They only had 22 minutes left, still enough time to show him. “You want to see something cool?” Sean didn’t respond. “My Dad’s been writing a book, he’s hiding it in the basement but I know how to open the lock.”
Posted in stories, Friday, May 5, 2023
flash-fiction,
tragedy,
horror
“I’m just saying, if you took a couple of bits we’d get there quick.. You’re not even listening to me are you? Come on! At least wait for me to catch. Ah, is that a bear?”
Posted in stories, Saturday, April 29, 2023
flash-fiction,
tragedy,
siblings
He blamed television, Fairies were shiny and new. It sounded great on paper but he was so small, pink wasn’t his colour, the dress far too short and the tights itchy. At least he had clothes unlike that one time in the eighties. He foolishly believed it would work. It was only a few years, they always grew out of their ‘invisible friend’. Usually on the sooner side, his impact often required psychological repair, something he was quite proud of.
Posted in stories, Thursday, April 13, 2023
flash-fiction,
fairy,
karma
He was Mike-flipping-Pierce! Number one, King of the Mountain, at least once upon a time. Today He worked for a kid only just out of nappies. Life placed him high on that mountain and buggered off. He pooped in the castle, picked up some gravel with his mouth, spat it back out. Something was bothering him, but he couldn’t quite place it.
Posted in stories, Thursday, April 13, 2023
flash-fiction,
magic,
karma
The tone had been questioning but the words were self explanatory so he didn’t reply until Pete held the flashlight up and raised an eyebrow.
“I told you, it was a present, came with the inscription.”
Posted in stories, Friday, February 11, 2022
flash-fiction,
sci-fi,
drama,
karma