An Eid Outfit for My Brother
A story I wrote to a picture prompt is published by a new Irish journal, Splonk. Click Splonk to read the full story.
Category: #flashfiction
Kiss Rehearsal
All eyes fix on the groom, Rob, as he enters the stage from the right. The tuxedo makes him look taller and handsomer. His light smile like his gelled hair… Read more »
Finally…
‘You recognize me?’ a voice asks on the telephone. The conversation dredges up twelve years of hurt, longings and unmet needs. Days of concession lunches and pointy fingers. Springs spent… Read more »
Pre-Ordered?
The doorbell rang. She crawled out of the warm quilt, yanked her hair in a quick ponytail and scrambled for slippers. Outside, in a glass vase, sat an assortment of… Read more »
Delusional
Dressing up for their anniversary dinner– flowing chiffon with a ruby pendant around her neck. Smoked salmon, chardonnay, his loving gaze! Doorbell interrupts the piano playing in her head. Cheeks… Read more »
I will never know
She circled tirelessly, hauling in grass and mud. I quietly watched it grow. Every day, when she was out, I picked up the strewn grass and scraped the sticky droppings… Read more »