Category: Flash Fiction
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20/20
Connie perched on the roof of the 7th-story BFD Goodritch building. Her armpits were moist and her silk blouse stuck to her skin. At least a cool autumn breeze took the edge off a bit. She got into position and scanned the street below for a silver Cadillac. There were three of them parked in…
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Out of the Family
It was the day I’d met my father for the first time. He wasn’t at all like I’d imagined which stood to reason since I’d never even seen a picture. We looked nothing alike. He appeared to be of Scandinavian descent, while I was a dead-ringer for a young Zelda, Queen of the Gypsies. This…
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Ready or Not
You usually win at Hide & Seek — know the best hiding places and how to not giggle. I look everywhere, but you’re nowhere. Hours, Days, Weeks and then I finally find you: grinning all smarty-pants from a milk carton. (nyah-nyah) You’re IT!
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At the Garage
It’s Fandango’s Friday Flashback! I wrote this charming little piece on this date in 2017. The Daily Post The prompt is “quicksilver.” “I’m gonna miss ol’ Gus.” “Yep-eroo,” Joey sighed. “Ain’t nobody can bust a tire faster’n him…” “Uh-huh. Change his mind slicker’n snot, too!” “You betcha. Reckon that’s why folks called ’m Quicksilver.” “Hee-hee! First he’s…
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Family for Sale
This week’s prompt for the Six Word Saturday Story Prompt (6WSP) is the word family. She wished she’d never been adopted.
aka, The Abject Muse 