Tag: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
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THE LIFE OF DANIEL
‘So, Daniel, a winged lion?’ ‘That’s right, yes.’ ‘And what do you think this vision of a winged lion might represent?’ ‘Perhaps the coming apocalypse.’ ‘That’s a little extreme, don’t you think? Is there anything else you can tell me about your dream?’ ‘There’s also a funny-looking bear, a four-headed leopard and a beast with…
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SEMI-SKIMMED DIPLOMACY
‘I need to hear whatever is said at that summit. I don’t care how you manage it!’ Field Agent Malone was tasked with delivering the American President’s command. Now he sat in an office in Seoul, while 50 kilometres north, on the 38th Parallel, the leaders of North and South Korea prepared to meet. As…
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IN A MANILA MARKET
All kinds of strap shoes hang in rows. Black, red, white, tan. Thoughts coalesce. Her shoes on the bedroom closet. Shoes for every occasion. Imelda Marcos-scale collection. He burned them all. The clothes too. The closet, the bedroom, the house. All up in flames. It had to look real. They found the charred remains. They…
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IMMORTALITY IN THE MODERN WORLD
I wrapped my arms around Kyle. We turned and watched the parasail disappearing in the distance. ‘There he goes, my crazy brother’ I sighed. ‘Maybe he’ll come back safe.’ Kyle suggested, more in hope than expectation. The clouds on the horizon had been gathering. The storm would make landfall imminently. It had been downgraded from…
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A WHISPER
Autumn had arrived. The windows were covered in early morning condensation as the cold air outside met the warm heated air of his apartment. He pulled the blanket round his shoulders and stared at the murky grey dawn. A child’s laughter, like a whisper on the breeze, echoed round the quiet room. Through the hazy…
Iain Kelly 