<![CDATA[Shane O'Mara: Flash Fiction]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/s/flash-fictionhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vJW-!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3982ae28-bcb5-4612-adc7-1b3c51729f33_1024x1024.pngShane O'Mara: Flash Fictionhttps://www.brainpizza.com/s/flash-fictionSubstackThu, 30 Apr 2026 12:06:54 GMT<![CDATA[Alone again, naturally]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/alone-again-naturallyhttps://www.brainpizza.com/p/alone-again-naturallyFri, 28 Jul 2023 13:50:59 GMTThe gun – he had a gun.

Why a gun? I don’t know why he had a gun. I was only supposed to have a gun.

The shot, the shot, I felt the shot, I heard the shot.

I was shot.

Where am I now? Why am I so heavy? …

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]]><![CDATA[His Dark Materials]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/his-dark-materialshttps://www.brainpizza.com/p/his-dark-materialsSat, 15 Jul 2023 20:47:23 GMTDriving home, I see an open dumpster in an alley. I remember the bags of clothes in the trunk intended for recycling. I remember another failed good intention. I’m not bringing it home to complaints …

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]]><![CDATA[Aliens]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/alienshttps://www.brainpizza.com/p/aliensSun, 02 Jul 2023 23:00:50 GMTStreet sounds while ambling along. Nothing like it. I look around.

Fiends everywhere. The things with round legs everywhere. And they have a strange bark.

And they carry daylight at night. Slink away.

H…

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]]><![CDATA[The World is Not Enough]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/the-world-is-not-enoughhttps://www.brainpizza.com/p/the-world-is-not-enoughSun, 25 Jun 2023 11:42:43 GMTI hear them coming. First the stomps and snickers on the path to my door. Then the sharp knock.

I rouse myself, ready for them. The neighbours last week. Now, me. I’ve been expecting them. They could …

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]]><![CDATA[The Godfather]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/the-godfatherhttps://www.brainpizza.com/p/the-godfatherFri, 23 Jun 2023 12:17:04 GMTThey look at each other, standing on the edge of loud-noised danger.

He looks around, shrugs, and shakes his head; she mirrors him, looks around, shrugs, shakes her head. Her ribbons dance in the afte…

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]]><![CDATA[Brief Encounter]]>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/brief-encounterhttps://www.brainpizza.com/p/brief-encounterFri, 23 Jun 2023 12:07:42 GMTNot this again, he thought.

Yes, I’m going to love this, she thought.

They look at each other. He hands her the box, and turns, and walks.

in a photorealistic muted lens flare steampunk house doorway They look at each other. He hands her the box, and turns, and walks.
in a photorealistic muted lens flare steampunk house doorway Th…

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