Tuesday, April 7, 2015

A to Z: F is for Fire

For A to Z 2015 I will be posting flash fiction, all random, all the crazy musings of a crazy mind. Hope you like them.
 
F is for Fire
No one knows where the fire came from, which is strange, since they seem to know most everything else, or suspect it. They know about the barn at least, and how I let the cows out that night last week. And they know I stopped-up Old Man McGregor’s well. They came to me, all of them with their accusations and their threats. But not after the fire, even though the lowing cows had hidden the sound of the flames and they couldn’t put it out because there was no water in the well. 
 
-Mel
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22 comments:

  1. DaniApril 7, 2015 at 4:17 AM

    Oh man, that's on a deep dark level. Your theme gets better and better. I'm loving it!!

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  2. Sophie DuncanApril 7, 2015 at 4:59 AM

    That is a well-constructed plan for destruction.
    Sophie
    Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles
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    Wittegen Press

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  3. Sara C. SniderApril 7, 2015 at 5:35 AM

    Yep, don't get on her (his?) bad side. Great story! :)

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  4. Chrys FeyApril 7, 2015 at 5:47 AM

    Did he/she do it? I want to know! lol

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  5. Jolie du PreApril 7, 2015 at 5:51 AM

    I'm loving your dark flash fiction!! Keep it up!!

    Precious Monsters

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  6. L. Diane WolfeApril 7, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    It all sounds suspicious to me.

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  7. Stephen TrempApril 7, 2015 at 7:21 AM

    Ha! I love flash fiction and this got me laughing hard. My dark sense of humor I guess.

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  8. Susan Gourley/KelleyApril 7, 2015 at 7:41 AM

    Oh, and so much unexplained mystery. Now I'll think about this off and one all day.

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  9. Alex J. CavanaughApril 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    Did the cows burn then?

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  10. Bish DenhamApril 7, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    Oh... a psychopath!

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  11. emaginetteApril 7, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    Excellent excerpt. It got me needing more. :-)

    Anna from Elements of Writing

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  12. jaybirdApril 7, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    Creepy voice and vibe here throughout- well done!!

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  13. ClickApril 7, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Ooh, that's really dark and creepy. I like it. :-)

    Cait @ Click's Clan

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  14. Susan KaneApril 7, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    The cows mysteriously in the pasture is the best part. Tender heart with arsonistic bend.

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  15. Mark KoopmansApril 7, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    Let's keep him (?) away from the matches, shall we :)

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  16. UnknownApril 7, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    great mystery in your flash fiction.
    Hope you are enjoying the A to Z challenge

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  17. Editor and Publisher Shelly BurkeApril 7, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Very intriguing...following!
    This is an idea I might try...bet it gets your creative juices flowing!

    Shelly from A to Z Blogging at www.nebraskafamilytimes.blogspot.com (wtih the theme "Words Matter") and www.achristianmomsguide.blogspot.com (with the theme "Lifehacks for Christian Moms).

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    1. UnknownApril 7, 2015 at 1:10 PM

      It does. I usually do a bit of flash each day before I work on my longer pieces.

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  18. Elise FallsonApril 7, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    And as usual, I'm left wishing there was more to read. :)

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  19. randi leeApril 7, 2015 at 12:12 PM

    Another beauty, and another bit of flash fiction I could see you taking much, much further!

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  20. Nick WilfordApril 7, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    Sounds like he had a nefarious plan.

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  21. Liz A.April 7, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    Oh, the fire. After the cows and the well? The fire was the plan all along!

    Liz A. from Laws of Gravity

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