Ludum, VA
Lancaster dreaded the start of school. It wasn’t school itself, really. He hated the commute. He lived just close enough that the buses didn’t come by his…
Burner of Notes
21 stories written on Ficly, 2011–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
The Escaped
Some ornaments had decided to escape. The rest thought they were crazy. “Why do they want to escape?” they said. “Why would you leave all this?” As it turns…
Unpacking
The ornaments were unpack, and put on the tree. It was still one week until Christmas. Santa heads were mixed with red and green glass spherical ornaments…
Ornaments 2011
The plight of the ornaments is truly a sad one. They stay in a box in the attic for all the year except those two weeks before Christmas. But they live for…
Salmonella
Jack and Dylan then saw a chicken. Chicken! Come here, chicken... He snuck up near it and killed it, eating the meat afterwards. _Oooorgh...Did that just…
Jack
Dylan walked on. Hey, a pumpkin! He walked over. I guess I should keep it around... He picked it up, and walked on. _I guess I’ll name him...Jack! How are…
Abuse
They were in a bad marriage. Punches were thrown and there was no retaliation. Hit after hit was received, and none were dealt back. Counsellors were talked…
Morning
Dylan waited, beating any monster that entered his base to death. Finally, it was morning. Dylan climbed out and witnessed the natural beauty. The blue…
Just Drop On In
Dylan sat huddled in the corner of his base, waiting for the sun to come up. Suddenly, something fell in his base. Something green. That was all Dylan knew…
The Gun
He was a fairly mild-mannered person, to all that knew him. But that changed when he held a gun. His shoulders hunched, he ran with the gun in his hands. He…
The Doll
She was one of those dolls you find in fiction, one with a mind and soul.But she wasn’t murderous or anything like that. Well, not yet. But when the military…
Shouted Words
Writer ran to Burner’s room. “You took the calculator?!” “Relax. I bought you a new one.” Burner was looking at the robot. “Why did you need to use it in the…
Calculator
Writer was walking through the internet when he found a graphing calculator in the road. He picked it up, and took it home. But he made the mistake of leaving…
Running Man Gets Powered-Up
Something happened none of them expected. Aol sent in a helicopter with a fresh bucket of internet and dumped it right on the Running Man. It began to grow…
Dylan's Mind
Why am I here? he thought as he kept punching trees. Have I always been here? Is this how I was born? No! Because I notice a distinct lack of other people!…
Overheater
He didn’t know where he was when he woke up. He felt dizzy, but after a while it subsided. He noticed he was on a coastline. There were a few trees around, and…
Building
He was standing in an office building. Computers and chairs were strewn everywhere. No life could be found. Only death and terror. The metallic thud of metal…
Death
There used to be a dimension called Squadaland. I say used to because it imploded. Someone had planted a bomb using an inter-dimensional missile. One person…
I'm Back
The Note Writer was somewhere in the Internet. He wasn’t exactly sure where, but he would be able to figure that out. He as currently walking down a road…
Fear
He didn’t know if it was organic or mechanical. It made growling and hissing noises as it limped around the outside of his cage. It was wearing a brass mask…