High
It’s like the high is a being Itself. I’ll climb onto Its scaly back and hold tight to Its rough and worn horns. And It’ll spread Its massive purple…
Of Dough and Dreams
“Hello, friend.” I didn’t raise my head to acknowledge the voice. There wasn’t any way that someone could be there. Therefore this had to be a dream or…
Stars
Quietly shift amongst the stars, brittle enamel creaking soundlessly. Hundreds of little metal eyes quest for sights in their brass sockets, gazing out at…
Chthonic Creatures
Her breath was heavy and her heart pounded. As she sprinted she could hear the faint presence of the bodies behind her, their voices hissing angrily, “You…
The Bronze Beast
Sweat rained off his forehead as he drew his sword. He couldn’t swallow. He could barely breathe. The bronze creature towered above him, exhaling hot and…
Curious Feeling
The floor was growing colder against my back as my life drained away from my stomach. The creature stood above me, a slim silhouette slightly bent to look at…
A Tortured Creature
To put a piano in a school, unguarded and unprotected, is to leave a lamb with lions, a fly with the spider, a fish with the shark. Unless watched by an angel…
Malice
Orlan heard a noise. A clink, clink type of sound... He followed it into the hallway, the candle throwing wild shadows around the room. As he entered the…
The Watcher in the Woods
It was a cold night in September when the small gray car pulled in front of the cottage at the edge of the woods. The sky was clear, and the full moon…
The Options
Weeks passed and Jennifer’s condition declined. Mark took responsibility, since he had a record, until we could sort it all out. His arrest was quick. Sorting…
Something New
There was something new down there... something we couldn’t explain, or express in the words we knew. “Something new” is also lacking in explanation. It was…
If You Read this, You Will Die
The creature stares at you, the avid Ficly reader, from the other side of your computer screen, and says, “If you are reading this, you will die.”