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Category: Flash Fiction & Short Stories

June 21, 2019February 16, 2022Flash Fiction & Short Stories, Novel Bonuses

Photograph (Sandcastle 14.02)

I carry this with me. Every waking moment. Every chilling nightmare. Every occasional pleasant dream….

May 22, 2019February 16, 2022Flash Fiction & Short Stories, Novel Bonuses

Serving Azar (Sandcastle 13.13)

A vignette exploring the relationship between my antagonist Azar and his slave Rayven behind the scenes of A Fallen Hero….

October 31, 2018November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

A Child Named Pyro (Sandcastle 12.09)

Flash fiction: “Mama was addicted to cigarettes in the same way I was addicted to matches…..”

July 21, 2018November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Storm of All Storms (Sandcastle 11.08)

Smiling strangers and even a few familiar faces strolling by tell me there is no rain—it’s all in my head….

March 27, 2018April 2, 2018Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Enter the Apocalypse: When Time Stands Still

The Blackout turned off the power. No electricity. No vehicles. No batteries. No communication. One rule: survive.

February 15, 2018November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

The Rose & the Onion (Sandcastle 9.03)

You liken my intricacies to that of a satin rose, but I am not so fragile, so easily frostbitten, picked apart….

January 23, 2018November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

The Gate (Sandcastle 1.01)

Throwback to my first Sandcastle writing prompt on October 5, 2015. “Without touching it, I know the gate’s coldness will bite….”

November 27, 2017November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Autumn Blaze (Sandcastle 4.03)

It’s a forewarning of death and sleep. The daisies and coneflowers have shed their petals; they bow….

August 31, 2017November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Sandcastle 7.15 ~ You Finish the Story

Calling all writers! I started a story, and I’m looking for guest writers to finish it. Add a sentence, or add a page, however the writing muse moves you….

July 30, 2017November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Wingless (Sandcastle 7.11)

We are descended from a beautiful lineage, but most of us don’t remember. Call them fairies, call them angels, or even call them demons….

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