aka, The Abject Muse

Category: Flash Fiction

  • Bequeathal

    This week’s word prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge are Strand and Field. Exactly 52 words. Strand: n. 1a : fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage b : one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to…

  • Aim High

    Three marriages; three divorces. Countless boyfriends and one-night stands but still no Mr. Right— not even a Mr. Close Enough. Six kids: two in prison three unaccounted for; one baby-bump and a big, fat drug habit.   “Well done, my child. Well done!”

  • The Love Boat

    “Noah, this  boat of yours is dreck!” “It’s an ark, Na’amah. An ark.” “Ark, Schmark!” “Go check on the animals, will ya?” “They’re drenched. Nu?” “So, what can I do?” “How about plugging the leaks?” “Do I look like an ark-hole plugger to you?”

  • At Last!

    I tried everything: friends of friends, online dating and meetup groups. No luck. Then one day I took a walk in the desert, and there it was. Slithering out from under a rock with the rest of the snakes— my future ex-husband.

  • The Match

    This week’s writing prompt at Grammar Ghoul Press is the image below, I Think I’ve Done Something Stupid, by Alastair Magnaldo. “YIKES!” “I toldja not to light-up after eatin’ beans with hard boiled eggs…”