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The Restless Spirit

  • 8 min read

This is the first draft of my first attempt to write a fable. It’s largely inspired by a series of books I’m reading, The Fairyland Series. They’re fantastic. Better than what follows, frankly, though I’m… The Restless Spirit

Devil’s Kiss

  • 4 min read

I get on these kicks sometimes. I’ll find a fictional device and I want to play with it, exploring it from different angles. If you read last week’s story, you’ll get it. This one uses… Devil’s Kiss

Basically the Same

  • 3 min read

This story is simple. There’s no deeper meaning. No commentary on society or human nature. No treatise on how people should behave, or the consequences of careless action, or even an ode to beauty or… Basically the Same

The Price Is the Price

  • 2 min read

The last several weeks have been pure chaos, though I admit that shouldn’t stop me from writing. I’ll try to be better. I promise. Thank you for waiting so politely in my absence. You didn’t… The Price Is the Price

Savage

  • 5 min read

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… Savage

xoxoxo

  • 2 min read

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… xoxoxo

Customer Service

  • 2 min read

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… Customer Service

The Greatness

  • 1 min read

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 Greatness

The Fury

  • 2 min read

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… The Fury