Owl opened the door as if it hadn’t been locked at all. They crept through dark kitchen, using a small flashlight to find their way. The room they wanted was on the second floor. They kept their feet close to the wall, to avoid any creaks. At the top they split up, Owl went left […]
Prompt courtesy of VelvetVerbosity‘s 100 word challenge. “Once you get to my age, you’ll understand,” he said. “You’ll be able to see the world in a different way. Your experiences will better colour your perceptions of the world. You won’t be as gullible, which is just a nicer way of saying you take on a […]
Prompt courtesy of Cake.shortandsweet‘s Wednesday Write In. “The secret to great mashed potatoes is fresh rosemary,” my mother said. In so far as memories can say anything. She died a few years back. Sometimes I imagined her in my kitchen, rifling through the cupboards. “Why haven’t you a proper mixing bowl?” she’d likely say. […]
Prompt courtesy of the Friday Fictioneers. “Why do you keep looking over your shoulder?” she asked. Heron turned back, faced her, shrugged and said, “This place seems familiar. Like that restaurant in Pulp Fiction. I guess I expected to see John Travolta and Samuel Jackson having breakfast.” Stork rolled her eyes and sopped up […]
Prompt courtesy of Lillie McFerrin‘s 5 Sentence Fiction. As soon as the trees started to bud under the spring sun, the ants moved into my kitchen. They charged in dragging carts and wagons, like roustabouts dragging a carnival behind them. The big top, merry-go-round and game stalls rose up on the kitchen counter, like […]
Prompt courtesy of the Friday Fictioneers. “This Fish King has tormented the people for too long,” Owl said. Raccoon lifted his visor and stared up at the fortress before them. The walls undulated like waves rolling in to shore. Its multicoloured stones cut and formed from coral reefs. The railings around the innumerable balconies […]
Hell, I know that feeling more than anyone. And I’m not being dramatic in the least. Both my parents were what you’d call depressed these days, but back then all they were was people,” he said finishing one drink and ordering another in the same movement. “That shit is hereditary, you know. Genetical, even.” I […]
