Psychic Assault: Limits
Morgan took a breath, still ringing in the sudden silence inside her bubble shield. Her mind torn along now familiar paths, she had access to greater portions…
Jessica Cahill
95 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
In Between Minds: Lesson Plan
My companion and teacher was a small woman who spoke in squeaky stutters. She showed me which plants were weeds to pull, how to water the different crops and…
In Between Minds: Penance
Yulia smiled and held out her hand. I hesitated, then took it, unprepared for the jolt of connection that came with it. Feeling comfort and reassurance from…
In the Garden: Heart of the Rose IV
She smiled, “I think I should like that.” Into the night Edwin and Angelica talked and made love. Ever the teacher, he pressed her for answers, making her put…
In the Garden: Heart of the Rose III
Angelica stretched, her body still singing with the heady mixture of magic and sex. She felt good, better than...finally alive and whole. Turning, she found…
In the Garden: Heart of the Rose II
Magic coursed through Angelica’s body, painfully lengthening her limbs, changing her proportions. She gasped and tightened her fingers around Phillips’. He…
In the Garden: Heart of the Rose I
“Angelica, it’s been two years and you have yet to manifest a single ability. I think we both know the time has come,” Magister Phillips said. “So, you’re…
In the Garden: Mark of Darkness
Rose leaned against the lamp post and watched the man stroll slowly toward her. His step was unhurried, confident and she felt her body tightening in response…
In the Garden: The Rowan and the Ivy
Rose grinned at Rowan, her eyes drinking in the perfectly sculpted, tanned body. He was dangerously beautiful and overwhelming for someone who had yet to face…
In the Garden: All Mother's Darlings
Cabbi finished tying her boot and stood, testing her balance in the heels. She checked herself in the mirror, tucking her skirts into her belt. Curvy, sturdy…
In Between Minds: Grounded
I was a maelstrom of grief and rage, I wanted my baby and I wanted her *now*. In the eye of my storm, I sensed the bright minds around me and swept through…
In the Garden: Shelter
Rose watched the man pace the sitting room of the suite where the Twins usually entertained. He fisted his hands repeatedly, trying to keep them from shaking…
In the Garden: A Different Rose...
“Did you take my kohl again?” Honey asked as she looked through the drawers of her dressing table. A man’s hand appeared over her shoulder. She kissed his…
In Between Minds: Testing
Warmth and light suffused me and I felt myself expand. Each corner of me seemed to unfurl and lift toward the sun. Even She, tucked into a darkness I could…
A Singular Moment
When I opened my bus doors she was helping a women pick up her groceries. She looked up, brown eyes sparkling and I felt time skip a beat. Or maybe it was just…
In Between Minds: Connections
As we walked I felt apathy coil through me like anesthetic. The ragged edges of my mind grew quiet and even the place where She resided became still. _Kozlov…
Moment of Silence
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Could I Have Stopped?
I like peaches. It’s true, I have always walked through the mountain to reach the Plains of Summer. Since they’re so sweet, especially when they’re…
In Between Minds: Worse
_I opened my eyes to see the table laden with all my favorite foods, and then noticed the stack of brightly wrapped presents. My father’s hands, warm and…
Uphill
“It seems these days that I have forgotten how to breathe. Instead I gasp raggedly while I heave my boulder step by step upward toward the impossible summit…