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Examples of flash fiction continued

The Lost Battlefield by Elaine Graham-Leigh This is where our battle was, here, in the top field. Eadwig said the King put his shield wall over there, where we planted the hawthorns last year, a line of great thegns with their helmets all gold and their swords flashing in the sun as they raised their…

Examples of flash fiction

A Black MacLeod at Colbecks – Susie Helme ‘Sally,’ I yell, the strain of it hurting my chest. Finally, she appears. ‘Could you not hear me coughing, girl?’ Her face looks blank, the little b****. ‘Bring me some lemon tea.’ ‘With rum, Miss?’ She never calls ‘Missa’ as she should. ‘What do you think? Of…

Writing advice blog: compelling flash fiction

Susie Helme Flash fiction is a genre of fiction which is short and quick. It is defined as a very short story of under 500 words (or whatever wordcount is specified) which encapsulates an entire story. It is not just a scene, but rather is structured, with a beginning, middle and end, and it has…