flash fiction
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand written by: Fatima Nazifi - My acceptance letter just came. I called you immediately, Grandpa...
It’s All in the Timing
It’s All in the Timing written by: Johnch - Duckworth stood, contemplating the bent shaft of his bicycle pump...
The Art of Everything
The Art of Everything written by: Tahira Y. - Some days, when the sun rises, I remember that the moon has risen...
Ascension
Ascension written by: Hugh Goldberg - “Don’t go there, son!” the strange man calls to you...
Heavenly Sin
Heavenly Sin written by: Patricia Pease - A gray haze of cigarette smoke blanketed the inside of “Heavenly Sin” nightclub...
Summer Sundays
Summer Sundays written by: Zsófia Skutera - She is sitting serenely at the sewing machine, passionately seaming...
A Broken Heart
A Broken Heart written by: Phyllis Souza - It’s Valentine’s Day. The rain holds off, but the clouds look ready to burst...
Every Blue Hue
Every Blue Hue written by: Sladjana Sea - He was just there. The smell of coffee lingered in her...
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...
