20 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in Short Pieces and Good Stuff
Many, many months ago, I picked up a box of Tazo tea at the grocery store and read the label, expecting to find a simple and succinct write-up on the ingredients. This is what it said:
10 Monday Oct 2016
Posted in Short Pieces and Good Stuff
So I did it. I finally tried a bit of flash fiction for an online contest. The prompt was the line, “Take a chance on me.” Below is the result:
(submitted for the August 28 Operation Awesome Flash Fiction #19 contest. No winner selected for that round.)
Her lips part, soft and beckoning.
“Take a chance on me.”
Her call surrounds you and lifts you from a deep sleep. You open your eyes. It’s late. The full moon drenches your room in blue light. Within it, you watch yourself dress, a detached observer. You walk out your door, down the staircase and across the empty lobby to the heavy wood doors.
“Take a chance on me.”
Yes, I am coming.
