by Neil | Oct 17, 2008 | drabble, Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
I am not sponsored by Red Bull, honest. It was a bit of a struggle this week and so I may take a break next week not least because I will be out at another Neil Gaiman event, apparently in a crypt. Anyway, a long winded way of saying I hope this isn’t trite and...by Neil | Oct 10, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
I really thought I wasn’t going to post today and then I had five minutes to kill and this popped out. It’s first drafty because it is a first draft. When By Neil Beynon They say you always remember where you were when it happened. I remember where I was...by Neil | Oct 3, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
Rushed again: Avan By Neil Beynon “Are you not frightened?” asked the pikeman. Across the field the enemy gathered in armour the colour of crow’s feathers. The horde was as vast as the eye could see and moving amongst them was the bear king in his amber armour. The...by Neil | Sep 26, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story, Urban Fantasy
All a bit rushed this week but here goes: Lessons By Neil Beynon They met in the square near the river, the whoops and cheers of the bars and the brothels bounced over the granite of the buildings lending the square the feel of an empty room at a party. Leaves, wet...by Neil | Sep 19, 2008 | Fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
This week’s flash: Fallen By Neil Beynon There is a light coming from under the door. I can hear the sound of an engine idling outside and briefly the hope flickers in my aching chest that it is someone come to help me. But how can that be the case? I have not...by Neil | Aug 29, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
Turn By Neil Beynon The tavern is almost empty. He sits on a wooden chair near the back, eyes where he can see the exits. He draws the occasional stare from the scattering of customers. He does not look like he used to: he has grown pale and clammy, his skin run with...