Make a House a Home Again – Flash Fiction Story

A cream-yellow door in a grey slated exterior wall with a porch light next to it

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hello. Good to see you. I’ve been waiting awhile. No problem. Come in. Have a look around. I hope you’ll like what you see. It’s been some time since anyone’s walked these hallways. Nothing to be sad about… Read More

The Kissing Maiden-Flash Fiction Story

A woman's pair of puckered red lips

Reading Time: 2 minutes Her 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 wasn’t born from nobility, rather handpicked from hostility…. Read More

Flash Fiction Story – Traitor John

A white bearded man holding his head and screaming

Reading Time: 2 minutes I am John’s brain. And I never shut up. Not even for a second. The man thinks he’s tormented. I say he’s blessed. What use is a brain if it’s dull and quiet? Why carry the extra weight… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – Too Much Beauty

Strands of orange saffron against a purple background

Reading Time: 2 minutes Too much beauty is a painful thing. I grew up in a small village. It was beautiful. Clean air, fragrant lands, a never-ending sky that bled beautiful colors with every rising and setting sun. But it wasn’t just… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – Come To Me

Face silhouette of a woman against the setting sun in the background

Reading Time: 2 minutes Come to me. You’re a man in need. Shh…be quiet. No one must know. Your secrets are safe with me. They’ll never see the light of day. Leave behind your name and age. Everything looks the same in… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – Forsaken By God

A close up of an old man's milky, almost blind eyes

Reading Time: 2 minutes What 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 pathetic complexities of a stagnant life. My name… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – A Chef’s Monkeys

Black and white image of three wise monkeys

Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever heard the expression – Not my circus, not my monkeys? It originated from Poland. But it applies to all races, genders, and distinct individuals. Meaning: Don’t drag me into your drama and issues – I… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – Perfect Day To Die

rundown residential building for the poor

Reading Time: 2 minutes If 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 his drinking. His money is his own to… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – Laila Is Missing

black profile of young man against colorful background

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 you reporting this so late?’ He had a… Read More

Flash Fiction Story – My Humble Profession

Deserted and dirty market street

Reading Time: 2 minutes I 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. It introduces me and advertises my business. It’s… Read More

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