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A time machine wedding, where you can see your future life ahead of you. Not for everyone, but a chance to see the good times, the bad times, and whether you want to be part of the tangled test of time. Sometimes, those who didn’t want to share their future, could walk away before itContinue reading “Time Travel”

”Good idea to get those rocket powered bikes,’ Toby said, ‘Nought to sixty in ten seconds flat.” ”Yea, glad we invested in the keep the elderly fit again scheme.” 2042 had been a tough year, the retirement age moved up to eighty, they had to keep healthy somehow. Meat product were banned, and their allotment,Continue reading “Pedal Power”

Thank you Fandango for your Flash Fiction Challenge. Daddy promised he would be home today, in his lorry. He promised me he would bring me a dolly all the way from Paris. Yet, I watch the fog drift in from the east, and see nothing but the bridge meander into the distance. I sit here,Continue reading “Home Sweet Home”

The painting below is called The Guitar Player by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior and was found at Wikimedia Commons. Singing the song of love, remembering a youth filled with sharing, and growing as a couple. Remembering the children, as they toddled, marched, and flew the nest. Now the two of them sang like they did whenContinue reading “That’s Amore”

If ever there was a time life decisions were regretted, then this was one of those times. It seemed a good idea to face my fears, but as the zookeeper strode towards me, my knees were knocking against each other like a tree branch against an abandoned building. I wanted to escape, but I wasContinue reading “Snakes, Fears, and a New Pet”

Poised at the back of the stage, the lights beamed across the drum set. He was born to play, and though fifty years flew by, his younger self sat on the comfortable stool. The only change, an I pad showed his playlist for the concert. At first he wasn’t sure, but his six year oldContinue reading “For Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge”