It’s been far too long since I posted any fiction. Time to change that, though I’m easing back in with something super-short. Just 98 words.
The prompt comes from The Prediction:
100 words maximum, excluding the title, of flash fiction or poetry using all of the three words above (‘floss’, ‘history’ and ‘sketch’) in the genres of horror, fantasy or science fiction.
I hope you enjoy it.
the dentist
“Have you been flossing?” he asked with a little too much trill in his voice. His patient did not answer.
“You know the history of dental care, don’t you?” he continued. “A great deal of it was extraction.”
He tugged hard and another tooth popped free.
“A bit sketchy, really. I mean, it does nothing for gum disease.”
Tug. Pop.
“Just primitive.”
He wiped his blood-soaked fingers.
“It’s a good thing we got that tongue first. I have so much more room.”
His patient moaned in protest, but it would do no good.
“Now, where is my drill?”