She wasn’t sure how it had happened but sneaking a peek – and a slurp – of the liqueur chocolates probably hadn’t helped. She’d lost her balance somehow and now here she was, looking up at the ceiling through a lattice of pine branches, punctuated by coloured lights and many glittering baubles. It was such a different angle to the one she was used to but lying in the shade of the tree was somehow restful, and very relaxing.
She hiccupped quietly and hoped it was a long time until the family noticed their Christmas fairy wasn’t in her usual place…
During July, August and September The Casket of Fictional Delights will feature the Flash Fiction Summer Collection. There are seven stories in this summer's collection from Susan Carey, Shirley Golden, Alex Reece Abbott, Rosie Canning, Gina Headden and Louise Mangos
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Thanks Michelle! It was fun to write, and get a twist in within just 100 words.
Just the right light tone; amusing and quirky.
Thanks Francis. We had a ‘fairy mousemother’ on the top of our tree this year, a successor to several years of an angel teddy – I shall have to think up flash fiction tales/tails for them too, perhaps!