Unpresidented
“Father!” Called Thomas, his voice hoarse, his eyes blindfolded. “I’m here, son,” I reassured him, holding back the panic that gripped me. I crossed the…
QuackDamnYou
32 stories written on Ficly, 2009, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Worse than Morlocks
After departing on my second trip into Futurity, I watched as once more my house faded away around me, and Richmond blurred under the flickering glow of the…
Sniff
“Fourteen,” I said. “Really?” Commented my handler. “Yep.” “Wow. How about that one?” He indicated a blond haired woman. “None.” “Huh. How does she...” “I…
The Girl on the Sidewalk
Melissa trudged along, her burden slung from both of her shoulders. As she walked a sort of hypnotic pattern of click-clack, click-clack nearly lulled her into…
Finite existence
A tiny point. Nothing. Matter began to expand. Galaxies formed and died. In a beautiful and non-remarkable spiral galaxy, a strange thing called “life”…
Going nuts (or raisins)
I was placed on paid administrative leave, as the regulations dictate. My first day off I went jogging. I passed a Subway. Subway has really good cookies, but…
Dietary choices
I was standing there reading the nutritional facts on the back of the box of cookies and calculating how far I’d have to jog to work them off. How would it…
The Princess Bride in 10 words
Wesley sojourns, brigand returns. Death? As you wish. Miracle rescue!
It's more sporting this way
“Gettin’ kinda late,” commented Rob into the silence. “Yeah,” replied Tate. “Not likely to see any action,” declared Rob. “Nope.” Rob started to stand up from…
Doo doo dee
“If you’d like to make a call please hang up and try again,” said the droning female voice. “I know that’s you, Jill. You don’t sound like the real operator…
Excellent!
I came to hear the band today. I couldn’t have known what would happen. Two guys in a phone booth took me to save the world. Did it work?
Masks and showmanship
“This one is positively crispy, Bob. I don’t know how he’s going to beat it.” “Well Ed, El Gastoro has risen to the challenge, He’s slicing it in half with his…
Nitency
“A curious contraption, isn’t it?” “The nitency of it is remarkable! The quarrymen must have piled a hundred of those boulders in the road and it pushed them…
Land ho?
“You’ll make it next time, I’m sure,” I assured Howard, handing him a steaming cup of tea. “Sure, if I can get another plane,” he croaked. “This wasn’t your…
Extinction averted
“That thing is ugly,” said Josh. “But they’re so cute! Look at the way he walks!” Gushed Mary. “So what am I supposed to feed it?” Sighed Josh. “Two scoops of…
Red Horse Rainbows (Clutch)
The stone steps ticked under my shoes as I ascended the tower. My torch flickered. I paused for breath; I could just make out the distant sounds of battle. I…
Deep thinking
Why is my universe like a sphere with flat ends? Why do I have a castle, but no queen? Why does my food appear from the air every morning? Why does my face…
Escaping the gravity well
Atop a tower of steel and frozen oxygen, I wait. The mad dash to the moon holds nothing to mankind’s cooperation in preparing this mission. For two years…
Ingredients
“Man, this is boring.” “Don’t worry man, we’re almost there.” “You said that when we were in that cryogenic storage tank.” “Trust me, man, it’s worth it.” “I…
A weekend trip
I’d been riding the shortcuts for years. I loved the fact that I could get from the city to my cabin in the mountains in just a few minutes. In the summer, I…