291HR
In front of me, a long hall winds laboriously on with glass security doors stretching across every twenty feet. In between each one are four vault doors…
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71 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2013, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Silent Eye
People think I’m indifferent. That I’m faceless, and therefore unprejudiced. But this isn’t true. Just because you see only your pretty little face in me…
Empty-Headed Exploration
My eyes are not my property; They’re not mine to control. They build massive earthen towers Out of pebbles set by moles. They judge without a jury, Follow no…
The Watering Hole
Narrowed eyes, In grass, disguised, The lion licks his lips. Aware, alert, Gazelles tap dirt As they take cautious sips. The lion, crouched, Awaits the pounce…
Dirge
The air is stiff, as stiff as my spine against naked wooden pews. Solemn murmurs glide from pillar to pillar as crackling fabric gnaws at my skin. Bursts of…
Tired Providences
It was raining outside, a cold and heavy rain marching in offbeat steps. Lura rubbed at her wrinkles in the mirror, making sure they were all deep and…
Closeness Through Distance
Stare at the walls. There are no words. Why do I feel my eyes wet with tears that weren’t shed for my grandfather? Why do my fingers shake for someone whose…
The Marionette's Revenge
She twiddled fingers and rasped her voice to rid his brain of thought of choice. Her throat, the womb that knit her lies; amniocentesis to drain disguise…
Auspice
Translated from Voice Log 101513 However much time we spend watching this species, it seems they quadruple it in the effort of watching us. We have seen…
Fulcrum
Notated from Voice Log 101113 The shock of what I have found cannot be expressed in words. I’m linking back to tell you that our world community will simply…
The Gladiator's Confinement
Suddenly a hot, wrenching pain in my thigh--like an arrow, but more forceful, and when I look down there is no shaft. I collapse to the ground, try to scramble…
Medicine
It used to be a good thing. My favorite thing. Now it rakes at my eardrums, dull aching in my belly, snakes in my skull licking at my brain. It is harsh and…
The Gladiator's Deal
“And you would give up your soul, eternally, to me--give up your place in the heavens--just to go back into this wretched time?” “I would.” I could feel a…
Old Enemies
I called Fear seven days ago. I thought I had punched in Hannah’s number, but I must have misdialed--when the phone came off its cradle with a static crunch…
Death's Memoir: Details About the Job
The first thing you need to understand is that Death changes. I mean, the occupation of Death--the Grim Reaper, if you want--shifts every Earth century…
The Copyright Page to Death's Memoir
Copyright © Eternity (Published 2017 on Earth) by Death, Geoffrey H. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any…
Author's Foreword
Dear Reader, I’ve never really gone about writing a book before, but I figure that the stars are in the right place and the substantial difference between the…
An Uneducated Wager (The Meteor Challenge)
August 1, 2009 Dr. Lionel directed a smarmy glance at Dr. Dunder. “Okay, okay, you did it. Two million wired it is,” Dunder sighed. Lionel raised his…
Proof Enough
There was a three-second silence that tasted bitter in Suzie’s mouth. In the next few, the line was cut, the computers shut down, and the two other men in the…
0 for 1
Cassandra gazed dispassionately down at him with flickering eyes. “Jack, you know I can’t run a search on Kinetico without raising every birdie they’ve got.”…