Icy Sedgwick

Folklore & Fantasy Fiction

Flash Fiction

#FridayFlash – TheTrunk

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#FridayFlash – The Empty Seat

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“You can’t sit there, that’s your granddad’s seat.” Every visit, without fail, my grandmother would usher me out of the comfy armchair by the window, and direct me to a hard wooden chair by the bookcase. Mealtimes were the same – the padded seat at the head of the table remained vacant, its place set […]

#FridayFlash – The Moor

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There wasn’t always a moor to the north of Little Howling. Local tales told of an ancient forest, stretching for miles across the land now occupied by the moor, and Great Howling. Angela loved the stories of witches in the woods, and thickets so dense that villagers became lost in them, their cries for help […]

#FridayFlash – The Bell

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The road stretched away across the moor, disappearing and reappearing with every undulation of untamed land. Edward Fenwick peered into the distance in both directions. The view yielded only miles of lonely heather. He fished in his horse’s saddlebag for the creased square of parchment. “Well this is a fine business. Digby’s map surely shows Cransland House, […]

#FridayFlash – Silhouette

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I’ve not been well this week so this is a repost! Enjoy! Green digits flash in the darkness, proclaiming the hour to be 2am. The bathroom door opens, throwing a rectangle of harsh light across the filthy carpet. Bare feet avoid the sticky patches near the dresser. Serena’s shadow looms large on the wall, the […]

#FridayFlash – Pestilence

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The figure stretches, ancient joints popping as it shakes free the sleep of decades. It emerges into the nocturnal world of the city, neon light sparking in puddles outside 24 hour cafes and quiet laundromats. Laughter pours from the bars, and the figure turns away in irritation. The moan of the sickroom is its favourite […]