Category: Flash Fiction
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Ebenezer’s Haunting
“Ha! You’re dead. And I’m not.And that is my final word to you,” said Scrooge. And with that the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to come and Jacob Marley dissolved themselves invisible. “And that’s that, “ said Scrooge. “I’ve won my peace.” But after that Scrooge couldn’t sleep. His eyelids would […]
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Short Run
Again. I drew my hand close, splayed my fingers wide and pressed down hard. On my shoulder. I pivoted and turned left, facing the scorers. “Short run, ” I intoned, making sure my voice carried off field. Somewhere in the distance, a head raised and lowered. Perhaps a pen moved scratching paper, hopefully. I turned […]
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Apocalypse Postponed
“Comrade Colonel Stanislaw Petrov had to go. KAL007 had been shot down. NATO began Exercise Able Archer. We thought it was the end. And 26th September 1983, under his command we detected an ICBM launch. Then another four. And what did he do? He waited. Checked the satellite observers. No confirmation. The ground radar. No […]
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After the Wedding
Their fingers kept fumbling at my tie. And I kept trying to wave them away. Are you finished? I asked. They shook their heads. Over, under then thread the two between: Windsor knot finally done. It was then I lost it. One lifted my feet, the other my arms and lowered me in. Leave me […]