Friday Flash

  • Witch- A Flash Fiction

    Dad called my mother’s mother a witch. He said she saw a dancing sprite weaving in and out of flames, cast like a shadow on her bedroom wall, the night before a fire stole her middle child. The green curtains that hung on his bedroom wall were deemed to be the cause, she said, everyone…

  • Everyone’s A Critic

    In honour of National Flash Fiction Day, here is a short piece I wrote to celebrate. I also have a story called RumpleFrogHood published later today on FlashFlood. I hope you enjoy them both. Everyone’s A Critic ‘Quite frankly, the service was appalling. The dishes were filthy – I don’t think they had been washed…

  • Glasgow Style

      ‘Hello there, doll,’ he says. ‘Hi,’ she says, smiling. ‘Mind if I sit here?’ He points to the barstool beside her. She sighs. ‘If you want to.’ ‘You’re no from around here, are you?’ ‘How observant.’ She attracts the barman’s eye. ‘Ah’ll get that for you, love.’ ‘I can pay for my own drinks.’…

  • It’s Not easy Being Green.

    Kevin hated waste. He despised the plastic packaging on the fruit and veg in the supermarket,

  • Poppies In The Snow

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Sandy buttoned his old jacket and pulled the collar up. Taking his cap from the peg he turned to his son Fraser, sitting at the kitchen table, shoulders hunched over a mug of tea. “Ah’ll away to the fields then.” Fraser didn’t acknowledge his father’s words. He sat there, unmoving, staring into…

  • Moth

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] I read my book until you come to bed, unsmiling and unwilling to look me in the eye. You pull your t-shirt over your head and throw it at the basket, missing. It lies there, crumpled and sullen, daring me to say something. I pretend to be engrossed in my book but…

  • And The Angels Cried

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] I originally posted this as a #fridayflash last year but thought I’d repost so I could submit to BOFF2. I hope you still enjoy it.

  • And A Happy New Year!

    By the way, Sir Hugh, great choice of hotel. I was very impressed by the mile-long driveway and found it really difficult to pee on every bush along its length. Difficult, but given the amount of beer I put away, not impossible.