Flash Fiction: “The Halloween Grouch”

Happy Halloween! Click here to enjoy this humerous bit of flash fiction featuring a Halloween grouch! 🎃🦇👻

Flash Fiction: Lightning

For a change, I thought I'd post something I wrote for my critique group. The prompt was lightning. A flash of white light burst from above. Silently, I counted—one, two, three—before the expected rumble vibrated across the sky. “It won’t be long before it’s right above us,” I murmured. I stared at my opponent. Another … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Lightning →

Flash Fiction: First Sight

Sir Christopher Delaney handed his hat and gloves to the groom when he followed his older brother into Aunt Felicia’s town house. A heavy weight sat in his stomach. Why are you putting yourself through this, Kit?Aunt Felicia requested his presence, that’s why. God, if only he was back on the continent. Even the battlefields were … Continue reading Flash Fiction: First Sight →

Flash Fiction: Grief

She needed to play. She needed to touch the cool surface of the smooth ivory. The keys beneath her fingers would soothe her aching heart. Sarah was dead. Despite everything she had tried to do to help her through this; Sarah was dead. The child was dead too. Her feet hurried along the hallway to … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Grief →

Flash Fiction: Motivation

My alarm goes off for what must be the fifth time this morning. With my eyes tight shut I reach out and fumble for my phone as it screeches and vibrates on my bedside table. My fingers slide across the screen, and I pray I touch something that will silence the alarm once more. Once … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Motivation →

Flash Fiction: Young Love

Outside, the rain cascaded down the window of the bus in long rivulets. Inside, the droplets of condensation trickled down the panes. A dank, pungent aroma emanated from the sopping coats on the many bodies squeezed together. They were jostled by the movement of the bus as it made its way along the winding roads … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Young Love →

Flash Fiction: Rejection

Write about someone who is responding poorly to being rejected. “Urgh,” I moan. I try to open my eyes but it feels like they are being held down by lead weights. My mouth feels like the Sahara Desert. All I can taste is vomit. I try to open my eyes again but they protest against … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Rejection →

Flash Fiction: Using the Fool

Your main character is doing something they shouldn’t. Practice using the fool by writing about how they try to get him or her to stop. “What are you doing?” Debbie asked. I shook the can of spray paint to show her. “What does it look like I’m doing?” Surely it was obvious. “It looks like … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Using the Fool →

Flash Fiction: Morning

A beeping sound stirred Chris from his slumber. It was his alarm. It was loud enough to wake him, but not the rest of the house. He reached out to silence it before it eventually woke his sleeping wife or their toddler. There would be trouble if he woke Adam at five am. He carefully … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Morning →

Flash Fiction: No Backstory Allowed

Pretend you see five different people you know while shopping at the grocery story. Two are friends, two are former co-workers, and one is your arch-nemesis. You have to introduce each person without giving backstory. “Hey, Cath!” “Hi, hows things?” Liz marched towards me with a few items in her hands. “Sorry, but I can’t … Continue reading Flash Fiction: No Backstory Allowed →