Flash fiction: The side hustle
Thistle leaned in closer, trying to read the type on the label mounted next to the painting she’d been admiring. She moved the foot of her cane closer to the wall, steadying her small, wiry frame. If she squinted she could just make out the artist’s name and mediums he had used to create this giant masterpiece. By the time she had adjusted her glasses and read a few lines about the artists’ palette and mark-making, a security guard had appeared at both ends of the room, and o
Flash fiction: The village
The sand blew in, in piles, through open doors and filled every cavity of every room. Stationed here with the archaeological team, I had tried to stare down those miles of dunes more than once. My little brush and shaker screen weren’t cut out for this job. It was hard for even us to fathom how this village came to be so immersed within the surface of the Earth, but perhaps the surface had been different back then. To amuse ourselves and pass the hours, we discussed the possi
