Language of Communication
This is the language that I was taught ___ This be the language I’ve known My speech has been bent by rules and disguised by grammar ___ _My voice rasps…
Hivelings Pt. 6: Speech
“May I have your attention please?” the naga called. “Allow me to introduce myself. I am the principal of this school. Welcome to Taura High.” She took the mic…
I Have Something to Say
I have something to say. How can I say it? Something has a hold of my words and I really just can’t shake it. Something thick and putrid that tastes like fear…
Love Them Anyway
“Son, I can’t tell you how to be a man because each man is different. Every creature on the earth is unique in some way. But I can give you some guidelines…
Win together; lose together. Ficly.
Ficly is the ice-cream to a hot day; the honey balm to a scald; the murmurs of a mother to her baby; the heaven to my hell. The trampoline that bounces me to…
Ficly is...
Ficly is a giant, online creative writing class with no teacher and a lot of eager students. That’s how I like to think of it, and its why I love it. The best…
The Acceptance Speech
Thank you to everyone who voted for us, for the judges and for all of you for sitting through the next 45 seconds. Ficly is a creative oasis in a sea of…
Term Served
“You know,” mused Sid, “There’s bound to be some haters.” His partner of three months nodded in agreement. “I know, I know,” Chaz lamented. “One thread gets…
Speech Gone Wrong
As the majestic music died down, the president stepped to podium. Meanwhile, his two young speechwriters huddled in the wings, anxious for their first speech…