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In the dark - A (very) short story of fear (ENG) / Nel buio – Una microstoria di paura(ITA)

20 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

In the dark (ENG) It was dark, black, absolutely obscure.I was groping, but I was absolutely not able to perceive what my hands were touching.One moment it was something soft, intangible, perhaps a cobweb. The next moment I felt something liquid, oil...

The cliff - A (very) short fiction story (ENG) / La scogliera – Una microstoria (ITA)

13 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

The cliff (ENG) The cliff was so high that the precipice that sank beneath his feet looked more like an infinite chasm than a cliff overlooking the sea.The coast rose so high above the waves breaking on the rocks that he could hardly hear the roar.A...

Flash Fiction: Never Saw Us Coming

29 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments MonsterOfTheEmacs

“When will the assault start?”   “In about 50 nanotics.”   “Then we are ready.”   “More than ready. The weapons are in superb condition, and the ship is positioned over 41.7325° N, 49.9469° W, Earth coordinates.”   “Admiral Krikren, you are about to...

Pink Affection: In the Dormitory's Bathroom - Your Weekend Dose of Literary Goodness

25 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

The first time I kissed Kelechi it was unintentional. I’m not saying I did not like it eventually, but she made me do it. All the sweet words she whispered in my ear made her hips so adorable and desirable. After I kissed her, she smiled, and I knew...

THE DEPARTURE - Your midweek dose of goodness for a Crypto bullish week

21 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

It was five in the morning. A sound woke me up. I had never heard a man cry before. It sounded like an animal, trapped, and begging for freedom. I went downstairs wearing only my undersized bathrobe and my underwear beneath it. My father never smoked...

LILIBETH - Your dose of weekend goodness after the recent Crypto plunge

18 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

Kate was tossing and turning in bed, her tummy round and big as if a beach ball was stuffed inside. ‘Patrick’, she cried.  ‘Patrick!’ she cried out louder. Amidst tired yawns and stretching he responded, ‘Yes Kate, what’s the problem?’ ‘I think the b...

Walk Away or Stay Put

17 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

He would beat her for the most trivial of reasons. If breakfast was not ready by 7a.m every day, except on weekends, then she had served trouble for herself. He would take out his belt, the one he never wore, and swing it this way and that. When he’s...

KIRIGI – a flash fiction story

15 Apr 2021 1 minute read 4 comments Scopeman

As soon as he hung up the phone, Kirigi knew that he had to get moving, there wasn’t much time before people began to hear the news. The Head of State had just died. They were going to announce that he died of internal bleeding caused by the rupture...

White Memories - A Flash Fiction Story

9 Apr 2021 2 minute read 8 comments Scopeman

December 25, 1995. I remember. I was six years old and you were ten, and we were happy. We hoped it would last forever. I remember that day, it was a Monday. I refused to take off my new clothes that I had worn to Christmas mass that morning. You wer...

Jasmine

5 Apr 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Scopeman

Jasmine? No. I am a rose or lavender lady; rose for its romantic essence, and lavender for its earthiness. I am not a jasmine lady. My husband returned unusually late from work that evening. I was excited when I heard his car come in through our gate...