White Lie – Boom, boom, boom, his head, beating like a drum ached with no mercy as people talked around him. Vincent slowly opened his eyes to a bright yellow room and people with white coats. Several intravenous bags dangled around the bed he was strapped down to. A symphony of noisy machines beeped, chirped, and blinked as he…
Category: Micro Fiction
VINCENT (series) Beach Invitation
Beach Invitation Vincent remembered everything to make the evening perfect, just as he had when he proposed to Valerie, fifteen years ago. The same table for two on a private beach with white sand and an orange sunset. A sweet aroma from the open bottle of La Grande Dame Rose, her favorite champagne, mixed with the salty cool ocean…
First-Grade Bedtime
Lights are out. A coat-draped chair turns into the mummy watching my bed. Malfunctioning WiFi turns the nanny cam’s playful green light into the red-eyed demon watching me, too. The wee, perilous hours of the night require defensive weapons of choice: a blanket pulled overhead and Duracell flashlight. A/N: My story was posted on 50 Word Stories Go there to read or…