Flash Fiction Friday

I haven't done one of these for a while, but I thought new year and all that... Let's get the ink flowing with this easy breezy flash fiction prompt. The ides is you respond to the prompt with a story of no more than 500 words and post it in the comments here. We can all read and comment and share our stories!

I am going dark for this prompt so join in if you like thriller/ horror/ suspense...

Prompt

The voicemail is only twelve seconds long.

You don’t recognise the voice at first until it says your name the way only your mother used to.

The problem is, she’s been dead for eight years… and the message was left ten minutes ago.

How to play:

• Read the prompt above 👀

• Let your imagination run wild

• Write a short, punchy thriller moment

• Keep it tight—one scene, one chill• Surprise us (twists welcome 👀)

• No overthinking, just write

• Drop your mini-story in the comments

• Read, like, and cheer on other writers 🖤✍️