Part I is found here: http://trentlewin.com/2012/09/18/burst-a-history-of-the-period/ A History of the Period (Part II) In the mayhem that resulted, our shaman and his coal miner friend were slain. The period – alone, bereft, nearly lost altogether – lay quivering in the snow, until a young girl plucked him up and carried him off. Oh but here was […]
Burst – A History of the Period
A History of the Period There is a range of mountains that spreads into Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Kyrgyzstan, a place Marco Polo once called the Roof of the World; from a particular shelf in the snow, all five countries can be seen at once. It is the place that gave birth to […]
Burst – Frontseat
Frontseat Walter shot a guy three years ago, but it didn’t stick. He bought an ice cream truck afterwards, with stickers on the outside of things he didn’t sell anymore. He kept a shotgun in the powder cabinet, weed in the foam under the frontseat, but when the kids came, […]
Burst: Shingles
This story motivated by a writing challenge from Daring Discourse (http://daringdiscourseblog.com/2012/09/06/you-considered-it-all-for-a-second-and-put-it-down-to-slight-of-hand/). I think when I was a kid that I was scared of a lot. Anyway, if I were being critical of this story (which I’m not cause I wrote it), I think I’d call it “indulgent”. What the heck is wrong with that, I […]
Burst: Lady
Lady The lady has smell, mint. I run around her dress to touch metal bits. Snip my fingers. It is a wonderful time to giggle and spin. Underneath the window, next to sill. She laughs at Pinder, big moustache. Tall man, big arms. I want tea from her hand; hand of hers in […]
Burst: Obama’s Revenge: A Case Study of Galactic Imperialism
((This is sort of a companion piece to “Mitt Romney Rolls a Hipster” (http://trentlewin.com/2012/08/31/burst-mitt-romney-rolls-a-hipster/). Sort of.)) Obama’s Revenge: A Case Study of Galactic Imperialism Sex in space can be cold. It’s especially bleak when you’re having at it in the galley, after everyone else is finished with their meal, and your name […]
Burst – Mitt Romney Rolls a Hipster
Mitt Romney Rolls a Hipster Mitt was in a parking lot. They were paving and it was summer, so the asphalt smell was wicked. He saw the hipster get out of a Volkswagen and look lost as he tried to figure out how to get around the construction vehicles into the grocery store. Mitt […]
Burst – Mabel Sacks a Monster
((Warning – sort of a long one. I meant it to be funnier.)) Mabel Sacks a Monster The first time we met Mabel, she was wearing a dress made of flowers. It drew our eyes from the front porch, as we stared between the petals and stems for a sight of […]
Burst – It’s On Simone
It’s On Simone “He’s over there,” she whispered. Jenny looked. Five rows down, he was sitting at a computer, typing from his notes “Go,” she whispered. “We’ll be in the back praying for you.” Jenny walked down the aisle. The computers were nearly full. Some people were surfing, others working. No one looked […]
Burst – The Jig
((I call these bursts because I hate the term flash fiction. That makes it sound lucky in some way, what writers do. A burst is something that comes forth, from you, an expression of your thoughts that is anything but luck. I like spontaneous writing. It misses as often as it hits, but the […]