Brother's lament
My brother and I have an interesting relationship. We are tight as siblings, but ever since we sort of became our own persons, our interests separated…
Steve Saylor
137 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2010, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Instant Message
Tapping away at the keyboard, Frankie tried to pretend she was working while she eavesdropped on an IM conversation coming from the next cubicle. It wasn’t…
The Hole
“You hitting up Gecko’s after work?” David said over the headset as Peter was hauling his second to last barge of garbage to be put into the space station’s…
Last night at home
I open the door to my family home’s basement and I see all my stuff either in bags or neatly packed in boxes. Hard to believe that everything you own in the…
An old friend
I’m going to meet up with an old friend that I’ve had for a long time. She is the only one I can tell anything to, and I think I’m going to tell her how I feel…
Grown some balls
David couldn’t believe his ears. He was not told of this beforehand, now he’s standing in a room with God and Death and God is asking him to kill His only Son…
Grown some balls
David couldn’t believe his ears. He was not told of this beforehand, now he’s standing in a room with God and Death and God is asking him to kill His only Son…
Stand off
Death stared down God. The only creature as old as him was asking for his services. God stared back. This was not a good reunion. “Yes, I did want to see you,”…
You came at a bad time
“What the hell?” Tucker was angry, he felt like this “thing” was violating his wife by appearing just like her. “We do apologize Tucker, we thought being in…
You threatening me?
Death laughed then hacked then took a swig of beer to settle his throat. David shifted in his shoes. “You mean to tell me after thousands of years, He only now…
Here's lookin' at you kid
Tucker rubbed his eyes as he laid there on his kitchen floor, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The world was still there, his kitchen, his family in the…
We need to talk
Brenda screamed as a large gust of wind blew in past the glow into the kitchen. “Get the kids outta here!” Tucker yelled as Brenda ducked, grabbed the kids and…
Guess who's coming to dinner?
Tucker took off his boots outside then entered the kitchen door. Brenda was setting a small basket of biscuits on the table. “What was all that about?” “I…
Quick little sucker
Tucker started to follow the strange glow through his crops. He could barely see as it was getting too dark, but he could keep up with whatever it was that was…
Not a firefly
Tucker stood in his fields as the sun was about to disappear on the horizon. After a long day of harvesting, he was tired but felt great. His corn crop once…
Time of Your Life
Another turning point; a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist; directs you where to go. The world turns upside down when you are faced…
Silence
“Wait ‘til they get a load of me,” Darren said as he lit his cigarette and walked out on stage. He didn’t wave at the large crowd as he sat down on his wooden…
Quick as a flash
As soon as I turned my head around, there they were, 23 ninjas chasing me in the parking lot of the mall. I kept focused on my mission, I needed to get a…
Lineage - Part 2
“Our mother would turn in her grave, God rest her soul if she found us here on this day,” The King paced back in forth in front of his brother bound in chains…
Lineage - Part 1
“Bring out the prisoner!” His Royal Highness sat on his regal throne gripping the golden arm rests. He hated this part of his royal duties. Sending a man to…