Teddy ordered the expensive dark Irish ale and a shot of top-shelf whiskey from Saturn’s Ring, an out-of-the-way bar on the moon. He’d done his homework. Very few people visited this place. No sports holograms, no avatar pool, or 3D board games. Just booze and finger food. The menu was vegetarian since animal protein was illegal on most outposts. A…
Category: Flash Fiction
Aunty Jennifer
I woke up Saturday morning on my own. No one had to call me, like on a school day. It was summer, and school was over. In my PJs, I ran from my room to the kitchen. Grabbing my box of Captain Crunch cereal, a soup bowl, and a glass of milk, I made my way back to my sanctuary.…
She’s Not Adam
Transferred around the third marking period to Somerset Academy High, Amanda felt like an introvert during biology class. The few friends she did have, that she could talk to, were in Ohio, a thousand miles away. Shutting down her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts at the advice of Marilyn, her mother, added to the loneliness a teen could feel, magnified…
