Awareness has been slow in coming to the corpse, but it explodes into life as it opens its eyes. Bandages cover its face, and it cannot see, but its fury gathers in its dormant muscles. Life sparks throughout its dead fibres, and it tears its right arm free from its wrappings. Cold fingers form hooks and […]
Flash Fiction
#FridayFlash – New Year, New You
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#FridayFlash – Redemption
I haven’t had time to write a new flash so I’ve decided to repost this one! I originally wrote this story as a response to a particular ‘classic’ Christmas movie, and it also appears on my website. See if you can guess which film inspired it…and merry Christmas! * * * Detective Carmichael stands with […]
#FridayFlash – Ghosts
A chill wind whips up the street, casting grit into my face as I walk towards the bookshop. The blue sky is cold and unfriendly, the threatening clouds to the east the dull grey of gunmetal. As much as I love this bookshop, finding solace in its aisles, it has been a year since I […]
#FridayFlash – The Lament
The bow scrapes across the strings, tentative at first, and faltering notes tumble into the twilight. As the prelude gives way to the melody, the bow glides back and forth, and delicate fingers caress the neck of the instrument. I remember those fingers, so long and pale, even in life. The violin sings its mournful […]
#FridayFlash – For Whom The Bell Tolls
The death bell tolls in the town, long and low as it rumbles around the old market square. It’s the third time that it’s tolled today. It tolls so often here. I sometimes joke that you can tell the time by it. Dawn, noon, and sundown, without fail. Not many people laugh at my joke, and I […]
