River Rats
Summer crawls around the bend, Simply paced, Too shy for rafting. Waters green with algae, Albeit beautiful with nostalgia. We boys see adventure around its…
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8 stories written on Ficly, 2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Word Zombie
He was a man reborn. Resurrected, in fact, by the powers of creation. The energy filled him and controlled him. His words danced the way eddies swirl in…
Father
Dad, I appreciate your absence. I’m told we are a lot alike and I am grateful that whatever magic you had could trickle down to your offspring passively. I…
Compulsive
You have to go to school today. Despite everything, your mom is making you go. She directs you to the car where you sit and fold your arms across your chest…
Sidekick
The Avenger and the purse-thief spiraled up the fire escape to the roof where they jumped gap after gap across the high-rises. Eventually the man dropped the…
Chew
The apple rolled across the shack’s dusty floor, its body vermiculate and emaciated. It tucked into the corner of the room near a large mouse-hole. Not long…