I hope you’re impressed that I made it 12 WHOLE days before falling prey to the lure of doggerel! A West Coast Love Story He is red and she is green Shining through the rain-slicked sheen Beaming through the fog marine Christmas lights in love Led and Leda are their names Glimmering in Westcoast rainContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 12: A West Coast Love Story”
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Festive Flash Fiction Day 11: Krampus Kringle
Krampus Kringle How may I help you, sir? Applying for the mall Kris Kringle position? Of course. Let me just get the application. Ow! There’s no need to hit me with that switch, sir. I’ll be happy to fill it out for you. We prefer ink, sir, on our applications. Blood gets so — sticky.Continue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 11: Krampus Kringle”
Festive Flash Fiction Day 10: This Just…in
Okay, it’s possible I may have gone a wee bit political on this one… Canadian politics, eh? It’s a snowy business. This Just…In The elves were in a jam. Santa’s reign as head elf had been long, and he’d become a jerk. He fought hard to keep the top job, jousting and jeering jealously. Slowly,Continue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 10: This Just…in”
Festive Flash Fiction Day 9: Inferno and Ice
What if Nazareth wasn’t the first choice…? Inferno and Ice The setting was all wrong. He’d expected sand and sun and the warmth of understanding and appreciation. Instead — darkness. Darkness, and isolation. Not the velvet darkness of a quiet room. Not the darkness of sweet dreams. This inky darkness, and the not-incidental icy cold,Continue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 9: Inferno and Ice”
Festive Flash Fiction Day 8: Hannah Can’t Handle It
Hoo boy. Well, this started out as a little musing on the discomfort of holiday social interaction, but it clearly took a left turn somewhere inside my subconscious. NO aspersions intended, of course. Holiday humour, eh? Hannah Can’t Handle It The room sign said “How To Handle It”, so Hannah slunk inside. Her humiliation wasContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 8: Hannah Can’t Handle It”
Festive Flash Fiction Day 7: The Giving of Gifts
ARGH! I made it only seven days before I’ve broke my own length parameter. This story is 50 words too long, but since this kind of grammatical quarrel is a hill I have died on many a time, I somehow couldn’t manage to cut it any further… The Giving of Gifts May IContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 7: The Giving of Gifts”
Festive Flash Fiction Day 6: Fight or Flight by Jacquie Pearce
Today my wee advent gift to you is a story by my friend, author Jacquie Pearce. Jacquie writes fiction for children and teens, as well as very short poetry and prose for adults. She can often be found wandering Vancouver, collecting photos and story ideas. You can find out about all the cool books sheContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 6: Fight or Flight by Jacquie Pearce”
Festive Flash Fiction Day 5: The Effect of Entropy
Past midnight, but I still haven’t made it to bed yet, so I consider it under the wire! [Also, my level of sleepiness may possibly be reflected in the silliness of this prose…] The Effect of Entropy Entropy Tok was an enigma. Where her father, Erasmus Tok, was effective and expeditious in action, Entropy…? WasContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day 5: The Effect of Entropy”
Festive Flash Fiction Day Four: The Dreidel
The Dreidel One December day, an old man named Gimel found a puppy inside a hat on the seat of a city bus. It was after dark, he was on his way home from synagogue, and he didn’t see the hat until it was time to get off. The old man lived near a busContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day Four: The Dreidel”
Festive Flash Fiction Day Three: The Confidential Case
The Confidential Case When I opened the door, the guy who’d knocked held up a flyer. Tess Trowel Investigations it read. We dig trouble. “This you?” I glanced at it. “Who’s asking?” “It’s kinda… confidential,” he said. “Can I come in?” He was a looker all right. Wore a white button-down and a pair ofContinue reading “Festive Flash Fiction Day Three: The Confidential Case”
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