It was blazing hot, as it always was here. Marcus’s armour felt heavy, and his mind was slow as he by the line of women doing their washing in the Nile. As he looked over them, his eyes fell a little boy sitting by the river while his mother washed her laundry in the shallows … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Far From Home
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Flash-Fiction: Gotta Eat
Ritter watched Chloe entering the library. She was a sweet thing; a blooming, innocent seventeen. Just what he liked. She was a regular at the library, of course. That was why he had chosen it. A comfortable, safe place where her guard would be down. Chloe walked up a long row of shelves, as though … Continue reading Flash-Fiction: Gotta Eat
Flash Fiction: Lost and Found
The store was a total loss. John had watched all night as his life’s endeavor was consumed in fire, the flames greedily feasting upon the oils and canvases of irreplaceable paintings, while sculptures cracked and shattered in the heat. Now, ignoring the warnings of the firemen, he walked among the sodden ashes of his life. … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Lost and Found
Flash Fiction: A Roll of Quarters
Allan anxiously fingered the roll of quarters in his pocket – his whole gaming allowance for the week – as he waited in line at the arcade snack counter. Was he really going to do this? One guy ahead of him in the line. Sarah was ringing him up, her curly brown hair falling over … Continue reading Flash Fiction: A Roll of Quarters
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