R E S T/ R E S T L E S S // ššš 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
āMiss Grant?ā 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. āNeed something, sir?ā āWas this […]
F O U N D – #flashfictionmagic
āOrland found her in the Outback Rocks.ā The words always burrowed under Annieās skin like poisoned roots. Tanner Village spread below her, a handful of humped houses and a blacksmithās forge. What origin could they boast? Her thoughts sank the closer she came. Her produce basket cut into her elbow. If she and Orland could […]
Winter Horse #winterwordsflashfiction
Another thud shook the roof. Lillian jumped and spilled scalding tea on her knee. āIf that horse does not settle down in one minuteāā Mam popped her pricked finger into her mouth, clutching Lillianās torn shirt with the other. āItās a winter horse, Mam. It doesnāt know how to stand still.ā āTell me again why […]
The Christmas Ornament-#WinterWordsFlashFiction
āAnd it wasnāt here last night?ā Iggy leaned closer, her breath fogging the glass orb. āNo. The Christmas lantern ran out of batteries, so I took it off the hook. When I brought it out this morningā¦ā She gestured to the ornament swaying gently from a length of white ribbon. āThose are the tiniest plants […]