Microfiction

Memory Banks
"...beep..." "Can you hear me?" "...beep..." "Can you hear me?" "Yes...wh...where am I?" "You're home." "What is my name?"
By A. S. Lawrence10 days ago in Fiction
People Watching
“Lovely day, isn’t it.” “You always say that.” “It’s always true.” “It’s raining.” “Yes. Life giving rain.” “Flood bringing rain. You’d know about that, wouldn’t you?”
By Bernadette Johnson10 days ago in Fiction
Ok fine...
“Why are you saying that? He hates you, and she hates you worse!” “But for what right? Did I ever do anything to them? What true cause did they have for hating me and for what? Breathing? Being alive? Seriously, did I ever embarrass them publicly just to be vindictive or mean, or did I just sit there still and silent? They made it into a public court record and spectacle.”
By Verna K Gunderson10 days ago in Fiction
Ancestral Star Dust
“I remember you. Just barely though.” “And I remember you, my child. You were just a small thing when I left, ludic in beads in barrettes.”
By Paris Giles10 days ago in Fiction
You Promised This Would Be the Last Question
“You promised this would be the last question.” “I did.” “Then ask it.” “I already have.” “That wasn’t a question.” “It wasn’t?”
By Sound and Spirit10 days ago in Fiction
Don’t Read It Out Loud
“Is this yours?” “No.” “It was on the printer.” “I didn’t print anything.” “It doesn’t have a header.” “Let me see.” “Don’t touch it yet.”
By Sound and Spirit10 days ago in Fiction
This Isn’t the First Time You’ve Asked Me That
“Why are you looking at me like that?” “Like what?” “Like you’re waiting for me to say the wrong thing.” “I’m not.” “You are.”
By Sound and Spirit10 days ago in Fiction
You Said You’d Call If You Survived
“Hey. It’s me.” “I don’t know if this is even going to go through.” “The signal keeps dropping.” “I’m supposed to keep this short.”
By Sound and Spirit10 days ago in Fiction
Before You Leave
“Do you have everything?” “I think so.” “You think or you know?” “I know. Mostly.” “Mostly doesn’t help much when you’re already halfway out the door.”
By Sound and Spirit10 days ago in Fiction
Auction
"We have our first item, you can peruse and examine it, to get an idea if you want it. I know you two will both want this, so I am expecting an aggressive bidding marathon, but when the hammer goes down, the hammer goes down, and it will be the end of the auction for this item".
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 days ago in Fiction
The Reflected Ghost. Content Warning.
I don't know when it started, and I don't know if it is real or just my fevered imagination. I don't know. I'm not sure.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 days ago in Fiction
Grandma Lily Is a Mystery
In the state archive of citizens' records: "Hi, I'd like to find out something about my grandmother." "Hi, sure, let's see. What's her name?"
By Lana V Lynx10 days ago in Fiction