By the third night, he had learnt two things.1. No one was coming to save him.2. Cold would probably kill him before the hunger does.The island was small. The sea surrounded it in every direction, endless and glassy.During the day, it almost looked beautiful.At night, the island turned to ice.The cold sat next to him … Continue reading Everything Must Burn
Tag: Flash Fiction
The Girl Who Burnt Troy (at my coffee shop)
That single side look of hers made me feel like someone had thrown me into a blender and pureed my soul.You know the lookNot an intentional look, that can be explained. This was one of those corner eye glances, the kind that burnt Troy to the ground. The kind that has men writing poetry or … Continue reading The Girl Who Burnt Troy (at my coffee shop)
Train Dreams
3:33amI wake up completely drenched in a puddle of my own sweat. It is always the same train in my dreams every night.A massive red locomotive that arrives precisely at the moment I fall asleep.It never stays on the tracks, just runs straight through my house, through the living room, through the kitchen, through my … Continue reading Train Dreams
Paper Crown
The black fedora sat at the edge of the shoe rack in a thrift shop that not a lot of people walked into.The hat was not anything extraordinary but it still caught his eye. It was an impulsive purchase for thirteen dollars and fifty cents. The kind of thing you buy because it makes you … Continue reading Paper Crown