It's Been A Sorry Few Months
I found out that my dog had cancer on the day that we returned home from my uncle’s funeral. He was young, Uncle Joe. He had problems with painkillers. I think…
emily
6 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2010, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
La Infanta Margarita
The Infanta Margarita refused to be still. Frustrated, Mercedes knelt down to the little girl’s eye level. “Mi princesa, you must be good while good Señor…
I'd Take Boring Over This Any Day
Nevada in January was even worse than Nevada in the summer, I decided. In the summer, Gramps had his mini swimming pool inflated, and we could lounge around…
Consequences
I’ve always said that if I could have a superpower, it would be invisibility. Flying, x-ray vision, super strength...those just aren’t my style. Cool…
Impact
I’m in the living room having my first beer of the night when I hear a crash and a scream. The crash doesn’t scare me--my Mellie isn’t exactly the most…
All the Good Stuff
How many stories start by describing the weather? “It was a dark and stormy night,” “The sun was shining down on us,” “Blah, blah, blah.” Weather is boring…