Savage
I’ve written several variations of this scene. Not the same characters, the same situation, or the same outcome. Just the set up. An immortal and a human coming to some kind of arrangement in an…
xoxoxo
I’m not sure why, but three of my last four flash fiction stories have prominently featured guns. I’m not particularly into guns. I don’t own one. I don’t even know much about them. But few…
Customer Service
It’s time to (very briefly) revisit the nameless assassin. I haven’t written a story about him in a while, and this week’s prompt was a good match for his verbose nature. He does so like…
The Greatness
I’m going to go ahead and answer three questions about the story below before you ask them. First, yes, I’m talking about who/what you think I’m talking about. Second, if it reminds you at all…
The Fury
Oh, it can be fun to go dark. It’s especially fun to go dark in the name of righteous vengeance. This makes three weeks running of flash fiction based on prompts from the good folks…
Bound
Last week’s 100-word was so much fun (and so well received), I can’t help it. I have to do it again. I really like the feel and idea behind this story. I may have to…
Rhapsody
I like to revisit characters, even in super-short form. This is one of those times. James Kinter remains, for me, an epic villain. There’s nothing particularly original about him. He’s like so many other killers,…
In the Shadows
Funny story. I wrote this short piece of fiction more than week ago with the intention of publishing it last Friday. Most of the time, I write my Friday fiction the day of, but I…
The Visitor
I like ghost stories. Especially simple ones. That’s the thing about ghosts. They don’t need elaborate backstories or even motives to be both frightening and interesting. Their nature conjures fear and intrigue. Sometimes that’s enough.…