The Man of the House – Flash Fiction Story

A black and white close up of a boy's crying face

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ali carried the tray to his grandmother’s room. The boy was only seven years old, but he shouldered the responsibility of his mother’s mother like a grown man. But were grown men afraid of their own shadows? The… Read More

What’s My Mobile Number – John Malone – Flash Fiction Story

The image of a shadow of a man screaming on the screen of a mobile phone

Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘I don’t know’. One hour and thirteen questions later I was repeating the same three words. But the two men in front of me didn’t seem convinced. They looked at each other and then looked at me. Their… Read More

Too Many Questions? – Flash Fiction Story

The bronze sculpture of The Thinker against a wooden backdrop

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hi, is that really you? How’s it going? Are you surprised to see me? What? You don’t know me? How can that be? Remember that lemon tree? On the corner of Bradbury Street? Which tree?

Flash Fiction Story – Hands Up!

Close up of hand pointing gun

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hands up! That’s all I had to say. My brother Manu made me practice it a hundred times. Or was it a thousand times? I can’t count. What do I know? Manu says I’m a simpleton. Papa called… Read More

Goodbye Sweet January

Reading Time: 2 minutes Flash fiction is a piece of writing short on words but bursting with energy.