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.
WHAT HE DESERVED
Drawing fiery symbols in the air with her wand, Morticia chanted words of power, and a lightning bolt split the sky.
She eyed the abusive rat who’d had the nerve to deny her accusations only moments earlier, and knew calling him that was an insult to actual vermin. More accurately, he was a putrid, festering pustule on a louse’s ass. For abusing her sister, he deserved what she’d planned and much, much more.
Aiming her wand at him, she finished her spell, and watched her magic course through his body, changing it completely.
One thing was certain. He’d never hurt a wife again, not unless a different type of female became partners with him and he harmed her, too.
Morticia gave him one final look, smiled grimly as she admired her handiwork, and walked away.
Behind her, the transformed man-now-roach trembled.
Gabriella Balcom lives in Texas and writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more. She’s had 569 works accepted for publication and was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award. Clarendon House Publications published Gabriella’s multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, after one of her stories was voted best in a book. JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company released her romance, Worth Waiting For, which won second place in their 2020 Open Contract Challenge. Black Hare Press published her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publishing released Gabriella’s horror novella, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales. Her Facebook author page: https://m.facebook.com/GabriellaBalcom.lonestarauthor
If you enjoyed this story you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash 2023 anthology.
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