The guy sat beside me on the bench reckoned the dog's name was Scooter. Not that I believed him. He was an ass hole. His voice grated on my nerves and everything he said ended with "...I reckon." He couldn't stop scratching his hair and face, every few seconds a stray hand rose to pick …
Tag: short fiction
Unbreakable
George met Irene under a red sunset. It was love at first sight. Despite the slap he received for making a joke to his buddies about her sun burnt thighs looking redder than a baboon's rear. Laguna Beach was a sun worshippers paradise and both young and old flocked to the white sands. Fresh out …
The Last Text Message
You can call me a pessimist if you like. I won't blame you. If I'm still around to place any blame that is. These will probably be the last words I write for a number of reasons. Firstly because I don't much paper to write on and there's no way on Earth I'm going outside …
Honesty Box
"Lies are the devils way of tormenting the soul." That's what my Gram used to say. "You keep spinning that web of lies and sooner or later it'll wrap itself around your spirit and bleed you raw until you cry from the pain." When I was a lad I thought it was just an old …
That Day
"Are we safe here?" "No where's safe these days." "I don't mean to question but–" "Then don't." "Sorry. Have you been here long?" "Weeks." "I barely stay put more than a few days. They seem to know where you are after a while don't they?" "Depends if you're smart about it." "I must be dumb …
Dave Farmer 