Tag Archives: Friday flash
Friday flash fiction – A Dispatch from the War for Xmas
We could call in an airstrike on the Alfkin stronghold, but the Gift is inside. Besides the engines on X25-12 Candystripe Strike Fighters don’t hold up to Antarctic conditions. Me and my squad hunker down to plan the assault. Back … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – Black Spot
Ness checked her phone as she and the ambulance were spotlighted by the high beam lamps of the returning police car. This road received so little signal it was a wonder her emergency call had gone though. The ambulance driver, … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – Sunset Strip
Tears welled in Dorian Bogdanov’s eyes, and even he couldn’t say whether the blame lay with the glare of the setting sun or a sudden crush of emotion. “Please, for all that’s good and pure,” he said to his companion, … Continue reading
Friday flash fiction – The Many Names of Stacey Park
Stacey Park has been a superhero since she was nine. When she was a little girl growing up in Busan, the daughter of an American diplomat and a Korean industrialist, she was once exposed to a radioactive meteor, or she … 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