Untraceable pt2
“There is always time to panic, later.” Another favorite lesson of my master. I methodically investigated the remains, only managing to dig out a heavy…
Foolhearted
33 stories written on Ficly, 2010–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Mother In Law
“Oh John! It is so good to see you, It is a shame you couldn’t come up last night with Lily and the kids.” The septuagenarian grandmother had the hunched…
wrenchhead
Before he was a teenager he was working in his dad’s repair shop. He knew the tools of the trade, and he knew the machines, Ford, Chevy, Dodge. He knew them as…
End of an Era
He had to have his wife call in to his work. “Tell them he was a close family friend” Although that was a little presumptuous, considering he had never met the…
Vision and Reality
Sonny stood where he pressed himself into the far corner of the loft, arms crossed, head cocked, trying to reconcile the image his eyes gave him and the vision…
Lucky Numbers
Erica stared in disbelief at the creased photocopy, and then at the paused TV. In crisp HD, 6 ping pong ball shapes outlined the numbers 8, 14, 21, 22, 33 and…
Launch Sequence
A calm voice came in over the headsets. “FC Reed, initiate sequence.” No sound but the rising hum of the accelerators. _“FC Reed. Copy... Initiate sequence…
Careless
I couldn’t care less. I don’t care any more. I could still change my mind, but it won’t change the score. We didn’t really have a choice, we didn’t play, but…
Resolution
Another round of drinks? Another night, methinks. An appointment I have dreaded, is headed my direction. One night’s indiscretion, a heart full of…
Untraceable
It is quite a feat to remove a memory from someone’s mind. My teacher had stressed the importance of preventing one from forming in the first place. Now I…
Woodworker
“I always admired your work.” “The fact that you can say that is simply tribute to my failure as a father. All of those days I spent toiling at the shop were…
Twilight Goodbye
The family was near the back of the dusk procession, a young man holding a hand of both of his small children. Little Elie didn’t quite know how to feel…
One of a Kind
There was only a moment to pause and take a breath. Novan closed his eyes and recalled his Father’s parting words. “When the other members of the council see…
The Enlightened
Man has always attempted to explain that which we could not understand. Given the amount of data they had, it is understandable why early humans believed the…
Just Get Me There
Only 30 miles to go, and here I am, broke down on the side of the highway with cars flying by. I could pop the hood, then what? What good would that do? You…
First Steps
“Tell me what I’m looking at.” There in the middle of the observation room was a small electronics housing with four aluminum appendages, which at present were…
Day In, Day Out
Ajax heard the conversation in the break room and felt the need to jump in. “Ha! Immortality. I tell you what, if something sounds to good to be true, then it…
Protector
The gates to the cathedral were framed with rough cut stone formed in an impressive arch. Perched above, an enormous stone gargoyle stood watch like it had for…
Loop Back
Though viewing a loopback was familiar, the experience was still a little unsettling. My immediate field of vision shifted to the periphery as the lecture that…
Last Wish
He could feel her in his arms, the wedding dress beneath his fingers as he held her. He could smell the sweet scent of her hair. He could see her face smiling…