Writing - flash fiction

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  • Burning Rage

    Burning Rage

    They said I was guilty.

    They stared daggers as I walked to my fate.

    Then, why did I feel so good...

  • Eat your words

    Eat your words

    ‘Well, in all my fifty years,’ she cackled.

    ‘That’ll be a first for Quilpie,’ chimed the other lady serving. ‘A burger without meat?’

  • Cheated

    Cheated

    No need to see his face. Those hands. Strong with swollen joints, revealing a lifetime of labour. Hands that once held mine, forming a warm cocoon. But today I felt numb. Deceived...
  • Bated Breath

    Bated Breath

    A hazy mirage of mulga floated along the horizon. Earlier, the gyrocopter had hummed past. They’d be waiting.

    Shelley sighed, then floored the rickety Landcruiser, leaving dust swirling behind. She followed the fence line through the paddock of death...