YodaOnCrack
Joined January 2010 and calls http://www.ficly.com home.
55 stories, 81 challenges, 54 comments, and 17 friends
“Do or do not… There is no try.”
Stories
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Fishing for the Past
The trailer had round holes throughout with tiny worn tires. Murray took down the light-blue 1964 Evinrude engine from the wall in his garage and loaded it in the back of the vehicle. Then he reached for his minnow bucket and the plastic-red cups that ...
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Familiar Strangers
I’m looking at a tall woman in the distance carrying a tray and smiling to others in the cafeteria, but nobody recognizes her. They don’t like her. She is pushy and likes to pretend she is friendly. She is now seated at a table with two older w...
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A Shadow in the Depths
You wave your hands to and fro as images of your past come into view. We see you ascend the wooden spar of the main-mast and grasp one of six dangling ropes. Your tar-soaked hair is plaited into a pigtail that bounces against the back of your peacoat j...
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The Road Home
The rain subsides and I know it’s going to stop this time. The distant sounds of thunder fade, as the storm wanders away. I look down at the grass, pluck a few blades from the ground, roll them between my fingers. I gather my gear, and walk the trail...
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The Music in the Storm
The thunder comes softly at first, but soon the rain pours down harder and the thunder gets louder and I run for cover. I grab my fishing poles, tackle box, net, backpack, duck for cover into the woods. I huddle beneath an oak tree as the sounds of the...
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OPEN UP, MIKE!
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Sudden Silence, Black Voices
And then my pain was gone and there was silence — a silence that raised the hairs on the back of my neck and arms. Confused, I looked around the room, fixing my eyes on a Hi-Fi stereo situated precisely in its center. An open window slammed shut ...
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Dr. Meeks and the Robot Wars
The Chinese have built machines that emulate human appearance, gestures and intelligence. But that journey led them to other possibilities – escaping our physical limits and expanding our minds. When the technology allowed us to build machines th...
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Jealous and Desperate
Kelly placed the yellow pad of Post-it notes on the desk. She pulled three sheets off the top and placed the tip of her Bic pen on the paper. “This is foolish,” she thought. “I can’t rehearse – it needs to sound natural this time.” Hands tr...
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Sarah's Father
The waves returned in a flash of light and soon she was back at the cemetery. It was dark and she was alone. Things were different, there were more tombstones, more trees, the weather was colder, things were normal, but not quite, not really, no —...
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Still Stings
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Dad's Fighter Pilot Buddies
Dad’s fighter-pilot friends were mostly class acts, true warriors dedicated to protecting their country and drinking every last English pub dry. But as with any group of egomaniacs, there are always one or two assholes to ruin everyone’s re...
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Realm of Impossibility
“But Abah, thoughts cannot change what is real. It is simply not possible. These are mere illusions.” “The realm of the possible is where fear lingers, Murni. Do not be so fooled. Reality hides there like a veil of doubt, and that place… The re...
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The Ebony Prince
The ebony prince walks the streets with the purpose of Christ, 9 millimeter glock in his left hand, clove cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. His trigger finger twitches, sliding up and down the gun’s steel finish as the sound of thu...
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Attraction
It was 7:45 p.m. Tabitha adjusted her blouse as she approached the main entryway of Vikram’s beach house, the smell of the ocean filling her nose with a warm breeze. He met her at the door, a heavy book beneath his left arm, his sliver-black hair moi...
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Dr. Vikram Jarial
“Wow! I don’t mean to sound rude, but that’s a pretty heavy bench press for a guy your age. How much weight is that?” “Let’s see – I’ve got 4 forty-five pound plates on each side of the bar. It’s a little over four-hundred pounds. Of ...
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Star Wars Spoof
A long time ago, in an abandoned space ship far far away, Master Yoda was freebasing with Darth Vader. His light saber was placed carelessly beside a stash of drug paraphernalia. Yoda took a deep hit off of his crack pipe, “Jedi Grandmaster am I, Yes...
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Abah, Father of Illusions
Afraid to blink, Murni’s eyes are fixed on the floating city. “How did you do it?” she asks with a worried look. Her father lowers his arms, breaking a trance that has taken years to develop. The illusion of the city disappears in a twinkling of ...
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The Kite and the Sunken City
Murni’s kite soars into the Malaysian skies. A heavy wind pulls it out to sea, its streamers spiraling up like red dragons with elongated tails. A line of low clouds look like smudges of white paint against a sky-blue canvas. The mid-day sun burns ho...
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Jesus of the Electric
God’s voice rings like a prayer in my head. Jesus, it’s loud! Life is still a mystery, Jesus. I don’t know. I don’t know! I still don’t know why you appear to me crucified on a telephone pole above my living room, but you’re as real as ...
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Hey Stephen
It was past midnight when Stephen fell asleep on Taylor’s bed. She nudged him. “You’d better put your shirt back on. My Mom will get the wrong idea if she walks in and sees us like this.” She laid down beside him, pressing her forehead gently a...
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The Last Seven
“Master Switch: ON. Flaps: SECURE . Mixture: RICH . Propeller: CLEAR!” The engine of the Cessna Skyhawk started as expected. “Forget the checklist, Tom! Full Throttle now, damn it!” Eric used the rudders to taxi down the runway from the passeng...
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The Fisherman's Son
The nets in the fisherman’s boat were knotted, and he hoped to get them right soon, but the pain of his father’s death was still with him and he had trouble concentrating. Working alone he would have to haul in the heavy drift nets by early afterno...
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Ali G / Mother Earth Continued...
Mother Earth: [Embracing] Oh, Mr. G, it’s O.K. Mommy’s here for you. Mommy’s here. Alig G: [Drops to his knees and hugs her legs] Mother Earth: [Rolling her eyes] I’m done now. Ali G: [Touching fists together.] Right, Mum. Me...
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Mother Earth Meets Ali G
Mother Earth: [Coughs] I’ll get better, but it’s not me that I’m worried about. You know this stuff is contagious and I’m more worried about my children. Father Time tells me that my pollution is in remission, but my body temper...
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Ali G Interviews Mother Earth
Ali G: Booyakeshah, Big up Youself! I is here with me main Mum, the mother of us all, Mother Earth! Let’s here it for her! [Applause] Mother Earth: Indeed! What is popping with you Ficly fans? Did I say that right, Mr. G? [Coughs] Ali G: Respect!...
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A Devil's Tale
Next thing I remember was the barrel of a shotgun in my back and the feel of rope around my neck. The woman’s voice shook like a baby rattle. “On your knees. Give me one reason I should take you in alive?” “Because I ain’t dying today. You ar...
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Stagecoach
On the way down to Pecos, I saw a stagecoach in the distance. At first I thought I was seeing things, but then it was right there in front of me like a punch in the gut. I put my hand on my gun as the wooden wheels came to a stop. Dust and weeds blew b...
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Eli Returns
I was shootin’ at sparrows and she just appeared. Honest. I asked if she was O.K. and she just ran off." “Sarah, that true?” Lizzie asked. “Yes, ma’am. I tried to go home but I ended up here.” Sarah answered. &#...
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An Alcoholic's Curse
Later that day Uncle Jim asked me if I could give him a ride into town. “Got some spare change for your favorite uncle?” he asked, as we pulled out of the gravel driveway. I snatched the last two bucks out of my wallet and drove him to the ...
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