Some songs, some music, touches parts of you that you otherwise cannot interact with. The parts of you that you can’t handle without a tune to sooth the pain away, to allow yourself to look inwards at the cause of the pain and sit with it. Learn from it. Heal. There are songs that teach… Continue reading Flash Fiction – Song (A Teacup Story)
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Flash Fiction – Burning Red (A Teacup Story)
Suzza sat on her bed, surrounded by the ripped pieces of her letters. Each one had contained the years of heartache and love that she had poured into her relationship with Netr. Before she had joined the Tombhunters, before when he had promised that she was his only and that she had his heart. And… Continue reading Flash Fiction – Burning Red (A Teacup Story)
Flash Fiction – Hidden Future (Stories on a Theme “Mystery”)
Greyn slid the heavy gold coin across the wooden table. The metal made an awful scraping noise in the otherwise silent room. The fortune teller looked down at the coin, the bells laced into his hair tinkling together as he did so. “What brings the Daughter of the Queen here?” the fortune teller asked, waving… Continue reading Flash Fiction – Hidden Future (Stories on a Theme “Mystery”)
Flash Fiction – Keeping Secrets (Stories on a Theme “Mystery”)
Arian lay her grandmother’s will out on the table in front of her. The house was quiet now, the family now having left hours before. It was amazing how much a few words could tear apart them all, in so little time. Battles over the inheritance, battles over the legitimacy of their mother Irene, battles… Continue reading Flash Fiction – Keeping Secrets (Stories on a Theme “Mystery”)
Flash Fiction –Cloaked in Night (Stories on a Theme “Mystery”)
“You have it?” The whisper came out of the alleyway. Recheal stopped in the street, checking around her. No one else had noticed it. They were too busy with their lives, heads down, focusing on the place they were going to instead of the route they took. “Prove yourself,” Recheal said, stepping to the edge… Continue reading Flash Fiction –Cloaked in Night (Stories on a Theme “Mystery”)
Sleight of Hand – Prompts on a Theme (Magic)
Another short flash fiction, based on this week's "Prompts on a Theme" - Magic “Did you catch how I did it?” Jele said, holding up the card. Uletich groaned. No. he hadn’t seen it. Jele was too damn fast for him to follow. “Look,” Jele said, putting the card back in his other hand, “I’ll… Continue reading Sleight of Hand – Prompts on a Theme (Magic)
100 Words – Sunshine
[100 Words is a story in 100 words or less, based off the word in the title.] Warmth. A kind warmth not the beating heat of a desert but the gentle caress of sunshine on your skin. Birds humming in the treetops, some loudly singing as they wing their way through the clear blue sky… Continue reading 100 Words – Sunshine
100 Words – Lost
[100 Words is a story in 100 words or less, based off the word in the title.] It’s not knowing where you are. Confused. Scared. Worried. There is no direction. No guidance. No help. Just Nothing. Everywhere. Everything. The noise of silence around you is deafening. Waiting for an answer. A direction. But you have… Continue reading 100 Words – Lost
100 Words – Frustration
[100 Words is a story in 100 words or less, based off the word in the title.] Not rage or anger, but something more dangerous. It is the feeling of being trapped, of not being in control. It’s the urge to lash out, the urge to break something, the urge to change the status quo,… Continue reading 100 Words – Frustration
100 Words – Seen
[100 Words is a story in 100 words or less, based off the word in the title.] Not to be looked through, or around, but to be seen. Not to be forgotten or left behind, but to be seen. Not to be ignored or unwanted, but to be seen. To be seen is to be… Continue reading 100 Words – Seen
