Master of None
Emily sat alone in the hot sunlight on the pier, her feet dangling just above the surface of the water but not close enough to break it. It’s how she felt often lately, like she was on the verge of something, positioned to jump in with both feet, but unable to put even a tentative toe forward to…
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Cosmic Pool
“OK, last game – rack ’em up,” Cal said, “and let’s see how your hustle holds up.” He leaned coolly against the paneling in the close, dim room and chalked his cue with a deliberate eye on his opponent, studying every glance and gesture with purpose. Eddie – or The Shark, as he liked to introduce…
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Listen
The relentless beep beep beep of the monitor had taunted Tom for hours now; it was more than he could bear. He buried his face in his hands attempting to hide from the truth, but the cold blue light from the screens found him like a searchlight in the dark room. How did we end up here? He…
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Sturm und Drang
The sky bore down heavily on the farm all day, threatening at every moment to unleash its fury on the animals and fields. Peggy spent most of her day monitoring the barnyard, shooing animals into their pens, and keeping a watchful eye on the sky – there would be no time left to tend to…
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The Wishing Well
Smoke stung his eyes as William glared at the well standing impotent in the middle of the scorched field. He likely gave these fields more of his own sweat and tears than that damned well ever gave him water; he raised barely enough in that bucket to keep his crops alive, never mind save them from…
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Decision – A Six Sentence Story
“Ma’am, can you please answer the question.” After what had been several awkwardly silent moments, Ellen continued to stare straight ahead, unseeing – and quite obviously not hearing – anything around her. She was somewhere else entirely, oblivious to her surroundings and to the urgency of the inquiry. But Ellen knew that matters of such import…
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The Key – A Six Sentence Story
Jack opened his eyes, startled out of sleep by the intense brightness that stabbed at his eyelids. The blinding whiteness surrounding him reminded Jack he was not in his bedroom and this was no simple hangover after a barroom brawl; it was much worse. His body sharply reminded him of the ordeal he went through to…
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Choices – A Six Sentence Story Collection
I have something a little different for you today. Each week, Ivy Walker hosts a Six Sentence Story link-up over at her blog. Writers use a one-word prompt to develop a bit of flash fiction just six sentences in length. I have been writing mine over the last few weeks, but the last couple have…
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Hard Comes the Morning – A Six Sentence Story
The sound of sleet tapping on the windows in the almost-light woke her from a heavy, dreamless sleep, causing her to stir far earlier than she intended. Waking to the soft falling of snow and the blanket of silence that results would be so soothing, she thought as she stretched reluctantly beneath the covers. The…
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Six Sentence Stories – Fighting Spirits
It was only the strength of her will that kept her coming back – well, that and the need for a paycheck – so Andie steeled herself for whatever battle awaited her beyond his front door today. Andie had far greater ambitions than continuing to do physical therapy for this overgrown spoiled brat of a…
