“No!” Madeleine, with eyes closed, screamed. She sat up in bed. Sweat beaded down her forehead. In the nightmare, she had refused to open the door. “It’s okay honey, I’m here.” Jack gently shook his wife until she looked at him.“I’m here,” he repeated bringing her back to reality. This was the third night his wife had the dream of…
Category: Flash Fiction
Dark Market
He tried to hold back a sneeze in the living room. Light from double sash six over six windows revealed airborne dust particles from a 70ish-style popcorn ceiling. “It’s time for a new computer,” Oliver told his friend, nose itching. A sneeze came, adding more particulate to the stale room. “This thing is over twenty years old. I’m surprised it…
Bite
***Note – Mature themed story*** Wednesday Darren pushed the shopping cart behind his mother slowly, letting her get ahead in the aisle. While she checked for can vegetables on sale, he grabbed a box of Advil liquid gels from the shelf and popped 3 in his mouth. He washed it down with a bottle of spring water from the case…