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July 14, 2017
Hans and Greta
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 14 Once upon a time there lived a poor peasant family. This family was so poor that they couldn’t afford free samples. This family was so poor that their front door and their back door shared a hinge. This family was so poor that ducks threw bread at them. More […]
July 13, 2017
Lord Harlington’s Heir
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 13 Challenge #6: Write a creature horror story featuring a psycho party member in which a torch is used as a weapon. “I was terribly sorry to learn about your uncle, Mr. Heathcote.” Mr. Smith extended his hand to shake. Taking it, the man gave a dismissive tut. “Oh, he […]
July 12, 2017
The Worm of Whitewall
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 12 Once upon a time, there was a busy and prosperous town. Whitewall was its name, for every building from the mayor’s great house to the shepherds’ simple cottages was built of stone that shone white as snow in the sun. On one side of the town was a deep […]
July 11, 2017
All the Better to Eat You With
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 11 Challenge #5: Write a post-apocalyptic fairy tale with a non-linear narrative. Little Red pushed open the door of her grandmother’s cottage, knowing what she’d find long before she saw it. There was blood on the doorstep. The Wolf had left his car hidden in a stand of trees, but […]
July 10, 2017
The Fox and the Grapevine
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 10 “Once upon a time there lived a little boy who liked to walk along the beach. One day he found a bottle washed up on the sand, and opened it in the hopes that there was a message inside. But there was no message. There was only an evil […]
We All Saw It Coming
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Better the Devil You Know
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 8 Challenge #4*: Write a story featuring a Chaotic Evil protagonist with superpowers, for whom the ending is tragic. General Public squinted at the number the girl had scribbled on her coffee cup, wishing she’d spent a little more effort on her penmanship and a lot less on decorating the […]
July 7, 2017
Isn’t it Bionic?
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 7 There was a gentle click as the safe-cracker found the last digit of the combination. It was followed by a loud crash as the massive steel door swung violently outwards, catching him in the ribs. “Oof!” said the safe-cracker, lying winded on the floor. He would have said something […]
July 6, 2017
Fear and Loathing in Birmingham
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 6 Challenge #3: Write a piece of Gonzo Journalism with a word count that is also a Cuban Prime. I had just lost my job, I had a gash in my leg the size of Warwickshire, and the Navy thought I owed them money. It was the perfect time to […]
July 5, 2017
The Purge: Sanity
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 5 Simon Guilford approached the door of the first house, tugging at the collar of his too-tight ballistic vest. For the next…he checked his watch…eleven hours and forty-nine minutes, all crime—including murder—would be legal, and though by all rights he should have been safe enough himself, in all the hubbub […]
