Tag: Flash Fiction
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(Un)Color My World
Choking back the tears, Celeste was afraid to meet her mother’s hateful gaze. Coloring inside the lines was hard for a five-year-old, but Celeste persisted. “Can’t you do anything right?” Gretchen slurred. Clutching a yellow crayon in a shaking hand, the little girl tried again. Carefully, she shaded in Rapunzel‘s blonde hair. Cheeks red and brow furrowed,…
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Willy
“If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?” Hillel Stephanie played to win. Thus far, she’d achieved every goal, personally and professionally, that she’d set for herself. If someone had the misfortune of being in her way, well, that was their own damn fault. She wasn’t the world’s babysitter, for cripe’s…
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Safe to Be
This week at Friday Fictioneers, Rochelle has chosen the above image by Na’ama Yehuda as our visual prompt. 100 words. “Mommy, who’s that big lady over there?” The little girl pointed a chubby finger across the water. “That’s the Statue of Liberty, Rachel,” her mother explained. “She represents the freedom and safety to be who…
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Seoul Food
This week at Friday Fictioneers, Rochelle has chosen the image below by Roger Bultot as our visual prompt. 100 words. “Hey, Chung?” Ling glanced around. “You hungry?” Chung shrugged. “A little, maybe.” “I could go for a burrito. Y’know, like from Chubby’s back ho —” “Man, what are you talkin’ about?” Chung blustered. “We’re in…
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Burpington Manor
“Oh, James!” Charlotte gushed. “What a quaint little chalet you’ve chosen…” “I’m so glad you approve, Charlotte,” James sighed with relief. “I wasn’t sure such a rustic ambiance would be to your liking, but I thought it would be marvelously romantic!” He nuzzled the back of her neck while making a purring tiger sound. “James, really! In…
aka, The Abject Muse 