Elessa had waited her whole life for this day. There were moments when she was less eager than others but it is natural to have a little fear of this life changing event. The day when she, all in white, would take his hand and step into the next chapter of her journey. Now the … More Flash Fiction – Elessa
The key fit into the door but it would not turn. He wiggled the key for a moment trying to finagle the lock. Still the key would not work. Some doors are best left locked. What if this was the door to the Amarthis Kingdom? Henry spent years trying to find his way to the … More Flash Fiction Friday – The Door
There was no music only a punching bass that reverberated off the walls in order to provide some type of distraction to the victims inside. They were all victims and most of them had not even realized it. What else would you call people who were slaves to an external force that they could not … More The Crowd
The sky turned a beautiful orange, pink and purple. The clouds swirled by in thick green whisps. It would have all looked pretty amazing, if it was not deadly. Parents saw the puffy green clouds and started rushing their children indooors. Office drones that first noticed the clouds spread the words throughout the cubicles. It was … More The Rains
Autumn stared at her computer. The usual executives walked by not once noticing her vacant gaze. As long as the work kept getting done, she could be in a coma at her desk. Little did they know in those moments, she might as well have been. She was beyond the cubicle walls, away from the … More Autumn
Stan shut off the car and pulled up his collar. It was pouring outside and he planned to only have rush into the grocery stole and run right back out. There was a roast in the oil den and hen did not want to risk, overlooking it. Everything for the night was perfect: the roast, … More Grey Goose
As a child, I found it very difficult to concentrate in class. Everything distracted me from my teacher but what held my attention most was a large red bird with blue wings. This bird had a nest in the big tree outside the window. Often I would spend my classtime daydreaming about the adventures this … More The Bird
Flames licked at the walls of the castle. Banners burned and armor melted. Thick smoke flooded the halls making it impossible to search for an exit. Word spread throughout the town of the fire. Soon all the townspeople stood outside their homes watching the devastation. It had long been rumoured that the royal family dabbled … More The Fire
I saw the man unloading boxes from his truck. There were these old wooden crates that you just do not see very often, except in the movies. His clothes appeared to be just as out dated as the crates: plaid suit with a white shirt and a bow tie that rivaled his mustache in size. … More The Elixir
It is late, dark and cold. The sound of dripping water is starting to get to me. I sit here waiting for him to return. He promised that he would find help and come back for me. Never once do I doubt his faithfulness. It is only a matter of time before I am safe. … More Waiting
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