Reading Time: 2 minutesSiffar knew she had lived beyond her years. Those whom she knew, loved, and hated had moved on. Where to? This wasn’t her burden. She was already bent over beneath…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome to TUESDAY FLASH FICTION at GOBBLERS/MASTICADORES! When women turn against their own gender in the name of superiority, the outcome is horrendous. Mother-in-law, a term that summons different emotions…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThank you, Britta Benson, for inspiring this story. You surely have this Terveen as your personal cheerleader. Please visit Britta’s Blog – Letters from Scotland and Odds & Ends to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI know something that I wish I didn’t. This knowledge came to me in the form of a confession. But I call it panic-stricken sharing. The person who gave me…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome! It’s Flash Fiction Tuesday at Gobblers / Masticadores. Lost and forlorn. A feeling that consumes and debilitates. Ever felt like people aren’t your thing, the world isn’t your place……
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe boy hated his name. It made him want to hide in the shadows and question his parents’ wisdom. But the nonsensical tag was more the mother’s doing than the…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteREAD my Flash Fiction Story – TAKEN HOSTAGE AGAIN. Published by Gobblers/Masticadores. The mind can be a tricky place. It can either benefit you or ruin you. Sometimes, you have…
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou can never be too short. My mother probably knew what this meant. She’s the one who used to say it. Every day till she died. She’d lick her thumb…
Reading Time: < 1 minutePlease read Goodbye Sweet January, a flash fiction story written by me and published by Gobblers/Masticadores. I hope you enjoy it! A mother’s heart can never give up. Thank you…
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery night, Juju would wake up and scream, ‘THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!’ The first time it happened, his wife, Maya, ran screaming through the house, searching for the fire,…