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Showing posts with label flash fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flash fiction. Show all posts
Saturday, 10 January 2026

Short fiction: The End

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  A gun on a brownstone roof “It’s the end,” he said. He decided to do it up on the roof; they’d always loved it up there. He’d bring a ...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Flash fiction: A Train Journey

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One’s sister comes to visit “I say, my man,” said Desmond. “When will the 4.10 from Worcester arrive?” “About 4.10, sir,” said the porter....
Friday, 4 July 2025

Flash fiction: Another Time

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A tear in the fabric He was unpopular so they gave him Louise. “She’s pretty weird,” said his boss, Sam. He was on a Microsoft Teams cal...
Saturday, 28 June 2025

Flash fiction: When Time Stands Still

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  A hurricane lashes Pershing Square That night I went to meet Cara, it was October and it was raining. October is great in New York City; t...
Saturday, 15 February 2025

Flash fiction: A History Lesson

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Why do we study it?  It was the last lesson of the day. Mr Balcombe donned his mortarboard and his gown. White chalk powder adorned the la...
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Mike Robbins is the author of six books: The Lost Baggage of Silvia Guzmán (2014), a novel; The Nine Horizons (2014), a collection of travel pieces; Three Seasons, a trio of novellas; Even the Dead are Coming (2009), a memoir of life as a volunteer in Eastern Sudan; Crops and Carbon (2011), about agriculture and climate change; and a novella, Dog! (2015). He was born in London but has lived in many countries. (Pic: S. Ligabue)
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