Tag Archives: short fiction

#writephoto: Snow giants – Jane Dougherty

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Once it was a land of rich meadows, but the mountains are cruel. Each winter the snow giants hurl tempests of ice and snow into the valleys and the meltwater floods the plain in spring. The meadows are full of … Continue reading →

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Distant – Trent P. McDonald #writephoto

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Photo by Sue Vincent My father used to tell me that the stones in the small circle at the edge of the farm were the tolls that Gandalf turned to stone in Bilbo’s great adventure, and that the distant peaks … Continue reading →

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Crow – Trent P. McDonald #writephoto

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Shut up,” I said, casting a dark eye up into the tree. The crow looked down at me and cackled. Was it laughing? I ignored it and wiped the blood off of my forehead. A stray twig had caught me … Continue reading →

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Midwinter Moments – Pamela Morse #writephoto

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

After work we walked down to the shore to watch the sun set on the shortest day of the year. We were looking for comfort as the calendar told us to begin a new year. The resolutions we made in … Continue reading →

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Blue – Trent P. McDonald #writephoto

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Ian raised his hand. The laughter and giggles died down. “Do you know know what I miss more than anything?” he asked. Kupar laughed. “A good ale? 15 year old whiskey?” Ian smiled but shook his head. “Blue.” “Blue?” Mike … Continue reading →

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Mists – Trent P. McDonald #writephoto

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

After decades of travel at the speed of light, we finally arrived at the Land of Cleves on the distant world with the strange name of “Oh, hi!  Oh…”.  The spaceport looked a lot like the one in The Town … Continue reading →

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The Escape – Rosemary Carlson #writephoto

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The only way she could think was to walk. She had found a long, lonely road on the island where no one lived. It was filled with the shade of the low palms and the unfamiliar sounds of the tropical … Continue reading →

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Haven – Trent P. McDonald #writephoto

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Another perfect day, one of the few days when I am spared slave labor in the Uranium mines on Pluto, and it was ruined. “Are you just going to waste your entire day rotting your brain on Saturday morning cartoons?” … Continue reading →

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Conditions for Safe Passage – Up Against Mortality – #writephoto

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

  Nature contains very few perfect shapes. Organic growth is irregular. Symmetry is something the human eye imposes. Beauty, such as it is, does not exist without the unnatural. The Eye was something unnatural. It wasn’t precisely that the illusion … Continue reading →

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Eye – Trent P. McDonald #writephoto

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Photo by Sue Vincent “Why do I feel like I’m being watched?” Gordon asked. The question was meant to be rhetorical, but Bud pointed across the still water and said, “There.” “What?” Gordon tried to follow Bud’s finger.  All he … Continue reading →

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