Category: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
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FIRST DATE
Walking down the brightly-lit street, Darryl took Victoria’s arm in his. The evening couldn’t have gone any better. Dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant where the conversation and wine had flowed. His month’s wage had just covered the bill. Now he was beside this elegant woman. Her skin flawless, hair dark and straight, eyes deep and…
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SCENE FROM A MARRIAGE
‘What in the name of the Lord is that heap of junk doing here?’ ‘Why it’s the ‘Daisy May.’ You remember, my Grandaddy’s old truck.’ ‘I know what it is, Dennis. I asked what is it doing here, outside my porch.’ ‘Well, Grandma was going to junk it now that Grandaddy has passed on. But…
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AFTER THE RAIN
Mum watched me anxiously from the window. I gave her a smile and a wave. The curfew had been lifted two days ago. I was the only one outside. The National Guard had gone home. Maybe it was the rain that kept everyone inside. The new President had lifted the ban. Dad said things would…
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YEAR OF THE FIRE ROOSTER
‘Hell of a way to start the new year.’ Samson looked round the room. Everything was red. Decorations, walls, the clothes on the victim, the pool of blood on the floor, the spatter of blood on the wall. ‘It’s the contradiction, you see?’ Cheng explained. ‘The colour red. Chinese New Year is celebrated with the…
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FALLEN TREE
There was a time when my father stood strong. Through any storm his branches protected us. His roots anchored us to the land. His trunk solid and unbending against history. Now the turmoil of time has taken its toll. That once great man lies now broken. Torn down by years of war and violence. Now…
Iain Kelly 