Tag: flash fiction
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The Witch Next Door
A simmer pot bubbled on the stove, filling the air with a cleansing citrus smell while Madelyn scrubbed down the kitchen sink. Above her hung rows of drying herbs and cluttered along her countertops were jars of various spices, herbs, and freshly canned vegetables she had grown in the garden. On the table was a…
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The Edge of the World
The crashing of the waves at the base of the cliffs was like static to Lex, loud but easily tuned out, as she stood gazing out to the west. Sea birds circled overhead, calling out to one another in a cacophony that was much harder to ignore than the waves. The sun dimmed as it…
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A Portrait of Marlow
“I heard you painted the portrait of my brother’s wife.” “Y-yes my lord,” Argus answered as he bowed before the opulent throne where Maverick, one of the twelve lords of Drear, sat lazily stroking the gray cat in his lap. He was a tall thin man, with sharp features and long limbs that reminded him…
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A Day of Work
Patience. …patience. I snip and snip and snip at the fibers until they are reasonably small so that they won’t get caught in the blades of the blender. On and on until the blisters start to form at the base of my index finger where the handle of the scissors rub. Is it the arthritis…
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Awakened Nightmare
The door slammed shut as hot air wooshed past, threatening to singe the hair atop Simon’s head. The full weight of his body pressed against the door and he could hear the cracking and splintering of the wood on the opposite side. Closing his eyes tightly, he told himself that it was time to wake…
Paper and Rabbits 