Stories tagged “reunion”

  • Night on the IceLink

    The bridge disappears into the night. It’s a span of high-tension super-concrete, widening here between the Diomedes into a glittering glass village and a glistening ice park. The stretch he can see runs away from him, due north, along the Intern...

    • Author: wordwill
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • They Survive

    I have two sisters. One is very rich. One loves and one demands to be loved. My oldest sister never had much, never asked for much, and learned to be content with what she had. She lived on welfare between her long spans of joblessness. She never compl...

  • A Toast...To the Happy Love Triangle!

    As the grandfather clock in the dining room struck 7, I took a seat at the middle of the table, next to my cousin Paul and my Aunt Ethie. Christabelle sat opposite me, her eyes never meeting mine, and concentrated on her silver cutlery. Other family me...

  • Old Ficlets Veteran...PSYCHED!

    World, Tonight, I found myself with my laptop in my hands, trolling around the Internet for something interesting. As often happens, I felt a familiar pang of sorrow as I remembered Ficlets…that place where I would always turn in the old days. At...

  • A Reunion with an Abandoned Gladiator

    The gladiator walked up to his friend that he didn’t see in many many light years. “You abandoned me when I needed you most.” The gladiator said to his friend. “I know, but I had something more important to do.” The gladia...

  • Her Name was Amy

    Her name was Amy. She was my best friend. My earliest memory. I remember the half finished building. The games we played on the street. I remember everything about her. She was a year older. Not wiser. Every time I had to leave, she would grow sad. Ev...

  • "When I left you, I was but the learner..."

    Ramar was tired. He was tired a lot lately. Numerous wounds in battle had left him with a number of permanent injuries. He’d never run again thanks to the last sortie where he’d squared off with a Drow. The injury had contributed to the fla...

  • The Ache of Twenty Year Old Wounds

    That was no apology, no heart-warming greeting, only cold, logical, observation. The room hadn’t gotten any chillier but Ramar suddenly realized that he was cold. His bones ached and his joints hurt. He rubbed the wrist of his sword hand trying t...

  • What Awaits Us All

    “How is it you seem to know so much more than the rest of us?” Something about his quizical behavior reminded me of and engaged my own childhood wonder. “It happened so fast. When the light came I could not struggle, nor was I worried...