Tag: flash fiction
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The Interview
“What are you wearing?” “I beg your pardon?” Lily replied sharply. She nestled her hands on her lap and then crossed her fingers… hoping she had misheard the question. The interviewer laughed. Lily turned quickly, in an attempt to make eye contact with this offensive man. He had entered the room through the door behind her,…
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Island Getaway
“Hold onto something. This is gonna be wicked.” Gretta always exaggerated, so I didn’t take her warning seriously. In hindsight, I almost wish I had. The tiny boat was tossed through the waves like a child’s toy, nearly capsizing, and it might have been fine if I had just held on. But I hadn’t. My…
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Checkmate:
The Art of a Con. Poor Charlie. He was so enamored with Veronica’s beauty and charm that he had no idea what he was up against. The locals knew her game. They’d seen it before… again and again. But Charlie was new to the area, and completely unaware. Vinnie, the young boat hand, felt obligated…
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The Magical Harmonica
“Have you ever heard my magical harmonica?” I’ll never forget that night. I was no more than eight, and it was raining like the dickens. My dad taught me how to count, from the time I saw the flash of the lightning, to the time I heard the thunder. Then we’d divide that number by…
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Primrose Place
“I dare you!” Whenever Mikey said those words, trouble would follow. He found mischief the way a compass finds north… sheer magnetism. I used to consider him a leader (and I the follower), but his dares always put me in the front lines – where the danger was – while he hid in the shadows, shielded…
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The Oscar Party
I was caught off guard (totally unprepared!) when Ned plucked me out of bed one morning and forced me to go on a ‘surprise’ vacation. We flew to the west coast and spent the first few days lounging in the sand… staring at the Ocean. We shucked Oysters while we were there, saw an Octopus,…
a sprinkle of faith 