An Ounce Of Doubt And Reciprocity
Sam set the money down. A crooked smile curving her lips. âI *knew* you were under-charging me last time. First hit is cheap, eh?â
Topic
microfiction
A collection of 125 issues
Truly Welcome In The Empty Nest
Mattie hugged their best friend tight and forced a smile. Settling into a new home was never easy, but...
Halfway To A Saint
Susan folded her arms and scrutinised the kindly, somewhat doddering figure. Not at ALL what sheâd expected from descriptions of Anna the Devoted.
The Heartbeat Of The Club
I stomp until the memories of this hard week beg for mercy beneath my feet. I sway until the clinging sadness gives up and falls away. I punch the air until my frustration is splattered across the ceiling like invisible neon paint.
A Perfectly Normal Approach
Itâs nothing. I mean, itâs perfectly normal to mess around and experiment with your avatars, right? Especially when you always end up having a dozen characters in each game you play. Thatâs just⌠everyone does that. Itâs NORMAL.
The "Free Hugs" Pipe
The sign was dingy. Scribbled on cardboard, jammed onto some long-abandoned nail, reading âFREE HUGS!â with an arrow pointing to the big drainage pipe.
Gifted To The Forest
âSophie, dear, whatâs wrong?â Forest Mother asked, her beady eyes squinting as dozens of mandibles shifted and clicked into a shape resembling a reassuring smile.
The Hand Of A Punchbowl Angel
It was one of those nights where Monty wasnât sure whether heâd run away from home. It wasnât like heâd decided to never go back, he just⌠he didnât want to be in that house right now. For the third night running.
Kittens At Rainbow Dive
Joel had been running a queer bar for half a century, and he knew trouble when it swaggered in the door. Dumbass kids.
The Witch Phoenix
The tang of ash and regret chokes the air. I angle my wings and soar down, down⌠not towards the charred skeleton of a hut or the corpses within, but to the other end of the pitiful trail; the cowering figure huddled deep in the woods.