Caer Troia – Flash Frenzy Round 35 | The Angry Hourglass
The Battle of Marathon (Special Mention) – Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 40 | Flash! Friday
1990, London “This is so much more than that song.” “What song?” “Tom-ay-toe. Tom-ar-toe. Pot-tay-toe. Pot-tar-toe. Who the hell says pot-tar-toe anyway?” The Home Secretary knows better than to argue with the PM. Prime Minister Howard stands proud and addresses this sacred home of democracy. “Mr Speaker. They have gone too far. They’ve declared war …
After Pompeii (1st runner-up place) Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 39 | Flash! Friday
After Pompeii, they banished me. I’d protected them for centuries, but humankind needed to find comfort, reason and blame. A god of fire and wing was an easy target.I watched fertile land birth a thriving city. I watched the sins of greed, the exchanges of coin for touches of flesh, and choice of ignorance over …
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Paul McCartney vs Justin Bieber
Paul McCartney vs Justin Bieber - My Writing Process Blog Tour. My phone vibrates and when I look at the screen, see the DM icon from Twitter. Who could be contacting me? I swipe the screen, and I see the name and I’m both confused and delighted that it’s Voima Oy. In my head, this …
A Recipe for (a) Disaster – Winner of special challenge award – FINISH THAT THOUGHT #2-8
In this competition, you are given a word prompt (below), an optional special challenge, 500 words and one day to complete it. Prompt (Items in brackets can be changed): I'm sorry, [sir], but I believe that's [my] [suitcase]. Special Challenge: Include a special recipe. Title: A recipe for (a) disaster “I’m sorry, buddy, but I believe …
The Apostle – Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 38 | Flash! Friday
The Apostle@Making_Fiction158 WordsMy Holy Bible clasped firmly in hand. I will only release it when they prise it from the battered husk that carries me, for my bodily vessel will soon be soaked in the colour of martyrdom. I will be just another boat perished on these foreign coastlands; another messenger of God sacrificed at …
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The day a dog fell from the sky (2nd place) – Flash Frenzy Round 32 | The Angry Hourglass
The day a dog fell from the sky By Mark A. King @Making_Fiction 359 Words Sputnik 2. November 3, 1957 Laika, has had many names. Kudryavka is was one, but there were others. She is young, yet has already lived two lives. Tightly restrained by chains, she can barely move in the container. She …
When the mailman chases dogs – Summer of Super Short Stories Week Ten! | Luminous Creatures Press
Horse Chestnut Avenue was awash with activity; the prim residents were in a state of unbecoming panic, uncharacteristic chaos and pantie-twisting kerfuffle. The imported German cars were safely harbored under the corrugated armor of the garages, protected from the miniature mines that rained down from the trees. Those bombs born of the soil and the …
“Y2K_B” – FINISH THAT THOUGHT #2-7
Two vials lay before me, the fate of Ireland in my hands.I guess it started in 1982, with that bloody awful Prince track, 1999.By Millennium Eve it was the theme tune. A party a thousand years in the making. Apocalypse – you’re having a laugh. Get the booze in! Have a few days off. Race …
“The Ambulance Chaser” – Flash Frenzy Round 31 | The Angry Hourglass
“The Ambulance Chaser” by Mark A. King @Making_Fiction 358 Words The streets of London are paved in gold…or discarded kebab remnants, crushed super-strength cider cans and rat shit. My London is both of these things. This other London is something else. I walk along the Embankment. There are no cars. Bicycles rule this city. They …
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Metropolitan Dreams 