flash fiction – Page 23

Magica

February 13, 2019 LittleFears11 Comments

“A magic dog?” gasped Sprite. “What breed is it?”

“A labracadabrador,” grinned Fluffeh.

Boom! Hah! Take that to the face, readers!

So, that right there is an ACEO. ACEO stands for Art Card Originals and Editions. They are sisters-in-law of ATC’s or Art Trading Cards.

They are diddy. 2.5 by 3.5 inches. Credit card sized art you can carry in your wallet. It’s a compact and affordable art form for artists and anyone who enjoys their art.

Fluffeh here is currently on my Etsy store £6. She’s got free global delivery and even comes in a wee plastic sleeve. She doesn’t come with a magic dog. Sorry about that.

Little Fears Etsy store link: etsy.me/2sHiY3a

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Remote Control

February 13, 2019 LittleFears21 Comments

Brass Ep. 27

She turned her bag out. A collection of parts and oils salvaged from the day. Items fell out that she didn’t recall picking up. A universal remote tumbled out of the backpack and bounced across the floor.

Copper picked it up and gasped. This changes everything.

Photo by Loewe Technologies on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Battery Power

February 12, 2019 LittleFears29 Comments

Copper rummaged around a table. She knew she had at least one half-full battery remaining. Though, most of them were empty.

She’d drained and used the deionized water from all of the cells. The empty batteries she’d leave on her brick-a-brak table, outside of her front door. Giving them away to passing strangers.

Free of charge, of course.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Air Jars

February 11, 2019 LittleFears17 Comments

Brass Ep. 25

The tail straightened with ease. She replaced its bulbs, cleared its nose and emptied the soil from its mouth.

She grabbed a jar of compressed air off the shelf and blew the last of the dirt out of its head. She’d gotten over a hundred jars of compressed air when she visited the Air and Space Museum. It was a let-down.

There was nothing there.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Knife Skills

February 10, 2019 LittleFears34 Comments

By Silk Cords

Brass decided to stay grounded after her failure at electrical work. She decided to try her hand at cooking, recalling several TV shows she’d watched.

Brass went to the local chef’s college and found out there was an entrance exam. The exam consisted of several tests of knife skills such as julienne slicing carrots. After failing to even sharpen her knives properly, the instructor was blunt with Brass…

Her knife skills just didn’t make the cut.

Well, at least I took a stab at it, Brass thought as she left.

Story by Silk Cords of http://silkcordsblog.wordpress.com/. Check out her blog for saucy tales. Thanks for the funnies Silk!

Also thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Bath Tub

February 8, 2019 LittleFears9 Comments

Brass Ep. 24

Home, at last, Copper pulled a tin of WD-40 off the shelf and started giving the creature a clean. Wondering what this robot was for in a previous life. A faded red rectangle with an indigo cross suggested it was built in Norway. Although its front legs were burnt black, she could make out bird decorations on them.

Copper slid the creature into a bathtub filled with oil and let it soak. She figured this Norwegian robot could have been created to study remote bird life. So it Scandinavian.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Black Drink

February 7, 2019 LittleFears8 Comments

Brass Ep. 23

Copper needed a rest and a drink of oil. She couldn’t carry this creature the whole way home. She could see a row of shopping trolleys across the street. Further up the road, Copper could see 4-stroke motor oil stacked into a tidy pile.

“This isn’t a date or anything,” she said to her new silent friend. “But I’m about to take you somewhere very expensive.”

Copper eased the creature into a shopping trolley and wheeled her into the petrol stations forecourt.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Love Morph

February 6, 2019 LittleFears26 Comments

Fear of Ink (ep. 2)

“Wimmin, huh?” laughed Sprite.

Cloud dropped a few raindrops on Sprite. “So what happened?”

“I told her she should embrace her mistakes,” replied Morph.

“And then?” asked Sprite.

“Well, nothing,” replied Morph. “She just hugged me.”

Cloud held it in as she drifted off on the breeze.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Magnetic Switch

February 6, 2019 LittleFears11 Comments

Brass Ep. 22

She tried a switch to turn it on. Aside from a click, there were no signs of life. The metal creatures appearance pleased Copper. She wasn’t sure why. She dragged it out of the earth and gave it a brush, removing the loose soil.

Copper noticed the creature contained magnets as she struggled to release her grip of it. Despite the rust, it looked to be in good condition. A few minor repairs and a battery charge might have it working again. She knew better than to get her hopes up. But she found the idea of a new magnetic friend in these decaying lands quite attractive.

Photo by Caylee Betts on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Rust Theory

February 5, 2019 LittleFears17 Comments

Brass Ep. 21

Copper reached down and clawed at the dirt around the metal lump. The soil around it was dark, both burned and stained with oil.

Stones came up in her claw. Underneath, a cracked bulb glinted up at her. She dug her talons in around the metal casing and lifted it out. A long and narrow head, similar to her own emerged. A rigid body and four legs followed. Its stiff tail coiled like a spring. A rusted patina browned with age and dirt.

Who or what-ever this was, she knew it wasn’t evil. After all, there’s no rust for the wicked.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.