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The Song That Rang Across the Stars

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 28 The ship glided above the ruins of London, silent despite its size. “What do you think is on it?” asked Miller. “Who knows.” Commander Hale ducked back under the wreckage of the market stall. “Our best intelligence suggests they’ve been stockpiling foodstuffs: potatoes, oil, no small quantity of cattle.” […]

A Warm Place

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 27 Challenge #12: Write a story featuring a line from a random David Bowie song, and the title of any song chosen at random. It must contain at least five of the 42 words that provided the framework for Bowie’s critically acclaimed album The Next Day. The line I used […]

The Power of Suggestion

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 26 “Sir, could you please step back? We have a hostage situation inside.” “I know.” The sharply dressed newcomer elegantly limboed under the crowd barrier. “That is why I—the Great Persuad-o—have come to render my services!” He pushed open the doors of the bank and stepped inside. “Stay right where […]

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

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The Caged Serpent

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 24 Challenge #11: Write a story with no more than 20 words of dialogue that includes a colour, a texture, a flavour, a scent, and a temperature. Optionally, it must include three different scents included as answers to this year’s sign-up questionnaire. My questionnaire smells were: ~Herbs~ (eV13il) Dog paws […]

The Monkeys’ Paws

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 23 “Ahhhhh…” The merchant smiles. “A fine choice, my boy. A fine choice! The monkey’s paw has the power to grant three wishes, but be warned—” “Yeah, cheers, that’s great.” The traveller throws down a sack of coins. “I wish for another monkey paw.” A vehicle horn blares. There is […]

Franchised Fries

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 22 Challenge #10: Write a story of at least 500 words that involves a daily task or niche job given a new twist. It must either be written in first person or include a strange item. It was my third day in Munchkinland when I decided to grab lunch at […]

Three-Blundred

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 21 “The wall is solid,” Captain Artemis reported. “It will do the job of funnelling the Persians into the Hot Gates.” “Have the men found any route through the hills to our back?” asked King Leonidas. “None, sire.” “There is such a route, good king!” A peculiar hunch-backed man—carrying spear […]

The Queen’s Price

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 20 Challenge #9: Write a story in which the main character pays a huge price for power, and experiences an odd side-effect every time they use them. Once upon a time in a land far distant, there lived a warrior-king. He came to the throne in an age of strife, […]

Clowning Around

Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 19 The doors of the museum burst inwards with an inexplicable fart noise, causing everybody at the event to look in that direction and one particularly sensitive socialite to faint immediately. A cloud of evil purple smoke swirled inside, and out of it stepped a sinister clown-faced figure. “Wait ‘till […]