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Stella’s Magick

April 19, 2020by SFine Leave a comment

be nice to the person you’re sheltering in place with

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, flash, horror, Short Fiction

The Last Whale

April 10, 2017by SFine 5 Comments

When the last whale passed by there was so much excitement you almost forgot it was supposed to be a sad thing that was happening. Everyone was out on the […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, not horror, but still uncomfortable, Short Fiction

Little Lambsy Deadsy: A Troll Story

February 23, 2017by SFine Leave a comment

I like the horror genre because it tends to reflect what people are really deep down scared of in that particular place and time. In the 50s, the fear of […]

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Bird's Eye View, but still uncomfortable, Fantasy/SciFi, Short Fiction

The Visitation of Mike Brady

October 3, 2013by SFine 1 Comment

The doorbell  buzzed, and it wasn’t an especially long buzz or short buzz.  It was just a regular buzz.  There was nothing of the harbinger about it. I figured it […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, flash, horror, Short Fiction

Stop Haunting Me Already: A Modern Ghost Story

April 16, 2013by SFine 10 Comments

Before you died,  you made me promise that if you died I would never ever forget you.   Funny how it’s only now that I’m remembering you said “if” and not […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, flash, horror, Short Fiction

Back to Wonderland

March 11, 2013by SFine Leave a comment

She gets up to go to the bathroom, shuffling her way across the dark bedroom because she doesn’t want to stumble on shoes or toys.  The dark has an almost […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, flash, Short Fiction

Crazy Like a Fox

March 4, 2013by SFine 2 Comments

 (or, Thank You For the Ride!) The Fox moved silently along the wooded path.  She was not being chased, which was the very definition of a good day for the […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, Short Fiction

The Cosmic Glitch

February 26, 2013by SFine 4 Comments

Sometimes,  in the minutes before love when we are smiling and talking, our bodies alive to one another and thrumming with anticipation, I expect it, finally, to happen. They will enter the room, […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, Fantasy/SciFi, flash, love

The Commitment

December 13, 2012by SFine 4 Comments

He was only fifteen minutes late, but Lauren’s eyes were already red and swollen from weeping.   He decided to try for oblivious cheerfulness. “Hey honey! Did you have a good […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, Short Fiction

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