belladonnaleaves Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I usually stick to the horror/science fiction genres but anything goes. Some of my all-time faves would be:Caitlin R.Kiernan - In The Water Works (Birmingham, Alabama 1888)Ramsey Campbell - No StringsStephen King - The Jaunt, The Mist, I am The Doorway,The Man In The Black SuitClive Barker - In The Hills: The CitiesHp Lovecraft - The Whisperer In DarknessAlastair Reynolds - Diamond DogsJG Ballard - The Concentration City,Manhole 69, Track 12,The Singing Statues, Prisoner of the Coral DeepEdith Nesbitt - Mansize In MarbleMR James - The Mezziotint,The Ash-TreeRay Bradbury - The Coffin, A Sound Of Thunder,Dark They Were, and Golden-eyed,The Foghorn,The Finnegan.Gene Wolfe - The Tree Is My HatAnd loads more i'll never remember by title or author alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 the sherlock holmes stories. All i can think of at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W.Jacobs. A good story about greed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Irvine Welsh- Acid House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marillionboy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 In a similar vain to Hog's choice, I'd say some of the stories in Ewan Morrison's recent book THE LAST BOOK YOU READ are great Scottish short stories, especially Fuck Buddy and Re: Your Ad.George Mackay Brown though is for me the best short story writer ever. In the horror vein, I think Ramsay Campbell's Being an Angel is a gem, and for ghosty chills AJ Alan's The Dream, TH White's Soft Voices at Passenham and MR James The Stalls of Barchester Catherdral are terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hp Lovecraft - The Whisperer In DarknessAwesome. Shadow Over Innsmouth too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W.Jacobs. A good story about greed.Agreed.One of Ray Bradbury's stories as well. Was about a man going back in time to hunt for dinosaurs and accidentally killing a butterfly changing the present in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I don't if the Old Man and the Sea is short enough to be considered a short story, if not there are heaps of ace Kafka ones but i can't remember the names of them other than the obvious Metamorphosis. There's one called Jackal maybe. It had a jackal in it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifta23 Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 HP Lovecraft - Polaris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 because i have STML, i ususally can't remember any short stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I can barely remember the name of it and i dont have the book to hand but i think it was "The last statement of Randolph Carter" by HP Lovecraft. Anyone read that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I'd just like to second the Kafka recommendation - his short stories are amazing, I like them even more than his novels. Personal favourites include 'In the Penal Colony' and 'Investigations of a Dog'. Fantastic allegories.Some translations are better than others though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plato the Greek Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki (AKA H.H Munro) is one of my all time favourites; it concerns a murderous pole-cat / weasel creature who is worshipped as a God by a child. I've also always loved 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe and 'Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 the signalman by charles dickensparson's pleasure by roald dahlboth great short stories from my childhood /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 'Masonry' by Rob McLure Smith'Nessun Dorma' by Alan SpenceAbsolutely tremendous. I love them more than trumpets and kangarooslove from christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollerskates Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 sorry to cheapen the thread, but this is hilarious:From: "Todd Jones" <birdman@key.net.au>Subject: [Pokemon][FanFic][Lime] Misty's unusual Morning 1-3Rated: RNote #1: Sorry' date=' no Brock in this one.Note #2: You might like to know that I *tried* to make this funny.Misty's Unusual Morning #1By KoalaKillerVersion: 1.01 It was early in the morning when Misty Hanada woke up from a good night sleep. As the young red-head trainer layed there still half asleep, when suddenly she realizes that something warm was on her chest andwondered what it was. As she slowly unzipped her sleeping bag, the girlwas surprised to see Ash's Pikachu snoozing away on her well developedbreasts. The young teen was wondering on how the hell he got into hersleeping bag, and on another note, where the hell was Togepi. She firstthought that Ash was playing another joke on her, but looking over at theboy, she couldtell he didn't put Pikachu there, because she could see Togepi sleepingsoundly in Ash's arms. Looking back down at the sleeping Pokemon, she decided Pikachu was getting to cosey and that she should wake him up by using her welldeveloped lungs."PIKACHU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE!?!" Hearing Misty's skrieking voice, the cute little pokemon slowly opened its eyes and looked up at the red-headed girl's face and smiled and winked."Pika, Pi, Pika, Pi, Pika" he said. Sighing, she removed the yellow Pokemon its spot and put it beside her on the softed grass. Then the girl got out of her nice and warm sleeping bad and turned to wake up her fellow trainer/friend/future husbandand once again, used those famous lungs of hers."ASHTON KETCHUM! GET YOUR LASY ASS OUT OF THAT DAMN SLEEPING BAGRIGHTNOW!!" Moments later, Ash lets out a loud yawn and sits up and glares at his long time friend, while putting Togepi down besides his sleeping bag.'Damn, must be that time of the month again' thought the boy, who was now wondering why Togepi was sleeping with him instead of his beloved Pikachu."Mmm, Morning Mist, I see you slept well" he said in a sweet voice."Oh shut up, and why in the living hell, is Pikachu sleeping in MY sleepingbag, huh?" she says this, with her hands on her hips."I don't know and don't care, but I'll ask him just for you!" Ash said in atired voice, while rubbing his eyes."OK Pika pal, whats the story, why were you sleeping in the demon'ssleeping bag?" Misty gives him the finger, but Ash missed it."Pi pi chu pi pi pika kachu pika pi pika pi pikachu!" said the Pokemon, whohad a big silly grin on its cute face. As the Pokemon spoke to its long time trainer and friend, Misty was wondering what that pokemon was saying, since Ash was blushing more andmore until the Pokemon had stopped talking."So, what did he say?" demanded the red-head."Err, um, he said, well, uh, he enjoys, err, laying and..." 'Oh damn Idon't want to say this' Ash thought, "and, oh bugger it! To be blunt, Helikes your breasts!" when he finished, he put his head in his hands and wondered were the hell he went wrong with his first Pokemon. Misty didn't know what to say to this at first, but moments later her face reddened and she pulled out her trusty Mallet, stood up slowly and...*WHAMO*!!! ...smashes her mallet into the perverted Pokemon, which sent him flying a few 100 feet away from the camp site. After seeing Pikachu had hit the ground safely, the red-headed girl turned around and faced the young man infront of her and started to, well you know, use those lungs again."Ash!! what have you been teaching that Pokemon of yours, are you a perverttoo, I bet you are, all males are perverts, even male Pokemon." the girlthen stepped yelling when she saw that the boy wasn't listening(he had learned how to tune her out), so she gave a 'Hpmh' and desided to take a quick dip in the nearby river and wash up before breakfast, and also tomake sure Pikachu didn't do anything else to her while she slept. Sopicking upher backpack, the young red-head stalked off, leaving the dark-haired boy alone, which only his thoughts. After realizing that Misty wasn't shouting at him anymore and had walked off somewhere. So he decided to look around and see what happenedto Pikachu. At first he couldn't see him, but moments later he could heafew 'Pika's not too far away from camp. Now knowing that his Pokemon hadsurvied Misty's wrath, his mind turned back to the beautiful red-headtrainer.'Mmmm, Pikachu is one lucky bastard, I would do just about anything to be able to put my head on Misty's soft, warm, breasts, Mmmmm'. He kept thinking on those lines for next minute of so until he felt something land on his head. He knew straight away it was Pikachu, so he didn't worry at all, but he was now wondering were Misty was up too, so standing up with Pikachu still on his head, the boy started to walk in the direction that hethought Misty went, but as he left their camp site, he failed to noticethat Misty's backpack was gone. Down at the small river, Misty by now had stripped down to her pink bra and blue panties and was just sitting there, on the river bed andstarted enjoying the feel of the cold water on her smooth skin. While she sat there, she was still fuming on what Pikachu had said earlier, and she was wondering on 'how' this happened. Since she was so deep in thought, the beautiful red-head didn't hear Ash walk through some nearby bushes, but she'did' hear him when she heard a yelp and a soft 'thud' behind her. As shesprun to her feet and spun around, she was surprised to see Ash sitting onthe grass, with Pikachu on his head(Misty also noted that she could have sorn that the Pokemon had a big smile on his face). After a few moments of deadly silence, Misty realized that she was only wearimg her bra and panties, so doing the only thing that came to mine, she pulled out hermallet again and gave out her war cry and charged the boy and his Pokemon. Hearing this(he has heard this sound many times before), Ash sprun to his feet and made a mad dash for his life, with his faithful Pokemon, Pikachu, still on his head(Who was still smiling like a damn idiot). As the two run through the forest, dodges trees and bushes, they had somehow ended up back at the camp site and that was as far as Ash got, because the poor boy had tripped on his own sleeping bag, and nearly had squeshed poor Togepi flat as well(The pokemon had fallen asleep again). Misty, who wasn't that far behind, saw her target(s) on the ground and helpless, but when she was only meters away from her prey, she suddenly tripped on her own sleeping bag and fell right on top of Ash, who hadturned around in time to get a mouth full of Misty's lovely chest. As the boy layed there, enjoying the feeling of Misty's breasts been pressed against his face. Before MIsty could get off the dazed boy, Ash decided to takethe bull by the balls and do something that he really shouldn't do. Hequicklystuck out his tongue and licked her chest with all his might(later on, he found out from Misty that he had licked her left breast) and then he waitedfor his painful death. Misty on the other hand, was conpletely and totallyshocked to her bones when she felt Ash do that, but for some reason she hadenjoyed it, no, loved it. After around 10 seconds of silence, Misty had finally gotton off him and was now glaring down at him with her mallet back in hand. Seeing this,the boy gulped and closed his eyes tightly and waited for the pain tobegin. But after a few moments, no pain came but only the sound ofsomething'else' being hit, which he guessed was Pikachu, and again he waited for thepain but got none. As he slowly opened his eyes, he saw that Misty haddropped the Mallet and was now smiling down at him, and he didn't like wayshe was smiling one little bit. He was about to ask her why she hadn't hithim into next Tuesday, when the girl had suddenly bent down and started tokiss him 'hard' on the lips(with tongue included). Ash was totally blownaway by this move, and when Misty finally broken the long kiss, shewhispered something into his ear. The boy's eyes widen for a moment beforea big silly grin crossed his face, and he pulled Misty back down andstarted to kiss her as hard as she did and shortly after started to...2 hours later..."So Ash, how long do you think we have left until we reach you home town?" asked Misty, who was fully dressed now."Hmmm, I think we are around an hour away, why do you ask?""Oh, no reason really, I just feel alittle tried, thats all." said Misty,with a grin."Ooooh, hehe, you better then get some rest when we get to my place, sothat we can have some more fun later tonight!" Misty giggled, while Pikachu only rolled his eyes and thought.'Hmph, damn horny teenagers, I wish I was human'. And with that, the 2 teens and 2 Pokemon continue on towards the townofPallet.End.Author's Notes:Err, not much so say, other then I hope you found some of that funny.My Eva/Pokemon Fanfiction Webpage:[url']http://www.key.net.au/~birdman/My E-mail address:birdman@key.net.auAll comments are welcome.------------------------------Misty's Unusual Morning #2By KoalaKillerVersion: 1.01 Once again, Misty Hanada woke up from another great night sleep, and itwasn't because she was laying on a nice soft bed either. The youngred-head teen had slowly opened her eyes for a few moments before closingthem again, as memories of late night's little joy ride returned. She couldn't believe how great it felt to have someone she cared for deeply for, to makelove to her. The feeling of something that long and hard inside herspecial space of hers, could make her feel so complete. Also, when hearingthose 3 magical words 'I love you' whispered into your ear just before youfall asleep, could make you feel like the happies female in the world. As Misty continued to slowly wake up, to girl suddenly realized that something warm and soft was laying on her chest. The memories of yesterdaythen sprung to mind and Misty's eyes snapped open to see a yellow thing,which she know was Pikachu straight away, who was lying on herchest(again), with a big smile plasted on his cute little face. Mistythanked any gods out there, as she remembered putting on one of those longt-shirts when she had woken up a few hours ago, to goto the loliet. Now focusing all her attention on the little yellow Pokemon, Misty decidedthere was only one why to deal with this situation, and that was... At the same time, Ash and his mother were just had started to eat theirbreakfast, when they suddenly heard Misty yell out."Pikachu, I told you not to sleep there anymore, didn't I, well this might help you remember!!" when the yelling had stopped, it was silent for a few moments before they heard.*Thud* *Thud**Thud*.....*Thud*"Huh?" was Ash's only comment. The boy could tell that the noise had came from the staircase, so getting up, he walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway, and at the bottom of the staircase was Pikachu, lying there, with a dazed look on his cute face. Looking up, Ash saw Misty looking down at the Pokemon, then at him and she winked at him."Morning Ashy-boy, I'll be right down, just going to take a bath before I have some breakfast, o.k." and with that, she walked off. Ash on the hand, was in another world after seeing Misty in only a long shirt. Well, he had seen her fully naked before, but just looking at her in only a t-shirt, had made his little friend wake up a little. Aftera few moments of just standing there, the boy shook his head and went back into the kitchen, leaving Pikachu still at the bottom of the stairs. Back in the guest room, Misty had entered the room, which she would be staying in (and maybe Ash too, hehe) and began picking out what she would wear for the day, but since she had nothing good to wear, she just pick outthe unsual clothes and left the room, and went into the bathroom. After shutting the door and dropping her clothes onto the floor, she took off hershirt and started her bath. After she had thought the water was at theright temperature, she stepped in and knelt down and gently slid her entirebody into the warm water. After laying there for a few moments, Mistyclosed her eyes and relaxed as she felt the warm water cover her body. Asshe took the soap, she started rubbing it gently on her breasts first, thennext her stomch and continued down, washing every part of her body. Whiledoing this, she had wished it was Ash who was the one rubbing the soap allover her slim figure. One thing she always wanted was to have someoneclose to her, someone who loved her, to wash her entire body, and thatperson at the moment was having breakfast with his mother, so she thoughtsometime in the future, she could get Ash to wash her, and then she coulddo the same for him. As she continued to rub the soap on her long legs,the red-head teen was so deep in thought, that she didn't hear the bathroomdoor slowly open, and then close. As Misty started to wash her arms, the girl thought she heard something,so opening her eyes, she turned to look in the direction that she thoughtshe heard the noise came from. When her eyes reached the door, she wassurprised to see Pikachu and Charmeleon standing there, and both Pokemonwere staring at her, with drool coming from Charmeleon's mouth. Thesurprise of seeing the two Pokemon had suddenly turned into anger as sherealized that both Pokemon were getting a good eye full of her body, whichshe had told herself many times before, that only Ash was allowed to lookat. Seeing the young red-head was getting out of the bathtub very quickly, both Pokemon decided at the same time, that they had seen enough andthought finding a hiding spot would be a very good idea. As Misty grabbed hertowel, Charmeleon quickly opened the door and dashed out of the bathroom,with Pikachu not far behind. Back in the kitchen, Ash was just finishing off his orange juice when he suddenly heard alot of noises coming from upstairs. It didn't take longfor him to figure it out what was going on, as he saw Pikachu andCharmeleon fly past the kitchen door, with Misty not far behind, with only a towel wrapped around her. Mrs. Ketchum, who was busy washing the dishes, only shook her head sadly as images of Pikachu and Charmeleon being choked by a very angry red-head girl. A few minutes after the noises had stopped, Ash wondered what Misty did to the 2 Pokemon. At that moment, the love of his life had suddenly entered the kitchen, fully clothed and with a big smile on her pretty face.As she sat down at the table, Ash decided to ask what she did with the 2 naughty Pokemon."Hey Misty, what happen? and what did you do to them?" Misty chuckled a little as she told him."After kicking Pikachu down the stairs for *she whispered* parking his fat ass on my chest(again) *Normal voice*, I took a nice warm bath, but again Pikachu tried and sucessed at getting a peek at me in the buff, with the help of Charmeleom too. So after getting out and chasing them all over thehouse, I finally cornered them and gave them a good swift kick in the*chuckle* groin." Ash winced when hearing this, 'Poor buggers, thats just plain cruel'. Misty noticed Ash expression and grinned at him."Don't worry Ash, if you behave, I won't have to do the same, *whispers*and if your good boy today, I'm treat you to a little fun sometime after your mother goes out." She then winks at him and starts to eat her breakfast. Ash on the only hand, was already making plans as he watched his motherleave the kitchen to continue to clean the house. Later that day... Misty silently layed on top of a naked Ash, as they had just finish having their *fun* for the day and now both teens were resting on Misty'sbed. At the moment, Ash was sleeping peacefully, with his arms wrappedaround Misty's waist. The young red-head on the other hand, was stillawake and just layed there, enjoying the warm feeling of Ash's body. Whilelistening to Ash's heart beat, the girl thanked her lucky stars that Ash'smother had went out earlier that day, which gave the two young lovers timeto have a little fun, which turned out to be 2 full hours of non-stop sex. When they had finished, Misty found herself unable to sleep yet, and so shecontinued to just lay there, with her head resting on Ash's strong chest. Around 10 minutes later, Misty found herself starting to nod off, when she suddenly heard some loud noises from downstairs. This scared her of course and so she leaped out of Ash's arms and ran towards the door. Asshe poked her head out and carefully listened to see if Ash's mother hadreturned. By now, Ash had woken up and was staring at Misty's nude body,and wondered what was wrong."Hey Mist, what's going on, did you hear someone?""Shhh, yes I did, and it might be your mom!" So both teens sat/stand, as they listened for around 30 to 40 seconds, but nothing happened."I think you might have-" Ash was cut off then he heard the noise too, he thought it sounded like someone was banging on the front door. Misty also thought that, and walked over and picked up her robe and put it on."I'll go and see who it is." as she left the room, she added, "you might like to throw on some clothes as well." with that she was gone. As she walked down the stairs, she could hear the banging again and so she yelled out to the person."I'm coming, I'm coming!" When she reached the door, she grabbed the doornob, and opened the door to reveal...End.Author's Notes: Well, who was the person knocking on the front door, was it Brock, Todd(Snap), or was it Team Rocket. Well, you will find out in the next chapter of...Misty's Usuaual Morning!!!My E-mail:birdman@key.net.auMy webpage:http://www.key.net.au/~birdman/All comments are welcome.------------------------------Misty's unusual Morning #3By KoalaKillerVersion: 1.00 As soon as Ash had left his room with a pair of shorts and T-shirt on(he couldn't find his underwear), a shriek from downstairs filled the house, and Ash guessed it was from Misty's world famous lungs. As soon as the noise had hit his ears, the teen had dashed down the hall and haft way down the stairs, but stopped when he saw a man standing at the front door, he was maybe around 18 years old, and he was holding MIsty in a tight embrase, and this same man was also giving Misty one hell of a french kiss too. Well, Ash decided this scene had to stop right here and right now."GET YOUR BLOODY HANDS OFF MY WOMAN RIGHT NOW, YOU JACK-ASS!!!" Bellowed Ash, who's head was close to exploding."Mmmphhm phhh mph." said Misty.(Author: No Misty, you can't have a threesome.)Moments later, the man unlocked his lips with Misty's and looked up at Ash."Ash my boy, good to see you again, hows things been going?" asked the man,in a very deep voice."Pretty good until you started kissing my girlfriend you wanker!"The man blinked, then laughed."You and Misty together, Haha! thats a laugh!" the man replied."Yes we are together, and by the way, who the hell are you!""Ash my boy, its me, your old friend Brocko!" he paused, then continued, "and what did you mean by we are together, thats impossible!"Also, Brock was still holding Misty around the waist tighly, which Ash of course, didn't like one little bit."Can you stop holding Misty like that please, and yes, me and Misty are a couple now and we have shown our love in more then one way too." By thetime Ash had finished the sentence, he was wearing a big smirk on his face.Brock who was now in shock after hearing that, silently let go of Misty,who ran up to Ash, who now was standing at the bottom of the stairs, and both teens through their arms around eachother and showed Brock that they did share the same feels for eachother.After Misty's lips(and tongue) disengaged from Ash's, the redhead spun around and walked upto a still shocked Brock. Once infront of him, she spoke to him in a very deadly voice."Ash is my boyfriend, so you better not kiss me like that again, bucko, or else."Brock silently nodded, his brain was still trying to reboot itself."And to make sure you keep your lips to yourself, here's a little warning."The next thing Brock knew, Misty's knee had came into contact with hisgroin at a frighting speed, which made the man crumble to the ground inpain, while making funny squeaking noises.After making her point to her old friend, she spun around again and stalkedupto Ash, then thrusted her left hand down into his shorts and latched ontoAsh's two little friends in a very painful way, and continued her rampage."And what did you mean 'My woman' buster, huh?" Ash, who had a very painfullook on his face, tried to reply to the redhead, but the girl's grip tightened and he decided to say what she wanted to hear from him."Nothing, nothing, I'm sorry I said that, I wasn't thinking-" he was cut off by the Water trainer."Well, sorry won't do mister, so I'll just have to punish you myselflater." she said this in a evil tone(small chuckle included).Ash only gulped.At the top of the stairs, Pikachu was laughing silently at his Trainer's situtation.Brock groaned in pain.And at the front door(which was still open), someone said..."Hiya Ashy-poo, watcha doin'?" said a cute voice.Hearing that voice, Misty disengaged her hand from Ash's special place and spun around once again(Whoa, dizzy spell)."May!! piss off, I'm trying to deal with something here! o.k?""I wasn't talking to you Missy, I was talking to Ashy-poo here." Ash couldn't help but blush at the nickname that she had been using since hewas 5 years old."Er, umm, May, can you help my friend here, the one who is holding hisgroin in pain and could you drag him into the lounge room, me and Mistywill be there shortly." Ash said to his old pre-school friend."Okie dokey, Ashy-poo, well do!"Misty only sighed and dragged her lover into the kitchen to get some drinksfor their friends, well Brock was her friend, but she really didn't likeMay that much, she was just as annoying as her younger brother Gary.***Once everyone was settled, and Brock had regain his senses, Ash turned to his old friend, and asked him the question that was on his and Misty'slips."Brock! what are you doing here, and why the hell did you kiss Misty like that!""Well, I came here because I was looking for Misty and I thought this was the best place to start looking for her." he replied."But way, do you have a crush on me or something?" Asked the redhead girl."Yes, I do have a crush on you MIsty, and when I saw you in that robe, I couldn't help myself.""Well Brock, I'm sorry but I don't have those kind of feelings for you,but" Misty paused, then grinned, "I know May here doesn't have a boyfriend." Assoon as that word left her mouth, Brock was now sitting next to May, infull gaga-mood(drool included) and asked..."Would you go out with me! Pleeeease!!" The Pokemon Breeder begged.May of course, was taken aback, but recovered enough to reply with a littlegiggle(Misty really found that giggle annoying)."Hehe, oh you're a cutey, sure I will!" she said this in a very sweetvoice, and blinked her eyelids a few times for effect.Ash and Misty was thinking that May would have said no, but when they heardher response, they nearly choked on their drinks. While upstairs, on the top step, Pikachu was half earsdropping and half looking at his Pokemon cards. So when he heard this piece of infomation, he went into shock and fell forward and rolled and bounded all the way down until he hit thebottom with a *Thud*, but noone noticed, since everyone was in shock(LikeMisty and Ash), in heaven(Like Brock) or in a fit of giggles(LIke May).Once everyone was back to normal(Misty had to re-introduce her mallet to Brock's head to get him back to his senses), Brock started to tell his friends what he had been up to for last few years. Around 15 minuteslater, May had noticed Pikachu walking into the lounge room, with a dazedlook on his cute face. Seeing her favorite Pokemon, the 16 year old girlburstinto giggles(again) and scooped up Pikechu and held him tightly to herchest. Now, if it was Misty hugging him like this, the little mouse would be one very happy Pokemon, but Pikachu had never really liked this girl(eventhough she had a good sized chest), mainly because she just plained scaredhim. So, he tried to wiggle out of her arms, but he found out that thegirl hada good grip on him.Ash, Misty and Brock on the other head, was staring at the girl with sweatdrops on their heads, and listed to the mad giggles coming from the girl's mouth. Ash and MIsty had seen this many times before when they had visited Pallet in the past, but Brock was new to this so he just stared at where she was holding Pikachu, or maybe he was staring at her chest(who knows, I'll let you people decide).Unknown to everyone else, one small egg Pokemon(haha! you thought I forgot about Togepi) who had seated himself in the far corner of the lounge room. As the small Pokemon watched his Pika-pal being hugged to death, hethought...'Poor Pikachu, he should've had stayed away from the mad-giggle-girl'. Andwith that thought, the egg Pokemon decided to take a little nap and dream about his favorite thing...Skateboarding!End of Chapter 3.Author's Notes: Well, I hoped you all enjoyed that chapter, since I sure did. One reason this took so long is that I was debating if I should have had Ashand Brock go into a big fight scene, but I decided not to in the end andsave that idea for another chapter. Anyways, remember feedback would be niceand if you have any suggestions that would made this little series better,email them to me.Ages:Gary Oak - 15May Oak - 16Brock Slater - 18Mrs Ketchum - 34My Eva/Pokemon Fanficion Webpage:http://www.key.net.au/~birdman/My E-mail address:birdman@key.net.auAll comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belladonnaleaves Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Agreed.One of Ray Bradbury's stories as well. Was about a man going back in time to hunt for dinosaurs and accidentally killing a butterfly changing the present in the process.Yeh, "A Sound of Thunder". I had it read to me at primary school, only once i think, and yet i've always remembered it. I'm thinking that's a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belladonnaleaves Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 I can barely remember the name of it and i dont have the book to hand but i think it was "The last statement of Randolph Carter" by HP Lovecraft. Anyone read that?Yeah, it's one of his particulary short pieces. With a good slightly corny twist at the end. About two guys, one very interested in the dark arts (as you'd expect) who visit an ancient graveyard wishing to investigate the contents of a particular tomb... I liked it too. If indeed that's the one you meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Of Fudge Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 any Lovecraft... i recall one with a submarine marooned at the bottom of the ocean. or the freaky one about witches, advanced maths, fanged creatures and other dimensions...the majority of Poe's short stories are pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yeah' date=' it's one of his particulary short pieces. With a good slightly corny twist at the end. About two guys, one very interested in the dark arts (as you'd expect) who visit an ancient graveyard wishing to investigate the contents of a particular tomb... I liked it too. If indeed that's the one you meant.[/quote']Yep thats the one. The end was indeed slightly twisted, but when i read it, i was imagining for days what it was that the other bloke had found in that tomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Lovecraft.(And others who wrote of the mythos) especially the Innsmouth tales. 'I am Legend' - Richard Matheson'The Wasp Factory' - Iain Banks'The Fisherman and his Soul' - Oscar Wilde.With reference to Oscar Wilde, I'll defend myself here by saying that I made it a New Years resolution one year to read all his works and to my utter horror and amazement found him to be one of the best storytellers ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 I'd just like to second the Kafka recommendation - his short stories are amazing' date=' I like them even more than his novels. Personal favourites include 'In the Penal Colony' and 'Investigations of a Dog'. Fantastic allegories.Some translations are better than others though.[/quote']oh yeah totally forgot about Metamorphasis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yep thats the one. The end was indeed slightly twisted' date=' but when i read it, i was imagining for days what it was that the other bloke had found in that tomb.[/quote']I would like to add Wishbone G's short story which he once narrated to me at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Pel Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 The 'Smart Cunt' short story at the back of 'Acid House' by Irvine Welsh is supreme.Also, that monkey's paw one is brilliant.But the one to check is 'The Scythe', and for fucks sake I've forgotton the author. But yeah, it is fantastic. Haunting, even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 animal farm, Orwell.100 pages, read in a day, simple...great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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