Tag Archives: rainbow
Laundry
Mary held the warm t-shirt close to her chest, folding one sleeve into her, then the other. It held that flowery detergent smell now, but there was a time when it smelled like him. She put it away. Next was … Continue reading
Filed under Flash Fiction, Session XXII
Immaculate Rain (revision)
December 1984: not a single cloud marred the skyline that noon summer day in Sao Paolo. But there was rain. The favelados called it Imaculada Chuva, the rain being born seemingly out of God’s own eyes. For the first time … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON SESSION, Flash Fiction
What’s that Satan Up to Nowadays?
Satan owns a classroom supply shop called “Fruit of Knowledge.” Its logo is an apple with a bite in it. There’s an arcing rainbow coming out of the bite. Satan sells only the most recent textbooks by the most liberal … Continue reading
Filed under Flash Fiction, Session X
Immaculate Rain
There was not a single cloud in the sky that noon summer day in Sao Paolo, but there was rain. The favelados called it Imaculado Chuver, since the rain was born seemingly out of God’s own eyes. Old man José … Continue reading
Filed under Flash Fiction, Session VIII
The Life of a Young Rainbow
The rainbow was born after a long, dreary rain. Yes, there were still clouds, but the rainbow thought they looked pretty against the blue sky. The rainbow looked down at the ground and saw how the dew glittered and the streams … Continue reading
Filed under Flash Fiction, Session VII
