The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: microfiction
Superman versus the Wall #microcosms #flashfiction
‘You have to push harder, Superman.’ It was his coach’s refrain. He was trying. Only… ‘Do you want to be a credit to the Party?’ That was the issue wasn’t it? How can you run for a concept? For yourself, … Continue reading
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When The Cost Of Making Bread Was Astronomical #microcosms
‘Re-entry In 20 minutes. You ok, Rod?’ Rod Hovis stared at the bulkhead, hearing the beast beyond, imagining it clawing, oozing and, above all, growing. The distortion on the metal was intense. Soon either he’d have to release the pressure … Continue reading
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The Auctioneer and the Career-Ending Comma #microcosms
Philip Ribbault disliked auctioning Japanese erotic carvings. It was like waiting for the second boot to drop; as soon the artistically-crafted genitals were paraded in front of the bidders you waited for the stifled snigger or suppressed snort. Until his … Continue reading
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Life And Art Are Pale Imitations Of Reality #microcosms #flashfiction
Sage Wintergreen turned to the last page; the bedroom scene. She screwed her eyes shut. She should have demanded a no nudity clause, no touching even. ‘Ms Wintergreen?’ The stewardess, Mary said the badge, leant over. Sage settled her face … Continue reading
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Microcosms 55
Today I’m the judge at Microcosms 55. Feel free to join in the fun and try the prompt but be quick. It’s a one day only bargain!!!
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A Mother’s Requiem 1999-2017 #microcosms #shortstory
This is my latest response to the Microcosms prompt; it also takes its ideas from a piece I heard on the radio this week Ariana pushed the child at the smuggler: ‘Take him, please.’ ‘How much?’ She held out the … Continue reading
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The Danger of Resolutions #microcosms #microfiction
A Smoker’s Death Jason was dead. Bloody typical he thought. He’d given up sugar, cut back on fried food, been to the gym, dusted off his pension plan, spent an hour quality time with Chloe when she stung him for … Continue reading
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Shelter #microcosms #shortstory
Microcosms this week is a picture prompt Norman thought of himself as meticulous; Daphne thought him slow. He started many jobs always intending completion. Rarely did it happen. However the construction of an air-raid shelter was one project Daphne determined … Continue reading
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A Roundabout way to fame #microcosms #flashfiction
Microcosms gave me three elements this week: Satellite, terrorist, sci-fi A Touch of Death The small crowd gathered quickly, some instinctive thing. Barny didn’t know what drew him to stick his hand in the bin – he was waiting for … Continue reading
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A Wizard Tale #microcosms #flashfiction
Microcosm gave us: Wizard, Refuge and Memoir. And what did you do in the war? ‘Type?’ ‘Ob.’ I detected a sneer, I was sure of it. We Obs, or object wizards, have always been treated like riff-raff. Bods had a … Continue reading
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