#flashfictionmagic – APRIL SHOWERS BRING… The grey downpour crept in at the edges of my vision, conjuring shapes that vanished when I looked at them directly. I stood at the east facing window of the house library, my fingers fanned against the windowsill as if in thought. He couldn’t see my white knuckles. “Come back […]
SPICED TEA & CURIOSITY – #flashfictionmagic
#flashfictionmagic – SPICED TEA & CURIOSITY Ingrid clutched the mug tighter, willing its heat to soak through her red plaid mittens. The three mountains that rimmed her world wore downy muffs of snow, their distant jagged peaks now rounded. “Ingrid?” Her granfer’s voice swirled through the snowflakes. He shuffled across the yard to stand by her […]
DEEPEST DARK – #flashfictionmagic
#flashfictionmagic – DEEPEST DARK When people ask me how I lost my sight, I tell a different story each time. I touched the Archangel’s Scepter without first swallowing holy water. I stepped into a cloud of golden troll dust and neglected to close my eyes. Or my personal favorite: the Duc sneezed on me. The […]
GRAVEYARD KEEPER – #flashfictionmagic
Lou slammed her knuckles against the glass door once more, hoping that this time a light would come on inside. The small engine shop lived up to its name—it looked the size of her storage shed. “Need something?” Lou spun. A boy stood off to the right, keys dangling from his hand. The street lamp […]
A SECRET PASSAGE – #flashfictionmagic
Artis scowled at the jagged spire erupting from the tunnel floor. “This is the third time I’ve seen a spire like this.” “And?” My voice cracked. How many hours since we’d last had water? How long since we’d turned around? “I don’t know.” He trudged around the spire. “I’m sorry, Elsa.” “Stop apologizing. This was […]