Contact
He wore the disk again, this time focusing his attention on the parasite attached to Kebe’s mind. As he did, all other streams of data ceased, and the world…
J. Rein B.
97 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2013, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Superiority Complex And Other Disorders
There was a time, not too long ago, when birds and pigs got along. Their comradeship was not due to any extremely cordial interaction between them, for the…
The Angel of Death
Was it a virus? A bioweapon gone astray? Or perhaps the Hand of God finally raising judgment? No one knew, and no one cared. Whatever it was, it struck true…
Floating Away
An orange Earth was a sight I never thought I would see. As boiling rock continued to appear and spread on the surface of my beautiful, once-blue home, I just…
A Cloudy February Friday
“So... do you have any plans on Monday?” I looked down as we walked down the street. At the end of it was the jeepney stop, a good few minutes away. Enough…
A Way Outside
There they stopped, a few tenpaces away from the blazing wall. Connecting the new ruins of the State’s southern bordertowns, it stood higher than the clouds…
Dawn
Hints of dawn have already crept in from between the panels when Noah, heart pounding and shirt drenched, opened his eyes. The ceiling of the bookstore was…
Prying Eyes
The alley stretched on into the surreal horizon, its walls filled with crude symbols swimming violently on the rough surface. Malevolent spots glowed within…
Chimes and Scriptwork
Breaking away from the city’s marketplace, he finally found a registered office by a strangely deserted street. “Damn the earthly souls!” the doorbell chimed…
Journey
The sun rose above the Wall, casting light and removing shades from the prairies of New North Haven. Shadows weaved back and forth under the grass, seeking…
Passage
The aborigines led him back towards the Fire Wall. Herik was tense, unsure of what was happening. He played with the amulet, which glowed in his hands. He…
Crossroads of Fate
The distant light of the fire Wall illuminated their faces, reflecting harshly from the metal amulets they wore on their necks. They surrounded his camp…
The Burning Horizon
The town was on fire! As quickly as his feet could take him, Herik dashed in through the gates into the raging inferno. He passed the screaming townspeople,the…
The Forest Near Singayn (Challenge Repost)
The nights here are cold. Fire never worked; too busy with their own dramas. The one he started a few hours ago decided to keep its warmth to itself, the…
The Moon's Lover
It started - as it always did - with the moon shining on the calm waters. She loved the sea deeply, but he was too still, too silent. To his slow currents, her…
A Kiss from the Moon
Steps echoed in the narrow cobblestoned streets, bouncing off the dozing walls and into the cool night overcast. Each step he threw away, rushing quickly to…
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The Boat, Their Story, My Brother, and My Wife: All Full of It.
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The Legend of the Waving Trees
Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king in the city of Singayn (you know he’s cruel for he lacked a shadow). For years, he has ruled over his people with…
Merchant's Place
Around him merchants and peddlers ran, advertising their varied goods, from fished fillets to pirated Papers to kisses from the Moon. He saw shadows reaching…