aka, The Abject Muse

Tag: Flash Fiction

  • The End.

    The End.

        This is my balloon. His name is Charlie. He’s my best friend. Sometimes Charlie talks to me. Like just now, he said to keep walking when we get to the end. I can’t swim, but that’s okay. Charlie knows what he’s doing.   The Daily Post

  • Hindsight

    Hindsight

    The Daily Post Rocco had never felt more alone in his life. Surrounded by silence, there were no sounds aside from the ones he made himself. He’d only made them to ensure he wasn’t deaf. Rocco wondered about the altitude. Would he die of a heart attack on the way down? Perhaps he’d impale himself on…

  • Marooned

        This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge is the word, marooned.  ***   Why can’t it be like it was in the beginning?   You and me So young and happy and in love. We were a team and had each other’s backs before the secret phone calls and all…

  • The Bond

    I was thrilled — no, ecstatic — when I learned I was pregnant with you. Each day I fell a little more in love as this tiny life grew and stirred inside me. I couldn’t wait for you to be born so I could finally meet you!  Yet, I feared losing the special bond that only…

  • Marnie’s Guts

    Marnie’s Guts

    It wasn’t the first time he’d given her a black eye, broken her ribs, or left a purple-hot bruise where no one could see. But by God, it was the last. “That’s it.” Marnie whispered, holding a dish towel to her bloodied chin. “I’m done.” “You ain’t goin’ no-damn-where,” he sneered. “You ain’t got the…