TRY NOT TO SHAKE OR JUST LEAVE HIM SOMEWHERE was something she texted one of those last times. I wasn’t a Papa long enough to be asked something like that, but I tried to do it anyway. … more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
710 Words
FLASH FICTION by Jason SchaeferDoes the reader really need to know the story unfolds on a Monday? He imagined himself choking down cigarettes with Jason Robards, legs resting on a cluttered desk, flipping and conferring over a wrinkled printout. If he were a better writer, the story would already have that “Monday” feel to it.… more
All the Things My Dead Husband Did
FLASH FICTION by Elizabeth RosenThere was all the research he had the patience to do on which refrigerator model, brand of woolen socks that would actually keep my feet warm, rechargeable battery for the edger, pest control service, VPN, mechanic, or coffee bean roaster to buy. Every goddamn thing but what that shortness of breath could mean and which cardiologist was the best to see about it.… more
The Whole Damned Thing
FLASH FICTION by Tyler AllenThe news said the temperature would be zero or below. I said how can it be zero, how can a temperature be nothing? But it isn’t nothing, it’s zero, it’s a value, my brother told me. He was also living with my mom at the time.… more
3/1 Walking Distance from Packard’s Corner (Great Investment)
FLASH FICTION by Marco VisciolaccioIt’s not worth knowing what’s inside the wall. It’s just a vaguely human shape painted on the wall of one of the bedrooms, that knocks at specific intervals. But the thing’s brick and I’m not made of money, especially not after buying a home.… more
Three Stories
FLASH FICTION by Matthew DexterNicolas digs to the root of most rotten things fast and ruthless. Pit bulls are an affectionate breed. None of my pits attacked anybody before. Yesterday was a calamitous accident.… more
the dead man was someone i didn’t recognize.
FLASH FICTION by john comptoni always remember the dead as gray, & always startled when they look alive.… more
My Dads’ Cars
FLASH FICTION by Travis FlattWhen I roll in to drive, Dad Bluetooth’s AC/DC or Metallica—some 90s stuff— on the soundsystem, crazy loud. We have to shout over it while he tells me how to switch gears; I pretend like I don’t know how while he pretends not to notice me pretending. … more
99 Bottles of Beer on the Floor
FLASH FICTION by Linda M. BayleyHe wakes up with dread in his belly. He can’t afford to get the tap fixed and he sure can’t afford to replace a broken door. He should call the cops, but doesn’t. He should put some shorts on, but doesn’t. Instead he pads to the kitchen and pulls the door open. “Do you know what time it is?”… more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Shira MusicantIt’s the last day of summer vacation. Soon he will be mired in seventh-grade English assignments and history reports. Things Edward has no problem with. But brother Edward does not know how to drive and he, Davey, is killing it.… more
