“And your dad made you learn all this when you were five?” Stephen’s gestured covered the hydroponics room. Sasha shrugged. “Supposed to teach us self reliance.” Stephen scratched his eyebrow. “Or give him more time to gamble.” She snorted. “Either way, it worked out.” Stephen shook his head. “Alone for five years. I can’t imagine. […]
Y E L L O W R I B B O N – #flashfictionmagic
“Miss Atkiss!” She stopped, her hand frozen on the door of her shuttle. The adjutant, the black haired one from the spaceport terminal, ran toward her, a yellow ribbon fluttering from his hand. “You dropped this, Miss Atkiss.” He was taller than she remembered, taller than her though she stood on a step. “It was […]
R E D #flashfictionmagic
🥀🥀🥀 Her lips tightened with disgust. “I bring blood. Carnage. I am the essence of rage.” She spun toward the battlefield, scarlet skirts snapping to follow. “You’re forgetting.” The girl in gold tilted her head. “What do you know? Everything gleams that comes from you.” The girl smiled, her hair catching the sun. “We have […]
R E S T – #flashfictionmagic
R E S T/ R E S T L E S S // 🍁🍁🍁 Tension had leaked down into her left shoulder, a hurricane of pain radiating down her arm, all the way to her hip until she felt like Jacob after a chill and damp wrestle. Had she wrestled her thoughts, her attempts at […]
AN UNOPENED LETTER-#flashfictionmagic
“Miss Grant?” The blue suited man ducked into the office. Sydney scraped off her goggles, knocking over a row of beakers. White vapor plumed. She lunged for the bucket of water in the corner and doused the spill. The man tiptoed back as streams raced for his shoes. Sydney sighed. “Need something, sir?” “Was this […]