What Could, Cannot, And Will Not Be
Oh, how did she, with such finesse, dissect me with her graciousness? And with her kindness so impart these sutures left upon my heart. Her words rejected that…
memento
111 stories written on Ficly, 2011–2014, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
The Words On The Wall
Can a man ever know what he cannot recall? Not at all, not at all! said the words on the wall. How is the man, when he has no intent? _He is spent, he is…
Return to the Room Within
He pushed aside the curtains, and it seemed for a moment that there was only the swirl of dust and light and all the world was gone. But the dust settled…
Winter's Plea
Summer! Summer! Why do you forsake me so, my bride? The evening tide has left me cold. The morning breeze with chill unfolds across the fading sea. Have you…
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The Silent Brother
This hollow cathedral, awash in the light of the winter’s cold moon, is my home. Alone here I ponder the darkness of night, and the future that waits for this…
Inside/Out
I found myself with you. I found myself. I did. They never understood. They never did. Never. You told me to leave now. You told me to. You did. We thought we…
He Who Can See, Let Him See
Stovo idly kept watching the small party traverse the countryside. They seemed slightly without direction, but their general trajectory was leading…
Not A Kid Anymore (Was I Ever?)
Is the riddling doubt, like a tiring joke, the device that keeps punching me through? Like a thin piece of paper, I’m found full of holes. With shiny steel…
Those Who Remember
“It isn’t, as much as you may think.” Robert spun round, startled at the voice which had obtrusively cut through his inner turmoil. Seeking the source, his…
High Walls
To the Lady Synnove, The removal of yourself from my presence, I admit, did bestow a level of sadness upon me such as I have not experienced for some time…
Airships: Send-Off
Meanwhile, Jerem paced nervously across the deck of the Silver Skies. Ten minutes, and still no word from Hawkeye or the engineers. By now, a messenger…
An Untoward Reward
The girl fell to the floor. A sharp kick struck her side, and she gasped in breathless pain. “Would you but obey me, wretch!” rasped the voice of her…
The Expatriate's Lament
A sigh for the countryside, green in the morn, Of the endless abundance of wheat and of corn. Memory hopes for a glimpse of the fields, Where the old Carolina…
A History of America [2071 Edition]
Chapter 6 The Mandatory Expatriation (Fatherland) Act and the EU-UN Deconstruction (2038-2049) Following the Social Reforms (2047) under the administration of…
One Candle For Each
I stride through the hallway. It is the home of my childhood, a place I no longer live in. A small boy, maybe five, runs past me. He is being chased by another…
Sky
So the blackest night is broken, shattered by the sweeping dawn. Purple clouds, a remnant token of the darkness almost gone, touch the sky like mountains…
The War of Frozen Flight, Part I
Upon the face of crystal towers high, The wind and weather, breath of spirits old, Beat hard and harsh with formless words untold. The dark and light wage war…
Taking Tea with the Recently Deceased
“You are dead.” “Apparently not,” he answered calmly. She swayed slightly, and taking it as a queue, sat down on one of the many wicker chairs that decorated…
Chasing a Desert Mouse
He panted in the shadow, breath short from the chase. Leaning against the titanic stone pillar, he waited. “He’s not come this way! Back to the entrance!” “He…