When painting a room, beware the corners!
Prince Phillip burst through the final door, into chamber of the evil Lord Drakk. “Let her go Drakk!” _Lord Drakk chortled. “My dear Prince, you seem to…
Passionsocks
20 stories written on Ficly, 2010, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
They give us those nice bright colors
“The will leaves everything to you.” The lawyer looked up from the document. “It’s funny. This is the only written document from him. And yet in spite of being…
Can anyone tell a story in just one word?
No.
Renaissance
Naked, he ran on the beach. Sand flew out as he sprinted over the detritus. The waves ebbed and flowed, and though he sometimes splashed his way through the…
"Daddy, I want breakfast"
“Daddy, I want breakfast!” Inwardly I wince. Through my eyelids I see that morning is here, if barely. I struggle through the tatters of my dreams. It’s time…
How it Should Have Ended
“... And the hero rides off into the sunset with the girl. The End.” You are disgusted. You saw it coming in the first ten pages. How unoriginal and…
Found: Positive Concept
Found: Positive Concept / Answers to “Nate” / If yours, please call / 555-1648
With Lips Stained Red
The Candidate looks in horror at the form of the Master, which twitches then stills in the snow. From the sidelines, their faces white, their noses red, the…
Done in by a +1 wooden sword
Loric let out a deep sigh, backed by long years as Justice. He cradled his beer in its well worn cup, as his unfocused gaze drifted over his fellows at the…
What I Expect a Comment on an Unrated Story Sounds Like
“...” I wrote / no yardstick in hand / neutered my feedback / meter remained, bland
Inficly
Paul dropped me a note -- The latest version of his interactive fiction system was ready, and I had been chosen to try it out. He gave me a quick rundown of…
Let's Read
Click Click Click Words were drawn to my screen from a distant source. Held there, signaling for my attention. I the spider, considering my next juicy…
Telegram
“AM FINE LOVE ESCAPED HURRICANE ARRIVED HAVANA LATE MONDAY” The guy dressed as Elvis who had knocked at my door shrugged. “Sorry, but since they paid me to…
Passion
“Passion... What?” “Passion socks,” “How did you get that nickname?” “Well, one day while I was at work, the CEO swung by and paid us a visit. His whole…
The Oppressed
I faced my opponent, hands already up. Not in supplication or defiance. I had just scrubbed in, but I knew I was defeated. “Dammit, if we don’t perform this…
Lost in the present
The time traveller returned. And sneezed. The basement was dusty, not the clean workspace expected. Somehow it had become someone else’s space. “What…
One last ride before bed
The gift brought tears to the eyes of his parents. They pulled the concealing curtain open. Revealed the perfect frame balanced on its kickstand. Their little…
Mama Bear, what's your twenty?
Mother of bride found at an Arkansas truck stop -- wedded to groom.
The eternal dud
Dormant, I dwell beneath the dome of stars. My detonator destroyed - damaged I meet my doom amidst devastation. My devisers developed data on their day-star…
No margin for error
We were prepping the device for its first real test when it went off, lighting up our test silo. Roy, my supervisor was the first to ... to be converted. I saw…