slapdashmonuments
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
232 stories, 1 challenge, 1 prompt, 230 comments, and 37 friends
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Inspiration hits with a flash, stories written on the go. A rumble of laughter and the tale is heard only in echoes. The wind blows me in a new direction. Whom shall I visit next?
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Three Word Challenge: Oven, Sturdy, Collapse (1/2)
The soft corridor is hot as an oven. It shines with a cloying warmth, but little is visible within…
Published 10 years ago.
Sixteen Word Challenge (modified from twelve) 4
"Do it. Bring me along. We'll give him a hell of a special night."
I nodded.
Published 10 years ago.
Twelve Word Entry Challenge 3
Looking both over her shoulders and glasses, she raised her penciled eyebrows.
Published 10 years ago.
Twelve Word Entry Challenge 2
Prunella turned from her novel and rolled her eyes in copious disgust.
Published 10 years ago.
Twelve Word Entry Challenge 1
I turned to Prunella, hand covering the mouthpiece, and whispered, "Should I?"
Published 10 years ago.
Corner Time
Having failed my dears, I sent myself to the corner as punishment. I've been there more than a year.…
Published 10 years ago.
Sic Semper Osores
"Funny you should ask," said Su. "There's this," she tossed the glowing stick suddenly onto his ches…
Published 10 years ago.
Heavy Landings
The steel staircase clanged as Ed smashed both fists against it with such ferocity that he was compl…
Published 10 years ago.
Waiting to Emerge
I'm summoning Sydney, and by my reckoning he'll appear Thursday, spade in hand, bearing lilies.
Published 10 years ago.
Remains
My brother Sydney, Doctor Ferris, and my darling Annabelle mourned me....but I'm not gone.
Published 10 years ago.
Enterment
It faltered; the gash I'd opened enveloped me as we both smothered in muddy ichor.
Published 10 years ago.
The Ploy Ends Successfully
I acted without thought, and It was not at full power; my death matters not.
Published 10 years ago.
The Trigger
As it slithered, triggering Ferris's mesmeric command, I gripped the spear hidden within my coat.
Published 10 years ago.
Elders First
Hours later, the space was enough for it to climb past me into the dusk.
Published 10 years ago.
Awareness
Smoothing away soil, I caressed it; the eye followed me, studied me, compelled me faster.
Published 10 years ago.
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