Flash Fiction
- by Kimberly Brandon, Friday, February 8th, 2008
These flash fiction stories are based on a word picked randomly from the dictionary.
Leaving Town
Word: Blackguard
They don’t call me Sam or Sammy. Never do they call me Samuel. They don’t call me nothing respectful or decent. I am Shoe Shine Boy, or Boy. All of them call me that, except Mr. Hilcock. He calls me Blackguard. Got himself a fancy education and he’s a military man. Told me that a Blackguard is a term used for shining shoes in the military. He tips me real good, tips me the same what I charge for the shine, and always tells me to keep my chin up.
“Shoeshine?” I ask the banker man? He ignorers me, like he always does. Thinks I’m a waste of good air. He’d probably charge folks for air if he could.