Prompted by Terribleminds’ “Another Random Word Challenge”. His opportunity came when the office door opened. She was in a hurry, so he quickly matched her stride. Fortunately, he was twenty years her junior. “Senator, one minute please.” “I’m on my way to the floor, Pete, you better make it quick.” “Lockheed has been on the… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Hallway
Category: Fiction
Flash Fiction: Breaking Out
It’s amazing how much anonymity one gains in a prison when there’s a riot in progress. It didn’t take much to set it off. Even from the inside, Don Forli still had a lot of pull, and a lot of guys wanted a piece of his action. When he ended up in the infirmary, the… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Breaking Out
Flash Fiction: Thursday
For this week’s Terribleminds flash fiction challenge, The Opening Line Revealed. Thursday was out to get me. I could have written off the last crumbs of breakfast cereal as poor planning ahead. Spilling coffee on my coat, that happens. Traffic being bad is more a rule than an exception. A pile of paperwork on my… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Thursday
Cold Streets: Sneak Preview
In lieu of the usual flash fiction challenge, as Chuck is setting up a rather interesting one for next week, here’s a sneak preview at the opening to Cold Streets, sequel to the novella Cold Iron which is available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for the e-reader of your preference. Enjoy. He probably… Continue reading Cold Streets: Sneak Preview
Flash Fiction: Payday
For the Terribleminds challenge, Antag/Protag. Got to admit, I enjoyed this one. Flashbulbs crackled in the bank’s lobby. So far the press hadn’t been admitted, which suited Paul just fine. The less they got in his way, the faster he could put together what happened. Witnesses were saying it was two men with handguns who’d… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Payday
Flash Fiction: The Displaced Journal
This week, Chuck invited folks like me to write on one of my favorite sci-fi subjects: time travel. The office was everything one could want from upper-crust living. He sat behind a wide desk as he monitored the incoming streams of data from various sources on the screen. That was really a secondary concern, however.… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Displaced Journal
Cold Iron: Now Available
They found him wandering around Mount Grace Cemetery at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday. Detective Morgan Everson has gotten pretty acquainted with death. She sees it all the time, especially working the Special Homicide division in Philadelphia. But this case is new. In this case, the victim of the murder is also a potential eye-witness.… Continue reading Cold Iron: Now Available
Flash Fiction: The Android and the Wondering Chamber
I must say this one owes as much to The Protomen as it does to Chuck Wendig. The noticed android walks past a wondering chamber. It’s unclear when wondering chambers came into being. Their use has become so pervasive that record maintenance had fallen by the wayside some time ago. Low energy usage coupled with… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Android and the Wondering Chamber
Flash Fiction: The Red Hood
For Chuck’s flash fiction challenge, Fairy Tale Upgrade. Grandmother’s house was deep in the forest on the edge of a lake. At her top speed, it took the Red Hood less than a minute to fly there from the city. She did a circuit around the lake, peering into the trees. She didn’t have any… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Red Hood
Flash Fiction: Maze Of Uranus
Chuck had me pick out a random band name and roll with it. Devon usually liked to admire his Stratocaster. He’d hold it in his hands, watch the light play on the stainless steel frets, run his fingers along the rosewood neck, admire the deep black finish. Tonight he just stared at it. The opening… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Maze Of Uranus
