Category: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
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THE CUP RUNNETH OVER RESTAURANT
The Cup Runneth Over, the latest trendy art restaurant, had been open for two months. The wait to book a table was three months. Harold fought through the protesters. Their cries about the misuse of the scriptures for commercial gain had provided further publicity. Business was booming. He was shown to his table where Cleo…
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TANDEM
‘Are you pedalling back there?’ puffed Archie as the tandem bicycle crawled up the incline. ‘Of course I am,’ Agnes lied, giving her pedals a few cursory turns for appearance’s sake. They reached the crest of the hill. Archie pulled on the brakes. Agnes jolted forward at the sudden stop. ‘Why have you stopped?’ she…
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CASTAWAY
The sea was calm and a brilliant clear blue, mirrored by the cloudless sky above. The storm had railed against the mysterious island for three weeks, the same surge that had capsized the cargo ship and driven them to the unknown land in the canoe life rafts. ‘You’re sure which direction?’ Gideon asked. Cyrus shrugged.…
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LUXURY HOLIDAY
Archie sat in the small boat. ‘Is that it? We’ve hardly got out of the bay. You didn’t even put the sail up.’ ‘No wind in the bay for that,’ the boat owner answered. ‘Well, I haven’t found anything luxurious about my cruise at all.’ ‘I’m sorry you feel that way, although as you’ve had…
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THE PLOUGHMAN AND THE NAZI
The droning grew louder. McLean, leaning on his pitchfork, scanned the sky looking for the source. An RAF flyer, he thought. Not unusual in the evening, although this aeroplane sounded much lower than normal. The noise exploded over the ridge, knocking McLean off his feet. As he fell backwards he saw the low-flying ‘plane, with…
Iain Kelly 