26 March 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
It was time – time to wash away the incarcerating concept of morality, time to wash away the constraints society placed upon him, time to...
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the_novel_idealist
- Mar 19
- 1 min
19 March 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
She remembered a time when moonlight as bright as this had glistened down upon a calm end-of-Spring river, amid a backdrop of vibrant,...
the_novel_idealist
- Mar 12
- 1 min
12 March 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
She always read that shock silenced everything, but that mercy eluded her. She heard every amplified gasp for life, saw every twisted...
the_novel_idealist
- Mar 5
- 1 min
05 March 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
“To the right, please.” It came out timidly; even her voice battled against her. “You heard,” the man shouted, thrusting the young girl...
the_novel_idealist
- Feb 26
- 1 min
26 February 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
“Please, I really am going to have to insist you calm down Mr Young, or… well I suppose you can be anything you like now.” The voice...
the_novel_idealist
- Feb 19
- 1 min
19 February 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
She stumbled backwards, clutching the spattered marble bust, with the early curtailments of shock washing over her body. Years of cruelty...
the_novel_idealist
- Feb 12
- 1 min
12 February 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
Ingrid’s muscles relaxed; her breathing slowed. Surely this was not how it ended. All those thousands of miles, all those discoveries,...
the_novel_idealist
- Feb 5
- 1 min
5 February 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
Chimes echoed at his touch. The street behind him sat deadly quiet, though for 3am he supposed that should be expected. He wondered what...
the_novel_idealist
- Jan 29
- 1 min
29 January 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
Every time I thought I had drawn close to its exit, the ever-revolving pillars reminded me who it was in charge of my fate. Left,...
the_novel_idealist
- Jan 22
- 1 min
22 January 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
The streets were scarce, silent but for the laboured breaths of the horde behind. “Ready?” Bill looked to his right, staring into the...
the_novel_idealist
- Jan 15
- 1 min
15 January 2021 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
The sun bore down from above, as though offering its own reprimand for her trespass. But just four more. Four more of Caviche’s apples...
the_novel_idealist
- Dec 18, 2020
- 1 min
18 December 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year all! Panting, ice cold air scratching against his lungs, he clutched the closest tree. He had...
the_novel_idealist
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
11 December 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
George woke suddenly, his senses tingling him from rest. From the shadows stood a slender woman, donned in sleek black, wielding a gun....
the_novel_idealist
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
4 December 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
Tick. Tick. Tick. Sitting there in the dull damp darkness, I will never forget that low, monotonous ticking. Chained like a caged beast...
the_novel_idealist
- Nov 27, 2020
- 1 min
27 November 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
That had been close. He smiled around the table, preparing to serve, and they smiled back, oblivious to his reality. All he could think...
the_novel_idealist
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
20 November 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
Such history preceded him; such stories of grandeur, of battle, of success. The soon-to-be King stood anxiously, his regalia weighing...
the_novel_idealist
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
6 November 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
"Now," the man growled, eyes blazing through the gaps in his balaclava. "Now?" he squealed back, gulping as he stared out at the carnage....
the_novel_idealist
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
30 October 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
11:52 - 31 October 1916 – RE: Operation Outlie Operation thus far appropriately proceeding. Subject showing early signs of...
the_novel_idealist
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
23 October 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
As soon as the pen had finished its passionate routine, the growing warmth in his fingers dutifully informed him the process had worked;...
the_novel_idealist
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
16 October 2020 - 15 Minute Fiction Friday
The Foreign Secretary began to pull at the restraints binding his arms and legs to the chair in the centre of the room. Their new...
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