Author Archives: LEESAWRITES

I flopped down in the passenger’s seat of mom’s car and sighed.  Once a month she took me to the farmhouse tucked in the middle of nowhere. We drove down the dirt road and then through the feet tall grass to get to my grandfather’s barn.  She would beep the horn eight times and waitContinue reading “Two dollar bill- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below- FB-FWG. No trigge”

The wrinkles around her eyes, the gray hair and the limp she possessed gave away her age. She led my brother and I into the parlor and offered us something to drink. “Won’t you sit with an old lady for a moment?” She asked. My brother lifted his eyebrows signifying he wasn’t feeling the place.Continue reading “That House- A 300 word fiction based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

My cane hitting the concrete floor reminded me I was seventy years old now; my body and mind scarred from years of imprisonment. I took many a beating, night terrors caused me to cry in my sleep. Weeping in the big house was looked down upon, made ‘em think I was weak. The light stillContinue reading “Nobody’s Grandpa- 300 word short story based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

“Hand me the other can.” Ralph looked at Mindy and grinned. He was a little giddy from the smell. “Go on now, get me the rest of it. I know you got it hidden somewhere.” Mindy folded her arms across her chest and struggled back to the old aluminum trailer, rust on every side. HerContinue reading “Excuses, Excuses- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB-FWG Trigger: Drug use”

“He struggled over the wooded, dirt covered terrain, dragging one leg, and gripping his side trying to keep his wound closed. His sword: heavy, he left it lying on the ground. It now hangs here by the spiral staircase.” We all turned in that direction. “The fog rolled in blocking his view. The feel ofContinue reading “Surprise Homecoming – 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

I got a small crew of assassins together about a month or so ago. We set out to slay the dragon that was burning all the small villages in Rovascotia. He even managed to take the lives of the Queen and her staff, transforming her castle into his den. He towered at least seventy feetContinue reading “A Rare Find- 300 word short story based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

Everyday on my lunch hour, I drove around the corner to the graveyard that my grandparents were buried in. It beat the breakroom at work. After I ate my usual turkey on rye, I thumbed through my Bible. The sun peered down brightly upon the pages. I could feel the heat on my fingertips asContinue reading “Some Vampire- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

I struggled to get through the gate holding the last box filled with our belongings. The new apartment had a country feel to it, lots of shrubbery and outdoor space. I felt like I could possibly breathe here. I heard a car come to a screeching halt behind me. I turned to see Brett withContinue reading “Apartment O-2 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB -FWG”

Even the untruths of our minds manifest into reality. . . Amos called an unofficial employee meeting over by the bar. This was our first day back open. It had been nearly a year since his daughter, Amelie went missing from his home in the Bronx. They labeled her a juvenile delinquent, claimed she leftContinue reading “The Ghost of Amelie- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FWG-FB”

With a grunt and a heave, I slowly opened the tall, wooden door to see what I would find. After all, I was only seven and had been told not to go in the room numerous times. My Father’s passing left me to be cared for by my mother whom chose to stay sedated aContinue reading “The Unknown- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. No triggers. FB-FWG”