She’d been #missing for days, the search #hindered by #lightning storms and driving rain. On the day the #sunshine returned she came walking out of the forest, perfectly calm and dry. We never did learn what happened. #sunthing #brieflywrite #flexvss #vss365
Tag Archives: microfiction
A Tranquil Knight
“It’s such a long #journey, milord, and you’ve got a nice castle already.”
“It’s just what kings do, Sir Talbot. #Daring adventures and #invading foreign lands is expected.”
“Let’s have a nice #lunch. You’re so warlike when you’re hungry.”
#flexvss #vssmagic #whistpr #vss365
A Working Lunch
“Now, the really #daring bit–”
The waiter appeared. Again. “The dressing is #enriched with a #wildflower extract–”
“Thank you.”
“Fresh ground pepper?”
“No.”
“Planning the #invasion during #lunch wasn’t your best idea, dear.”
#vssmagic #366FF #bravewrite #whistpr #vss365
They Never Listen
“There aren’t #centaurs in this #country,” he scoffs. “It’s too far north.” Riley is tired of arguing with him. She shakes her head when she finds his body trampled, but really, he could have listened for once. She told him about the #danger. #vssmagic #bravewrite #vss365
A New Pet
The clock strikes #midnight and the room is plunged into #dangerous darkness. Something begins to #crawl toward her. She #launches the net at it and ties it up neatly. “I’d like you to eat some other people instead.” #366FF #vss365 #whistpr #flexvss
Occupational Hazards
I #jump on the #late #ferry and see a #new ferryman. “Where’s Mort?” I ask. “Fell overboard and his #essence dissolved,” says the #bony figure without a trace of #compassion. The commute to the underworld is like that sometimes, I think, squinting against the #salt spray.
#vss365 #sunthing #flexvss #366FF #vssmagic #whistpr #bravewrite #winterwords
Teenagers in this galaxy, am I right?
“You used the #filter, right?” Zax asks before taking a sip. “Duh, of course, Dad.” “It #unites with the toxic #element in this planet’s water so we don’t #lose our ability to absorb oxygen and die.” With a heavy sigh, Sarq takes back the cup. ##vss365 #whistpr #vssmagic #flexvss
NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge, Round 2
250 word limit. My prompts for this round: genre – suspense/thriller, action – throwing a rock, word – endless
Into the Woods
“Mom, hurry, in the woods, it got Lucy!” I drop whatever I’m holding. Is Pete safer with me and my gun, or at home, alone? There’s no time to think it through. I grab his hand and we run.
The dark woods feel endless. “Not your fault,” I whisper. First his father, now his sister. I knew we didn’t kill them all last year.
His palm is sweaty, or mine is. He tries to pull away but I shake my head. I remember the mangled bodies strewn all over the woods last time. It wants us to separate, to pick us off one by one. Was that a footstep? A twig snaps. My God, it’s right there. I turn, pushing Pete behind me, and raise the gun. I fire again and again at the hulking shape and it finally falls. I reach for Pete, but he’s gone.
Another one rushes past me with a grunt, knocking me to the ground with a shaggy shoulder, and the gun goes flying. I scrabble around in the dead leaves. My hand closes on a rock. Better than nothing. I hurl it at the thing as I get to my feet, and by some miracle, I connect. It drops. More footsteps. I search for another projectile.
“Mom!” It’s Lucy, holding up her pocket knife, dark with blood. “The throat, just like you taught me!” I look around in a panic for Pete, but she’s already helping him up. “Let’s make sure they’re dead.”
Well, I Did Ask Nicely
“What’s that #puddle on the floor? Ketchup? #Jam?” “Steve. He asked me out again. I managed to #stave off the rage and asked him nicely to #vacate the premises, but then he tried to #kiss me.” “Goddamn it, Steve. I’ll get the mop.” #whistpr #flexvss #bravewrite #vss365 #366FF
Survival Club
“Let’s go, #Survival #Club! My pack has an #onion, a pair of socks, and a plastic recorder. That’s a great haul! Last time I only got water balloons. Let’s not have as many disqualified this time. I had six funerals last year.” #sunthing #flexvss #whistpr
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