“The night will never end.” Tarinne felt the hand withdraw from her brow when the speaker finished. A succinct statement. A promise she craved after daylight had burned a hole in her soul.
Cirle Sense
Wednesday has come around again, and I’m happy to present this week’s flash fiction. Missale picked up the hearty teacup from the table and sipped. Rapping her nail against the cup, she looked at none of the women seated around the small table. Athet sat stiffly across the table. Her gaze remained fixed on her…
Inheritance Note
“What did he leave me.” The clipped words told Ger his sister Trina wouldn’t be stalled.
Distorted Lies
Wednesday has come around again, and I’m happy to present this week’s flash fiction. Gravel ground beneath Aharon’s shoes as he walked the short path to the isolated homestead and his imminent reunion. The break shortened further when the door creaked open abruptly. Whipping her hands on her apron, the grayed woman stepped from the…
Relations Combustive
Even across light years, Karla’s mother found ways to press guilt on her. Reclining, she rubbed her temple as the woman’s image flickered on the display.
Cutting Through
Wednesday has come around again, and I’m happy to present this week’s flash fiction. After a season spent traveling through the wilds of Dwale, Ryfin found herself before a world tree. The giant towered above them, visible above the canopy of the Rindel Woods. A world tree. Those weren’t seen beyond the Ealdnearth Elves’s cities,…
Anxiety’s Source
Returning from behind the brush Sorrel tugged the color of the rough spun clothing disconcerted. Beside Calder, Perdyn paused packing to appraise the boy. Sorrel no longer appeared the grandson of the Omendii.
Silent Thunder
“Why are you here?”
I don’t know how I knew the rumbling voice spoke those words. If one could call the clashing harmonics words. But I knew.
Tried in Fire
Lothain knelt beside the fire, feeding it bits of kindling as the light and warmth slowly increased. The feat had taken too long on the drizzly night with his powers spent.
Gone in Flames
The sky danced with a thousand fires burning a myriad of fuels as the Drindel ships burned. The spectacle dazzled, and Nico heard the soft gasps as they waited. Into the silence a system chimed.