Eliza stood in the queue for the omnibus. The line at the stop snaked around the corner into Taffeta Street. On a normal Tuesday evening, silence would hang heavy in the queue. Citizens would stare straight ahead, eager to avoid even eye contact with those around them. Today, nervous chatter filled the air as people […]
Flash Fiction
Friday Flash – A Hero Comes Along
I’ve taken this story down as it’s now out for submission!
Friday Flash – The Charterhouse Bullies
Edward stood in the shadows inside the door. His new classmates ran around the yard. They played in small groups, chasing hoops and tossing balls. He watched, too nervous to approach. Morning classes provided few opportunities to make friends, but the full yard was too daunting. “Well, well, well! What do we have ‘ere?” Edward […]
Friday Flash – Angels of the Junkyard
Image by John Uhri, edits by me It’s been a while since I brought you any Tales from Vertigo City, and I’ve been rather feeling like I’ve been neglecting my steampunk metropolis. Indeed, the last story I posted over there was my Friday flash, Festive Felicitations, back on Christmas Eve 2010! I do have a […]
Friday Flash – Evolution
This story has been taken down as it is now out for submission!
Friday Flash – A Gentle Nudge
Fear not, gentle readers, while this post is not a Friday Flash itself, I do have one up this week – as it stars my dashing Cavalier, it’s over on my Fowlis Westerby blog (would that make it a Westerblog?) Here it is – A Gentle Nudge. And yes, that is where I write – […]
