Almost Forgotten
She sat on the edge of the bed in her silk dressing gown and blankly stared at fuchsia on skin. It was too early for meaningful or functional thought. A…
Ambrosia Dawn
30 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Superlative Choice
She bit her lower lip as she watched the unstable reflection of her own uncertain expression on the surface of her tea. With a tiny squeeze of her fingers…
Hair Out of Place
The glances of strangers, who visibly noticed and then dutifully pretended they had not, alerted her to the fact that her impeccably coiffed head was defying…
End of the Line
Most people have a concept of the soul which is like an ethereal version of the soul’s owner. There are people who say that they can recall who they were in a…
Gift
“You don’t like it?” She asked in a tone of voice filled with the anticipation of being hurt. It made him cringe. She was so young, he reminded himself and…
Simple Debauchery
It wasn’t so much the smell. One could get used to the putrid scent, and indeed she had, and not want to hold their nose of retch. No, it wasn’t that. She…
Photography Class
It was all gathered as he looked down at his subjects where they were artfully arranged. He adjusted the earbud just slightly then nodded to himself. He lined…
Living Alone
“I thought you said you had a flat-mate?” She dropped her keys on the marble counter and nodded. “Yeah, what of it?” He scratched his head and followed her…
Notes
“Yeah, better get back to it.” He smiled and then turned to sit down at his desk. There it was. Neon pink with black writing stuck to his computer screen…
Another day, another Doll
She caught a glimpse of the deep red bodice of her dress in the reflective glass of the door as she entered the chic restaurant. The woman in the black…
Light
It was past midnight as she paced quietly into the dark kitchen. The light didn’t go on when she opened the fridge but her hand reached out exactly for the…
This is it
The chime rang throughout the room as he flipped the coin again. His last dollar. It landed on heads and he grinned: “Heh, Lady Luck don’t fail me now.” Giving…
Show us some leg
The constant tapping sound was what woke him but he knew better than to open his eyes first off. Tensing muscles in his arms and legs, he discovered that he…
Once more
Without realising it, I’d walked out into the middle of the room as I stared into the past. Fear made a metallic taste rise in my mouth and I swallowed with…
And again
“I can’t do this any more, Chaz.” She stood, pushing herself up and standing over me. I didn’t follow her gaze with mine, I didn’t even look up. “Let’s just be…
She left
“Please?” There was an edge of desperation in her voice that made me look up but I couldn’t stand the pain in those blue orbs so I turned away again. “What…
She came
“Hey, we should probably talk about something.” I hadn’t realised how much I’d dreaded hearing those words until I did. I just nodded. “Can I come in?” She…
You'll never see
Hey, I don’t know how to start this, so I’ll just get to the point. The reason I turned you down wasn’t because I’m not ready to date at the moment. I can’t…
The End
Her heart sank as darkness enveloped her, but she didn’t realise that this was the end until her nails were torn and bleeding while she screamed from six feet…
Stardust
“Look. Fix it or I walk.” Slamming the dressing room door, she clutched the knob and gritted her teeth. When would they get it right. Sighing, she turned…