Micro Fiction Theme: What is in a name The handsome stranger twirled a knife in front of his captured audience. The tied and gagged businessmen in the hotel room were not amused. “What’s in a name? A lot it seems.” The dagger wielder smiled. “Mr. Big, The Crusher, Red Dog – these […]
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Micro/ Flash Fiction Theme: Chevok’s Onion The Government Enforcer held a jeweled object. “The Royal Onion received its name after being commissioned by your heretical queen. She wanted a decorative egg to open like a rose. It’s a beautiful and priceless antique to your people, yes?” The merchant’s family held each other. Soldiers
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Microfiction Theme: “He was wearing a chastity belt” Rina knew that dragon shifter tradition dictated she needed to capture a noble for her coming-to-age ceremony. Her parents found love, but her dragon dad had to constantly fight off her imperial mom’s pursuers. Rina didn’t want to deal with that drama. The doors
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Microfiction Theme: “Scary Door” The dungeon divers stared at the hundreds of doors in front of them. The warrior squinted at the signs above each entry point, “Majestic, Jagged, Fluffy – ” “Don’t just list them out. Otherwise, we will be here all day.” The wizard rubbed his temples. “I say
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Micro/ Flash Fiction Theme: “Pipe Lore” A Batoni Dreamweaver delicately placed glittering pinches of sand in his storyteller’s pipe. The levels of sapphire, ruby, and amber dust were enough to get him through a few performances. “Have you heard that the people of the North inhale smoke through their instruments?” His coworker commented as
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Micro/ Flash Fiction Theme: “I do remember now!” I remember a time when my pain wasn’t as common as breathing. The journeys I’ve taken where walking was simple. The celebrations when eating food did not feel like poison. My naivety in hoping to lose weight instead of desperately trying to gain
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Micro/ Flash Fiction Theme: Teething Bats The sounds of the Halloween party all around us dimmed as I stared at Damien holding my baby. He’s the vampire I had a one-night stand with. He gave me my son, Victor. And he doesn’t know the child is his. “This teething bat is mine, isn’t he?” Damien
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Micro/ Flash Fiction Theme: “That’s Not a Vampire.” Professor Vanhelk pointed at a series of pictures posted on the white board in his classroom. “Vampire?” The instructor questioned. The students agreed. “It’s a tree.” Vanhelk gestured to the next photograph. “Vampire? The pupils nodded. “That’s cake. Vampire?” “Yes, Vampire!”
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Micro / Flash Fiction Theme: Rude Pasta Confused, Roxana puts down her menu and stares at her sister. Jenette smiles. “You’ll see. This will be the best break-up dinner ever.” Roxana’s heart hurts. She loved John for seven years. Now, they were nothing. “I’ll have the Rude Pasta— have it sound like my
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Micro/ Flash Fiction theme: What is the Cure? Cindy stared at her crew with a smirk. They looked at her with a mixture of horror and pity. “So, if there isn’t a cure, you got to make one?” Cindy held the tourniquet around her upper left arm tight. “Come on, before I chicken out.”
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