Category Flash-Fiction

‘The Loss of Her’ (another Flash-Fiction entrant)

She gently nudged me, as I reached above her for the teapot. The kitchen was only compact; yet wonderfully ornate. We loved buying trinkets from local vintage shops. Flirtatiously she pressed her petite body against mine: wrapping herself in my arms. I took a deep breath. Her smell was sweet and pure, reminding me of […]

‘Niso for life’ (English Pen Flash-Fiction competition entry using a made-up word)

He heard them. Their steps cut a path towards him. ‘Ogoni Murdered’. They had vengeance as their guide. “I can’t fucking change things” he pleaded, out-of-breath. “I’ve changed”, screaming in the direction of the stairwell. “Fuck that – Niso’s never change”. Silence. It was his own conscious: a haunting voice which was his solitary companion. […]