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Tag Archives: Flash fiction
The genie is out of the bottle
There’s a phrase that’s been on my mind a lot lately, as I’ve watched the progress of technology bring us closer and closer to the Singularity – the hypothetical point at which artificial intelligence (‘AI’) surpasses human intelligence, leading to … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, Flash fiction, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged ChatGPT, collaboration, Flash fiction
5 Comments
A warning from the future
We sleep during the day, because anywhere but under the second skin it’s too hot to do anything else. At night we rise, to continue construction of The Project. Some talk of redefining the words ‘night’ and ‘day’ to reduce … Continue reading
Squad action
“We’re going to need more men on this!” “Sir! Yes, sir!” The one that had spoken peeled away from the column and headed back to base, double time. The rest of them continued to reconnoitre. That boy will go far, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Flash fiction
Tagged Flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, squad, Wind the frog!
32 Comments
Heister
I’d been tracking this elusive character all over the world for two years now. Everywhere he hit, he left a photograph bearing the legend “always smile! PONY BROWN” as a calling card. After banging my head against the wall as … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Flash fiction
Tagged #Whatdoyousee, always smile!, Flash fiction, Pony Brown
12 Comments
The centrepiece
“No, it’s not the colour, the colour’s just fine.” “Is it the lights? I could add more lights.” “No, no… there are just the right number of lights.” “Too many fountains? Too few?” “That’s not it.” By this time, I … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Flash fiction, Just for laughs, Phlyarology
Tagged Flash fiction, Fountains, Friday Fictioneers, Symmetry
30 Comments
Round trip
The old man in the shop in Turkey assured me that this camera was the best that money could buy. “It literally transports you back to where you were when the picture was taken,” he said to me, as I … Continue reading
Come on feel the noise
It’s a truly beautiful day in spring, and the annual festival is in full swing. I can feel in my bones the thump, thump, thump of the drumming. I can see the swaying bodies of the crowd, watch those at … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Flash fiction, Poetry
Tagged band, Cum on feel the noize, Flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Quiet Riot
48 Comments
Topsy-turvy
It was only the fourth time we’d tried using the interdimensional portal. The other three times had revealed views of barren landscapes. This one was completely different. We’d hit the jackpot this time; the visiscreen displayed what was clearly a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Fantasy, Flash fiction, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged Flash fiction
10 Comments
Cabinetto reshuffle
I’m celebrating Towel Day (now just eight days away, froods!) early with an attempt at Deb Whittam’s ’42 Words’ challenge #5 (‘cabins’). I hope you like it! After The Fall we learned to live in harmony with nature. We harvested … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Biodiversity, Core thought, Energy, Environment, Flash fiction, Health, Strategy
Tagged 42 Words, cabin, fantasy, Flash fiction
20 Comments
Arrival – #writephoto
There was something very odd about the light. The dual shadows should have clued me in: one stretched out in front of me — and one behind. I looked up into the mists that surrounded me, to see that there … Continue reading
Posted in art, Fantasy, Flash fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged #writephoto, Flash fiction
19 Comments