Tag Archives: fantasy
Friday flash fiction – All of Us are Haunted
Everyone has ghosts. All of us are haunted. Everyone has demons. Our secrets wait to strike. Everyone’s a vampire. Our desires destroy the ones we love. Everyone’s a werewolf. We all have that other side. – All of Us are … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – The Regrettable Houseguest
After an exhausting day of interviewing witnesses and filing reports, Constable Polyhymnia Shore signed off and decided a visit to her Aunt Mavis was in order. Conscious of the unsociable hour, she came bearing gifts: a copy of the latest … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – Seven Devils for Jessica Rose
Jessie’s first devil looked like her mother’s ceramic cat. It yawned and stretched on its kitchen shelf, its ginger belly stuffed with the batch of chocolate cookie Mama baked fresh just an hour ago. “Don’t you go crushing Mama’s cookies … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – The Penultimate Foe
As Cassandra Chalk stood over the fallen form of her mortal enemy, the Dread Lord Griefstalker, the enchanted medallion crumbled into glittering jade dust and spilled through her fingers. The mighty ethereal entity Uxlar, summoned to her side by the … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – Some Knowledge of Eldritch Matters
Mavis Grimshaw expected her preoccupations in retirement to include catching up on her reading, visiting with her nieces and the odd spot of gardening, but of what account are zucchini crops, afternoon teas and cosy mysteries when chthonian horrors are … Continue reading