There’s no way she’s going to believe me, but I should probably call Terryn, and tell her I won’t be at work today. Yeah, you have bigger problems than that now, buddy, some inner wise-ass says. I pick up my phone and call work. “Happy Massage, this Terryn. Would you like to book a massageContinue reading “Calling In – A Terryn and Shawn Story”
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Hershel’s Specialty Meats
A man visits an unusual butcher shop The usual suspects are all there, quail, snake, boar, venison, and even buffalo. Each is neatly wrapped in brown wax paper and carefully sealed shut with strips of white butchers tape. The man’s olfactory senses are on overload. Most people, unaccustomed to the dizzyingly wide array of divergentContinue reading “Hershel’s Specialty Meats”
Around the Fold
I feel nausea rising as I reach around the fold. I shut my eyes, breathe deep, calm myself. It’s the glasses; they show too much. Moving your arm into the fourth dimension can overwhelm your senses. The air feels electric like a thousand electric worm-sized eels are wriggling across your skin. Human consciousness is constrainedContinue reading “Around the Fold”
Death Among the Farmers
A Warrior Waits for Death in a Pub Alexandra sits at a tiny table in the pub for days, drinking endless flagons of mead. She unbuckled her heavy sword hours ago, but she has a notion that it is somewhere under the rickety table. Frequently, Alexandra will hurl some insult or challenge to the othersContinue reading “Death Among the Farmers”
Empty Garden
A man wakes in an apartment covered with notes. INTRODUCTION As usual, it takes the man nearly 30 minutes to panic. By then, he has noticed the signs and notes. His apartment walls are covered with them, hundreds if not thousands of short and not so short messages to him. Somehow he intuits that heContinue reading “Empty Garden”
What I Learned From My 100 Day Flash Challenge
Lessons learned, my process, my 24 Favorites, and more. Introduction From March 18 — June 26, 2021, I began and completed my first ever 100-day flash fiction challenge. The goal I’d set for myself is self-explanatory. For one hundred days straight, I would write, edit, and publish a flash fiction story, more orContinue reading “What I Learned From My 100 Day Flash Challenge”
My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 4
Days 76 – 100 On March 18, 2021, I began a crazy adventure. That was the day I started my 100-day flash fiction challenge. My goal was to write, edit, publish one story per day for one hundred days. Below, I summarize the fourth 25 days of my challenge. The Final 25 Stories The EndContinue reading “My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 4”
My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 3
Days 51 – 75 On March 18, 2021, I began a crazy adventure. That was the day I started my 100-day flash fiction challenge. My goal was to write, edit, publish one story per day for one hundred days. Below, I summarize the third 25 days of my challenge. The Third 25 Stories Clive ANDContinue reading “My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 3”
My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 2
Days 26 – 50 On March 18, 2021, I began a crazy adventure. That was the day I started my 100-day flash fiction challenge. My goal was to write, edit, publish one story per day for one hundred days. Below, I summarize the second 25 days of my challenge. The Second 25 Stories Memory BrokenContinue reading “My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 2”
My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 1
Days 1 – 25 On March 18, 2021, I began a crazy adventure. That was the day I started my 100-day flash fiction challenge. My goal was to write, edit, publish one story per day for one hundred days. The following is a summary of the first 25 days of my challenge. The First 25Continue reading “My 100-Day Flash Challenge Part 1”
Very Bad Doggy
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 100 “Don’t tease him today, okay, Tommy?” Timmy pleads. Timmy and Tommy have been best friends since second grade. Now both boys are in fifth grade and walking home from school together. Ordinarily, they walked James Street to school. But for the past two weeks, they decidedContinue reading “Very Bad Doggy”
A Scorpionic Angle of Perception
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 99 I feel I’m not explaining it well to my friend Chris, so I start again. “Your staircase becomes the horizon, the only perfectly horizontal line one can find on an astrological natal birth chart. It’s the line that bisects the chart and runs from the ascendant,Continue reading “A Scorpionic Angle of Perception”
3:14 AM
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 98 Days later, I will remember this was the night I first peered inside the SUV, the flashing blue lights. My sleep patterns are not nearly as satisfying as they once were. I used to adore my sleep. Now, it seems the fairy has grown stingy withContinue reading “3:14 AM”
Mrs. Henderson
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 97 Twenty-Eight Years Ago I’ve lost the thread of what she is trying to tell me. All I know is I’ve done something wrong. I must have. She seems furious at me, and my seven-year-old brain is frantically searching for the magic phrase that will dissipate herContinue reading “Mrs. Henderson”
Where Are They?
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 96 “Where are mom and dad?” my little sister asks again. It breaks my heart that I don’t have a good answer to the question. The truth is simple; I don’t know where our parents are. And that is not right. None of this is right –Continue reading “Where Are They?”
The Taxi
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 95 The instant I fastened my seatbelt in the backseat, I knew the rumors of an urban legend about a taxi were true. I heard the metallic click, but then there was a louder click from the door. Did the driver lock my door? I look forwardContinue reading “The Taxi”
Note to Self
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 94 The man awakes. He sees the laminated card resting on his nightstand; he picks it up and begins reading. Hey Scott, this is me, you. This note is a few reminders for you as your memory has show signs of impairment lately. This list is merelyContinue reading “Note to Self”
Kenny and the Upside
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 93 “What the fuck did you say to me? An upside? If you value our friendship at all, you better explain yourself, and I mean now.” I might’ve chosen a better moment, I suppose. As Kenny’s youngest sister, Tina, is not ready to hear this. She growsContinue reading “Kenny and the Upside”
Zach
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 92 “I told you we need to use the stopper. It skitters away too quickly otherwise. I already regret sharing my affliction with Zach. The instant I approached his bathroom vanity sink, he pulled the plug from the basin and refused to let me have it; he’sContinue reading “Zach”
Tommy the Tube
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 – Day 91 The door to the club bangs open. Tommy walks in and begins shouting before he’s in the joint. “Yo! Listen up, people. My name is Tommy, and I’m looking for my twin brother, Timmy. If any of you’s know where he is, you’d better tell me.”Continue reading “Tommy the Tube”
