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Chuck Wendig/Terrible Minds Flash Fiction Challenge: Drabble – Dialogue
Wendig’s Challenge this past Friday was simple, and not: Drabble. 100 words of flash fiction. Anything. Just go. All right, then. *cracks knuckles* * * * “She here?” “Not here right now, sir.” “Comin’ back?” “She’s not here, right now, … Continue reading
The Voice MailBox is Full
He stands atop the tallest building he can find, facing the sunrise, cigarette at his lips, too-blue eyes staring out against the mix of colors that signals dawn. Some freakish salmon, an indigo, a weird greybluebrown, soft lavender, and pale … Continue reading
At This Waking
At this waking, she puts her hands out in front of her so that she can see them, and she discovers they are youthful, bearing strength and grace, and she uses them to fling off covers. There is one sneaker, … Continue reading
Scent and Memory
You smell like vanilla, mixed with lemon and lavender, pennies, and the ocean. Would that I could bottle it, and pour it out on my skin when I’m without you, so I could feel a little less alone.
The Coat
It was getting cold again — the kind of cold that reminded her of what it had been like when she first arrived, falling in out of nowhere, into the life of someone who was gone now. Someone who might … Continue reading