by sharricharan | Jan 15, 2016 | Flash Fiction, Writing
PROMPT : WORTHWHILE “Clara?” Leann stuck her head through her older sister’s bedroom door. She could see some movement from behind the mound of unmade bedsheets and blankets. “D’you wanna come with us to the woods?” There was an indecipherable grunt from somewhere...
by sharricharan | Jan 14, 2016 | Flash Fiction, Writing
PROMPT : INCENSE Parvati swept her hair up over one shoulder, surveying the result in the clouded mirror at the back of the market stall. She’d left it free and flowing that morning as they rushed around, readying for market day. It had been damp and curling, turning...
by sharricharan | Jan 13, 2016 | Flash Fiction, Writing
PROMPT : STABBED It was easier than I thought it would be. I stabbed him with the cursed knife, then yanked it out, throwing in a handful of purifying salt directly on the already blackening wound. The shaman hadn’t told me anything about how this would look, change...
by sharricharan | Jan 12, 2016 | Flash Fiction, Writing
PROMPT : EQUATOR “She was last seen near the Equator, around the Southern hemisphere,” her handler, Rica Goldsworthy pointed to a place on the holographic map. “There’s no guarantee that you’ll find any trace of her, but it’s something to keep in mind.” “How did she...
by sharricharan | Jan 11, 2016 | Flash Fiction, Writing
PROMPT : SUM Adelaide stumbled through the rubble, eyes swimming with tears. She pawed at the giant pile of rocks where her friends had last been standing. “No, no, no! You can’t do this to me,” she sobbed. “You’re all I have left.” The sounds of marching feet...
by sharricharan | Jan 10, 2016 | Flash Fiction, Writing
PROMPT : BEGINNING “How does it go, Aunty Ti?” The children clamored around her, gathered by the fireplace, wrapped in their respective blankets with matching cups of hot cocoa. Aunty Ti smiled warmly at them, her pale silver eyes standing out against her rich, dark...
