Book of Days
I tried. I put each piece back in place. Here and there one would snag, tear at me, cause me pain, but stop me? No. I put that back too. The books, this page…
Winter 2014 Ficlympics: Monosyllabics (Limitations Event)
Write a story on any subject you please. You are, however, restricted to using only single syllable words. This challenge is one of three in the Limitations event for the Winter 2014 Ficlympics. If you enter this challenge, consider entering the other two (26 Sentences and 24 Words) as well.
Challengers
10 entriesTime
Time was her friend. She danced. She spun on bare feet on the thin beam in the gym. Kicked legs high on a stage filled with light. Faced the fear of the vault…
Beast War
Once, there was a girl whose name was Ann. Now, each night when Ann was in her bed, two beasts would come to see her. They had no feet, and no arms; just…
To His Dying Breath
Mark was strong and lean. He knew how to fight, how to shoot, and how to make love. His world was small, full of small men. One of them, a mob guy by the name…
Till My Soul Stood Still
Love, it strolled right past me. It was not the tall and dark prince I thought of so many times, but it was right at the norm. I was stripped till my soul was…
Big Boy's
The room reeked with the smell of sour grapes. A man shook in his shoes. The clerk, a scarred and scraped brute with firm black hair, a beast with the face of…
When In Kuln
As we both sat and watched boats float by, on the Rhine, we mused of how we met. I sat in front of a beer in Koln, when a scarf brushed my cheek. My gaze found…
I am; I Might
I am...not. That is all. It’s all I can think or feel at this point, if I am to be frank. The world swirls this way and that, to and fro. I sit still. I watch…
Mono-what?
This darn thing is weak! I can’t even think of a thing to write. Over and over in my life I have been kept from a win by dumb rules. Please stop this whack…
Monosyllabic Love - She Chose Me
I got there. She stood on the road. It was by god’s grace that she was still there. She smiled at me, and the old days played in front of my eyes. Our old love…