Flash Fiction

Never lie, that's what mum and dad said to me, but I was seven and green. If the gang said it was a secret, then it was secret. So when mum asked if I had been with Jimmy, I lied.…

Joseph wore it with aplomb, he wore it so well that it became his trade mark, along with his mournful face. Born in Piqua Kansas in 1895 his dead pan expression earned him the title of, The great stone face. He…

Presidential helicopter  M405MR this is restricted air space, turn left and follow the Hudson River to Ellis Island, land there. This is a direct order from military command, disobeying is not an option, you will be taken down if you…

Sated the group moved off along the steeply sloping beach, the more experienced members of the tribe wondered where she would led them to next. A young club slipped on the wet pebbles, soon the youngest members of the tribe…

  Wondering if they would go hungry again today she signalled the tribe to gather. Then using her badge of office she mapped out the route to the beach. Usually it was hard to get total agreement, but hunger had…

This week's photo prompt prompted me to write two rather differing stories. Any feed back would be welcome. The cafe attracted the young and avant-grade. The bulk of its business came from day trippers. Yesterday's incident was disastrous. If only Johanna…

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My teacher said that I should write down my thoughts about what I had done and seen. I would have sooner written about a battleship or my dreams about driving steam trains and building dams, or even about meeting Dan…