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Short Stories and Things
Things is such a vague term, I know...
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"And if you look out of the left window, you will see, over the edge of the river, the land of Short Stories and Things. It is a rare occurence, to see them in their natural habitat, so close to our driving paths. Please turn your cameras off flash, and your cell phones on silent. Let's see if we can get a better look...

Oh, look there ladies and gentlemen! See how that Short Story's words move as it bends down to drink from the river? Such grace! Such poise! And look, a Thing is walking up the bank of the river. Oh man, some Stories and Things don't get along so well, we might see a scuffle her ladies and gents. The Stories are well know for their aggresi--

Oh, that had to hurt. Looks like that Story is going to need some medical attention from the local Editor Rangers..."
Portfolio -> Short Stories and Things

Disease  [13+]   0.3 KB
An entry for The Amazing 55 Word Story Contest

Searching for Words  [13+]   4 Entries
The story that Andy William's has been writing comes true; the plane crashes onto an isle.

Inconsequential Time  [13+]   3.9 KB
An event occurs at a specific time.

Within Mount Olympus  [E]   6.1 KB
Mettleson travels to a place he never should have been.

Bird in a Cage  [E]   6.5 KB
For the "Make a Statement" Contest

Taking Responsibility  [E]   2.3 KB
All dialogue story set on a cold autumn afternoon.

Free of the Frame  [E]   6.5 KB
Yearning for a change, perhaps not expecting the escape imagination provides.

Trapped in the Bathroom  [ASR]   7.7 KB
A subject is loose in an abandoned facility. Can they capture it?

A Magenta Scarf  [13+]   5.3 KB
Escaping into the public, isn't it impossible?

Revenge  [ASR]   4.7 KB
Someone takes a wrong turn and finds something unexpected, rare and fortunate.

Conflict of Interest  [E]   3.3 KB
An all dialogue short story about a conflict of interests.

MITE  [E]   6.3 KB
Combining the ideas of Swap Idea Day and International Day of Peace

On the Shoulder  [E]   20.0 KB
For a poem I wrote, item linked within.

Patchwork Smoke Ahead  [E]   22.0 KB
For a poem I wrote, item linked within.

Smoke On the Freeway  [E]   20.0 KB
For a poem I wrote, item linked within.

Firetruck Side  [E]   25.0 KB
For a poem I wrote, item linked within.

Asking for Forgiveness  [E]   3.2 KB
Who deserves forgiveness, and who do we ask for it?

In The Garden  [13+]   6.1 KB
A girl who used to live on the streets is commissioned to be the royal gardener.

Dancing Wind  [ASR]   5.5 KB
How much is sight worth?

After Life Conventions  [E]   6.1 KB
The death of Jerry has surprising results, even to him.

The Last Time I Was in Cairo  [E]   4.8 KB
A little boy remembers his past experiences with Cairo.

Rain to Wash With  [13+]   6.6 KB
What other purpose would rain have?

A Magic Approaching  [E]   6.2 KB
The different views and approaches toward a magical intrusion.

Discussing Espionage  [E]   3.4 KB
An all-dialogue story of 500 words about "a better way to do something"

Tasteful Venom Chefs  [13+]   6.9 KB
Two chefs engage in a fatal competition.

To Fight For  [ASR]   10.4 KB
The love for a people in a man's eyes.

Broken  [ASR]   4.9 KB
Everything is broken and there is no guidance any longer. He has left.

Significant Birthdays  [E]   5.2 KB
In 888 words for WC's 8th bday, The importance of birthdays, life&existence is questioned

The Job  [ASR]   6.3 KB
A job at the Whitehouse is unexpected.

The Suicide Book  [13+]   5.6 KB
A woman finds solace from pain at last.

Eight Year Vow  [E]   5.3 KB
Star-crossed lovers share their last moments together.

Quick Thinking  [E]   6.4 KB
A decision must be made to protect WDC from three vengeful Aliens.

Winter Escape  [E]   6.4 KB
Not what you expect of a winter, or of an escape.

Unwanted Gift  [E]   6.3 KB
What you think someone wants isn't what they really want.

Little Albert, all grown up  [E]   5.5 KB
An unresolved conditioning.

Cold Mornings for Great Bargains  [E]   4.7 KB
A short story about waiting in line and gaining a friend.

The Moon's Darkness  [E]   4.4 KB
[entry for a campfire]

Letters Sealed  [ASR]   6.6 KB
A letter written, read, and....

Strange Gift  [E]   5.6 KB
The beginning of the universe. A gift.

The Nature of a Writer  [E]   4.2 KB
A small trip to the inside of a writer's mind. Don't go crazy...

Quiet Pictures  [13+]   7.8 KB
A picture tells a thousand tales... about death.

Battling Willows and Guns  [ASR]   4.3 KB
A man, in his last breath, sees a flower and remembers a fire.

Lovely Thefts  [E]   5.2 KB
A confusion between fantasy and real life.

Midnight's Angelic Visitor  [E]   5.0 KB
A century upon the Earth will change anyone.

Snow Suit  [ASR]   7.0 KB
A test of adaptability becomes a test of technology.

Dream Catchers  [E]   3.8 KB
[entry for a campfire] Sometimes there are no warnings.

Ever Distant  [ASR]   12.1 KB
The pains of immortality.

The Shortest Day  [ASR]   5.6 KB
Upon the day which we face fate, we will change.

A Crowded Room  [E]   5.3 KB
Trapped, with an unknown fate.

Unbelievable  [E]   5.5 KB
A short encounter at the holidays.

The Ticking of a Clock, Defunct  [E]   4.7 KB
Do not ask me, who carries this weight upon my shoulders, what to say in your last hour.

Late  [E]   5.9 KB
-Unsumbitted- The State believes that being Late is wrong.

He would love her. He had to.  [ASR]   6.1 KB
A forgotten love is more destructive than one who is remembered.

The Amateur Witch  [ASR]   9.1 KB
Chapter One: A young apprentice is forced to act faster than she has learned

Behind These Eyes  [E]   10.8 KB
The unconscious mind creates a separate world to deal with pain.

Words of Safety  [13+]   8.7 KB
A continuation of Falling Words.

Silence  [13+]   3.6 KB
What may mend the wounds of he who has fallen?

The Black Masque  [E]   5.3 KB
A reversed Fairy Tale

Under the Guise of Cuteness  [13+]   5.0 KB
A charge fulfilled, under the guise of cuteness

Default Creation  [E]   6.1 KB
An error in communication has dazzling results.

Last Words  [13+]   4.4 KB
A forgotten conversation.

A Cent  [E]   5.7 KB
The discovery that ended a life.

Falling Words  [ASR]   5.9 KB
They say life experiences turn into stories. This time everything is backwards...

What he saw  [E]   4.4 KB
A child goes on a morning walk with his mother.

Move on!  [E]   4.6 KB
Marcy's deceased husband has turned out to be an annoying imaginary friend.

Paranoia  [E]   2.6 KB
A comedic short story from one too young to speak.

Granted at Last  [E]   4.9 KB
A man's wish from more than a decade prior, seems to have been lost to him.

The First and Second Draft  [E]   2.2 KB
A date mix-up for a celebration card shows the difference of character and consideration.

Snowed in  [E]   2.9 KB
Snowed in, a young boy turns to an alternate form of fun.

Inspired  [E]   5.5 KB
They say every hole has to be filled with something, otherwise it is just empty space.

They call it "Vandalism"  [E]   4.7 KB
A juvenile is forced to keep a two-week long journal after vandalizing a school house.

Christmas Tree  [E]   7.5 KB
Definitely not a celebration of the holidays, a young teen, Seth makes a fiery mistake.