by John R. Nolan | Apr 4, 2024 | Short Story/Flash Fiction
COWS ON GRASS or (THE PRIMAL FART!) (in Cows) © John R. Nolan 5/5/1978 w.3888 “It’s everywhere, everywhere, in all echelons of our social structure”, chief sociologist, Victor Trickster heatedly declared. “Current statistics shows up to ninety percent of Western...
by Richard Winn | May 16, 2023 | Homework - Short Story, Short Story/Flash Fiction
Sebastian in the poorer part of the town was lost, having found himself wandering from one unnamed street into another. It was hot, he was sticky with sweat and thirsty. Turning the corner, he saw the beautiful young woman sitting outside her house peeling...
by Merril Morton | May 11, 2023 | Homework - Short Story, Short Story/Flash Fiction
The time had come for me to start the mission. The mission I had beenprocrastinating about for a number of weeks. I needed to move with as much vigour as possible.I dressed in my uniform of an old pair of jeans, a t/shirt with the words “MUM SUPERSTAR” on the front...
by Peter Carseldine | Nov 5, 2022 | Short Story/Flash Fiction
At the Bureau of Meteorology when Dusty Storm got to work this particular morning, he found his colleague Evy Rainer at his computer. When Evy saw Dusty enter the forecast room, he greeted him, “Morning Dusty, Owyar goin’?” “Yer, not bad mate, yourself?” replied...
by Russell Perry | Oct 31, 2022 | Short Story/Flash Fiction
Back for Christmas. A Short Story by Russell Perry. Bob Warner rolled the pill bottle around in his hand and read the label again. He couldn’t remember how many times he had read it but guessed about ten. He looked at the name, “Temazepam”; The treatment had been...
by wayne brown | Apr 4, 2022 | Homework - Short Story, Short Story/Flash Fiction
Two dozen random words…………………… Line A Cajole, whisper, command, skinny, clammy, prickly,flute, ghost….. Line B Bribe, entrap, hypnotize, squeal, elegant, diamond, gondola, enigma…… Line C Offend,...