An Extract from This Month's Release: Snake Treasure
I've decided to celebrate each release with a series of extracts that run for the month it's released in. This month saw the second edition of 366 Days of Flash Fiction released. Links to the collection can be found at Books2Read at: https://books2read.com/u/b6MrN0 Snake Treasure Written on October 27, 2015, for the March 12 entry of 366 Days of Flash Fiction , this piece takes a look at one universal treasure. The snake kept coming, all sinew and coil, and scaled determination. I couldn’t blame it; what I had taken was more valuable than gold—well worth killing me for. I could only run, ignoring the burning pain in my lungs, the sharp stab of pain in my side, the growing wobbliness in my legs. I had to reach the river. I had to get to the other side. Problem was, I wasn’t going to make it. I ran anyway, and it kept coming, the hiss of its body gliding after me, turning my innards to ice. I thumbed 000 and left the line open. The helicopters were waiting, hovering ...
