Author Archives: LEESAWRITES

“THIS IS NO PLACE FOR A COLORED MAN.” He pulled his 1959 Chevy Impala around back of the only building left standing after the demolition of the old hospital and construction of the new. His headlights shined upon the blue door, a haunting reminder of how he was denied the opportunity to act as aContinue reading “Dr. Shadow – FB-FWG – 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. Triggers: Racism”

I left home for the West Coast at seventeen, never loved the ocean but it called for me….That’s how I ended up with the deep-blue modeling agency. My headset was staticky, finally, Joel’s voice came through. “Reach for the Nemo-looking fish,” he snapped a few photos and pointed up, time to move. I memorized theContinue reading “Too much weight- FB-FWG 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below.”

Penelope Peterson, short and thin, plummeted into the front seat of her grandmother’s Rooster red, rolling, ridiculousness. She’d fought tooth and nail to get her driver’s license without a tidbit of training. She somehow managed to persuade Theodore Blankenship, a month into his dream job at the department of transportation, to fib and give herContinue reading “A Blunder – FWG 3oo word flash fiction based on the picture. Triggers: Murder/Death”

The train’s whistle blasted as it approached the station. Marco moved in place trying to keep his blood flowing. He rubbed his arms with his gloveless hands, unable to remember a time in which his pea coat hadn’t kept him warm. His decision to join the Navy wasn’t made lightly. His dad hadn’t spoken toContinue reading “Live in the now- FWG- FB- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. Triggers: Death of a parent/Suicide”

His heavy boots sent particles of dust slightly upward with each step. He groaned as he held on to the back of the chair before finally deciding to sit. The paper, neatly fixed in the typewriter had been placed there for him by his wife. What she expected him to do with it, he wasn’tContinue reading “Vows – FB-FWG 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. Trigger warning: ⚠️ Suicide.”

“What are you reading May Ferrell?” Jay-Dub cut through the park on his way to Basketball practice. He’d seen May there numerous times but never thought to stop and speak – until today. There was something different about her, she had a strangely attractive glow. “Seventeen magazine,” she giggled and patted the bench, inviting himContinue reading “First Kiss – FB – FWG -300 word flash fiction. No triggers.”

“Give me those!” Torin snatched the binoculars from Georgi’s hands and immediately put them up to his eyes. “Is that it?” He asked. “Yup!” Georgi jumped into the cherry red convertible bypassing the door. Torin frowned rebuking his feet on the white leather seats. “Go!” Georgi pointed down the long stretch of highway leading toContinue reading “The Plan – FB FWG 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. No triggers. 💎”

As a child, she despised the fluorescent green jacket with reflective safety stripes that hugged his body. His uniform embarrassed her though she never missed a meal and always had a roof over her head. His hard work paid for the tuition that her academic abilities couldn’t cover, yet her father was a blemish onContinue reading “Graduation Gift – FB-FWG- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. No triggers.”

It seems like yesterday, climbing up in the old guys lap. His arm around my little body, his giant hand resting on my thigh. It took my whole hand to hold his thumb. Leaning back on his chest, I knew what was coming next. “Flora May, I’m going to tell you a story.” His toneContinue reading “Demon Jail – FWG- 300 word flash fiction.”

Her blotchy red skin highlighted the tears as they journeyed down her face. She smacked the paint brush from his hand as he swiped another black strand of hair onto the featureless beauty who had now overtaken the canvas. He turned abruptly to face Karin, his older girlfriend, they had dated on and off forContinue reading “Coattail Sweetheart- FB FWG 300 words of fictitious story telling.”