They have been trailing us for years. We know that. In fact there is little we do not know about their activities because we see everything. They are clumsy. Sometimes when we watch them we pity them in their struggle for understanding. Their cameras and computers are a heavy load in rough terrain, while weContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘The Mountain Tigers’”
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100-Word Fiction: ‘How Long I Walked’
Today, as they talked, I again took notes. The records will show I wrote: ‘[I] believe that if the P___ leadership adheres to continuous negotiations, despite the obstacles that are coming up on every side, and if it is serious and determined in its intention to advance towards peace, just as we are serious, thenContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘How Long I Walked’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘I.O.U.’
Aw c’mon, said Joe. Ye’ve got to be kidding me, it was years ago. We had a deal. Ye never said anything at the time. Yeah but Joe that’s just it: I never did say anything. You’ve just assumed something. I never promised anything. Joe shook his head: But Ian, ye just, I mean IContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘I.O.U.’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘The Mark’
It was too easy to suggest that no one knew the full story; that no one understood. But he did feel that was true. It was also too easy to condemn. No one knew his background. Probably no one cared. He earned little money. Where he had come from! Then there was his family, theContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘The Mark’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘If I Could Just…’
If I could just… Why were they looking so anxious? What were they trying to protect? Alaric knew. He knew! He tried again: If I could just… I think we need to look elsewhere, said one of the bosses. Yes, yes, said one of the acolytes. We need to show some ingenuity, be more convincing.Continue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘If I Could Just…’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘They Loved Him Once’
He was the sort of guy that, for some reason, even though he had at one time been immensely popular, and even though his sheer enthusiasm to do things differently and better had won him all kinds of support and a deep well of trust, could suddenly, spectacularly, lose his appeal. Certain actions (and perhapsContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘They Loved Him Once’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘Chicken’
Apparently the humble chicken Is the closest living thing To the Tyrannosaurus Rex. I heard a woman say it In the street today So it surely must be correct. My thoughts drifted off To a man I once knew, A friendship now extinct It was the accumulation Of little lies Over the years. And theContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘Chicken’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘REDACTED’
Certain informations remain disapplied for reasons of international security. Documentation pertaining to concurrent pertinences and actions during qualified renditions of suspects is undergoing systemic release to relevant authorities. Independent assessment of such documentation will ascertain that under no circumstances have parties sought to disclarify evidence that could help with any investigation. Instances of disclarification areContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘REDACTED’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘Toil and Trouble’
For my toils they will all feel trouble. Thrice those patchy pussycats mewed for my help. Those poisonous toads, serpents, yapping lazy dogs. Come drink from this charmed pot and see if you sleep so well. Within these pages is a hell-broth; for I make powerful magic. My trickery prophesied all – the spell wasContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘Toil and Trouble’”
100-Word Fiction: ‘Ruined’
There is something especially pleasing about smoking a large Havana cigar while drinking brandy. Feet resting on a leather stool, with the windows open on a late afternoon in summer and the rush-hour traffic grumbling along below. How content one can be. This was the thought that filled my mind as I let the smokeContinue reading “100-Word Fiction: ‘Ruined’”
MW Bewick 