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A list of Sal’s Pinterest Boards (from Oldest to Newest)

Spring Wedding Decor Does He Love me? Dealing with Break-ups Honeymoon Destinations for One New Relationship- Taking it Slow Fall Wedding Decor Husband’s Favorite Recipes Signs He’s having an Affair… Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, fall, microfiction, microstory, spring, winner, writing prompts

Living inside a Thermos Flask

…is lonely. Days and nights meld together between its insulating walls. Ghosts of your past life haunt you. They torture you with glimpses of the time before you started living… Read more »

Everything Else, Parenting    creative nonfiction, flash nonfiction, motherhood, nonfiction, personal essay, postpartum depression, winner

After the Soldier Comes Home

Closely it will follow. It’ll hiss in his ears. “You’re a murderer.” “I did it for my country.” He’ll reason, but the leaf-green eyes of that dead Afghan kid will… Read more »

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The Night Watchman’s Wife

Every morning, she watches him clean his kerosene lantern. How tenderly he replaces the wick, how he cleans the glass with undivided attention. When he’s asleep, she breaks the wretched… Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, horror, microfiction, microstory

Sisterhood of Pink Nail-polish

We meet after twenty years. While we wait for “Miss Corporate Hotshot”, Emily, we talk about husbands and kids. “How silly we were!” We laugh. When Emily arrives, we gape… Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, color words, fiction, micro-fiction, microprose, numbers, pink, twenty

Opuntia

Prickly Pear aka Opuntia, Genus Cactaceae. The fruit of the cactus plant is green when raw, bright red when ripe. You see her, a prickly pear standing alone by the… Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, fiction, opuntia, prickly pear, short story, vss

Bailey’s Birthday

I slumped on the couch after putting Bailey to bed. A few minutes later, I heard her laughing. She was sitting up, staring at the wall. “You okay, baby?” I asked…. Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, fiction, ghost stories, halloween, microfiction, paranormal

Monstrous Things

It was the right time to leave. I would miss the savory taste of Amira’s screams on my tongue and the comforting way they filled my belly. I didn’t want… Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, fiction, flash fiction, monsters under the bed, winner, writing prompts, yeahwrite

Purgatory in Binary

Garrett wasn’t what Susan expected. She usually went for the intellectuals, the bankers or the attorneys. You know, the ones who post professional head shots even on online dating sites…. Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, binary, fiction, flash fiction, purgatory, winner

Holding On

She takes hot showers despite the humidity. On the fogged mirror, her finger writes messages to him. When she opens the window, the vapor mingles with the air outside, like… Read more »

Fiction    #amwriting, fiction, microfiction, microprose, very short story, vss, window, winner

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