Tag Archives: flash

Choosing – Sarah Brentyn #WritePhoto

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There was a prophecy. I didn’t believe it. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to or that it was, necessarily, bad, I just didn’t hold with such nonsense. Someone foretold something about someone at some time. Vague, much? Also, these … Continue reading →

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Haven – Sarah Brentyn #writephoto

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“No, no. That’s east. I’m sure of it.” Angela looked back at the three strangers she’d managed to pick up along her travels. The tall, ginger-haired boy tilted his head. “I think that’s west.” “North,” the little girl toddled up … Continue reading →

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Hinting at… Happiness? by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sarah Brentyn: What does a Harvard University professor have to do with flash fiction? Nothing. And everything. Or, at least, something. I’ve thought for a long time now that good flash fiction packs a punch. It heightens emotional … Continue reading →

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Rubbing Salt in the Wound – Sarah Brentyn #WritePhoto

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

  “There used to be water here,” he pointed to the cliff. “Up to the standing stones.” She nudged some loose debris with her foot. “This is cool, isn’t it? And, no, there wasn’t. Water, I mean.” “How do you … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Check this out,” he crouched over some green stuff poking through the pavement. “Okay,” I squinted. “I give up. What is it?” “No clue.” “Let’s go. I don’t like this. It’s not right.” “Wait,” he reached out. I grabbed his … Continue reading →

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Family Tree #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

He built it, brick by brick. Carved from boulders in the valley or stones found weathered by time… He stacked them. Each one a testament to his regrets. He spent his life there, in those mountains, building walls to shut … Continue reading →

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Noir

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She moved with the sinuous grace of a dancer or a thief; sleek and deadly. Her eyes were wide, feigning innocence. Hiding secrets… She licked her lips, as if she liked the taste of blood. The crime scene didn’t faze … Continue reading →

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Between #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

He flies halfway between day and night. His wings reach out, touch the rooftop of my home. The silence outside me, the noise inside me… I hear him. Tomorrow, he tells me, will be softer. More forgiving. Wait.   I … Continue reading →

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Armo’s Love #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

  Usually, men carrying axes were unwelcome in the woods. But Armo was a different sort of man. He respected nature, cherished it even, and the trees knew him. The day she died, he was there, ax in hand. He … Continue reading →

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As the Crow Flies #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

  The crows land on a tiled roof. Stones of the old church are unwelcoming. Ancient and powerful, the birds call to us. We are ignorant of their language. We quicken our pace. Clouds disperse into the arms of sunset. … Continue reading →

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