Praise the Harvest The two men stood staring at the broken soil. Nothing had grown this year. Cracked and broken. Only a scant few stalks were bold enough to break through the ground. Dust swirled around their boots, waiting for the wind to take it high. The rain had failed. The sun hadn’t. Together, theContinue reading “Flash Friday #39”
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Flash Friday #37
Malvern “Welcome to the Malvern. Do you have your adventuring party already, or shall I seat you at an empty table and fill it up with singles?” The hostess looked at them bleary eyed. Away, behind a wooden pillar, there was a shout and a burst of flame that came round the pillar, beforeContinue reading “Flash Friday #37”
Flash Friday #35
Keyboard Warrior Ash picked up his spear. He had never held one before. In fact, he was born just a moment ago as the recruitment queue finished. He had been gestating for thirty seconds. In all, it was a good life. He had free time as he stood outside the barracks. The sun was shining.Continue reading “Flash Friday #35”
Flash Friday #33
Abduction 2 To be in the vanguard of the grand imperial armada was to have a heart of a quasar. Only the toughest of the imperial could serve in the advanced ships. It meant being prepared to abduct lifeforms and break them. Never once had Rrglin questioned his duty. His people were trapped in theContinue reading “Flash Friday #33”
Flash Friday #31
Bridge Cold mist obscured the other end of the swaying bridge. Mountain winds blew against the creaking wood, shivering the bridge. The stone was slick with water. A small group of men stood on the outcropping, looking into the mist. The crouched against the boulders to hide from the wind, and from what was comingContinue reading “Flash Friday #31”
Flash Friday #30
Chess Weasel opened the window to the study and slipped in. The large mansion had once intimidated him. Now it was his home. Or as close as it came to one other than the streets. Raymond was where he always was. Sat behind his big desk. Dark wood. It felt like stepping into a library.Continue reading “Flash Friday #30”
Flash Friday #29
Bombardier In the silence of space, the vast hulking shape of the spaceship slowed to a crawl, its engines pointed away. On the diplomatic deck, the governor of the rebellious planet began to make his speech. One about being pushed too far and that she tried all that she could in order to spare theContinue reading “Flash Friday #29”
Flash Friday #27
Buying Oneself “Hi there,” said a small mousey man. He was so short that he could barely see over the countertop. “Hello. Hi.” Behind the desk a dower woman sat on a high stool. Behind her were reams and reams of binders. Thousands of them. Each one a life. She wore glasses around her neckContinue reading “Flash Friday #27”
Flash Friday #25
Earworm A little tune bobbed through the hedges. The singer, a woman in a red hat, sang the words. “One day, one day you will be mine, baby.” Behind the hedge there was a man in thick denim. He trimmed the hedge and heard the woman singing. The tune wormed its way into his mind.Continue reading “Flash Friday #25”
Flash Friday #22
Djinn Night fell on Mar-ha-shesh, and in the Apricot Palace silence fell. Tomorrow the host would march out the Sun Gate and win the Qvizartch-Sha-shen the great trading city of Na-ha-lamh. Wealth would be his, and the rich lands of the Begemot would be laid bare before him. All things happened as the Qvizartch-Sha-shenContinue reading “Flash Friday #22”
Michael Frutig 