I tiptoe down the steps towards the arch in the wall, the stairs slick with wet leaves. A fine mist of rain clings to my hair and gown, yet I do not fear the moisture in the night air. Water is not my enemy. I stand on the edge of the step, clinging to the […]
Flash Fiction
#FridayFlash – Sightseeing
The statue coughed twice, sending a cloud of dust into the air. Tendrils of ectoplasm snaked out of the statue’s nose, and billowed into the display case. The cold fingers of phantasmic goo sought the key hole near the top of the glass, and oozed through the lock mechanism. The figure coalesced on the other […]
#FridayFlash – The Invisible Man
I’ve been sitting on the bench in the churchyard for twenty minutes. I always choose this bench – it has a good view of the road so I can watch people coming and going, and for most of the day it’s shaded by the bulk of the church behind me. It’s a good place to […]
#FridayFlash – Ok, Cupid
Keep telling yourself you’re not going on a date, you’re using your one-day free trial of a relationship. For that one afternoon or evening, whichever you choose, you’ve got a companion, someone to discuss life with in all its glory and banality, someone to make you feel like you’re part of a greater whole. It’s […]
#FridayFlash – The Oldest Trick
Emascula the Great prowled around the stage, brandishing the first sword for the audience. Stella climbed into the ornate lacquered box, smiling and waving as she settled herself in. Only her head and feet were visible, her body replaced by the black cabinet. Emascula thrust the first sword into the box. Stella pulled an expression […]
Flowers on the Sill (Free Short Story)
Natasha had kept flowers on the windowsill in the front room for as long as I’d known her. She’d move the flowers around the house to suit her mood, but it was always the ones on the front room sill that gave the clues – yellow carnation for disappointment, or begonias for dark thoughts. She […]
