Category Archives: Flash Fiction

The Big Issue, (The Pygmy Giant, May 2012)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

(For my readers overseas, The Big Issue is a professionally produced magazine which is designed to be sold by the homeless, or those at risk of homelessness.  The sellers are issued with a quota of copies to sell,  with some … Continue reading →

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Nemesis (The Short Humour Site, April 2012)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

“Prepare to meet thy fate,” a voice boomed, echoing around the walls of the ruined monastery, causing cracks to appear and shards of rock to skitter to the ground.  Immediately, the old bells in the half derelict tower clanged into … Continue reading →

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Another Day in Paradise, (Bewildering Stories, April 2012)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

“You’d think they’d be able to speak English” he rants, ignoring the Spanish barman close by.  “Don’t they know they’re in the European Union?” The people at the next table fake weak grins and look away. “If it wasn’t for … Continue reading →

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Scarce Resources (The Pygmy Giant, April 2011)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

“I don’t want to go down there,” the old lady is wailing, clutching a handbag to her narrow chest, “please don’t make me.” Sarah’s eyes fill with tears. She’s been attending Out-Patients regularly for years. Nothing painful, no invasive procedures, … Continue reading →

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A Gethsemane Moment (5 Minute Fiction, April 2012)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

We were a happy band of schoolgirls, shuffling our way down the road from the old grammar school, berets clipped vertically to the back of our heads, primarily to act as a support to the ridiculous pompadours of back-combing that … Continue reading →

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Four Play (Short Humour Site, April 2012)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

“It’s really weird, you know, I never noticed this before.” “Noticed what, hon?” “About the number four; I think there’s something supernatural about it.” “In what way?” “Well, there are four seasons right? And four cardinal directions .. and four … Continue reading →

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Missing Her (Every Day Fiction, March 2012)

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

One of my stories is published at Every Day Fiction today. Missing Her Please click the link to read, and leave a comment if you like.  Better still, why not subscribe to Every Day Fiction, and have a new flash … Continue reading →

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Such A Cold Heart, (MicroHorror, March 2012)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

She’s having difficulty opening her eyes, blinking rapidly behind closed lids to try to free them. Slowly she manages to free her eyelashes from the frozen tears that cling to them, and looks up. The moon is directly above her, … Continue reading →

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Payback (MicroHorror, February 2012)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

“What are you doing out on the window-ledge, Wendy? You come right back in, this minute.” “I can’t.  That woman told me to come out here.” “Which woman?” “The one wearing the sparkly dress.  Always flitting about.” “Why on earth … Continue reading →

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She Who Can Do No Wrong, (Postcard Shorts, February 2012)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

She can do no wrong.  She tells us she was ‘headhunted’, and is being ‘fast-tracked’ through the company. There’s a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ then, we think.  In meetings she holds the floor, and people listen to … Continue reading →

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