Category Archives: Flash Fiction
Flash Fiction: I Have a Dream
A short story in response to Write Anything’s Fiction Friday Challenge… “I have a dream,” he started. “It’s one of those real trippy dreams, you know? Flying elephants and buildings crumbling and all that crazy stuff from the movie Inception.” He inhaled another long drag from his cigarette, his hand visibly shaking. The bags under his eyes spoke of how … Continue reading
Just Once
He ran, legs pumping like pistons in an sports car’s engine. His body was like a machine, carefully toned, maintained and primed for its necessary functions. In this moment, his only purpose was to escape. In the distance behind him, he could hear the foreign government’s agents chasing him. While the man was sure these agents were in terrific shape, … Continue reading
Back for More
She wasn’t surprised when City Hall erupted into flames. Sure, the act of destruction itself was appalling, and her fear was palpable. But an injured woman had told Beth that the annihilators would come. The notion had seemed preposterous earlier, but the overwhelming heat of the blaze made it real. Perhaps a dozen men and women strode through the small … Continue reading
Inside My Brain
Testimony of Federal Agent Stanton, approximately two months after Incident 449 in Kansas City. Encounter with suspect occurred over one hundred and fifty miles from suspect’s hospital escape. For the record, my name is Henry Stanton, and I am going to speak of my encounter with the suspect in Kansas who showed supernatural capabilities. Apparently, local law officials were called … Continue reading
Superhuman Containment, Incident 449
There she was, floating in the air in front of me in a vaguely messianic pose with arms spread open and lifted towards the heavens. She was not like my other patients. Continue reading
