Flash! Flash Fiction to whet your literary taste buds.

An Epiphany

“Wait! What do you want from me? Are you expecting some kind of epiphany about killing being bad, is that it? Well I know that it is, and I’m worried about Jared, too. He’s going off the deep end. But do you think this is the way to fix it?”

A Quiet Moment Where She did not Belong

The incense was heady, tingling in her nostrils and gathering in her headscarf for later. It always did. It was as if it drew her in for a hug, reminding her of home. She nodded to some familiar faces as she found a space near the back. It wasn’t her space…

All You Need Is Love, Right?

The prompt was recipe: I threw a bit down on the fake wedding guest romantic comedy which has become more introspective than I expected!

“So what’s the secret? In your view. You must have an idea of what it is.”

Audrey

This is an excerpt from what will eventually become, Left to Die.

“In recent studies, researchers have identified a novel viral variant that exhibits distinctive genetic mutations, prompting concern among public health officials regarding its potential impact on transmissibility…

Make his a Martini

“What are you having, then, my love?”

Lucy laughed as Gabriel bristled at her side. “It’s an affectation. You’ll get used to it.” She turned to the bartender, who looked entirely on form in the cocktail bar, with his perfect hair and twirled handlebar moustache.

Summoning and Sass

The prompt was old: I’ve written an excerpt that will eventually feature in The Ghostwriter’s Revenge, a cosy horror rom-com about a ghost author who gets a deal to ghost write a bestseller. But he has plans of his own.

Be Careful What You Wish For…

“Enmeshed. That is what we are. Too many layers, folded together, fragments of history shoved together into an endless origami of misery.”

I scoffed.

Monster-In-Law

(This is a flash fiction for a future rom-com I am planning. Watch this space.)

“So can I buy you a drink?”

She eyed him for a moment. For one of Wade’s friends he wasn’t atrocious, she supposed. Obviously young and horribly green behind the ears, but…

Finding Olivia

This is a flash fiction scene that will eventually go into Left to Die, a Cat and Mouse Serial Killer novella.

“Excuse me,” she faltered. “Excuse me?”

That quiet unassuming voice was like manna from heaven. All his senses flicked into action, as he…