Category Archives: Flash

Brad

“I’ll fucking kill you,” he raged, fists clenched, his face twisted in a grimace of fury. “Now, Brad…” There wasn’t any reason left on that face — there wasn’t any thought left, anything that could hear rational thought, anything that … Continue reading

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It Wasn’t Me

So easily the center of his chest had opened, a blossom, a poppy, spreading in a flash of redblack. He dropped to the concrete, his knees buckling, eyes rolling to the back of his head. When he struck the ground, … Continue reading

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Stitch-n-Bitch

“This is disastrous,” Adele said, looking over the fabric. “Absolutely disastrous.” “It’s the tiniest stain. Put a pearl there.” Beatrice looked unperturbed by the existence of the little mark, a spot of blood that happened upon the cloth when she’d … Continue reading

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Penny

Penny likes to be bent over my desk. When I first met her, she was a fearful thing who had no idea how to carry herself, or where she belonged. After six months with me, she walks with her head … Continue reading

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Nothing But A Ghost

It was light out, when he put the last little one to bed. It was light out, but Lewis didn’t care; he needed a little time to himself. Sometimes he did that — put them to bed early, so they … Continue reading

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