Mechanical Stars II
The noises stop and the sun smothers the moon. The girl wakes, thinking last night was a dream. The door shuts with a bang. The air is cold and sinks into her…
InnocenceAndArsenic
6 stories written on Ficly, 2011, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Bad Day
The lights came on, buzzing with their electric noise. “Who are you?” said a voice from the distance. “I-I don’t know.” “Who are you?” the voice repeated. “My…
Mechanical Stars
The sound of screeching machinery echoes in the vast emptiness that is suburban winter. The stars have forsaken the sky and the night is left dark and cold…
Elevator Love Letter
The elevator door slid open and there she stood, at the top of the stairs--grinning. “I beat you again,” she said. I smiled, showing my brilliantly white…
And Then I Woke Up
I had been running for days. I couldn’t remember the last time I showered, and then it hit me. I couldn’t remember the last time I had done anything. I didn’t…
Protagonist
I am bare bones and frost with eyes like the sky. I have a heart beat and lungs and no life at all. I hope I am everything you’ve dreamed.