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Flash Fiction

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

  • Up, high

    “So, now what?” – What do you mean, “now what?” “I mean, how the hell am I going to get down?” – oooh. Yeah. Gotchya. Hmm. We could jump I suppose. “Jump? Are you serious? It’s at least 50 feet high!” – It’s more like 8, really. “Shut up. This is your fault. I never…

  • Time Management

    – You really should start work, it’s twelve minutes past nine. “I’m very well aware of the time, thank you very much. It’s just that, well, I was going to finish my coffee before I start really working.” – You won’t though, will you? The dregs of your coffee are already stone-cold. You’ve had it…

  • Malcolm, Mildred, Jason and Joy

    Malcolm and Mildred had lived here for years. At first just a house, they’d eventually made it their home. Mildred was pregnant, and if history (and the size of her tummy) were anything to go by, she was pregnant with septuplets. At this stage in proceedings Malcolm had taken on the role of hunter-gatherer. Every…

  • That Flag

    That flag up in my window, the one of red and white It doesn’t mean I’m racist, or looking for a fight. It doesn’t mean I’m ‘chav-scum’ or ‘simple’ and on the scrounge. It doesn’t say I’m full of hate, or I’d kick you when you’re down. That flag displays my passion, support for England’s boys. It shows…

  • Docked her

    Andrew was a dental practitioner. Whilst it said “Dentist” on his office door, the word “Performer” was emblazoned across his heart. Every last Thursday of the month he’d down tools, grab his suitcase and rush to the moored ferry. A long weekend, the sea, stage lights and rapturous applause would await him. Whilst he loved…

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