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The Devil Reincarnate
I can’t remember my first death. It was at least a thousand years ago though – of that I can be sure; vague recollections of Hastings occasionally come to mind, as well as the knowledge that as I took to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creative Writing, fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, immortal, short passage, story fragment, war
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Shopping in Ancient Times
Excerpt from ‘Final Stores: Consumerism in the Pre-Internet Age’, Pietro Mulligan & Sascha Bordstrøm (eds.), 2150 In the era before ubiquitous home delivery services and DroneDrops™ made leaving the home to purchase goods an unnecessary inconvenience, consumers had to travel … Continue reading →
میں اچار میں ہوں
Bit of a pickle. Massive pickle. Monster pickle. The kind of pickle that would make an excellent antagonist in a trashy 1950’s sci-fi B movie. A pickle of gigantic proportions. Dunno how I got myself into this epic pickle, but … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anxiety, Comedy, Creative Writing, flash fiction, misanthropy, short passage, story fragment, travelling
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Yaw
You would think that after such a long time at sea – coming up on forty odd years, I reckon – I’d have found my sea legs. No such luck. Don’t get me wrong fella, I love the ocean; splendor, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creative Writing, fiction, flash fiction, founder, foundering, ship disaster, ship sinking, short story, sinking, story fragment
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Jannah, Tian, Mbiguni
Tumbleweeds dripping acid blow through the streets. At every other intersection is an emaciated husk you’d think is that of a corpse until it begins to turn, watching you as you pass. The remnants of bodies are strewn hither and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creative Writing, Dystopia, fiction, flash fiction, short passage, story fragment
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A Tragedy of Tardiness
Wind whistled through the Doctor’s wispy white hair. The sense of release flooded through him, filling him with the ecstasy of liberation. One, last, deep intake of air… He jumps. In this one most of almost weightless freedom, Dr. Rackenbach … Continue reading →
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Tagged anti-hero, Comedy, Creative Writing, depression, flash fiction, Humour, story fragment, suicide, tardiness
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Knock Knock
“Who’s there?” “Revel.” “Revel who?” “Revel-who-shun, baby!” It had been my idea to make the password a joke, but when I pitched it I didn’t realise how childish it would really be. Still, the comrades seemed to get a kick … Continue reading →
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Tagged communism, comrades, Conspiracy, Creative Writing, Crime, Egalitarianism, fiction, flash fiction, Humour, politics, Revolution, smash the system, story fragment
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