Tag: flash fiction
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Penalty
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1 minuteHe closed the door and walked up the hall. The smell of the Chinese food made him salivate a little. Plate, beer, couch. TV on. He found a match, didn’t know the teams but the skill level was good enough. It would do. He looked…
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Baggy Trousers
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1 minuteThe sun is setting behind the houses across the road. The dunes, the grass and the waves breaking on the shore. I’m looking at empties and a full ashtray. It’s got colder as the shadows have grown and she’s moved closer so that we are…
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Breathe
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1 minuteHe left the papers on the desk and stepped away from the light of the monitor. Stood at the back door as the rain stopped. He took a sip but the tea had gone cold. Put the mug down on the counter by the microwave.…
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Fridge
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1 minuteThe fridge started beeping. That insistent beep when you left the door open. They used to joke about it. Alright fridge, I see you. He stood in the only light in the room and closed the door. The light disappearing. Gone. He sighed and felt…
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This House is not for Sale
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1 minuteHe sat on the edge of the bed and listened to the silence. Felt the dark room around him and smiled. The only light from the street outside as he listened to the wheeze in his lungs. He breathed in and counted, one, two, three…
