Stories tagged “Alan”

  • A New Acquisition (Retro Ficlet Challenge)

    “But—why are they so small?” Nina asked. “Aren’t they supposed to be as big as horses?” “They are,” Alan said. He sighed, irritated. Wouldn’t she just let him get back to his work? “The terrarium is dimensionally transcendental.” ...

  • Ficlets Synopsis: Nina, Queen of the Unicorns

    Begins: http://ficlets.ficly.com/stories/168 Nina notices a strange terrarium on her co-worker Alan’s desk. It seems bigger on the inside than the outside, and has strange creatures in it that he claims are unicorns. When Nina shows a bit too muc...

  • One Last Chance

    “There!” Alan yelled, pointing at a dark shape towering above us in the rain. Lightning stroked the clouds above us with skeletal fingers, revealing the Jacobsen’s abandoned barn. Once inside, I rubbed my arms trying to work some warm...