walk across a landscape... barren and silent. The shadows creep across blasted rocks, and flesh-colored clouds entangle the sky above me. Before me, in the…
The Spirit of the Hunt
Three nights ago, ten hunters were warned about Graybark Forest. Villagers claimed they were cursed and that hunting was not permitted in them. The hunters…
The Buzz of Bozza Bogs
Within the peatlands of Tirnaland, there exists a place called the Bozza Bogs. Men have entered the Bozza perfectly sane, only to exit and commit murder…
There's a Nasty Bug Going Around
“Your son has had this fever for how long?” the doctor asked. “It increased rapidly two days ago,” the father replied. “My time has been stretched thin…
Ready or Not
It started with the goldfish. Margaret got home to find them floating at the top of the fishbowl, boated and dead. “Did you overfeed the fish, Damon,” she…