Winner of Trapped Flash

We Are All Alone When the Dark Comes by Donna L. Greenwood In the dark it clicked. She knew from the sound it wasn’t human. There was something insect-like about the way it skittered across the floor. Sometimes it came...

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The Ninth Day of Christmas

by Dean Edwards Dad kept missing the table with the plates and giggling as they smashed. We ended up with an extra plate, which he stared at as though it was going to take off. It would have been better...

Face Your Phobia competition winner

The Light of the Fair by Martin Sturrock The fair came early this year, appearing overnight and bringing with it all the usual rides and attractions – not to mention the countless balloons, tied to every surface, so that the...

Valentine’s Day Competition Winner

Two Hearts by Morgan Parks I think of the toolbox as your gift, my love. Valentine red and so handy. Stop the hearse, that's the plan. At first, I consider the tacks left over from Great Auntie's upholstery. On second...

Competition Winner

As I Sit Dying by L.R.School “I am a bench crafted of stone by humans for their pleasure and use, but you are mere weeds,” I told the plants when I arrived in the graveyard. “They will sit upon me...