A BROKEN PROMISE – #flashfictionmagic She hit the alley floor with a grunt, rolling swiftly to rise. Her blades felt warm and sure in her hands, the crisp fall air sweeping her mind free of morning lethargy. Gaining her feet, she spun to meet his sword. Metal clashing rang against the walls. She pushed his […]

CLEAR SKIES – #flashfictionmagic They told me to wait for clear skies, but the need to escape swelled in me, choking off my breath. Much like the mist curled around the window of my tower, digging its fingers into the casements. I flung the glass wide and stepped onto the narrow ledge outside, letting the […]

WHAT LIES BENEATH – #flashfictionmagic It was one of those houses that looks…stiff. New and expensive, like no one lived or loved in it yet. Margery wondered what the owners—who never seemed to be there—would think if she knocked on the door and offered to ruffle their house up a a bit. It was ridiculous, […]

A STARTING PLACE #flashfictionmagic The shoots rising from the bulbs were so strong, so green, the dirt rose tangled with them. She stared at them in mid January, wondering how such slow growth could lift the very earth. The snow still lay in swaths, falling and mounting and receding again. When she stepped inside the […]

SNOWBOUND – #flashfictionmagic The ropes of snow cut into my bare forearms, pinning them to my sides. “Grila, you must let go!” The snow goddess stood like a pillar of fury at the mouth of her cave, face chiseled from dark ice, eyes blue frozen ocean. Was it only yesterday she’d laid soft fingers of […]