Outside Warren pushed his face against the glass. Sometimes the family inside left the curtains open, but tonight they were drawn. He wanted to see. The boy would be there. "Is he there?" A small voice asked in his ear. "Hush, they will hear," the creature said. "I can't see the curtains are pulled." "Why?… Continue reading Cold Glass
Tag: Flash Fiction
Truth Hurts
Alice stepped into the cafe. She'd already been crying but she could feel the tears burn at the corners of her eyes again. It wasn't her fault. Tracy had backed her into a corner and she couldn't do it. That morning she had been dreaming of moving back into halls of residence at the university… Continue reading Truth Hurts
Wish I was there…
This is a piece of flash fiction and not based on real events. We were dying. Mostly of water deprivation, and dehydration is not the best of deaths. Firstly it hurts. Or maybe that was the starvation? I'm not certain. By the time we found it we were all hallucinating. I spent my time in my mind,… Continue reading Wish I was there…
Please vote!
Okay I know I ought to be doing Nanowrimo but today there was a competition and I thought - why not! And I have had a go. Well my submission is in the group and you have to vote for the one you like. No, I'm not going to say which is mine, just vote… Continue reading Please vote!
The Blue Heron
This fits nicely into the daily prompt which today is 'What a Twist!'. It had been submitted to a competition but, unfortunately, been declined. Never mind it's a good story. Enjoy 🙂 The Blue Heron The man walked from his car in the driveway, noticing the light was on in the kitchen, but before he… Continue reading The Blue Heron
Rejected…
I had another rejection today. I'm not sure I'll ever get used to it. But the good news is that I can share it. The story is a piece of flash fiction. Not that I truly understand flash fiction. I tend to see it as an art in itself. A novel is a particular type… Continue reading Rejected…
Shortest, Shorter, Short Stories
10th October 2012 Unfortunately my first lecture was cancelled as the tutor was unwell, but the second one ran brilliantly. Menna took the lecture on short stories and when I say short I really mean short... We started with six word stories, something I didn't know existed. Ernest Hemingway wrote one, and said it was… Continue reading Shortest, Shorter, Short Stories
Kate Murray - Cleaver 