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Domestic bliss

My entry the WA Writing Love to Read Local Flash Fiction Competition is online.
3 Jun 2022 1 min read Drabble, Microfiction, 100-Words

Bittersweet

My microfiction ‘Bittersweet’ has been published in the 136th edition of Microfiction Monday Magazine. Some great stories in this edition, I am delighted to be included.
30 May 2022 1 min read Drabble, Microfiction

A new day

Marie takes a sip of her cocktail. She twirls the paper umbrella and glances across the table. “Am I supposed to be scared now?” “I’m not saying that.”
6 Apr 2022 3 min read Short stories, Flash fiction

Portal

You always hated Perth with its clean streets. There’s nowhere to hide from the wind or the heat. And the heat is on you now. You’re a scrawny kid, small for your age but a practiced pickpocket with fast fingers and feet.
6 Mar 2022 3 min read Furious fiction

Survival

What do you pack when you have eight minutes to leave? I can barely hear my thoughts above the clamour of the alarm. I glance at a photograph above my bed.
8 Feb 2022 5 min read Short stories, Flash fiction

Release

The melody was familiar. How did the words go? Brown sugar. A good choice. I snatch up the phone. “Do you have it?” “Twice your usual. Like you wanted.
1 Feb 2022 1 min read Short stories, Flash fiction