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In a Child’s World (Five Sentence Fiction, September 2012)

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Sandra

The prompt this week from Lillie McFerrin’s Five Sentence Fiction was the word ‘faces’.   Annie was a fanciful child, always seeing faces drifting in the clouds, engraved in the gnarled tree trunks of the forest, or reflecting in the … Continue reading →

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Meant To Be Together (Flash Fiction Faction Prompt)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Sandra

This week’s prompt for Quillshiv’s Flash Fiction Faction  prompt is a quotation which to me sounds almost Bronte-esque: Truly the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. –Anonymous Meant To Be Together Rachel had … Continue reading →

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Such A Cold Heart, (MicroHorror, March 2012)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Sandra

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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The Change of Life (MicroHorror, February 2011)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Sandra

“Can I go in to see Grandma?” “No, Billie, she’s changing at the moment.” “Will it take long?” “Give it an hour or so, hon.” That hour seemed interminable to Billie, but eventually Mom checked the clock and jerked her … Continue reading →

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Hand Me Downs (MicroHorror, October 2011)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Sandra

Aunt Eleanor always had beautiful hands. Even when her face became lined and yellowed, her throat sagged to resemble that of a turkey, and her chest was covered in tissue-thin skin that collapsed when she folded her arms, her hands … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Death and Life, (MicroHorror,May 2011)

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Sandra

The night my grandfather died, the wind howled in the trees and shutters rattled angrily. It seemed he was venting his fury at the prospect of death, as he struggled to stay alive. He’d lingered for days. Initially we’d all … Continue reading →

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Rescue, MicroHorror, September 2010

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Sandra

They had pulled her this way and that all through the morning, and now she was tired. Tired of all the murmurs of encouragement, tired of the false optimism and the sad, secret looks they shared as they withdrew from … Continue reading →

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Pipped At The Post, MicroHorror, October 2010

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Sandra

The surgeon finished scrubbing up, and turned the tap off with his elbow. “Should be a real harvest today, son,” he said, glancing across at his assistant. “We don’t often get them this young, and an athlete as well, I … Continue reading →

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When We Are Together, MicroHorror, January 2011

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Sandra

Not long now… just another ten days and then we’ll be together. But the days go so slowly. I can scarcely wait. How sweet you looked this morning walking to the bus stop, that pink dress flaring prettily around your … Continue reading →

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