Jennette & Makam, Part 4 The real Jennette carved slivers from me with her gaze. I spun for the doorway we’d come through, not even pausing to glare at Makam, but the exit was gone. “Don’t try to run, little pretender.” Jennette strode across the polished chamber, headed for the opening she’d come from. Now […]
THE STARLESS SKY – #flashfictionmagic
The Starless Sky – Jennette & Makam, Part 3 I glared back at Glide’s first moon as it sank lower behind the capital city, named for the planet. “For the eleventh time, what are we doing out here?” The red, jagged surface of Glide glinted in iridescent colors under the second moon’s light. The path […]
RISK – #flashfictionmagic
R I S K – Jennette & Makam Part 2 “Does it matter why?” Makam cranked the glowgas heater as high as it would go. I leaned against the edge of the tiny porthole that looked out over Glide’s busiest street. Layers of gleaming speeders, rusty delivery hovers, and yellow flyboards wove and twisted in […]
THE CANDY SHOP – #flashfictionmagic
I felt the heat of flash cuffs crush my wrists together before a deep voice spoke from behind. “Jennette Hayes, you’re under arrest for illegal drug possession. Please do not resist or I will render you unconscious.” I sighed. “We’re skipping straight to that these days, are we?” He grunted. “No thanks to your last […]
A RELUCTANT HERO – #flashfictionmagic
💙💙💙 Lux paused in smoothing his golden hair to stare down at Autumn. Her royal blue gown that fell like a waterfall over her hips and made her creamy skin glow. “You’re asking me to what? Not charm your Grandmere?” She cut her gaze across his blue suit. Royals tailors had descended upon him yesterday […]