Posts Tagged Short Fiction

#flashfiction “I repeat,” the announcer’s voice crackled from the tiny transistor radio. “This is direct from the Acting President, the last zombie mass has been destroyed. The United States is now officially free of the zombie menace.” “Did you hear that honey?” Francine turned in her chair to look at her husband on the far […]

A story in 6 sentences – these are the kind of things that pop into my head while commuting to my day job.   My girlfriend left me for Jesus. She said he was nicer than me. She said he was better looking than me. She said he was sexier than me. She said a […]

#flashfiction “Willy, it’s time for school,” Margaret shouted up the stairs. “You don’t want to miss your first day.” Margaret smiled wistfully. She remembered her own first day of school, many years ago. Mother and Father had made sure her uniform was perfect and that her lunch was her favorite; everything was as perfect as […]

Kimi returned to wakefulness like Sisyphus pushing the boulder up the hill, slowly, painfully, and unwillingly. She dreaded the moments when she first woke up. Her eyelids opened allowing light to return to her world and she focused on the ceiling as hard as she could. The bare white surface was one of the few […]

Harry peeked through the hedge. The greenery scratched his face but he was afraid to fully reveal himself. A figure walked slowly down the street, although lurch might better describe its erratic motion. Its clothing was in tatters and bits of cloth fell to the ground with each halting step. Harry could not tell if […]

#flashfiction Three weeks after arriving, Billy wasn’t sure he was going to like living in England. Dad was a pilot based at RAF Lakenheath and the entire family was forced into yet another move, this time across an entire ocean. It as nicer than dad’s last base in Omaha, but Billy still thought it was […]