Lazette Gifford's Blog, page 7
September 27, 2024
Flash Fiction #634 -- Neko's Trip Home/14
I was starting to get angry at Colin's disinterest in my observation. He used to take me seriously. If I'd had any energy, I would have stood and bit him on the nose.However, I just couldn't care enough, especially since Colin, Darion, and even Luna all looked the same --All four of us? The same?I turned slightly and bit Colin's thumb."Neko! Ow! What -- oh. Good work."Colin slowly stood and
Published on September 27, 2024 19:40
September 20, 2024
Flash Fiction #633 -- Neko's Trip Home/13
Colin let me play in the water while he dealt with Teeth. The creature was starting to make odd noises, and while his arms and head still moved, he was increasingly still as the water rose over his knees and to his waist. It remained no more than four inches high where I waited."There are two sides to fear. What we consider first is what scares us. But some take pleasure in creating fear.
Published on September 20, 2024 18:08
September 13, 2024
Flash Fiction #632 -- Neko's Trip Home/12
A true fanatic is something beyond wild. No matter what the species, they are beyond reason. The polite, tired man I faced changed in a heartbeat into a raving lunatic.His face paled, and his eyes grew large. He lifted his hands, the fingers thin as claws as he swiped at me, but I had already moved out of the way. What had been a normal face elongated and opened, showing row upon row of
Published on September 13, 2024 00:29
Flash Fixtion #632 -- Neko's Trip Home/11
A true fanatic is something beyond wild. No matter what the species, they are beyond reason. The polite, tired man I faced changed in a heartbeat into a raving lunatic.His face paled, and his eyes grew large. He lifted his hands, the fingers thin as claws as he swiped at me, but I had already moved out of the way. What had been a normal face elongated and opened, showing row upon row of
Published on September 13, 2024 00:29
September 6, 2024
Flash Fiction #631-- Neko's Trip Home/11
I wasn't the only one who started to ask what Luna meant. We didn't need anything that sounded like a bad omen.Luna only stared at the tent's doorway as though she expected someone to step in. When Colin moved and started to speak, Shosha hissed, and he fell silent.Luna leaned forward. Her fingertips glowed, and I had never seen that happen before. Shosha glared in my direction, but I
Published on September 06, 2024 20:51
August 31, 2024
Flash Fiction #630 -- Neko's Trip Home/10
The power caught me as I started to fall from Colin's arms. Colin gave a cry of despair, but it was Bird Woman who grabbed me out of the air and held me tight."You shall not have him back!"But in answer, I heard the familiar laughter that I had dreaded so much in an earlier life. The sound sent a shiver through me, but Bird Woman Wrapped me in her arms and then pulled the feathered cloak
Published on August 31, 2024 20:31
August 23, 2024
Flash Fiction #629 -- Neko's Trip Home/9
"Web," Colin repeated as he stared at me. "Caught."I looked at Bird Lady but she appeared as shocked as Colin. "I always assumed I was the only one," she admitted."Me, too," Shosha added as she peeked out again."I had never thought about it, which means I never considered that there might be others. How many? Do we need to find a way to free them of the web?" I asked. "I really wasn't
Published on August 23, 2024 21:24
August 18, 2024
Flash Fiction # 628-- Neko's Trip Home/8
I thought I could feel a tiny seed of rage buried in the back of Shosha's head. My initial thought was to tell Colin to take it all away. I don't think he would have, even for me. He had given his word as a Fae. They are not as ambiguous as cats. I really do wonder how they survive so long."Can we go back now?" I asked. I was annoyed that he'd picked up Shosha and left me to limp
Published on August 18, 2024 20:41
August 9, 2024
Flash Fiction #627 -- Neko's Trip Home/7
I couldn't move. Or maybe I didn't dare move because I had no idea where Catzilla might be. I was starting to see splotches of color, but given the white from before, I assumed the colors were in my head. That didn't help. Neither did going from stone deaf to hearing everything in three realms. The roar hit me like a wind, and I rolled a few feet and came up hard against something.Yes, I
Published on August 09, 2024 16:36
Flash Fiction #627 -- Neko's Trip Home/6
I couldn't move. Or maybe I didn't dare move because I had no idea where Catzilla might be. I was starting to see splotches of color, but given the white from before, I assumed the colors were in my head. That didn't help. Neither did going from stone deaf to hearing everything in three realms. The roar hit me like a wind, and I rolled a few feet and came up hard against something.Yes, I
Published on August 09, 2024 16:36