'Tis the season for monsters, gore, horror stories and movies, ghosts, psychos, crazy bitches and fucked up dudes, masked zanies who seek revenge on teens doing it, backwood inbreds with a penchant for wearing victim's faces, redrumed twins, creepy cabins in desolate woods, and so much more kooky scariness! What I dig so much about … Continue reading Horror: It’s a good thing
Poet TS Eliot said, “This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.” He was right. Mine ended alone on the crumpled side of 140 kilometres per hour, with a hollow, gurgled sob into the tranquil night.
She saw him and that woman eating ice cream cones; their mouths licking and smiling. Big deal. Everyone likes ice cream. Even Charles Manson. Now kissing. She cried a century worth of tears. He came home with a pint of ice cream.
Just got back from an amazing trip to Rome. The one in Italy! Highlights The Pantheon Puts time in perspective. This first well preserved first church to the gods has been standing since 27 BC - 14 AD. Kinda mind boggling, since we consider houses built in the 1950s old. The beauty and artistry of … Continue reading Roaming Rome
Prompt 42: Continue any other author’s story already posted to #FFC52 over the past 41 weeks. I was reminded of so many of our awesome stories as I looked back for one to continue. I can say that I'm truly impressed with our body of work! Can you say book!! In the end, I settled … Continue reading Incomplete – Flash Fiction
Prompt 36: Memento mori (remember that you will die) Nietzsche, Bumper Cars and the End Game By Eilidh Thain Willy Morral rushes down subway stairs, wind gusts up from the depths, the sickly smell of sewer and industry smacks his face. He takes the stairs two at a time, gripping the filthy railing for balance. … Continue reading Nietzsche, Bumper Cars and the End Game
Prompt 35: “Well, to be honest, I threw it away.” PRIVATE: Diary of Leanne Sawroski April 1, 1986 Today is the worst day of my life. A poor, orphaned kid from Vietnam that my stupid mom adopted off the TV or something, arrives today. I’m totally bummed out. Why me????? I was supposed to make … Continue reading PRIVATE: Diary of Leanne Sawroski
Hi, I’m pleased to meet with you about the opportunity for the position of Arthur’s Knight at this weird joint called Medieval Times. I’ll be honest with you, man, I’m not really digging this place. It’s tripping me out, but hey we all gotta break on through to the other side, which is exactly what … Continue reading Jim Morrison Interviews for a Position as a Knight at Medieval Times
Flash Fiction Challenge Prompt 29: Create a six-word story about anything you love to write about! This six-word story is written in response to the tragic death of a young boy in the wrong place at the wrong tome. A truly tragic story out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Unbelievable By Eilidh Thain Simple decision. Lost … Continue reading Unbelievable
Flash Fiction Challenge Prompt 26: Do you notice anything different about me?” C is for Couples By Eilidh Thain ”Do you notice anything different about me?" He asked. “No," she said. “Really?” “Yes.” “That’s weird ‘cause there’s something really different about me that most normal people would notice.” “Still no.” “You’re not even looking at … Continue reading C is for Couples
Thain in Vain 