Tom Sawyer
During two long weeks Tom lay a prisoner, dead to the world and its happenings. He was very ill with measles. When he got upon his feet at last and moved…
Oh, please! Zombies, really?!
Halloween is approching soon, my dearies. My idea of this challenge was sparked when I saw a book at our book fair at school called, _Pride and Prejuduce and Zombies_. Yes, the classic Jane Austen story.. plus some zombies, just thrown up in there. So your challenge is this, Ficleteers: Pick a classic and add your favorite mythical/ledgendary/fictional/monsterous creature. What happens? Tell me a story. :) <3 RPS
Challengers
19 entriesRebecca
Last night I dreamed I came again to Manderley. The car glided up the drive, the rhododendrons crowding in on either side, dark and monstrous like the moonless…
Rebecca
Last night I dreamed I came again to Manderley. The car glided up the drive, the rhododendrons crowding in on either side, dark and monstrous like the moonless…
Emma: Vampire Matchmaker
Emma Fanghouse lives in Surrey, England on Hearteaterfield Estate with her elderly widowed father. Emma is forever young, immortally beautiful and witty, but…
Halloween Hell
When i was 13 years old i dressed up as a zombie bride and went trick or treating with my friends.We walked around my friends neihborhood, until we reached an…
Waiting for Godot...and Zombies!
Vladimir: You said he would be here? Estragon: Of course, but where is here, right? Vladimir: I thought here was over there under the tree. Estragon: Ah, yes…
Stranger in a Strange, Strange Land
Valentine Michael Smith was born a Human, raised as a Martian, and had now spent 8 years on Earth. Michael had learned much from Jubal Harshaw and his family…
Mermaid Jane
An eruption of bubbles, reflecting John’s silvery blonde hair was left in his smacking hand’s wake. He laughed cruelly as his blow struck Jane’s flushed cheek…
After Midnight
All her Godmother’s magic could not save her now. Cinderella stumbled down the palace stairs, tears streaming down her face. She lost a slipper, but she did…
Wolf.
Once there was a little boy who was watching a flock of sheep. He’d tricked the villagers one time too many by crying “wolf, wolf” and sending them running…
Fang-orn Forest
Merry rubbed the ropes that bound his hands against the blade of the fallen Uruk-hai. Though it tore at his skin, it also parted the rope strands. He went to…
Ringworm
In the nighttime heart of Beirut, in one of a row of general-address transfer booths, Louis Wu flicked into reality. His foot-length queue was white, dotted…
On the River
The raft was comin’ on down the river mighty nice. It was dusk, a little foggy, and way too quiet for comfort. “Them things always come when it’s so quiet this…
On the River
The raft was comin’ on down the river mighty nice. It was dusk, a little foggy, and way too quiet for comfort. “Them things always come when it’s so quiet this…
Worse than Morlocks
After departing on my second trip into Futurity, I watched as once more my house faded away around me, and Richmond blurred under the flickering glow of the…
The Moon and Romeo
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the mischievous moon, Who has me soon sick…
Morbid-Dick
The sea was in a tempestuous state of disarray, the waves crashing upon the ship with almost board-splintering force. The sky was dark, plastered with clouds…
A Clockwork Zombie
“What’s it going to eat then, eh?” We stumbled around the local mesto, trying to munchy-wunch some lovely brains from any lewdie who happened by. Without…