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One Quiet Evening

November 9, 2016 10 Comments

One Quiet Evening

By Marchell Dyon

I waited until after she died to finish our last conversation. On all hallows night, I laid out white and black candles. I lit the circle of candles and waited like King Saul for her ghost to appear.

“What is so urgent? Why have you mediumed me?”

“Is it possible you can tell me where the sugar is? My coffee’s been unbearable without it.”

Her ghost instantly turned a devilish shade of scarlet. She wanted to curse me out, but remembering her halo, she just puffed away back to her afterlife.

I snuffed out the candles and smiled.

“Still got it.”

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  1. avalinakreska says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:41 am

    Haha! What a wicked mind. (I approve!) Nice piece of flash.

    Reply
  2. b. says

    November 9, 2016 at 10:41 am

    Oh, I loved this! Gives me hope that someday I will be able to do the same. Thanks for the idea and a story well constructed and delivered with just the right twist.

    Reply
  3. Roz Levens says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    Lovely.
    Little wry smile on reading it. Well done

    Reply
  4. Carrick says

    November 9, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    This was a fun read……..

    Reply
  5. John La Briola says

    November 11, 2016 at 2:22 am

    You still got it too, Marchell. Fun story!

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  6. Marchell Dyon says

    November 11, 2016 at 3:57 am

    Thanks for all the wonderful comments. All comments are deeply appreciated.
    Thank you.

    Reply
  7. kageha says

    November 30, 2016 at 11:18 am

    stories like this that you read and smile to yourself, in the dark…

    Reply
  8. soulriver says

    December 6, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Congrats on your win. Very well deserved. A really delightful piece of flash fiction. Well done!

    Reply
  9. throughthecolouredglass says

    December 7, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    Super cool! Loved it

    Reply
  10. Marchell says

    December 9, 2016 at 10:31 am

    Wow!! I never thought anyone would really like my story. I almost didn’t send it out to be publish. I am saying this so if anyone has a story you’re not sure of send it out. You’ll never know until you try. Thanks again.101 words.

    Reply

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