It wasn’t the resistance that bothered Jane, it was the pressure that went with it. She expected Philip to resist her suggestions, but she had not anticipated his attempt to relentlessly persuade her to do the exact opposite of what she was advising. “Give up your job,” he kept saying every time she gently but…
Tag: flash fiction
Prompt: A Jewish/Christian Romance
Clarisse sipped on her cup of hot tea and contemplated what to say to Roger. How could she explain her position on Christianity to this man who was such a wholehearted Jew? Their relationship was doomed. How would he ever understand that for her, her belief in Jesus did not in any way impinge on…
Prompt: Yams
“I am not doing these dishes,” Maria snapped at her mother. “Look at them – dried turkey and dressing and yams all over them. Has anybody around here ever thought of buying a dishwater?” Camilla Lopez regarded her sixteen-year-old with skeptical eyes. “Have you decided you’re too good to do these dishes? That private school…
Prompt: Word Randomly Picked from a Book – “Dish”
“You have to dish,” Sylvia said to her friend Joyce right after they sat down in the restaurant for lunch. “Come on. Tell me what happened!” Joyce crossed her legs slowly and licked her lips. “You are not going to believe what a hunk he was. Honestly, I thought I might faint when he took…
Prompt: Picture of Old Couple
“Come on, Henry, we need to get going,” Nell Castle said to her husband. “They’ll all be waiting for us.” Henry reached for his black hat resting on the top shelf of the closet. “Mother, I would rather just stay home, it you don’t mind.” He waited, hoping he’d get a reprieve. “Henry Castle, don’t…
Prompt: Random Names: Jack and Ava; Random Location: Deserted Island in the Pacific
“This is great,” Jack said, lying down in the fine white sand and staring off at the sunset. I’m happy we’re here.” Ava stared at him in disbelief. “Are you kidding me? It’s going to be dark in less than an hour and we have no idea where we’re going to sleep tonight, much less…
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