Notorious Christmas Letter
Rogan stared at the blank parchment before him. He was having trouble deciding what to include in the dreaded annual Christmas letter. His family were well…
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67 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
A Goodbye Of Sorts
Bella approached the boy with trepidation. He was sitting up on the jailhouse roof, looking off into the distance. He looked thin and small, like a baby bird…
Lost in fantasy
Alison was lost. Her map was less than useless so she’d stopped at the Red Dragon tavern for directions. She was listening to the toothless old man as politely…
It's The Same Every Year
Lily frowned at the black cat on her window sill. With a sigh she let it in. The cat mewed at her as it dropped on to the living room floor. It peered up at…
Come Home Running
The snow was thick on the ground when Serenna returned to the town. She trudged through the silent streets, remembering how it had been last spring, so full of…
Research Ship 311
“What the hell?” Shel sat up and hit her head on the console. She let loose a string of curses and stood up slowly. “Why in the bloody hell are we on full…
Fly The Palace
“This is undignified!” Mira said as her most trusted aides tried vainly to hussle her into a hidden compartment in the underside of a hay cart. It was gone…
New Skin
It was time. Sana stood naked in the moonlight, her pale skin made silver. Her long red hair spilled down her back. She remembered when she had seen it for the…
Facing The Dragon
Lena stood on the edge of the gaping black hole, her hair wiped across her face by the wind and rain. The ruins followed the curve of the arched entrance…
I Spy A Case Of Mistaken Identity
“And he just handed you this briefcase?” Lilly looked sceptical. Alice was sitting across the table from her roommate eating a piece of dry toast. The girls…
Attack Of The Zombie Tuxedos!
“Are you sure about this?” Stacey said as Jason helped her over the gate. “What if we get caught?” “Come on, this is supposed to be romantic,” he said. “I…
Do Not Press The Shiny Red Button
It was shiny. And red. What idiot could refuse? Marcus stared at the button like it was the key to the best brothel station in the eighth galaxy. He had to…
Patrick and Nigel
“This whole pirates versus ninjas... thing... it’s all gotten a bit out of hand, don’t you think?” Patrick said. He and Nigel were sitting on a ledge…
The Negotiations Didn't Work
Nadia de Barbec tried to hide her disgust as the servant girl led her into the mouldering banquet hall. The smell of rotten thatching almost made her retch…
Bargaining
The woman is head and shoulders shorter than me, her long black hair lit up by the headlights as she steps out of the car. I can’t make out her expression but…
Sit With The March Hare And The Mad Hatter
The Mad Hatter, looking at you with a mad glint in his eye, exclaims suddenly: “You’re not Alice! Alice wears a bigger bow in her hair!” Surprised by how…
Take a slice of wedding cake
You take a slice of wedding cake. Well that wasn’t very interesting now was it? You can: Explore outside the church Open one other present at random Stick…
Steal All The Wedding Supplies
You decide she’s too plain to run after and start stealing all the wedding presents. But you only get as far as three presents before the runaway bride’s older…
The Raven And The Writing Desk
The Raven and the Writing Desk, covered in little ink blots from years of use, were the very best of friends. They never quarrelled and where one went the…
27: Still Missing
Delta sat with her nose inches away from the music box, staring at it, as if sheer force of will could make it open. She should have known that Carl would have…