Story elements (base your story on any TWO of these; be sure to tell us which two you chose): * Plot: A clever, now fabulously wealthy man seeks revenge on those who once wrongfully imprisoned him. * Conflict: man vs man * Character: escaped convict * Theme(s): revenge AND/OR justice * Setting: Napoleonic France Story Elements: Character & Theme …
Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 29 | Flash! Friday : Codex
Codex I blew the smoke from my blunderbuss and readied chamber with gunpowder and buckshot, prepared to shoot the injured daemon should it rise. It did not. I jumped on to my steam-powered bike. Fired the engine–it gave a satisfied hiss as the wheels engaged with the cobblestones and the primitive power unleashed. I …
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Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 29 | Flash! Friday : Evil Twin
Evil Twin I wipe the spittle from my mouth and the crusting sleep from my eyes. I know he’s there. Watching. Waiting. Mocking. He is the commas. The stuttered pauses. The rat-a-tat-tat of the delete key sounding like gunfire. I face my evil twin. I know I can do this. Others say I am …
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Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 28 | Flash! Friday
Under | Ground He opens the door with his elbow. Turns the taps with the sides of his hands. Scrubs. Scrubs. Scrubs. Until skin is raw and soul is clean. Puts on his uniform. Adjusts the collar. Polishes the buttons with a disposal antibac wipe. Makes the required checks, the required number …
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Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 28 | Flash! Friday : The Original Mr Grey
The Original Mr Grey One of them wears a white suit. Has golden hair. Has teeth that are so white you need headache pills to recover from his smile. If you find yourself surrounded by your family, in your old age, in a hospital — it’s him that you’ll want to meet. To …
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Spotlight: Flash Dogs–The Return! | Flash! Friday (Previous article)
Spotlight: Flash Dogs–The Return! We had the privilege of interviewing the FlashDogs back at the beginning of 2015 with the launch of their first anthology. When I saw they’d survived that inaugural attempt, I was impressed. But when rumors (oops, sorry guys, rumours) began circulating of a second anthology? Er, make that a two-part anthology?! Madness. And since we …
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Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 27 | Flash! Friday : The Unreliable Narrator
The Unreliable Narrator I’m what you might call an unreliable narrator. But you can trust me. I‘ve been summoned to tell tales of the theatre and this dashing gent, with his smouldering Oscar Wilde look about him, his unruly cravat, foppish hair and come-hither eyes. He is the greatest Shakespearian thespian that has ever lived. …
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Flash! Friday Vol 3 – 26: WINNERS | Flash! Friday – Judging week
Judging week on FF --- I hope nobody’s too terribly comfy out there in flash fiction world: we’re winding down the first half of Year Three and prepping for the very, very exciting second. We’ve already announced your new dragon captains, and we’re planning to celebrate their inauguration with a SHEBANG! Coming up in the next couple of weeks we’ve …
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Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 25 | Flash! Friday : The Hospital
The Hospital She comes with her distended belly and eyes of wonder. “I love you so much,” she says to the bloodied face of her new-born, as his screams of life fill the wards of hopes and dreams. His life yet to be lived, he stands at the plinth of liberty. | …
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Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 24 | Flash! Friday : Tainted Love
Tainted Love It is the most difficult decision God has asked of me. The vote looms large. The information tumbles; a waterfall from both sides, an overwhelming stream of powerful rhetoric and God is used like a plaything. Yet neither side knows what God truly believes, how can they? As with Niagara Falls, the …
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Metropolitan Dreams 