You Shall be Mine

Nicole J Simms/ February 16, 2015/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘You Shall be Mine’ is a story that I wrote for one of my writing group assignments. I had originally titled the story ‘3 minutes to live’. For the assignment, we had to write a story about a character receiving anonymous emails while at work, and when the character responds to the emails the response surprises them. Due to my

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The Unwanted Gift

Nicole J Simms/ December 27, 2014/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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The Unwanted Gift is a 50-word flash fiction. This story isn’t your typical Christmas themed story and is guaranteed to shock you. I wrote the story for the 50-word stories’ Christmas theme submission call. Having been published on the website before, The Parting of Friends, I was keen to try the Christmas themed story. However, with its different take on

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The Parting of Friends

Nicole J Simms/ September 7, 2014/ Published Short Stories/ 1 comments

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The Parting of Friends is a 50-word flash fiction. It’s a story about friendship and the dangers of envy. I often write about envy because, for me, it is a poison, which can destroy everything especially relationships. I originally wrote the story for the Scottish book trust’s July ’50-word contest’. I had to create a 50-word story based on the

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A Little Token

Nicole J Simms/ February 10, 2014/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘A Little Token’ is a 181-word flash fiction. It’s a story about lies, tokens, and secrets. Just like my other published stories, it comes with a twist. I just love the ‘oh, I see, I didn’t see that coming’ moment of a twist. Story blurb Marsha finds a ring. A ring she knows holds a secret that belongs to her

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