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A message to my readers and a dystopian short story
July 19, 2024
Greetings readers, Apologies for missing last issue. I hope this dystopian diversion provides some entertainment until regular content resumes. Meanwhile,...
Friday Flash Fiction - Scooter Serenade
June 21, 2024
Her name was Clara. He couldn't quite figure out how to approach her, so he wrote her a letter comparing her to the solar scooters that zipped through the...
Friday Flash Fiction - Overheard on the Tram
June 7, 2024
Picture this scene. Two friends, their destiny tattoos still tender, are on a tram heading from the vertical inner city to the lush outer clusters. Both have...
Friday Flash Fiction - Red
May 10, 2024
Then She is standing in the middle of the circle, feet firmly planted right where he had led her, telling her not to move. Rush hour cars swirl around the...
Friday Flash Fiction - Yet Another Storm
April 26, 2024
Her skin is wet with sweat hemmed in by the humid air. The hot air is heavy on her skin, heavy on her lungs. The air is suffocating. She wipes the salty...
Friday Flash Fiction - Fire!
April 12, 2024
The sultry evening air is filled with the aromatic scents of ginger, garlic, and pickled veggies as Nick works. He has just finished bottling a batch of...
Friday Flash Fiction - An Old-Fashioned Letter
March 29, 2024
My dear Po It has been far too long since I last wrote you an old-fashioned letter with pen and paper, and this will only be a short note to go with your...
Friday Flash Fiction - Dented
March 15, 2024
Kirra is whizzing down the hill, her upper body curved over the handlebars to maximise speed, hair streaming out like a comet tail from her helmet, hands...
Friday Flash Fiction - Scavenger Hunt
March 1, 2024
‘Nearly, nearly. Don’t let go.’ Arjun is dangling over the pier, arms reaching down as he tries to reach the bit of driftwood in the flotsam. Lucas is...
Friday Flash Fiction - River
February 16, 2024
Toby Hamish McDougal, 10 years old, wakes up with the sun piercing through the gap in his blinds. He feels annoyed at past him for not properly closing the...
Friday Flash Fiction - The Skater
February 2, 2024
The low solar street lights glow warmly in the fading daylight as Jana coasts down the street on her board. She lets the sensations of moving swiftly through...