Tag: #flashfiction

The Vote

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

Pixabay.com “She wears strength and darkness equally well,The girl has always been half goddess, half hell” ― Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul Donning her velvet cloak, Reina slips out the kitchen door and heads for the clearing deep in the woods.… Continue Reading “The Vote”

Category: Fiction, Flash FictionTags: #dverseprosery, #flashfiction

God’s Whisper

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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Kiara moved with lionlike grace through the crowd gathered round to hear their warlord speak. Continuing west, she stopped mid-stride when she heard a whisper. “So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm?”Where was it coming from? The whisper became clearer… Continue Reading “God’s Whisper”

Category: Fiction, Flash FictionTags: #dverse, #flashfiction, #prosery

Nettie’s Downfall

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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Nettie lives in Bayou Sorrell on the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin. The house is nothing more than a shack put together with a rusted tin roof. In the early years before her daddy took to drinking, he added on a screened porch. Nettie… Continue Reading “Nettie’s Downfall”

Category: Fiction, Flash Fiction, PoetryTags: #dverseprosery, #flashfiction

The Distant heart Has Balance

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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The forest is lush with green velvet moss; the only sounds we hear are those of nature. Tall trees sway in the wind, leaves rustling with anticipation. The red fox and her kits come out of their den to play. There is nothing left… Continue Reading “The Distant heart Has Balance”

Category: Fiction, Flash FictionTags: #dverse, #dverseprosery, #flashfiction

A Brush of Wings

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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As a child, Rhea gravitated towards uncommon objects. She wasn’t sure why but it may have been the result of her father giving her a dead owl to play with. When her mother saw, her dad caught hell for giving a toddler a dead… Continue Reading “A Brush of Wings”

Category: Flash Fiction, Short StoryTags: #dverseprosery, #flashfiction

Limbo

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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I am not sure when the moment came where I ceased to be. I recall being ill, feeling feverish, and I remember my mother calling my name from far away. At that point I lost touch with reality and blacked out. Now I find… Continue Reading “Limbo”

Category: Fiction, Flash FictionTags: #dverseprosery, #fiction, #flashfiction

The Weight of Being Human

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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I am carrying around too much trash; memories of things I’ve done and regretted. Secrets I’ve never told and heartaches too enormous to bear. Sometimes, the great bones of my life feel so heavy that all I yearn for is a deep dreamless sleep.… Continue Reading “The Weight of Being Human”