Sleeping with the fishes
“You trouble me Harry, you are bad news,” Li’l Joey said with a toothpick in his mouth. He stared at Harry who was now tied to a block of cement on the edge of…
Steve Saylor
137 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2010, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Act naturally
Would you believe I played a Rooster in a musical when I was 13 in front of 2000 people? I know it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke right? But it’s…
Elenore
Elenore sat in the diner booth letting her cup of coffee go cold. The colour in her cheeks have all been flushed out. All she did was just stare out at the…
Sound
The waves crashed on the rocky atlantic coast below as on the cliff above Duncan stood. The sun over head, the sky the softest blue without a puffy cloud in…
Nannie
About a few years ago on Father’s Day our extended family got together for a big pool swim and BBQ. It had been a few years since Poppie passed and Nannie was…
Partners
“You sure you want to do this?” Dennis sat quietly in the car. “Yeah, I’m sure,” Dennis finally said. Dennis did not want to get out of the car, he knew if he…
The First Pitch
Joey was the youngest kid, at the age of 7, to win the chance to throw the opening pitch at a Toronto Blue Jays Home Game. Joey was giddy and nervous as he…
We interrupt your musical pleasure
The night shift at the radio station was quiet. The “Night Owls”, as they were called, settled in for a night of easy tempo Rock. Davis, or First Frank his…
Hope
The sound of the waves silently woke Garret from a terrible nights sleep. His pillow a rock, his blanket a bunch of palm leaves. Today was day 46. Forty-six…
The 59th Street Bridge
“Woah! Slow down you move too fast!” Bobby called out to Robin who was dancing and running across the bridge. “Come on slowpoke!” Robin called back as she…
The Headaches
The headaches hadn’t gone away. Marcus tried for several days but they kept getting worse. He would down a bottle of Tylenol 3’s in a day, and yet the pounding…
Why I love reading
Growing up I loved books. I loved them so much that my family dentist, whom I only saw once a year when I was a kid, would always ask me “What books are you…
Missing muse
“I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there. I’ll tell ya how I became the prince of a town called Bel-air?” “Okay now you’re just ripping off Fresh…
Six Months Later
“Happy 6 months,” Mischa handed Ben a small gift box. This took Ben by surprise as the 6 months anniversary was a week ago. “But you already gave me a gift…
Staredown
“You ready?” Harrison stared down Charles as if everything in their lives had come down to this moment. “Oh, I’m ready,” Charles replied. “Prepare to meet your…
My Dad is a Superhero!
“My Dad is a superhero!” Ben smiled wide showing two of his missing teeth. The kids in the class got excited. It was “Bring your Dad to school day” and Herbert…
You played good tonight
The club was full as David played the grand piano. His music only background noise to it’s patrons. He didn’t want to be here. He wanted to be in a studio…
Too many questions
“What in tarnation are you talkin’ ‘bout? ... uh sir?” Private Stone stood dumbfounded as he stood at attention. “It means Private,” the Sergeant said…
For the kids
On a very warm summer day, I was sitting in a very cramped van with tinted windows about ready to step out not as my self but as a 6 foot costumed dog named…
Behind bars
“Well, well well, I didn’t believe it when I heard it, but seeing this for myself, it’s about time you are behind bars.” Paul turned around, saw Marty’s ugly…