by jlassalle | Jul 18, 2019 | Ten Minute Tales
I am very proud to be included in the Summer issue of Spark Flash Fiction! You can read my charming little beach-located romance here.
by jlassalle | Jul 17, 2019 | Ten Minute Tales
Image by Thomas B. from Pixabay When He took you from me He promised you would become a flower. Any flower I chose. I thought of your resilience, remembered the times you should have caved but didn’t. When you ran, far before you walked, you wanted to jump. So you...
by jlassalle | Jul 3, 2019 | Ten Minute Tales
Picture by Kellepics, courtesy of Pixabay. It was overcast today, but he knew what was coming. Summer started tomorrow. Tomorrow was the longest day. The Solstice. Tomorrow he would walk outside and greet the sun. Tomorrow was her last day alive. He’d tried to fight...
by jlassalle | Jun 19, 2019 | Ten Minute Tales
I entered the church and went straight to Emily. I hugged her, as we always do when we see each other, but I held on longer. She didn’t mind. We aren’t family, so I wasn’t allowed to sit with her. I pointed to the pews along the side, where Judy sat. “I will be...
by jlassalle | Jun 5, 2019 | Ten Minute Tales
Marilena woke promptly at 5:20 am to the soft chimes of her alarm. She took a moment to inhale and, as she exhaled, smiled to herself. Rising with a slight spring (it wouldn’t be proper to hop out of bed, nor would it be wise to move slowly), Marilena dressed in the...
by jlassalle | Mar 16, 2019 | Ten Minute Tales
They had age progressed my picture, and done a poor job of it. Looking at their estimation of me as an adult I didn’t recognize myself. It was the image next to it, the hollow eyed, blurry girl whose smile was clearly forced, that caught me. I hadn’t seen myself in...
