FRIDAY FLASH FICTION
Venus Flytrap
“This is serenity itself.” Paul pulled his horse to a stop and let out a deep exhale. The gentle slope, the lush greenery;…
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“Everyone, please be seated,” Michael said, followed by the sound of seats being filled and adjusted for comfort. He cleared his throat, “God,…
Read MoreBottled Spirits
The explosive boom from the basement shook the entire house. Dmitri handed the shot glass to his old friend Alexi, then licked the…
Read MoreThe Tree That Stands
I cannot adult today. I’m not sure when being an adult became a verb, but it has, and I can’t do it. I…
Read MoreIn Honor of Ukraine
“Your parents hid Jews in here?” Alexi looked around the old equipment shed in distaste. The sheer amount of neglect made him automatically…
Read MoreImaginary Life
Alaina watched the train pull away, then down to her ringing phone. Ugh. “Hi Mom.” “Well, hello! How are you? “Fine, I was…
Read MoreAngell Brightmoon
Angell Brightmoon sealed the hatch to her pod and waited for the fluid that would turn her into a hydrostatic pilot. She plugged…
Read MoreShockingly Delicious
Wayne stared at the bushes in front of him, wondering where it had all gone so wrong. He hadn’t meant any of it;…
Read MoreLunar Visions
Mrs. Baker finished writing up the reports of her third-grade class. They had predictably seen several things in her picture of the moon….
Read MoreThe Angel’s Carpenter
“Beautiful!” Dame Alliandra looked at the intricately hand-carved railing curved up each side of the central staircase. Her new foyer was sure to…
Read MoreThe Die is Cast
“A three?” Five glared its little wooden glare at its neighbor. “You gave a three?” Three’s two outside dots moved up and down…
Read MoreWindmills and Dreams
“You’re thinking about Don Quixote again, aren’t you?” Skiff sat down next to Nell, stretching his legs out under the bright, summer sun….
Read MoreThe Spark of Creation
“Sparklers,” Annie said as she watched the kids play. “Chasing the gloom away at the speed of light.” “What if inside each of…
Read MoreYes, Virginia, There is a Christmas Squirrel
“There is too a Christmas Squirrel!” Virginia shouted at Jacob. “Look! He’s right out there. See? He has red fur! And he’s watching…
Read MoreThe Green and Goat
Morgan stared at the goat, its creepy rectangular eyes squinting at her with impatience. “Well, at least you’re not green anymore.” In response the…
Read MoreA Blast from the Past
“Is that a cassette tape Grandpa?” Jimmie stared the shiny brown magnetic ribbon peaking out the bottom. Attic adventures with Grandpa were always…
Read More#WaukeshaStrong
There is no magic here, try as I might. I close my eyes to wish and I wave my pitiful little wand, but…
Read MorePost Apocalyptic Pizza
Kat parked her bicycle against the fence and opened the saddle bags. Some things never changed. Even after the apocalypse, pizza delivery was…
Read MoreCampaign Cleanup
Jen grabbed the broom and began sweeping, pushing teh broom harder than was strictly necessary. “What’s the matter?” A worried face in the…
Read MoreThe Pour of Generosity
“It’s called The Pour of Generosity.” Mutsuro took a pinch of the salt and placed it on each corner of the square bamboo…
Read MoreGraduating with Honoria
“Greetings, graduate!” the skull said, smiling. At least smiling as much as possible given that it was missing a lower jaw… and flesh….
Read MoreFall Harvest
“Those hay bales sure were cool, weren’t they, Gramma?” “They were indeed,” she said pulling the covers tight and giving her grandson a…
Read MoreLife Lesson
I was born in a place humanity has not yet seen. In crowded system of others just like me, I watched time pass…
Read MorePlaying Chicken
“Paper files?” Roz sat back in her chair, pulled out a half-smoked Camel cigarette and re-lit it. She took a long drag before…
Read MoreThe Key to Eternal Life
I found myself standing in front of a wall of keys. To my right was a door, the same to my left. I…
Read MoreShadow And Light
“What’s this?” Joe knelt down brushed away the clippings from the last time the city had mowed the median. “Joe!” His supervisor called…
Read MoreThe Duck That Went Foul
“Don’t! Stop! I mean Stop! Don’t!” Jonah stayed still, feeling ridiculous half-way bent over, his arm extended to pick up the stuffed toy. …
Read MoreIn Loving Memory
I saw you that day. Crazy as it sounds, I saw you. You were walking away from your own funeral. I’ve never told…
Read MoreGraduation Project
“Unicorn colors?” Simmons said. “What’s next? Puppies and Hello Kitty?” Deanna shrugged. “It’s an art school thing. Whose name was on the back…
Read MoreMeet Me in Montana
As I write this, I’m staring at a setting not unlike this week’s prompt. I’m visiting family and reveling in reuniting with the…
Read MorePrelude to an Adventure with Jim the Fish
Image by Ri Butov from Pixabay “Carry the four….” Kate looked up from her book. “I thought you were reading music, Doctor?” “I…
Read MoreFilm Feast
There are entire cultures who will not let you take their picture. They feel that photographs take part of their soul. Most photographers…
Read MoreGrandpa Harvey
Harvey stood at the edge of the peer, marveling at the colors of the sky. “Grandpa, can we go back tomorrow?” He bent…
Read MoreApplied Mathematics For The Soul
“I’ve done it?” Professor Brandt nodded, continuing to stroke his long beard. “We’ll have to make sure the proper heat is applied. Otherwise,…
Read MoreBrunhilda the Brave
“I’m not going in there!” Agnar stared at the old stone house. “It’s a horror movie waiting to happen!” Brunhilda grabbed him and…
Read MoreSpring Haiku
The buds promise springThey drink the food of the rootAnd reach for the sky Spring has always been my favorite time of the…
Read MoreGhost Train
He paced the aisle of the ghost train, waiting. Each time he welcomed a ghost, each time he comforted a murdered woman, he…
Read MoreRussell the ROUS (Rodent of Unusual Size)
“He’s judging me. Your dog looks just like that when she’s judging me.” “Maybe he doesn’t like your shirt.” “It’s a Thor shirt….
Read MoreSnow Pixies
“Spring you say?” Harvey nodded as the wind whipped up the snow in the pasture. A moment later it formed into the undeniable…
Read MorePooh Sticks
My sister looked at the foot bridge in a fair amount of disgust. “Wow, so much for ‘over the river and through the…
Read MoreGrandfather
This probably breaks the canon from the movies. Sorry. This story would not leave my brain. “Grandpa, what’s this?” Jim stepped over the…
Read MoreCaviar Emptor
Bradon swam up to the cage and evaluated the new Merslave. The webbing between his toes had begun to climb up his legs,…
Read MoreProprietary Perspicacity
“Mystery? You think I’m ready for mystery?” The portal stretched out before Kaleen. She was about to become a book-surfer. A real book-surfer….
Read MoreLaundry Day
“Good morning, Miss Evelyn” “Officer Reynolds!” Frail, seventy-five year old Evelyn Saunders answered brightly as she looked up from her book. “What brings…
Read MoreThe Hunter
Like so many mornings before, Calnea dropped a handful of dried corn at the edge of the woods, then lugged the last bit…
Read MoreAn Attempt at Haiku
A squirrel longs for bird food. But a cat stands guard. He gives up and jumps away. This is not only really bad,…
Read MoreTruth Pointer
I am a truth pointer. I tell you the truth about the world. It’s all I do, but it’s important because it’s how…
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