9:05, by Adam Cadre piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (544 ratings) The phone rings. Oh, no — how long have you been asleep? Sure, it was a tough night, but... This is bad. This is very bad. The phone rings. |
Aisle, by Sam Barlow piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (326 ratings) "Late Thursday night. You've had a hard day and the last thing you need is this: shopping. Luckily, the place is pretty empty and you're progressing rapidly. On to the next aisle... Aisle started out as a... |
Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (409 ratings) You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the little... |
Curses, by Graham Nelson piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (132 ratings) "As "Curses" opens, you're hunting about in the attic of your family home, looking for a tatty old map of Paris (you're going on holiday tomorrow) and generally trying to avoid all the packing. Aunt Jemima... |
Galatea, by Emily Short piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (346 ratings) Emily Short's description: A conversation with a work of art. "47. Galatea. White Thasos marble. Non-commissioned work by the late Pygmalion of Cyprus. (The artist has since committed suicide.) Originally... |
Photopia, by Adam Cadre piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (568 ratings) "Will you read me a story?" "Read you a story? What fun would that be? I've got a better idea: let's tell a story together." |
Shade, by Andrew Plotkin piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (421 ratings) "A one-room game set in your apartment." [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero] |
Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (318 ratings) A vacation in our lovely country! See the ethnic charms of the countryside, the historic grandeur of the capital city. Taste our traditional cuisine; smell the flowers of the Old Tree. And all without... |
Violet, by Jeremy Freese piffling-paka's rating: Average member rating: (389 ratings) Calm down. All you have to do is write a thousand words and everything will be fine. And you have all day, except it's already noon. [blurb from IF Comp 2008] |