Was very pleased to find out today that I made the top 20 list in the TL;DR Press 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition! It was a very fun story to write, definitely outside my norm. Look for an announcement sometime in June for how to purchase the anthology with all the winning stories in … Continue reading TL;DR Press 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition
Divine Hunger
A forked tongue whipped out to taste the evening air. The potent scent of infidelity made Nithögg’s head swim—a cloying honeysuckle that almost masked an undertone of rotten meat. An icy breeze chilled her sleek coils, and her heart struggled to pump sluggish blood. The great serpent longed to return to her cozy den, nestled … Continue reading Divine Hunger
Wistwick 75 Miles
Alistera swallowed down the bile that scorched the back of her throat. “Do you mind if I open the window?” Geoff raised an eyebrow, but didn’t take his eyes off the road. Alistera took it as assent, flicking thumb and index finger in a complicated gesture. The glass resisted for a moment, as if sensing … Continue reading Wistwick 75 Miles
In the Cottage by the Sea
Ligeia watched as Calliope rummaged through the old sea chest, filled with forgotten remnants of other people’s lives. In the beginning, the pair had spent decades poring through its contents. More bored than curious, they’d made up wordless ghost stories about the misadventures of those who’d lived in the cottage before. It had been centuries … Continue reading In the Cottage by the Sea
