“The Ultrasound” – Hint Fiction
The baby had two arms, two feet, a head, ten toes and ten fingers, With ten tiny claws, and two eyes that glowed.
Tag: short
“Failure to Connect” – Hint Fiction
“Hey, Tony, ever feel like you just can’t connect with people?” Drew asked. Tony looked over from the chair he was docked at, reached down, and held up a cord. “I think you just forgot to plug in again.”
“Homesick”
Clear nights bring me out to Signal Peak to gaze at the twinkling sky above. As always, I find the lone star, winking. It’s Morse code. .- .-. . -.– — ..- .-. . .- -.. -.– – — -.-. — — . …. — — . ··–··
“Mary”
Mary called me at some ungodly hour of the night. I can’t complain—she’s my girlfriend. “Jasmine?” she said. I could hear the tears over the phone. I was used to it. Another one of her break downs. “What’s wrong, babe?” “I’m just tired of all this shit.” I guess she meant her quiet life, in […]
“Escape”
“I’m not going to die here.”
Sniper
She looked through the scope, at the woman, smiling and laughing. They had the same face, the same habits, and name She knew she couldn’t let this creature live.
Groundhog’s Day
The Groundhog woke up and left its hole to see it didn’t have a shadow. The Groundhog’s shadow forgot to set its alarm and woke up five minutes later.
Revelations
My name came to me from the darkness of the room, whispered. I cracked open my eyes, wanting to roll over and ignore the invading voice that jerked me from blissful sleep. “Jen,” my brother said. His face was only a dark outline and his teeth barely visible. “Don’t pretend to be asleep.” I laid […]
Creatures – Flash
The first pet the little girl owned was a hamster. She was ten at the time. She named it Simon, loved it and took care of it as she was told. One day, her cousin, Lil’ Jo came to her. He took her up the stairs to her room and shut the door. Then he […]
Cat’s Grace – Hint Fiction
The cat fell from the tree, turning in the air, It landed on the ground, feet first, then scurried away. The little girl looked down from up in the tree, several feet high, with her grip loosening. She wondered if she could be a cat too.
Zo Grimmwood 