Courtesy the Victorian Store For the Terribleminds Flash Fiction Challenge, “A Game of Aspects.” His were fitter’s hands. They were meant for securing pipes, connecting cables, moving steam and electricity from one place to another. Hands meant for the labor the upper classes wanted nothing to do with. They relied on hands like his, his… Continue reading Flash Fiction: In The Pits
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Flash Fiction: The South Ward
Courtesy istaevan For Terribleminds’ Flash Fiction Challenge “Sci-Fi Fantasy Open Swim“: Terrance Palmer wasn’t a field agent. Most of his days were spent in the office, examining the profiles of perpetrators to assist the investigations of braver men than him. However, Agent Burrows had tapped him specifically to ride along to the mental hospital. With… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The South Ward
Flash Fiction: The Hallway
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
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
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
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
