flash fiction
From the High Tower
From the High Tower written by: Simone Swart - He always, always walks first. (To keep safe his beloved, the wife and mother.)...
How I Overcame Stage Fright
How I Overcame Stage Fright written by: Angela Carlton - My sister went to detox again, the day of my audition...
The Proper Name
The Proper Name written by: Anastasia Loginova - Blossom always knew that Thorn was an outlier. For five years...
Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes
Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes written by: Adele Evershed - Bertha squashed the plum moth...
Perfidious Devils
Perfidious Devils written by: Hannah Scott - Humans think us perfidious. I think us as patient and persistent...
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism written by: Doug Bartlett - Here we go again. Every year at this time myself and my two friends...
Climate Change
Climate Change written by: Cheryl Snell - When the in-laws invited us to see their time-share...
Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing written by: Jo Kerr - On the day they arrived, I knew something had changed as soon...
Red Satin Dress
Red Satin Dress written by: Phyllis Souza - The anticipation of the New Year's Eve party was palpable...
Beyond The Wrapping Paper
Beyond The Wrapping Paper written by: Verity Mason - Victoria's face creases into a smile as she remembers the Christmases...
The Magic of Christmas
The Magic of Christmas written by: Mike Henry - Bobby Johnson was not a bad boy; however, the word...
Santa’s Chase
Santa's Chase written by: Clive La Pensée - Each December became more of a chase, and that was absurd...
Mother’s Milk
Mother's Milk written by: Lisa Rivers Kiesling - In the quiet corner of the sitting room hides the most...
Breezeway
Breezeway written by: Bill Tope - Trevor sat in his fancy new ergonomic computer chair, an early Christmas gift...
