by Kristena Mears Johnny gave an exasperated sigh as he sat back with a scowl. “None of that now. You’re a McHanson. We don’t give up this easily.” The shaky voice of his Great-Grandfather was stern, but there was a hit of humor at the four-year-olds actions, a twitch of his mouth, a twinkle in… Read More Friday Fiction – You’re a McHanson
There was a time when it hadn’t meant so much to me. Even then it had been important. But now, now it was the only thing on my mind. I had searched the whole house, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I know I was wearing it yesterday. I know it! I never… Read More The Necklace – A Flash Fiction… Read More The Necklace – A Flash Fiction
I was just pulling out my credit card when the conversation from the two girls behind me broke through the fog in my mind. “I couldn’t believe it either!” The two young ladies giggled with laughter. I glanced over my shoulder at them as I shoved my credit card into the chip reader. “Are you… Read More Fiction Friday – Forty Weeks and Counting… Read More Fiction Friday – Forty Weeks and Counting
My hands were stained with the evidence of my guilt. There was no way of turning back the grains of time and undoing my sin; not even if I’d wanted to… which I wasn’t sure I did. I had tried to resist. But passion is hard to endure. The past few days I had done… Read More Caught – Flash Fiction… Read More Caught – Flash Fiction
I found it in the attic and just hung it in the living room last night. The mirror had been my grandmother’s. Now, here I stood with my own grandchild in my arms, looking at the one piece of history that I still had of my childhood. My grandmother always hung it over her sofa, so… Read More The Mirror – flash fiction… Read More The Mirror – flash fiction
Pam sat at the kitchen table in front of her laptop trying to finish the report that was to be presented to the board the next day. The words were not coming. She had been trying to finish this report for days, but things had gotten hectic at the office and the week had gotten… Read More Fiction Friday – The Office – Flash Fiction… Read More Fiction Friday – The Office – Flash Fiction