Tag: Flash Fiction

  • Microdosing Fiction (A story in 70 Words) – Blanket

    Today’s “Microdosing Fiction” prompt comes from the March 18, 2024 prompt, “Blanket.” When I got home from work, I changed into my nightie before climbing into bed. Waited all day for this. I grabbed my favorite blanket and wrapped myself in it before pulling the comforter over me. When Jack…

  • Microdosing Fiction (a Story in 100 Words) – Willow

    On a weekday morning, thirty-five years ago, Willow Ellison took her daughter to a park in Laguna Beach. She left her sitting there on the bench. She hid out of sight until a Good Samaritan decided to call the police. When the OC Sheriff picked up Arden in his arms,…

  • Microdosing Fiction (a Story in 50 Words) – Dreaming

    In the setting sun, when the golden light of autumn warms the back porch, I sit cross-legged on the swing, reading. The dogs nap nearby. A breeze rustles the pines. My love steps outside and kisses the top of my head. Everything is right here. I am no longer dreaming.

  • Microdosing Fiction – The Vow

    When she was 6, her dad called her a bitch and then hit her so hard, she was hospitalized. He went to jail. India would spend much of her life convinced she was unlovable. She made a vow then – she’d never trust anyone – ever. When India was twenty-six,…

  • The Secret – A Short Story

    I wrote this short story in the summer of 2024, after watching an elderly couple in the grocery store. They were the cutest thing. In spite of their ages and what I’m sure was a marriage that had its moments, there was a very clear chemistry and affection between them.…