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 8 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 8 years ago.
Twelve Word Entry Challenge 3
Looking both over her shoulders and glasses, she raised her penciled eyebrows.
Published 8 years ago.
Twelve Word Entry Challenge 2
Prunella turned from her novel and rolled her eyes in copious disgust.
Published 8 years ago.
Twelve Word Entry Challenge 1
I turned to Prunella, hand covering the mouthpiece, and whispered, "Should I?"
Published 8 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 8 years ago.
Sic Semper Osores
"Funny you should ask," said Su. "There's this," she tossed the glowing stick suddenly onto his ches…
Published 8 years ago.
Heavy Landings
The steel staircase clanged as Ed smashed both fists against it with such ferocity that he was compl…
Published 8 years ago.
Waiting to Emerge
I'm summoning Sydney, and by my reckoning he'll appear Thursday, spade in hand, bearing lilies.
Published 8 years ago.
Remains
My brother Sydney, Doctor Ferris, and my darling Annabelle mourned me....but I'm not gone.
Published 8 years ago.
Enterment
It faltered; the gash I'd opened enveloped me as we both smothered in muddy ichor.
Published 8 years ago.
The Ploy Ends Successfully
I acted without thought, and It was not at full power; my death matters not.
Published 8 years ago.
The Trigger
As it slithered, triggering Ferris's mesmeric command, I gripped the spear hidden within my coat.
Published 8 years ago.
Elders First
Hours later, the space was enough for it to climb past me into the dusk.
Published 8 years ago.
Awareness
Smoothing away soil, I caressed it; the eye followed me, studied me, compelled me faster.
Published 8 years ago.