Spent the last few days of 2024 in Newport, Rhode Island. It was an impromptu decision that came out of nowhere (or so I think). I jotted down some of these words in my pocketbook sitting outside of the cute Picnic Cafe in the rain, right by perhaps the most English corner of the town, […]
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[This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental.] They say days around holidays are the hardest for single people. It was hard for me for a different reason – or no reason at all. They say there are a lot of ways you can lift yourself up. But […]
she gave her number out like politicians make promises during campaign seasons but only when she was asked what ensued are rare whiskey and scotch that her dates cannot name and more grains or grapes no matter and blurred lines oh how she loved the dance or the thing she knows best Fair-weather folks surrounded […]
Love is a bleak existence if no one’s trying to break it apart
Posted: 19th October 2022 by Jiang Helen in Flash Fictionhe looked at me same way I looked at him a crave for fresh taste a yearning for adventure oscillating between sense and desire he took a sip of his vesper martini “I probably should mention I have a lady at home waiting for me” but people fall out of love faster than withered leaves […]
This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental. Beach. Waves. Big waves. DJ station. Exotic music. Afro-beat. Flowers. Stuffed alpaca with hollowing eyes. People coming out of converted school buses. Sands. Lots of sands blowing right in your face, your mouth, hitting hard on your soul. People in […]
This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental. You were five years old and was given the English name Mary because your parents believed their kid would have a brighter future if you obtained a comparative advantage from a young age such as speaking English and because it […]
This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental. “Hey, how’s everything going?” “Good. Why?” “Well, I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately and … well, I’m worried about you.” Jason came to me after I finally turned up in the office for a client meeting. “You know, […]
[This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental.] “And as soon as I had recognized the taste of the piece of madeleine soaked in her decoction of lime-blossom which my aunt used to give me (although I did not yet know and must long postpone the discovery of […]
[This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental.] Early morning a colleague of mine who is in his 50s and is not my friend (a superior) sent me an email: please call me when you get a minute. I was slightly surprised and couldn’t stop wondering whether I […]
[This is a fictional piece. Any similarity to actual persons or occurrences is purely coincidental.] My date canceled on me due to the fact that they couldn’t finish packing in time for moving the next day. I probably should have canceled the reservation at this seemingly upscale cocktail bar, but I did not. Not only […]