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July 18, 2021
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Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 18 “Captain! There’s a Lexicon warship off the starboard bow!” Captain Stewart Patricks swivelled his fancy chair to address the threat: “Main screen turn on.” The front window of the bridge shimmered, revealing a video feed from the enemy vessel. Its captain—a latex-forehead alien with a cool hat—also swivelled his […]
July 17, 2021
The Skin We Do Not Shed
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 17 Challenge #8: Write a story based on your responses to the sign-up questionnaire. In my case, this meant writing a work of literary fiction (my least favourite genre) with a main character drawn from the “loose cannon cop” (my favourite archetype). It also had to involve specific details about […]
July 16, 2021
Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 16 An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman were marooned on a desert island. Half-buried in the sand they found a lamp, and in the lamp a genie who offered to grant them each a wish. “I wish to go home to England,” said the Englishman, and the genie made […]
July 15, 2021
Just Desserts
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 15 Challenge #7: Write a 369er that involves baking and features an unusual ingredient that is not shoes. The court stared, mouths agape, as the king crumpled into the pastry shell before him. His plump body—limbs contorting horribly—buckled into a space one fiftieth of its size. Then in went the […]
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Six to Start just announced the latest of their New Adventures episodes for Zombies, Run!, and I’m thrilled to say I wrote this one! Exit, Pursued by a Bear takes the notorious Shakespearian stage direction and pretty much, uh, just runs with it. It follows Antigonus – everybody’s favourite character, obviously – but I don’t […]
July 14, 2021
Sussing it Out
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 14 “I think we’re safe now.” Tyrone walked over to the blinds covering the window and pulled down one of the flimsy plastic strips. Through the tiny slit, the car park looked quiet. “Please don’t say ‘I think we’re safe now.’” Maia groaned. “That’s what people say in movies right […]
July 13, 2021
Star-Crossed Lovers
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 13 Challenge #6: Write a story with a randomly selected perspective, tense, emotional theme, and optionally word count. My randomly generated challenge was to write a third person present tense story of exactly 111 words, on the theme of love. They move in the same circles, altitude 2,000 kilometres. He […]
July 12, 2021
The Miller’s Daughter and the Unlikely Fairytale Scenario
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 12 There was once a miller who was poor but had a beautiful daughter. It happened one day that this miller had an audience with the king, and to give himself value in the eyes of his lord he claimed that he had a daughter who could spin gold out […]
July 11, 2021
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Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 11 In the words of the immortal bard— Yes, it’s all one word. But—No, it’s not just placeholder text that the graphic designer forgot to update. It’s— Well, if you’d just give me a minute I’d be explaining it right now! Is this an artists’ introduction or just some free-for-all? […]
July 10, 2021
Where Eagles Daren’t
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 10 Challenge #5: Write a story with at least three distinct characters, all working towards the same goal but for different reasons. The ending must be happy for only one at most. “For honour!” growled Gunthrag the orc, hefting his mighty axe. On the slopes of Mount Darkspire down below, […]
