Micro Fiction
Stitches—Micro Fiction with Teeth
Stories under 100 words with bite, and prompts to write your own. Published on Substack, Stitches is where the short and the sharp live. Small enough to swallow whole, pointed enough to stick.
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Sample Story
Bargain
The fairy returned the child exactly as promised.
Annoyingly, there was no one left to return it to. She'd promised the mother wealth and reputation, but the fairy had forgotten to check the time.
She brought a pitcher of water, the only wealth that still mattered, and a splendid reputation amongst vultures. The dead neither drank nor cared.
"Huh." She looked at the babe. "Pity."