Flash Fiction Short Stories

Have you ever wondered why its dark at night?

MV — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:57:40 +0000

Have you ever wondered why its dark at night? Some say it is because the earth is round and spins so that sometimes the sun is on the other side. Rubbish, I tell you. If you look carefully as the … Continue reading →

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Mass Disappearances

MV — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:41:39 +0000

Reports have been coming in from all over the world about sudden, mass disappearances of individuals. Mrs Agatha Krone from Eadlepug, Tennessee, said she was in the middle of a conversation with her neighbour, Tabatha Widget and her daughter Frieda, … Continue reading →

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Prelude 82

MV — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:50:51 +0000

Some days the old gloom returns and I mill about aimlessly, sleeping, reading or just staring out the window at life passing by. The street below is busy with a seemingly endless stream of traffic. I mentally count the yellow … Continue reading →

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Wanted

MV — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:03:09 +0000

Rex lay on his side on the sun-warmed brick, tethered to the washing line. Wasn’t life good? he thought to himself, smiling happily with his long, pink lolling tongue hanging out. Yes, it was warm, a walk was imminent, and then … Continue reading →

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Down Under

MV — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:03:38 +0000

I awoke to utter darkness and found myself in a musty confined space that smelled of damp earth. It seemed I had been buried alive, which was annoying because I had specifically made provision in my will for this by … Continue reading →

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