Flash Fiction is Your Friend

Author: Andy Coyle

  • STORY 1

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    The glass felt cold against Brendan’s forehead. His school tie was twisted sideways where he’d been pulling at it. Rain blurred the street outside into grey nothing. Mum’s lighter clicked. The ashtray overflowed with lipstick-stained ends. The kitchen smelled of smoke, and the tuna pasta that she hadn’t bothered to heat the property. Headlights appeared…

  • Like A Fine Wine

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    Well, being a man of a certain age, I obviously can’t live out of my Van trainers (get me) and my skinny jeans. Style and fashion are my middle names.

  • Faith

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    How important is spirituality in your life? I am in no way spiritual however I have absolutely no problem in others having a belief system and having faith in whatever it is.

  • Awareness

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    How do you practice self-care? Self care is a strange thing because it’s absolutely individual, whatever works for one may not work for another. I blank out the noise, and I understand if I can’t make a difference, why worry? And a pear a day, no idea why it seems to work better than apples

  • Busy doing nothing

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    How do you waste the most time every day? Just staring aaand thinking, so not a cool answer

  • Strange sandwich

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    Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? Growing up we were pretty poor and didn’t always have a decent meal, so there were occasions when we had to improvise if our wee maw was working and all the kids (6) were on their own. I remember sandwiches with just tomato ketchup.…

  • Cringe

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    Who is your favorite historical figure? Definitely my wee maw.  Brought up 6 children on her own, before the days of benefits

  • Big school

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    Write about your first crush. First year in the big school. A girl on the school I had just left, the wee school, got on the same bus as me. I was going to ask her out on Monday morning, but she left the bus pretty quickly, so I missed my chance. Ok,I thought, I’ll…

  • Beasties

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    What countries do you want to visit? I would love to see Costa Rica. The pictures I  have seen of beautiful beaches and amazing forest, make it very appealing however I’d imagine there might be big beasties in creeping about, so maybe not

  • Positive Attitude

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    I truly believe that what other people think of me is none of my business.