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The Casualty
The evening’s breath bites at my ears and through my coat as I dash along shadowy streets, wishing I’d asked for the car. When I arrive he’s on our bed trembling, shoes still on, body tight as a curl grub. … Continue reading
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Don’t Kill Me, I’m in Love
Many thanks to Matt Potter, editor of Pure Slush, for his guidance and advice whilst I wrote my story (the sixth in the serial) for don’t kill me I’m in love In the serial each story picks up from where the … Continue reading
FLASH FICTION Challenge #2 – try it, you might get addicted…
No, no, the title isn’t the prompt! 🙂 Stories for the first Flash Fiction Challenge Love Gone Wrong ranged from putting the love-blame squarely on Jane Austen’s shoulders, to Lola’s suspicious mind and where it got her (besides an expensive plumbing bill, and that’s … Continue reading
New flash fiction prompt…
Here’s a new flash fiction prompt to experiment with — for fun — to allow contributors to try different writing styles and genres. In 500 words or less it’s a quick, simple and collaborative way to practice writing. PROMPT – A lone street … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian flash fiction, flash fiction, fun flash fiction
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LOVE GONE WRONG … submit your Valentine’s day flash fiction
Next week’s post is open to everyone inspired to write a 500 word (or less) story with the following theme – Love gone wrong … ‘Love gone wrong …’ is very open to interpretation re time, setting, genre, … characters … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Things I Hate About You, flash fiction, flash fiction romance, Flight of the Conchords, love gone wrong, love story, romance, short story, submit, Valentines Day
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Long love-story short…
His future wife and her girlfriend rented a terrace just off Glebe Point Road, barely wide enough for a room and a hallway. Up the corkscrew staircase the atelier burst with city lights at night. There was a spare room, … Continue reading
In Training
Absorbed in her book, the young woman inched closer to the window as he plonked himself down next to her in the near empty carriage. She let out a sigh. Why beside her? The guard blew his whistle and … Continue reading
