Ficlets Archive #2

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Fairytale Ending

The Sun Sets on Château de Chillon

They arrived at sunset. It was beautiful-breathtaking, really-like something out of a fairytale. The Disney versions, even. But Jensen knew that this story was closer to the ones handed down before the Grimm brothers got hold of them and gave them a good polish.

Her grandfather had made sure she knew those versions. He’d wanted her to be tough, not under any illusions.

She thought of the girls who had been brought here, one at a time, and wondered what illusions had filled their imaginations as they first laid eyes on this place, with its Happily Ever After facade. They must have thought they were entering a romance novel. Horror and True Crime was surely the farthest things from their minds.

At least until their boats docked.

As the boat pulled closer, Jensen flashed her badge at the uniform on the pier and donned her scuba mask. Time to bring up the bodies.

# Etsuko Sohma

Posted about 1 year ago
5.0 out of 5 stars

this doesnt look like a fairytale ending but, a story straight to the point~ gr8 story still!!!!!!!

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Fairytale Ending
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Posted 10 months ago
5.0 out of 5 stars

Nicely done. I probably shouldn’t have read the prequel first. This was very nicely done.
LoA

Disappeared happiness
by Tjanne

Every month, the same day, a different place a girl disappeared. And every time there was the same story about the disappearances. A friend found a letter in the house of the missing person which contains always the same words: ‘Don’t wory, I’m gone, discovering my real happiness.’ Nowadays, 21 girls are missed and the police have lost their hope while they are tracing the missing persons.

21 girls, 21months! Almost 2 years have passed away and still there is no trace of the missing girls. What is more is that everybody lives in uncertainty. Nobody knows if the girls are still alive and still there is no suspect. However, the investigators won’t give up.

Although, the citizens do not believe that the girls are still alive. One day a man raised alarm when he saw his neighbour, digging in his garden. Eventually the man was not exhuming the bodies but he was just placing a swimming pool.

The confidence is lost, hope is melting away and still there are not any traces found. when will this story end?

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Mysterious Unsolved Crimes
by User 8206

The myth said that their are zombies swimming in the water round the castle because the master of the castle was cursed. Every full moon knights brought a little girl to the master. They said he killed the girls to life for ever. Today there are several unsolved crimes in the environment of the local town. Every year the town lost a little girl. The mayor called in Scotland Yard to launch an investigation so that the locals can life in peace. At a beautiful night, Jensen arrived by boat, a bloody sky-line reflected on the water round the castle. She started working immediately. She jumped into the water with her scuba mask. On the day of the full moon the guide went to the castle to solve the crimes. Their was a mysterious noise who attracted a girl to enter the castle. Jensen followed the girl until the inner court. Suddenly the gate fell down and they were lucked up. The following morning two bodies without heart lay on the inner court. The murder isn’t found yet. The villagers hope justice will be done.

Writer’s Block

“Go on, write something.”

“Write what?”

“Anything. It doesn’t matter.”

“I can’t just write anything.”

“Why not?”

“Because that’s just not how it’s done! You have to have characters, and a scene and, you know… plot. I don’t even have an idea.”

“So?”

“So, how can I write if I don’t have any ideas?”

“You’re writing now.”

“What?”

“Look.”

“Look wh—? Oh. Huh.”

“Don’t stop. Keep going.”

“I can’t.”

“Why not?”

“I don’t know where to go.”

“Well, what happens next?”

“So far, nothing’s actually happened.”

“Then make something happen.”

“Like what?”

“I don’t know. You tell me.”

“You’re supposed to be my inspiration. Shouldn’t you tell me?”

“That’s what I’ve been trying to do.”

“Fine. Here’s something: “The sun imploded, and every body died. The end.’”

“I’m still here.”

“You’re still not helping.”

“And yet you’re still writing.”

”…shut up.” … “Hello?”

“You said shut up.”

“I didn’t mean it. I’m sorry. Talk to me. Please. Tell me what to do.”

“Just write.”

“Here we go again…”

# Ben Paddon

Posted about 1 year ago
4.0 out of 5 stars

I think I’ve had this conversation with myself a hundred thousand times. It’s actually what led me to write my ficlet “The Cleverest Thing Anyone Has Ever Written”. I like this, though. This is a nice twist on the “writing about being unable to write” idea. I like it.

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Writer’s Block
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Posted about 1 year ago
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haha, this is cute!
LoA

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Writer’s Block
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Posted about 1 year ago
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i know the secret of writers block…hahahahahaha you dont. nah nah nah boo boo. sorry my hyper little self can’t stay normal…i will tell you the secret if u send me a note

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Writer’s Block
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Posted about 1 year ago
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erm….secret of writer’s block? Considering what a pain writer’s block is, yoITSme, it’s really quite unkind of you to withhold that secret from all of us. ;-]

Anyhow. I love this. I agree with Ben Paddon, I have had this conversation at least a million times. Love how you turned it into a really cute Ficlet.