https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/melissas-fandango-flash-fiction-challenge-334/ Whispers Through the Pines Brenda pulled her sweater tighter around her shoulders as the late afternoon wind rustled through the trees. The rose in her hand—drying, its petals darkening at the edges—was the last piece she had from his funeral. It had been three days since her grandfather, Edward, passed away, and … Continue reading Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #334: Whispers Through the Pines
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Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #326: Bring Back Natural Food
https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/melissas-fandango-flash-fiction-challenge-326/ image below is from Getty Images on Unsplash. Bring Back Natal Food Bring back the food of natal lands,Where mothers stirred with loving hands,The pots that whispered stories old,In scents of spice and simmered gold. Revive the taste of cassava bread,Where yam and millet softly ledOur childhood steps through memory's door,To hearths that echo evermore. Where … Continue reading Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #326: Bring Back Natural Food
Flash Fiction: Balance at Least
https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/melissas-fandango-flash-fiction-challenge-302/ The image was created by Lester Names Beall. It can be found at Library of Congress on Unsplash. The lamp beside her flickered softly, casting long shadows on the walls of the small room. Agnes sat in her rocking chair, its familiar creak accompanying the rhythmic motion of her hands. A needle threaded with cotton moved … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Balance at Least