I watched the man cross the street through the glass eye of my high-powered rifle. He wasn't my target; he had nothing to do with me. I was here to kill a killer, not some guy in a faded wool coat. Then he turned his head up towards me; understanding restructured his face. Instead of running, he … Continue reading The Man Who Expected to Die – Friday Fictioneers, 3 February 2017
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To be King – FFfAW
Harry watched the yellow banner billow in the wind. He was fixated on one of the Chinese characters, the one that meant "king" (王). He wondered to himself what it would be like to be a king. He was British, so would he be a king like the mythical Arthur or the historical William I? Though, … Continue reading To be King – FFfAW
Sun Touched – Friday Fictioneers
"What kind of people use one car to drag along another car?" I asked my mom. She looked over to me, her eyes squinting in the sun, her wrinkles reaching across her round face. It was a dark face--one the sun knew well, having placed its rough touch on her long ago and never releasing it. It was … Continue reading Sun Touched – Friday Fictioneers
Signs of a Past Life – 3LineTales
Storm Hamilton paced around the large dining room of the old country manor; he rarely came this far out of New London, but today the policework demanded it. The room was grandly decorated with sterling silverware and expensive china plates covered in dust, a finely embroidered and mold-stained table cloth, and decorative vases which held long rotted flowers--a … Continue reading Signs of a Past Life – 3LineTales
JM Williams 