Stories by lovely nightmare, by newest first

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  • In the Beginning
    In the beginning, there was the loneliness of eternity.1
    by lovely nightmare 300 words, 2 comments, on Jan 4 8:18 PM
  • When All the World Begins to Shrink
    Title: When All the World Begins to Shrink1
    by lovely nightmare 100 words, 1 comment, on Dec 30 10:58 AM 2008
  • In the Darkness of the Night
    It’s a funny thing, how shouts ring through Baghdad’s night. It’s a familiar waltz, a warrior’s staccato song: Shouts, gunshots, sobs…noth
    by lovely nightmare 600 words, 5 comments, on Mar 16 9:57 PM 2008
  • Where There is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love
    They were never chosen to be lovers. 1 / Emotion was strictly forbidden in this era of solidity and cold, and a person’s worth was measure
    by lovely nightmare 400 words, on Mar 5 8:34 PM 2008. In
  • Geocentric
    Darkness seeps into the sky beyond the pyramids, the way papyrus absorbs ink. Ptolemy leans towards me, his quill scratching against the scroll in time with his breaths. His kohl-lined eyes bear into mine as he points to the
    by lovely nightmare 100 words, 5 comments, on Feb 23 7:37 PM 2008
  • Ashes to Ashes
    Sunlight pours across a far-off horizon as blood floods from a wound. I look at this worn land and know it will finish today. I sink downwa
    by lovely nightmare 600 words, 4 comments, on Feb 2 1:25 PM 2008
  • An Immortal Desire
    Pray tell, dear mortal, what reason could you give to be spared from my talons? Have you a wife, a family, a home that you hoped to support by pillaging my golden nest? Did you hear whispers of agate and sapphire eggs gleami
    by lovely nightmare 1000 words, 2 comments, on Jan 16 9:55 AM 2008
  • My Confession
    Here's my confession, my declaration, my manifesto: I am my own worst enemy. I'd like to pretend I'm worth your trouble and your time, but
    by lovely nightmare 200 words, 3 comments, on Nov 26 8:13 PM 2007. In
  • A Word
    No one had spoken to Miley since her breakdown during the hymn. There was an aura of silence surrounding her, a bubble that everyone seemed afraid to burst. In the cemetery she stood in the back of the crowd, glad the flocks
    by lovely nightmare 400 words, 2 comments, on Nov 23 12:38 AM 2007
  • Hymns for the dead, laments for the living.
    Miley stared dumbly at the tissue her mother had pressed into her hand at the beginning of the funeral. “At least look like you’re mourning
    by lovely nightmare 500 words, 2 comments, on Nov 22 11:55 PM 2007. In
  • Sharper Than Hate
    Toby’s mind spun through the zephyrs and he smiled, allowing the sky to envelope him completely. He watched as the clouds took shape until
    by lovely nightmare 300 words, 3 comments, on Nov 11 6:56 PM 2007. In
  • There Is No Knowing Where You May Be Swept Off Too
    I hovered somewhere between sleep and consciousness, and I was not enjoying the noises that were filtering into my dreams. A whiny voice oo
    by lovely nightmare 1500 words, on Oct 29 8:15 PM 2007. In Angst, Essay, Family, First person, Life, Personal
  • Dancing in a Badger's Footsteps
    A hissing wind cut across the open windows, a wind that carried not only the dry heat of a Western summer, but also whispers of rattlesnakes and skeletons long picked clean by scavengers. Our golden Suburban trudged down the
    by lovely nightmare 1600 words, on Oct 29 8:08 PM 2007. In First person, Personal
  • One Death at a Time
    Detective Adams scrutinized the woman sitting across from him, his eyes scanning over every detail of her face, her hair, her body. She lac
    by lovely nightmare 1200 words, on Oct 29 7:54 PM 2007
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part
    by lovely nightmare 500 words, 2 comments, on Jul 26 5:16 PM 2007
  • [ I dreamed I was a bullet, ]
    I dreamed I was a bullet, / in the darkness of your mind, / screaming, bleeding, tearing, sighing, / deadly. / I dreamed I was the catalyst, / in the revolution of my heart, / changin
    by lovely nightmare <100 words, 4 comments, on Jul 21 11:17 PM 2007
  • beginning to a story i already wrote but somehow deleted only the beginning
    It started out like the beginning to a sappy romance novel. / She walked placidly along the river's edge, looking at nothing and everything. Her surroundings consumed her, her heart pulsing steadily in time with the h
    by lovely nightmare 600 words, 1 comment, on Jul 14 8:59 PM 2007
  • You walk away, I'm..
    by lovely nightmare <100 words, 2 comments, on Jul 10 5:12 PM 2007
  • Are you listening now?
    The gun seemed to melt into her hand, leaving it impossible to distinguish between the metal and her shaking flesh. Her finger was still lo
    by lovely nightmare 1600 words, 10 comments, on Jun 27 10:19 AM 2007
  • I hear your voice, but this is mine.
    Michelle - / The screams that bounce off these walls are everything I founda nd wish I hadn't. You told me once you felt like you lost some
    by lovely nightmare 600 words, on Jun 26 2:47 PM 2007. In
  • The bold writing
    The bold writing on her t-shirt said, "Save Darfur." She wore it in hopes that someone would absorbt he words, letting the phrase break ove
    by lovely nightmare 100 words, 2 comments, on Jun 26 10:41 AM 2007. In
  • Together
    We are ambiguous, our bodies tangled together. Four hands, four feet, two bodies -- maybe just one soul. My hair falls across your face, an
    by lovely nightmare 200 words, 1 comment, on Jun 26 10:35 AM 2007. In
  • hunted
    The gun seemed to melt into her hand, leaving it impossible to distinguish between the metal and her shaking flesh. Her finger was still lo
    by lovely nightmare 300 words, 1 comment, on Jun 26 10:12 AM 2007. In
  • We remain
    We are the forgotten keepers of a lost time, once proud and gleaming in the Roman sun, now fallen to shadows and ash. Our stone eyes search these ruins for a sign of the glorious civilization that once thrived within our boun
    by lovely nightmare 500 words, 5 comments, on Jun 26 10:09 AM 2007
  • A Red Fingerprint
    by lovely nightmare 1600 words, 20 comments, on Apr 25 10:13 PM 2007
  • 6 words?
    Daddy's name was Jack the Ripper. / / The cat's in the fridge again! / / He laughed; she was busy screaming. / / Please, don't trip over
    by lovely nightmare 100 words, 3 comments, on Apr 22 10:24 PM 2007. In
  • reflections
    by lovely nightmare 1000 words, 1 comment, on Jan 2 6:29 PM 2007
  • Crash and Burn, Here's your Deadend
    by lovely nightmare 300 words, 1 comment, on Nov 27 4:43 PM 2006. In Angry, Personal
  • Zimbabwe?
    by lovely nightmare 3900 words, 2 comments, on Aug 7 5:56 PM 2006
  • Life is great when you're filthy rich
    by lovely nightmare 4300 words, 3 comments, on May 31 5:07 PM 2006. In Fiction, Humour (ish)
  • Obituaries and Long Goodbyes
    by lovely nightmare 900 words, 3 comments, on Mar 29 7:54 PM 2006. In Other
  • Whispers
    by lovely nightmare 1600 words, 3 comments, on Mar 28 12:51 PM 2006
  • Coming
    And they're coming to take me away real soon, I can tell by the tension in the air. Those nice  men in the white coats are going to come put me in a lovely padded room, ju
    by lovely nightmare 200 words, 12 comments, on Feb 5 12:19 AM 2006. In <200 lines, Depression, Other
  • Cold-as-Snow White
    “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
    “Snow White,” the mirror boomed. Less enthusiastically, it muttered, “Just like the last 25 times you asked. N
    by lovely nightmare 1900 words, 5 comments, on Jan 12 10:58 PM 2006. In <200 lines, Humor, Other
  • The way of the forest
    Maepella's tiny chest heaved as she stumbled along the damp earth. She had to reach the Wise, had to warn them about what she had seen, before it was too late.
         Maepell
    by lovely nightmare 1000 words, 1 comment, on Jan 1 7:42 PM 2006. In <200 lines, Fantasy
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