A Family Man – Flash Fiction Story
by Terveen Gill
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe man in the oversized cap looked at me as if something were missing. ‘Where’s your family?’ I couldn’t get away with a lie. ‘It’s just me.’ If the ship…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe man in the oversized cap looked at me as if something were missing. ‘Where’s your family?’ I couldn’t get away with a lie. ‘It’s just me.’ If the ship…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI sat twiddling my thumbs. My foot shook like it was determined to fall off. This was my fourth visit to the doctor in nine days. It excluded my ambulance…
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘You’re emotionally dead.’ One sip and a long sigh. ‘You’re intellectually impaired.’ Two sips and a soft grunt. Vodka and beer are two drinks that should never be mixed. Their…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHer lips were envied by the mighty and the weak. They were also adored and worshipped. Haunting ballads described them as magical, professing their power as life-giving and lethal. She…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy father is a respected gangster. I’m just a pathetic thug. But I was born with credibility entrenched in my genes. I’m Simon Lobo’s only biological son. My father had…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat do you call a man who has seen the turn of two centuries? Old? I’d say CURSED! Forsaken by God. Left behind to confront boredom, encounter misery, suffer the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf I wasn’t poor, I would’ve paid a pretty price to have Mithoo killed. The drunkard swine has ruined his life and almost most of mine. It’s not so much…
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘She’s been missing for nine days now.’ The constable, too straight-faced for my comfort, scratched his chin. His black beard looked out of place on his puny face. ‘Why are…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI watch people come and go. It’s not a hobby but my humble profession. This street has my name on it. Yes, there’s a painted sign on an electric pole.…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll I want is some ketchup. Nothing fancy. Just ketchup. You can’t eat fries without ketchup. It’s just not done. I ask the waitress one more time but rearrange my…