The Call
The haze of dawn crept through the forest, infusing the ferns and jagged rocks with its golden mist. By the chirping of bluebirds and magpies, Jane knew the…
Serena June
13 stories written on Ficly, 2013, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Expiry Date
Passing a porthole on his way to the lab, Lev noticed that the sea outside their vessel was streaked with tar-like scars. Dark stripes, bleeding wisps of oil…
Body and Soul
Rainy afternoons brought the sound of jazz with them. Samson would watch as droplets trickled against the window, tear-staining the glass. Strangely, the…
Deep-Rooted Grudges
Just a rustic shack on the crest of a small hill. The adjacent property looked hardly any different, excepting a new paint job that caught a glint of sunlight…
Death by Water
“Will this wailing ever stop?” I tried to scream over the noise. Lester just looked blankly at me, both hands firmly wedged against his ears. It was no good of…
Looking for Thrills
“Excuse me, mister, do you need some help? You look a little lost.” Mila delivered the line sweetly and innocently, with charm that comes only with youth and…
Drawn to the Darkness
Never had a pearl moon in a purple sky looked so dull, so devoid of magic, than above the startlingly bright city of Tokyo. Traffic lights flashed as cars…
I am; I do not follow
I do not follow The demon Candidly cruel I am The fire Stormy Alive I follow not The knight In shining armour I am The swallow Feeble Yet free
Desperate Times Call For...
It was time to go. Garth’s suspicions were definitely raised, and in another month he’d know everything. How did I let it go this far? Well, anonymity was…
Public Nuisance
A loud, maniacal cry punctured the library’s air of calm and quiet, splintering silence into a myriad of broken pieces. Oh dear, Ms Davis thought to herself…
Dressed to Die
It was the time of year when leaves turn gold and scarlet, almost but not quite ready to free fall into oblivion. _I love that dress! No offence but I never…
New Beginnings
By the time she’d reached Frankie’s (the only bar in Totaris so dingy the police leave it to itself), Camile’s combat state had almost warn off, and fear was…