Welcome to this week’s story, 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.
DRAGON DREAMS
Before he saw the creature, Jack honestly believed what he’d been told: that there were no dragons. He crept forward, staring at the moving limbs, the opalesque shimmer of scale over muscle. As Jack’s jaw fell, the dragon widened his mouth, revealing rows of serrated teeth. Jack backed away in terror. In haste to get away, he tripped over his own feet, tumbling onto the waiting sword. Too late he saw the dragon’s body pierced and flailing. Too late he saw the mirror’s glass, understood what had happened. Too late, he thought, as the victorious knight yanked the weapon free.
Colleen Addison completed a PhD in health information; she then promptly got sick herself. She now lives, writes, and heals on a small island off the coast of Vancouver, Canada. Her work has been published in Hawthorn & Ash, Crow & Crosskeys, and River Teeth, and she is a winner of the recent George Dila Flash Fiction contest from 3rd Wednesday Literary Journal.
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If you enjoyed this story you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash anthology.
