Image by Aunt Owwee “Is this the right street?” asked Libby Dreiberg. “Latimer Lane? Yep, this is the one,” replied Eddie Vasquez. He looked between his Google maps print out and the quiet street in front of them. Picture postcard houses lined the street, set back from the road behind neat lawns and clipped privet […]
Flash Fiction
Friday Flash – The Story of Aston
He couldn’t move, but he could still think. He thought a lot when he wasn’t being thrown around in the toy shop. The stuffed dog wanted to be carefully played with, and he wanted to be loved. Most of all, he wanted to be real, but even stuffed dogs possess a little common sense, and he knew he […]
Friday Flash – Something Blue
Thanks to the maintenance outage that left Blogger down, I put this week’s Friday Flash, Something Blue, over on my secondary blog – my mild OCD didn’t want me to miss a Friday posting. Normally I use my Cultural Carnival to discuss films or exhibitions, but this week it’s hosting my flash. With any luck, […]
Friday Flash – First Date
7:07pm.I’m sitting at the table near the window. Trust Parker to book a table with such a lovely view. The first time I read his profile on Match, I knew he would be a man of taste. I can look out into the landscaped garden to my left, and if I look to my right […]
Friday Flash – Blind Date
So there I am, sitting in the back of the taxi with the cute brunette. She keeps fiddling with the strap of her bag, and I resist the urge to put my hand on her knee. I thought I was dreaming when she came up to me by the pool. Normally I have to buy […]
Friday Flash – I Thought I Knew Him
I’m sure I know the guy opposite me on the train. Only problem is, I can’t remember how or why. I pretend to read my book, but I sneak a look over the top of the pages. He has straight hair the colour of wet sand – straight except for the random kink just behind his right ear. He […]
