Today's flash fiction was again inspired by a writing prompt. I don't often write in first-person, so it was a fun challenge for me. I hope you'll enjoy the result! *** It started as an excuse to test my fancy fountain pens — you know, the ones I bought four years ago, swearing I’d use … Continue reading Flash Fiction: An Untimely Letter
Month: January 2021
Another Round of Very Short Stories
For today's post, another selection of my stories from the #vss365 hashtag on Twitter. I hope you'll enjoy them! *** London "Jellied eels, a London tradition." The shopkeep nodded to a tub swirling with dark, snaky shapes. "Mine are the freshest each day." "I'm searching for a friend," she hissed. "Anyone I might know?" She … Continue reading Another Round of Very Short Stories
Flash Fiction: Refusing the Call to Adventure
Today's story, based on another writing prompt, features a man with a long, unbroken lineage of heroic ancestors... who is absolutely determined not to follow in their footsteps. However, the fates have other ideas! *** On a lazy, sunny afternoon, everything in the cottage was absolutely perfect — ham sizzling on the stove, flowers blooming … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Refusing the Call to Adventure
Even More Very Short Stories
Today, another round of my contributions to the daily #vss365 writing prompt on Twitter, from 2019. I hope you'll enjoy them! *** Pearl The pearl divers had a choice between their guards' bayonets or the depths. On a single breath, Alma dove a hundred feet, shadowed by reef sharks. Basket half-full, lungs less, she pried … Continue reading Even More Very Short Stories
Flash Fiction: An Otherworldly Hero
Another story inspired by a writing prompt, this time concerning the unexpected fulfillment of prophecy. *** As the battle raged between the hordes of hell and the alliance of mortals, the Demon Lord met the Hero in single combat. Sparks flew as their ringing blades sang a deadly melody. But the Hero faded, while the … Continue reading Flash Fiction: An Otherworldly Hero
More Very Short Stories
Today's post features another collection of my Very Short Stories originally posted to Twitter, inspired by writing prompts from the #vss365 hashtag. If you haven't participated before, I recommend giving it a try! There are lots of brilliant writers posting entertaining stories each day. Verdant She ran her fingers through the tangled overgrowth, untouched by … Continue reading More Very Short Stories
Tales of Fantasy and Folly 