Flash Fiction / Micro Fiction
Length - 100 words each
Three pieces written for the competition theme 'A Crime Story'.
* 'The Money Tree' was 'Highly Commended' in the competition!
* 'The Money Tree' was 'Highly Commended' in the competition!
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The Money Tree
'Curiosity killed the cat'. Misquoted so often, we humans
have sprouted a cautionary tail. But you
know better. After all, satisfaction brought that cat back.
It's
why you're here... no?
Speculative
small ad in a magazine, an impossibility. But what if it wasn't? What if that
cat came back filthy rich?
Hey
now, 'just a tree' to you, but that cash investment you brought sure looks like
money to me.
There,
there, little kitten; when they find you downstream in a sack with the others,
know that one of us was satisfied. I'm really more of a dog person anyway.
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Oh Snap!
'Well done,' the police officer said, handing her back
her phone. Witnessing an attempted assault, Haley had instinctively started
filming. 'Although we didn't need to see you collecting your parcel.' He
smiled, and Haley blushed accordingly.
Panting, the man withdrew his phone. The girl had filmed
him. He opened the App, searched 'Nearby' and began watching the stories.
One new notification. Huh,
she thought, must have left it on 'Open'.
Her new follower sent her a video. A single angry emoji followed by a full
profile view. She recognised his clothes instantly.
The
last segment showed him approaching her porch.
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Show and Tell
Show and Tell
'Colour me impressed.' The big boss said, rolling a cigar
from one side of his mouth to the other. He clapped his hands together, more
clang than slap, and his cronies relieved me of his rival's head which I'd
presented in a once white drawstring bag.
'My
men say you had no weapon?' He chuckled, 'That you just walked straight into
his office and BAM! The guy was dead!' He smiled, displaying a full row of
golden teeth. 'So tell me, how did you do it?'
'Well,'
I said, my own smile mere ivory, 'probably easier if I show you.'
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