Monthly Microfiction
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The Juggler Anxiety gripped Jackson as his audience shrank. He’d been juggling at the Autumn Harvest Festival for the last two decades. Over time, he’d evolved from rubber balls to swords to flaming batons, but interest waned. Yesterday, he visited a psychic for some “extra assistance.” A flash of darkness to embellish is…
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Rain “Your charms won’t work on me. I’m not a regular vampire.” Mark and Alicia agreed he didn’t look like other vampires.Green skin. Leafy hair. “Are you a plant vampire?” They snickered. “Sort of. I feed like plants. Sunshine. Water.” She relaxed. Mark put away his cross. “We’re looking for the vampire sucking our…
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Firelight Lisa and Kelly snuggled together inside their double sleeping bag and watched their friends’ shadows on the tent walls, cast by the campfire’s glow. Kelly was grateful for this trip to Wolf Island. She’d never been camping before. Howls cut through the merriment outside. Hulking shadows appeared. Lisa crawled…
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Redemption Mark couldn’t believe Crystal had agreed to come to the carnival with him. But as she watched him lose every game, he sensed her regret. There was only one game left at the end of the row. A race against the clock. One last shot at redemption. Mark seized…
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The Party Abby knew the invitation was fake, but she went anyway. Three years of invisibility at this school, and suddenly, the popular girls want to be friends? Sure. Lurking outside the window, Abby can hear their laughter and mockery. “When is Flabby Abby getting here?” “Is the camera ready?”…
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The Ides of March My wife’s warnings ring in my ears as I approach the Senate House. Doubt clings to every footstep, but I cannot let the pleas of a woman scare me away. I am Julius Caesar. Inscrutable faces track my progress down the steps. I take my seat and…
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Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, here is a dark romantic drabble that offers a twist on the Perseus/Medusa myth. Enjoy! Reflections Perseus took the gorgon’s head to the lake to get a good look at its reflection in the daytime. All he had seen in the darkness of the cave had been…
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Under the Ice I came to the lake to rescue my sister. Ice covers its surface and I drop to my knees. Together, we bang against the icy barrier between us as I spout useless apologies. Her angry eyes gut me. I didn’t mean to condemn her to this when I brought her body here.…
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Billy’s Special Blanket Billy tightened the blanket his mother made him around his head. She promised no monsters could hurt him through his special blanket. The closet door creaked open and all of the monster’s legs spilled out. It crawled across the floor and up onto the bed. A…
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Rosie “The baby’s already asleep. Thanks again for watching him last minute. I really need this shift,” said Ann as she rushed out. I sat on the couch, ready for an easy night with Netflix and a baby monitor. A small girl padded her way into the room. “I’m cold,” she said and coughed. “What’s…