EDBeale's published ficlets

  • The Lone Dollar (Personal Fantasy Challenge) Inspired by text

    I held my last dollar tightly in my fist until it bunched up into sharp edges. Somehow, it made the dollar more real.

    With …

  • The Longer Aisle

    “What did you just say?” Eric asked as he stared down at Ashley with eyes squinted in disbelief. “Did you say that you love m…

  • Absence of Memory (Unexpected Twist Challenge) Inspired by text

    He’d lost everything, even his own name. The others told him that it was Eric. Four months after the accident, he continued t…

  • The End of the World

    “Do you remember real food?” My brother asked me as he threw his piece of old jerky in the flames before us.

    We sat in front…

  • When the Timing is Right

    Back-to-back, surrounded by all sorts of nasties wanting a chunk of us, my partner whispered loudly.

    “Now?”

    I chuckled low…

  • Departing Gift

    The woman dropped the tear soaked handkerchief. The lawyer smiled sympathetically as her mouth gaped in disbelief.

    “What did…

  • That's Not Good... Inspired by text

    He pursed his lips thoughtfully, unsure of what to say.

    “Well…That can’t be good.”

    He took off his watch before his compa…

  • Woman of Ice

    Their faces were dangerously close to each other. Yasuo’s fingers, threaded through the woman’s hair, gripped tightly enough …

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