We Are the Ghosts in the Rafters, Murmuring Like Doves

A haunted house witnesses the breakdown of a troubled family. Four boys question a little girl who possesses the power to glimpse into the personal Hell of anyone who asks. An archeologist studies two corpses in a newly-unearthed sarcophagus, but, rather than decaying, the bodies seem to be growing lustrous, and new.

These tales and others make up the twenty-five flash fiction stories in We Are the Ghosts in the Rafters, Murmuring Like Doves, the first short fiction collection from speculative fiction author, Sarah Cline. With each story no more than 1500 words, every bite-sized addition to this collection favors economy of language and an imagery-driven style while spanning a variety of genres, from fantasy to science fiction, and horror to literary. Some take us to the distant past, others to the far future. Some examine the spectral and the unknown, and others, the hidden chambers of the human heart.

Each one invites you to peer through the windows of strange houses, where anything may be unfolding…