Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: You (or your protagonist) walk through a door, only to find that not only are you not where you expected and there doesn’t seem to be a way back…” Beautiful Door By Eilidh Thain Maysi checked herself in the smoked mirror wall of the elevator. The light was unflattering, but … Continue reading Beautiful Door – Flash Fiction Challenge 22 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "A woman purchases a cookbook at a charity book sale and discovers a note tucked in the pages.” Old-Timey Cook By Eilidh Thain Joan Whirly was more than pleased with her purchase. She traced the texture of the cover, embossed. “Mrs Poppycock’s Marvelous Old-Timey Recipes” it was called. She’d flipped … Continue reading Old-Timey Cook – Flash Fiction Challenge 21 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: Staring at the painting (or sculpture) in the museum, I was horrified to discover… I looked down at the strange invitation I'd received a week earlier. It read: You are cordially invited to attend the “Create or Die” exhibition. I had no idea who the invite was from, but … Continue reading Create or Die – Flash Fiction Challenge 20 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "Weird things remind me of her. Cabbage, for instance.” Miss Maple By Eilidh Thain I first met Miss Maple in the hallway of the apartment building we lived in. She was in 201; I was in 202 across the hall. She had held out a bony, withered hand the temperature … Continue reading Miss Maple – Flash Fiction Challenge 52 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: An escaped prisoner hides from police within a group of homeless men. Beacon I was standing in front of a Radio Shack on Main and Station watching a Breaking News banner: “Prisoner Escapes from Police Custody.” A picture of me flashed on the screen. Next to me, a crowd had … Continue reading Beacon (FFC52)
Thain in Vain 