flash fiction
She’s Trying
She's Trying written by: Doug Bartlett - I knew better, so it’s really my own fault. I’ve been...
Same Diff
Same Diff written by: James Hancock - Commander Andreas walked down the line, stopping before every fifth soldier. “Where are you from, son?...
It’s Complicated
It's Complicated written by: Anna Kinkead - She pondered the best time to tell him that she was leaving him. After a long day of Zoom...
Welcome
Welcome written by: Kim Favors - Dammit, I’m gonna be late again, and I still don’t know what to wear...
On the Bus
On the Bus written by: Don Tassone - Martha and her best friend Ella slowly made their way up the steps of the school bus...
Sometimes I Just Hate Myself
Sometimes I Just Hate Myself written by: Mary Bevan - To be honest I knew Evie didn’t really deserve the waves of jealous hate...
Going, Going
Going, Going written by: Ann-Sophie - “Thank you for Mr. Button”. I whisper against her skin-covered skull...
A Few Hours After
A Few Hours After written by: Bugra Sarpkaya - Boran was forced to visit his great-aunt with his family. She lived in a big house...
A Haunting
A Haunting written by: Katharina Harzer - She’s here again. I can feel her. The hairs on the back of my neck stand up, crackling...
Shuttered
Shuttered written by: Lynn Newman - Night shift has its own rhythm. By eleven the ward had settled into the soft machinery...
A Door. A Key.
A Door. A Key. written by: Nate Stonecypher - I found a door into spring. I stepped through, left ice-white winter...
Priorities in Time Management
Priorities in Time Management written by: Haji SM - Travel back seventy million years and see a T-Rex gobble up a triceratops?...
The Happy Couple
The Happy Couple written by: Nelly Shulman - The ruby wine in the crystal glass reminded me of fresh blood. Over the vintage china...
Did You Ever Dream of Joining the Circus?
Did You Ever Dream of Joining the Circus? written by: Marcelle Rayner - My friend, Jackie, and I were strolling down the path leading to...
