flash fiction

  • Thunder

    Silas and Maeve looking at the window.  “Look Maeve, a cloud dragon! It’s giant and fierce!” “Oh cool! And look there, there’s another one over there.” Wind is picking up. “Wow!…. They’re getting closer to each other! Do you think they’re friends, or enemies?” “Enemies for sure! Look, that first one seems to be frowning Read more

  • Glowworms

    They grew tired of the dark and decided to move out. The members of the first expedition didn’t survive. They didn’t know how to catch food in the outside bright world. A few members were able to report back, but died shortly after. They needed an adaptation strategy. They thought of different possibilities, but it Read more

  • Feeling it

    Since she was a little child, she enjoyed feeling the wind hit her face. Any breeze or stronger wind, she’d run outside, stretch her arms and open up her chest in order to feel the moving air touching her skin, making her hair dance, cleansing her. Then one day, out of a sudden she realized Read more

  • Crane

    “Did you see the crane fall at the marina?” “A crane fell in the marina? No! I haven’t heard of it. Oh my gosh!” “Yeah, it was sort of sad. Funny too.” “Funny??!!! How could you see funny on such a tragedy?! A crane falling is a huge deal! Did anyone got hurt?” “Hurt??? Heck Read more

  • High school sweethearts

    It was their Senior year in high school. Prom night was coming and that’s when they were planning to give themselves to each other in full. The chosen place was a treehouse at the backyard of an abandoned house. Although shabby on the outside, the inside looked like a fairytale. He lays her down gently Read more

  • The Dark Priestesses

    Their lord was captured by the priestesses of the Dark Sect. She couldn’t let them have him. He was a good soul and needed to be saved. She got her sword, mounted the mare and whistled for her companion dog. In a minute they were flying through the woods, avoiding the branches and roots, trying Read more

  • When I Grow Up

    “When I grow up I want to be an astronaut! I want to go up in the sky, travel the universe and make friends from out of this world. They’ll be fun, with their green skin, long antennae and several eyes. Or else, or else… Their loooooooong skinny body and big head with 2 black Read more

  • A lost key

    I was running late for a meeting and in the rush I dropped my key. She saw me dropping it, grabbed it and came after me. “Sir, sir, you lost your key.” I couldn’t go on without my key, so in spite of the hurry I had to stop. And when I turned to grab Read more

  • Beware of the Chicken

    They were playing hide and seek. There was one spooky house no one ever dared to go. He wasn’t afraid. The only thing was a sign about attacking chicken. Pfff… Chicken? Seriously? He got in and a gigantic shadow formed around him. Shaped like chicken. He was the size of a worm… This post was Read more

  • Fiction: On display

    They were visiting the Wild Western museum. During their visit, the guests could dress up. He decided to prank her. All dressed up, he hid in one of the displays. Stubbornly, he would only show himself after being found. A few hours later, the lights went off and the museum’s doors closed…   This post Read more

  • The Artist

    When he was still on diapers, he drew his first squiggly line. A wind blew and a piece of colored yarn flew squiggling past him. As a toddler, he would draw clouds, and the wind would bring some clouds to an otherwise clear sky. As a kid, he would draw cars, and his parents never Read more

  • Library

    He lives in the streets. No mom. No dad. Steals food to survive, but doesn’t like it. The other boys are bad. He doesn’t want to be bad. He learns how to read from a homeless sir he befriended. He would read anything and everything. His dream is to attend school. He asks the mailman to give Read more