4 posts tagged with "Flash fiction"

Old Wang felt light and airy, like a falling autumn leaf, gently swirling. He "saw" himself lying on the cold floor, his body stiff. The wall clock in the living room had stopped at 2:15, the time of his last walk two days ago, in the afternoon.

"Strange, how am I here?" Old Wang wondered. He tried hard to remember, but could only recall walking slowly in the neighborhood as usual, breathing in the air filled with the scent of sweet osmanthus, watching children play in the square.

Li Ming stood beneath the giant Ferris wheel, clutching a handful of newly purchased plastic rings, sweat dripping from his forehead. Each cabin of the Ferris wheel displayed tempting prizes, from enormous plush toys to the latest electronics, and, of course, the red Maserati parked in the center of the wheel, gleaming alluringly.

Old Wang is a little annoyed lately.

Li Weiming clutched the first-class boarding pass, ripped in two, standing in the bustling departure hall of Lijiang Airport, feeling like a joke discarded by the times.

As an executive at a multinational corporation, he was a frequent flyer, and first class was practically his second office. He was accustomed to priority check-in, priority boarding, priority everything – "priority."