by Elizabeth Scozzari | Aug 10, 2026 | Suspense
“I’m not doing the job,” she said over her shoulder. The cord of her headphones snagged on her notebook as she turned the page and the corner. “Here is my phone number, it’s for the new address. Please send it out tomorrow.” She...
by Elizabeth Scozzari | Jul 7, 2026 | Horror
The hiss of the cigarette filled the absence of her scream. Most people reacted when the tip of a cigarette grazed them, let alone when the glowing tip seared its way through top layer of skin. Petra hadn’t wanted to waste a cigarette. Nor did she want the pain...
by Elizabeth Scozzari | Jun 17, 2026 | Flash Fiction
Already surpassing the gray skies and trembling leaves outside; pain pulled back the skin between her eyes. Tension was settling in, taking second in command to rage; the two mixed like the rain and the wind. At some point the scales would tip, but for right now, the...
by Elizabeth Scozzari | Jun 10, 2026 | Flash Fiction
Rough, the scratch of the pen against the paper. Ears could bleed for less. They wouldn’t bleed, not this time, this time they would be subjected to far worse. Everything had changed between them, and yet everything was exactly the same. The very palpable air...
by Elizabeth Scozzari | May 27, 2026 | Flash Fiction
The tiredness pulled her body down like the battery of a cell phone whose owner was trying to shoot out one more post before it died. The nimble fingers of gravity tugged at her shoulders. The bones of her neck slid back, settling out of alignment void of their...
