He left me hanging.
“Pob lwc.” the elder of Saint Joseph’s had wished me, after his strange warning. I presumed he meant for my first Mas...
”Beware the Bwgan Fawr.” the old Vicar sighed. “Every chapel has to have its ‘Ysbryd capel’…” “Its chapel ghost?” th...
Freeform prompt
Friday is supposed to be a day to look forward to - TGIF, right? Sammy had been dreading Friday all week because he ...
“The entire shell is Chronium. That shields the op…” “You mean chrome. Chromium?” “Ahem. Crow NEE Uhm. Chronium. As...
The visitor asked, "Can you write a story without a prompt?" "I don't know," said the writer. "I've never tried." "...
I held it at arm's length.
I held it at arms length. A scruffy business card in battered Russian. Something like “путешествие во времени” (“pute...
I held it at arm's length. Three feet long from blade to hilt it, the replica Confederate cavalry sword is beautiful....
I held it at arm's length, pressing the butt of the gun into my shoulder. It was heavy and my muscles screamed and bu...
The writers club - writer's club? writers' club? - started amicably enough. Geoff (Murder Mysteries and Historical ro...
CRASH! the window had shattered after being shoot by a gun. All of us shuddered at the sound what were we going to d...
I can still see the shadow of the hooded unknown, swaying back and forth whilst wielding a gun. The fumes of gun powe...
The conversation lasted two words:
The conversation lasted two words: "Too much." Too much pain? Too much regret? Too much suffering. And who's? From tw...
I am trying to make up words as I tremble in Fear. I can feel the first drop of sweat starting to run down my face. H...
"I'm sorry", the two words that shattered her world. She let the dial tone ring out, as a hot tear ran down her cheek...
It was rather like being a ghost. Vicarious snooping. A social media haunting (stalking?). The only way to keep in to...
It wasn't entirely fair. It wasn't. You knew it wasn't. See that one in the back? She's yours, right? The one ba...
In memory of Sanvee Ali, age 5. He will be remembered in our home and in our hearts.
Once upon a time there was a bug who wanted to live on my finger. I called the little fella over and asked him to sta...
It was a swarm. They were trying to get in. Surrounding the house. I was running frantically throughout the house, ma...
He didn't know what to say. No one did. It had never landed on anyone's finger before. The fabled winged bug, unlike ...
Marvin · Melinda · Answer the phone
I am Luciana "Answer the phone" My boyfriend Marvin shouted across the room. My life was horrible. Being the boyfrien...
Marvin lunged towards the stand upon which sat an old, analog phone. He almost made it. Melinda tackled him from be...
He was lucky when he found that nickel in the bushes, that'll show up again later. But it wasn't luck that brought hi...
The young woman stood in the garden, clutching a bunch of dead flowers. "This place needs a LOT of work," she thoug...
I've love photography ever since my father got me into it a few years ago. It would be hard to fill in his shoes. Aft...
I clutched onto the flowers. Today was the day. I am only 19 but I am getting married right now. My father was a rich...
Travel light, but take everything with you.
I look at the glistening gold clock hung onto the station wall. Time is ticking. So slowly I feel that time has froze...
This note. This one note. This small little ticket of joy, was my way out of here. Out of this dump. Where flies cons...
"Travel light, but take everything with you," he said, his sky eyes looking off into the distance, "you never know wh...