Category Archives: Flash
This old man
“If I’d had any sense, you know,” he says aloud, a lifetime of other thoughts folding and unfolding inside his head, “I’d never have gotten caught up in that mess.” He says mess as though the word itself were dirty, … Continue reading
Thunderstruck
Or maybe just delightedly fangirling. Warren Ellis promoted my book on his site. I got a whole post, all to myself. Commence high-pitched ‘EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!’ noise, starting… NOW
Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
“How’s that song go?” “I have no idea, and don’t sing it anyway.” “Oh, come on. You get so ‘Bah, humbug!’ around Christmas, Scrooge.” “Because it’s just–” “–fake and commercial and no one knows the true spirit of Christmas anymore, … Continue reading
Pieces #4
She liked to look up at the stars– twinkle, twinkle, little –mother had said they were the eyes of the ones who had gone before. She liked to look at the grass– green grows, green grows the –mother said that … Continue reading
Halls of Man
Before the halls of man had fallen, there was an Empire that lived under a single sun and two moons, its people numerous, civilized, and well-bred. Its reign was vast, holding the lands from the endless mountains of the east … Continue reading