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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”

I pushed hard on the door to the coffee shop, it didn’t budge, probably because it was cardboard. The lady sitting on the bench: cardboard. The bench: cardboard. “These are all props!” I yelled to my husband, replacing his smile with a look of disgust. We were on a couple’s retreat meant to produce aContinue reading “Pulling together- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below- no triggers.”

Johnny ran smack dab into me as he investigated the sky. I turned, grabbed him by the arm and scolded him. “Watch where you’re going son!” “Mom, he’s only three. You don’t have to be so harsh.” My eldest daughter, who was now in her teens, felt it her duty to give me directions. “IContinue reading “Daddy’s Home- 300 word short story based on the picture below. FWG-FB Psychological thriller. Trigger: Drowning”

I reminded the girls; I was not okay with alcohol being served. Sure, it was just a brunch celebrating my upcoming wedding. I couldn’t even manage the light stuff. The sparkling pink champagne begged me to take a sip. I ran my fingertips in a circular motion across the top of the crystal glass. IContinue reading “Brunch- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

I kept my head down and my hands in my pockets as I boarded the train, the cold was brutal against my skin. I sat in the first maroon colored, polyester seat I came upon. The others remained empty. The Conductor turned from his position at the door and walked briskly towards me. His tinyContinue reading “Three of Diamonds- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below.”

I was awaken by the piercing sound of the alarm. We had been breached. Without getting up, I could see the red lights flashing and spinning through the atmosphere. My white chiffon curtains turned a mahogany from the glow. I not only needed to follow protocol and get out to the street but I wantedContinue reading “Red Alert – 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB-FWG”

The crews finally repaired the dangerous section of Hwy. 9 at Warlock’s curve. The pavement uprooted causing a small bulge and cracks in the road. Every time a resident of Crafton disregarded those yellow, sharp curve signs and hit that bump, it would send them careening over the guardrails down the rugged drop off thatContinue reading “Warlocks Curve- 300 word flash fiction based on the picture below. FB -FWG”