Distracted

The press briefing was intended to elaborate on the measures taken to tackle the situation. But everyone lost focus, and their minds, when blustery winds blew the speakerโ€™s wig off.


My entry for the final day of the Writers Victoria Flash Fiction competition. Today’s prompt: focus.

Finders, not keepers

Unable to bear more suffering, the old man returned the battered book to the library. Itโ€™d gather dust, as it was always meant toโ€”until the true owner reclaimed it.


This is my entry for day 28 of the Writers Victoria Flash Fiction competition. Today’s prompt: gather.

Imagination

As an artist, it was his job to create alternative realities. And he excelled every timeโ€”even became filmmaker of the year. Twice. The secret? He distorted his own reality.


This is my entry for day 27 of the Writers Victoria Flash Fiction competition. Today’s prompt: distorted.

Saviour

The over-achieving boy genius became the Nobel-winning scientist who demystified the universe. All thanks to his mental clarity, courtesy of the psychiatrist who compensated for a lost childhood.


This is my entry for day 26 of the Writers Victoria Flash Fiction competition. Today’s prompt: clarity.