The maids scrambled to sweep up the scattered ashes.
'At least I can move more easily now in my new liberty bodice,' said Bet.
May snorted. 'Won't catch me in one. I'm not even wearing a corset.'
'No!' Bet stared at her in shock.
May grinned. 'I'm emancipating, me!'
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Flash Fiction
Short StoryTwitter has a daily prompt using the hashtag #vss365. This thread will be for pulling those stories, plus other very short stories, into one place. There are a mixture of genres, the occasional sequence with repeated characters, and a mix of serious...