Flash Fiction

Discover my 100 word stories and other bits and pieces added to the blog over the years.


  • Gladys and the driving rain

    Gladys and the driving rain

    Tony stared out of the window as he did every morning from the comfort of the twin armchairs.

  • Janette Frets

    Janette Frets

    Janette was a worrier.  In the evening she’d worry about not getting enough sleep, or that she might miss her alarm, or (heavens forbid) not wake up at all.

  • Ted breaks down

    Ted breaks down

    Ted looked up, laughing. He thought the question was dumb. He thought all the questions were dumb.

  • Rich burns the candle

    Rich burns the candle

    “I’m so freaking tired,” Rich said. Kate turned her head and shot him a look. He didn’t notice.

  • Hayden hits traffic

    Hayden hits traffic

    The events of the day flicked through my mind like someone thumbing the corner of an exercise book.

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