5 Seconds (a 250-word freaky flash fiction suspense short story) by Oren Shafir

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Five seconds can be the difference between life and death. In this case, it was the difference. Under oath, I had no choice but  to admit this, even if it meant damning myself in doing so.

The Reconciliation (a 150-word freaky flash fiction short story) by Oren Shafir

Her body ached; they'd been talking for hours.

"All I ask is that you consider it," Mike said, but he had repeated that sentence so many times that it was ignored.

"Do you think I'm a bad father?" he asked.

The Dance (a 100-word freaky flash fiction story) by Oren Shafir

One day, they crossed paths in the narrow passage between the bathroom and the hall closet  – only enough room for one to pass. Instead, he took hold of her and they spun, lips meeting softly. 

Another Cup of Tea (a 200-word flash fiction horror short story) by Oren Shafir

He remembers a young girl, but the things in this house are the possessions of an old woman. Plastic covering the couch upholstry. A lace tablecloth. Porcelain figures on the mantel of a fisherman's wife, a bell and a kettle.