by Jack Stratton | Feb 28, 2022 | FlashFicFeb
It started very simply. It was just one of those things, something you did without any awareness of how monumental it was. It was just another Saturday in a long summer. I rode my bike to my best friend Mike’s house and then we rode down to Main Street to the old game...
by Jack Stratton | Feb 27, 2022 | FlashFicFeb
Day 103: A fight broke out between the twins and it put everyone on edge. It seemed strange to interfere in a fight between siblings. Shin broke it up before the two blond boys came to blows. It’s just another symptom of the stress we are all under, trying to cope...
by Jack Stratton | Feb 26, 2022 | FlashFicFeb
French new wave pop music hummed from the speaker in the corner and everyone in the cafe was high. Henry walked to the counter and ordered an espresso. The little place was hidden down a labyrinthine street in Greenwich Village. One of those particular cafes that were...
by Jack Stratton | Feb 25, 2022 | FlashFicFeb
I had little faith, but what belief I did have seemed strongest in the mornings. By sunrise the fires were low and my cell was so cold I could see my breath. I rushed to put on my robes, which might be itchy but were certainly warm. For all the loneliness of the...
by Jack Stratton | Feb 23, 2022 | FlashFicFeb
It’s my birthday, so I ignored the prompt. Cecilia sat at the small table in the front of the cafe trying to will her leg to stop shaking. She stirred her coffee, which she didn’t often drink, and looked again at her phone. It was 3:15, and Lynn was late. Lynn had...
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