Microfiction Quotes

“The wind grew cold. The leaves turned red. The bark turned red. The soil turned red. The stars turned red. Something was wrong with October.”
― T.R. Darling

“For years, he filled a notebook with beautiful lies and impossible hopes. When he found a genie, he simply said, "I wish it was all true.”
― T.R. Darling

“The panels of her corset were portals to deep space. With every waltz, her dance partner circled the galaxy, but he only looked at her eyes.”
― T.R. Darling

“Warning: Includes exposure to neon grey.”
― T.R. Darling, Quiet Pine Trees

“The evening air was cool and slick tickling across her bare chest. She kneeled beside Guillermo’s grave, and under her breath, for long minutes afterwards she mumbled prayers to guide him from the afterlife . . . She bent forward, bracing herself on her forearms, knees locked, ass hitched high like a puta patiently waiting to be mounted . . . Even before she finished [praying]. . . [h]e slid her pants down around her thighs; his fingers, feeling like they were coiled in tight, spiral vines brushed between her legs, making her whimper.”
― Cèsar Sanchez Zapata Dia De LosMuertos

“The forest wanted to beg for mercy but knew precious little about us. Pine trees roared like chainsaws, hoping this was the language of man.”
― T.R. Darling

“Galaxies were mere tide pools. The empty space between them was a killing field of dark-matter predators and electromagnetic anglerfish.”
― T.R. Darling

“Sorry, but your parts are worth a mint." She drew her gun on the android. "Every snowflake is special, until you need to make a snowball.”
― T.R. Darling

“The android led him to the cliff. At 8:43pm, it removed his blindfold. The indigo sky filled his vision. "Make my eyes that color," it said.”
― T.R. Darling

“Journalists from the future would appear as history was made. He got nervous as a crowd of them filmed his blind date from outside the cafe.”
― T.R. Darling

“The manor house creaked with joy to have someone inside it again. It let a floorboard give way just to feel him brush against its walls.”
― T.R. Darling

“Keeping a song stuck in his head didn't block telepaths, but he knew who had been snooping in his brain when they started humming the tune.”
― T.R. Darling

“So it was. Suicide by prostitute . . . “It’s all right,” he said, soothing her trembling arms. “You’ll be unable to control yourself. It’s an automatism . . . You won’t even remember the episode until you awaken, soaked in blood.”
― Cèsar Sanchez Zapata The Order of the Mantis

“The neural-channeling devices attached to your head allow access to the temporal lobe . . . you can have anything you’d like. You have but to imagine it. This is, for the time being, your Elysian Fields. Endorphins and oxytocins, the psychological roots for contentment and pleasure, are released in any manner of ways: drink, drugs, pain, exercise or . . . orgasm.”
― Cèsar Sanchez Zapata Cockaigne

“A traveler cannot present himself within two streams of consciousness simultaneously in a three-dimensional world. It’s a basic principle of dimension slips, just as identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state at the same time. The human mind requires the faculty to discern multiverses, manifold scales of overlapping particles, in order for synchronic subsistence to be possible . . . In layman’s terms: No ménage-a-trois for journeymen.”
― Cèsar Sanchez Zapataneyman

“A traveler cannot present himself within two streams of consciousness simultaneously in a three-dimensional world. It’s a basic principle of dimension slips, just as identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state at the same time. The human mind requires the faculty to discern multiverses, manifold scales of overlapping particles, in order for synchronic subsistence to be possible . . . In layman’s terms: No ménage-a-trois for journeymen.”
― Cèsar Sanchez Zapata

“You can date a girl with mind control powers," he said sagely, "but stay alert. Make sure she's saying 'I love you,' not 'you love me.”
― T.R. Darling

“He slipped her the inkwell. "This one is full of forbidden, outlawed words," he whispered. "Make sure you clean your pen when you're done.”
― T.R. Darling

“Allow me
to slowly undress
your hair
and make love
to your ears.”
― Valentine Okolo, I Will Be Silent

“Sunshine...


The sun is shining brightly,
Its golden light covered the entire house..
A cool breeze blows from the terrace,
This time, the room conveyed a special feeling..
Two cups of cappuccino, vanilla biscuits and the smell of incense that was scattered..
But the only thing that made the room more beautiful was you..
I looked at your shining face,
Your short brown hair was golden under the warm sunlight, your beautiful eyes sparkled, your cheeks were red and your pastel lips looked so soft...
I don't know what beauty means anymore...!
For me, you are the meaning of beauty..
but how..?
How can you.. be so beautiful...?”
― Faya

“Memory..

Some things never change,
Like the first time I saw you,
And the feeling I had
After gazing into your brown eyes,
The shiver your look sent through me,
The smell of the sea and the sound of its waves
As we strolled calmly along the shore,
The words we exchanged,
The love that was evident in every word we spoke...
But in the end,
"The boy who gave up everything;
Decided;
Instead of floating in the sky,
Fall to the ground..."
And you are still alive in my memories.”
― Faya

“Red Rose..

If I see you again,
I'll fall in love with you again
Writing you a letter,
Play music,
And I leave a red rose in your room,
I'll take you to the beach again;
And I'll tell you from a river that
Was going to the sea of love.
But you only smile,
and you leave me again..
You know i'll miss you but,
You go again..
And I'm irrational once again,
I'll fall in love with you..”
― Faya

“Dear B

Dear B,
I'm writing to you today that I miss you very much;
I miss your calm voice,
Your hair color, your beautiful smile,
The scent of your skin, your caresses,
Your secret looks as always
It makes my heart beat so fast..
I hope you back home soon and with your warmth,
Disappear the cold here and
In the winter of my world,
Create the spring of love again..


- From "Faya" to "B" ♡
(Tehran, August 2024)”
― Faya

“Meaning is optional.”
― jackie ll, Pointless

“A thought passed by. It didn't stop. I didn't chase it. Good balance.”
― jackie ll, Pointless

“Pointless but very much on purpose.”
― jackie ll, Pointless

“Deep in the wood, seeking through bamboo trees, he jumped down with a frail body, disappearing forever into the dredge.”
― Al Rifat Sabbir