Tag: flash fiction

• Conversations in the Time of Corona

  

  A COMEDIC VIGNETTE “How ya doing, Franz?” He stared back at me in silence. “I said how are you doing?” I shook my head and made my way to the kitchen. Opening the fridge, I pulled out spaghetti, shoveled it onto a plate and placed it in the microwave. He doesn’t even have the decency…

  angelkwill

  April 14, 2020

  Creative Recess

  comedic fiction, comedy, coronavirus, covid-19, creative writing, fiction, flash fiction, humor, short story, vignette, writer, writing

• Don’t run

  

  VIGNETTE I backed away, slowly inching toward the river. My breathe calm and steady even as my heart raced. Thump-thump-thump; thump-thump-thump; thump-thump-thump. Doing my best to avoid direct eye contact, I froze when I heard the crackle of the branch under my foot. Time stood still for a fraction of a second that seemed to…

  angelkwill

  March 26, 2020

  Creative Recess

  action, bear, creative writing, fiction, flash fiction, nature, short story, vignette, writer, writing

• WP: Earl

  

  MONOLOGUE (1-minute): Mia, 8 years old I have a fish named Earl. People ask why I named him that. I don’t know… I just looked at him and said “Earl!” That’s how I do things. It feels right. Like if someone looks sad, I give ’em a hug. If someone looks mad, I try to…

  angelkwill

  March 24, 2020

  Creative Recess

  creative, fiction, flash fiction, kids, monologue, practice, short story, story, vignette, writing prompt

• WP: Morning Habits

  

  VIGNETTE Looking down at my fingertips, I notice them black, smudged by the paper. It’s part of my habit. Coffee brewed at 6:30 am every morning for the past twenty years. An English muffin topped with sweet marmalade and three slices of jalapeño. And a single fried egg with bacon. Always with bacon. Some people…

  angelkwill

  March 20, 2020

  Creative Recess

  alone, coronavirus, covid-19, fiction, flash fiction, life, practice, short story, slice of life, solitude, vignette, writer, writing, writing prompt