flash fiction

FICTION / The veil of shadow

He had consistently disregarded the villagers' accounts of bhoot-prets as local folklore. To him, they were just stories to scare the gullible

FICTION / Mother saves her corpses before lunch

Mother woke before sunrise with the weight of the house pulling at her bones and moved against the cold floor, the chill biting at her ankles. In the corner hung the gutted rabbit, its blood pooling on the floor. Her fingers trembled, as she bathed herself in it, coating her skin red.

FLASH FICTION / The floodlights

Chaos. More chaos.

FLASH FICTION / Dual faces of an unseen predator

In a world spun from the threads of chaos, we are born into a tapestry of shadows. We are shimmering maidens in the night, nurturing within us a fire both subtle and strong. Yet, the air around us is heavy with whispers–danger and desire intertwined.

FLASH FICTION / The exiled daughter

Is it true that when we migrate, we lose a few people from our past?

FLASH FICTION / The journey

If you travel on a bus, always take the window seat.

FICTION / VAMP

Anyone could see that they were a couple very much in love. Always laughing at each other’s jokes. Finishing each other’s sentences. Name the cliché and you’ll find them living up to it without question. 

FLASH FICTION / A sweet treat

The love of the city prevails over the love of kulfi

Talespeople Spiels / A house a bit bigger on the inside

Playing with a location that seems real but is not is a tricky line to negotiate, and writer beware: you will be attacked

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

‘Remember’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 5

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 5 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Remember

March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023

‘Shadow’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 4

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 4 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Shadow

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

‘Middle’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 3

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 2 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Middle

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

‘Candle’: Sehri Tales selections, Day 2

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 2 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Candle.

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