flash fiction
Holding Her Own
Holding Her Own written by: Hanna Biali - 12th Birthday come and gone, Vera mused wistfully whilst finishing her chores...
From My Balcony
From My Balcony written by: Anna Kinkead - From my balcony (or should I say, “Winter Garden” per...
Ms. Pitty-Pat’s Finishing School
Ms. Pitty-Pat's Finishing School written by: Lisa H. Owens - “Places everyone, and remember, we wear our somber expressions...
Red’s Cafe
Red’s Cafe written by: Ernie Stricsek - On most days that it wasn’t raining or too cold, Pete and Lenny would shuffle...
What Eddie Learned Today
What Eddie Learned Today written by: Roger Haydon - Those fat bellied men from out of nowhere, a mob with its angry breath fouled with hate...
Come to the Cove
Come to the Cove written by: Peter Rehn - It was the seal that started it all. No, not the animal, the wax seal, red and cracked...
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son written by: Varia Abramova - “A modern day Jack Kerouac,” mother says, watching Chris drop his two...
Luxury
Luxury written by: A.L. Paradiso - My extravagant pink wife is obsessed with pink anything. Most of her outfits are thoroughly pink...
Arched Smile
Arched Smile written by: Dee Allen - Godfried Schalken—one of his country's best artists—suffered two...
The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus written by: Joel Bryant - Today, of all days, I was hoping the trip home would be hassle-free...
Courgettes
Courgettes written by: Sofia Pal - Nonna’s flowers sing in the dwindling sunshine of late-August London...
The Keys
The Keys written by: Leslie Cairns - I’ve lived nowhere and everywhere at the same time. NYC, Denver, Buffalo...
Not My Sanctuary
Not My Sanctuary written by: Arvilla Fee - 18 hours. That’s all I have. If I’m to do this, I do it now. I try to move slowly, deliberately...
Don’t Remember Her This Way
Don't Remember Her This Way written by: C. Little - As the sun sets behind the house, its old, wooden door flies open and a small figure...
