Tag Archives: Flash Fiction

Mysterious

How can I hear the footsteps upstairs when I’m not home?   Copyright Suzanne Norton 2018  

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Drinking the Kool-Aid

Is this the same bottle that Andy drank from? ‘It is’, she replied. I don’t think I can do it. He closed the garage door prematurely. Growing up, the girls never knew their dad.

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Unexpected Discoveries

I discovered one of his hairs in the sink this morning. I’m going to keep it, right next to the collar bone left over from the last one. Copyright Suzanne Norton 2016  

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Again

He always said he was sorry. She always believed him.   Copyright Suzanne Norton 2016

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making love and paper airplanes

He stood in the kitchen making paper airplanes. An image of my son came to mind.  He’d shared a similar interest, at age ten. I reclaimed my clothes from the living room floor, went to my bedroom, and quietly closed … Continue reading

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Irreconcilable Differences

While I eat raw vegetables for a living, He takes pride in the photo hanging on the frig.  A pickup truck full of dead pigs. I feel like throwing up. He tells me how many pounds of sausage they made. … Continue reading

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Window Shopping

I saw his picture and wondered (out loud) – Are you out of prison yet? Copyright Suzanne Norton 2016

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Matter of Perspective

Your mom did that? Yeah, she’s an artist. Artists are weird. Copyright Suzanne Norton 2016

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New Assignment

I don’t usually like writing about these things.  I would rather write about rainbows and butterflies.  Well, you know what I mean. Pleasant things, like beauty and love. I believe the majority of people are good. The heinous ones most … Continue reading

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Insecurity; A Frequent Visitor

He responded after all. Now what story will I tell myself? Copyright Suzanne Norton 2015

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