Hawthorn & Ash #64

Welcome to this week’s installment of many micro stories, ranging in length from 100 words to 500 words.

With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers.

THE BREAK UP

This is our anniversary: six months ago we said goodbye. I haven’t seen you since, though you may have seen my iridescent eyes peering through your ivy. Your blue hatchback is angled in your driveway, but I don’t know why you need the car; if I was still with you I’d lend you my wings. Go soaring with you over the birch trees, into the neighbour’s garden. I feel sad when I think this way, and ponder your roof: should I climb onto it, curling my tail around your chimney? My scales could blend in with your slates.

You won’t answer my fire-messages. I wish you would. I wish you would tell me why you wanted a dog for a pet, and not a dragon.

Colleen Addison completed a Master’s degree in English and Creative Writing; she then did a PhD in health information and promptly got sick herself. Now she lives, writes, and heals on a small island off the coast of Vancouver, Canada. She has been published in Halfway Down the Stairs, Flash Fiction Friday, and 50 Word Stories, as well as nominated for a Best of the Net Award. 

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If you enjoyed this drabble you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash 2023 anthology.

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