Short stories, fantastic tales, spun from a single picture. It’s flash fiction month! Our picture was chosen by the lovely Robin Lythgoe, and I’ve been thinking of a single storyline ever since. This may very well be the shortest short I’ve ever written…
And down below, check out the openers from Robin and Trish!
Parker Broaddus
Author of A Hero’s Curse & Nightrage Rising
Fairy Chaser
As it turns out, fairies were real.
They just weren’t safe.
Robin Lythgoe
Author of As the Crow Flies
Dusted
Darcy Channing heard the scratch of a fingernail on the door before she heard her name whispered. She opened one eye to look at the cellphone on the nightstand.
3:22 AM. Ugh. Nothing good ever happened at this time of the night…
Patricia Reding
Author of Oathtaker
The Contest
by Patricia Reding
Copyright Patricia Reding 2020
“It’ll be fun!” they said.
“You’ll have the time of your life!” they said.
“The amazing things you will learn about yourself! Why you’ll carry those lessons with you forever afterward!” they said.
Then there were the naysayers …
There it is! Up top you read my shortest flash fiction in some time. What about you? What tale would you have spun from the picture above? Drop me an email or comment below!
Your story made me laugh! THANKS. 😄