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Friday Flash: The Hanging Branch

Friday, May 20th, 2011

He sat on the back step, hands curled around his mug. The steam rising up from the tea tickled his nose as the November cold pinched his ears. He was wearing his favourite gardening jacket, the warmest one he had, but he was still shivering. He stared up at the tree. The squeal from the [...]

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Renegade A to Z – I is for Ink (Friday Flash)

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Ink He insisted the barman open the coke bottle in front of him and watched the dark liquid being poured. After refusing the offered ice, Lewis took the glass, already sweating as much as he in the oppressive heat, and sat at a table. The gentle whirring of the overhead fan simply disturbed the soupy [...]

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Friday Flash: Doll

Friday, April 29th, 2011

It wasn’t enough that it had her sister’s hair, it had to smell like her too. Josie wiped the glue off her hands and took the doll to her sister’s bedroom. The perfume was easy to find, Josie squirted the voodoo doll twice, making her nose tickle. Then she noticed the kohl pencil and used [...]

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Friday Flash: Zombie Gloss By Eric J. Krause

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Sarah giggled and headed out the door for class. If she stayed, her laughter would only betray her, and Angie would know something was up. Angie was the best roomie in the world, but April Fools’ Day meant those nearest and dearest had to get pranked. It was law. She found a tube of joke [...]

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Friday Flash: His Uncle’s Advice

Friday, March 25th, 2011

His hand hovered over the doorknob, the dark wooden panelling of the door sucked the light from the hallway. He could hear the creak of his uncle’s chair, the clattering of keys. Jamie’s mouth was dry. “Come in for God’s sake!” his uncle’s voice blasted through the wood. Jamie opened the door. “Uncle…” “Wait.” Jamie [...]

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