Ms. Hellbich by Terveen Gill — Gobblers / Masticadores // Flash Fiction
Reading Time: < 1 minute WELCOME TO TUESDAY FLASH FICTION at GOBBLERS / MASTICADORES! A woman has suffered since childhood because of her last name. It’s far from pretty and conveys her in a negative light. Children gave her a hard time in… Read More
An Unheard Conversation – Flash Fiction Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two old ladies sit side by side. Both are hard of hearing. One is Shama and the other is Masha. Sisters by birth, friends by choice. Eighty-eight and ninety-two, ripe ages with much decay yet plenty left to… Read More
Big Boy Diddy – Flash Fiction Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes They call me Big…Boy…Diddy… giggity…wiggity…tiggy… ooo yeh…ooo yeh…ooo yeh… Big…Boy…Diddy… This is me chilling. Taking in life and taking out crap. Literally. I’m in the bathroom. On the pot. My words and me. Rollin’…
Oooooh Writer – You Think You’re So Cool!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oooooh writer, you think you’re so cool. Oooooh writer, the ever-suffering fool. I see that page, that pen, that look in your eye. It’s not cannabis that gives you that overwhelming high. Your mind is a wonderland, though… Read More
Too Many Questions? – Flash Fiction Story
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?
Dad Came Back as Pancho – Flash Fiction Story
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pancho wasn’t the smartest dog, but he was adorable. He was a Pomeranian. Not too big, not too small. Just the right size. Cute enough to make you smile and cuddle him real tight. The only annoying thing… Read More
That Crazy Proposal – Flash Fiction Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Will you marry me?’ Shut Up! ‘Okay.’ No, idiot. Try again. ‘Oh! Sure.’ (clears throat) ‘Will you, please, marry me?’ You think please makes it sound better? ‘It makes it sound nicer.’ You’re not preaching manners. Damn! ‘What… Read More
She Will Cry For You – Flash Fiction Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes Okay! Here she comes. Please move! Get the hell out of her way! Can’t you see she’s in a hurry? Everything probably looks so blurry. It’s not impaired vision but the tears in her eyes. No, it’s not… Read More
Please Let Me Pee! – Flash Fiction Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Please let me pee!’ My words elicited no response. My full bladder was squealing like a pig about to be slaughtered. Five minutes are a lot when you’re controlling the urge to urinate. I should’ve just emptied myself… Read More
I’m Going To Die Laughing – 300 Word Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘I’m going to die laughing.’ Some of you may say – Bravo! That’s the spirit! But that’s not the intention of my statement. My laughter will literally be the end of me. It’s going to get me killed…. Read More
