flash fiction
Birdin’ the Yalobusha
Birdin' the Yalobusha written by: Cynthia Griffin - Sloshin’ through mud choked with rottin’ leaves...
Her Royal Majesty
Her Royal Majesty written by: John Oguntoyinbo - She had been like that from the womb-her royal majesty...
Valentine’s Reverie
Valentine's Reverie written by: Phyllis Souza - Lost in a Valentine’s Reverie, Lena travels back to her fourth-grade classroom...
Mad Maddie
Mad Maddie written by: Patricia Pease - The handcuffs pinched her wrists as Maddie rapped her knuckles four times...
Second Life
Second Life written by: Sudha Vishwanath - Of all the three-hundred and sixty-five days in a year...
Chance by Name, Chancer by Nature
Chance by Name, Chancer by Nature written by: Trevor Flanagan - The sulphurous stench pulled at Chance’s nose and throat...
The Back Room
The Back Room written by: W. Glewicz - We’re August lazy, slouched on a park bench under a blazing late afternoon...
Space Radio
Space Radio written by: Isabel Alzate - Captain George Scott and Lieutenant Jason Montgomery checked...
The Lavender Pages
The Lavender Pages written by: Rae S. Earley (thestoryscripter) - A draft of winter found Mary’s exposed knuckles as she clenched...
Pure Revenge
Pure Revenge written by: P. A. Farrell - Life isn't always the dream we had imagined it...
Brushstrokes
Brushstrokes written by: Jasmine Johnstone - Bass thumped in Marla’s chest as the speakers drowned out all other noise...
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...
