Category: Flash Fiction
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FAMILY HOLIDAY
The cars started rolling slowly to embark the ferry. They had been waiting for an hour watching the rain drum down. Jessica rolled her eyes as Dad launched into another rendition of ‘Summer Holiday.’ Mum had got out the car and walked aboard. Her parents still weren’t talking after the argument over directions. Her brother…
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THE LOST LEGION
‘What now?’ screamed Aetius. Another hail of arrows split open the sky, hurtling down on them. On command the surviving legionnaires raised their shields and fended off the onslaught. The screams and cries signalled more men lost. The wild gale battered them, the rain hammered them relentlessly. General Manius stared through the bleak grey storm…
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LITTLE SISTER
Daniel placed the doll carefully on top of the pile. He struck the match and held it next to the teddy bear. The flame grew. It consumed all the toys. When his mother came running out the house it was too late. *** ‘Why did you burn your sister’s toys, Daniel?’ his father asked him that…
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WRECKAGE
The forensic investigators had gone. The security forces had abandoned the scene. Demolition signs and safety warnings adorned the perimeter fence that surrounded what was left of the museum. I stumbled through broken piles of furniture, shattered glass and mangled steel. Rubble and dust covered everything. They told me she may never be found. If…
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OLD FRIEND
The grey clouds hung low over the surrounding rooftops. Phillips stood next to the gate. His breath formed small puffs of mist. He pressed his hands deeper into his pockets. ‘They sent you.’ Phillips recognised the voice from the other side of the gate. He had last heard it in the bar in Whitehall all…
Iain Kelly 