Category: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
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THE AMERICAN STAR
In the Catoca diamond mine in Angola, a worker named Enano do Nascimento uncovered a rare pink diamond. It was the largest pink diamond yet discovered. He was given a bonus of 1,000 Angolan kwanza (about $6). That night he celebrated with his family and his children ate well for a month. The mining conglomerate auctioned the pink…
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AUTUMNAL FALL
The leaves had turned gold and yellow and still Archie hadn’t finished painting the house. ‘You lazy good-for-nothing,’ Agnes yelled at him as he sat reading the morning paper. ‘I will finish the thing myself.’ Agnes strode out into the crisp morning air. The grass and leaves on the ground were damp from the morning…
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CHILD’S PLAY
The Captain wrestled with the pedals and stick, struggling to get the helicopter back under control. An unknown external force seemed to have taken over the craft. They were swirling in circles. The rotor blades had stalled, there was no point in trying to adjust cyclic or yaw rates now. Outside the large pink and purple brick…
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TIME TRAVELS
I opened my eyes slowly. Where had I landed this time? I hung the watch around my neck. I was on a beach. The waves crashed onto the shore, the sea spray lashed across my face. I could make out a grey ship in the distance. In front of it smaller boats were heading to land.…
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ABOVE THE FUNKY MUNKY
Dorothy Hubbard lived above the Funky Munky cafe. She sat at the window worrying about her cat, Mr. Tubbs, who she hadn’t seen since the previous evening. Across the corridor lived Professor Benjamin, a dour man who kept to himself. He worked at the university in the Natural Sciences department. On the floor above lived Mr. and Mrs. Holdensmythe.…
Iain Kelly 