We will plant a church and that church will grow like a flower I don’t know the name for. But we are not gardeners. We carry weapons fashioned against The Enemy. We are soldiers of God.… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
Where The Water Goes
FLASH FICTION by Susmita MukherjeeHe’d promised himself, promised his therapist, he’d stop letting anger be the first thing out of his mouth. But here he was, a grown man, sober for three months, crying over a clogged drain while his son watched him unravel like cheap plumbing.… more
Hard Times
FLASH FICTION by Vinayak Das GuptaHere’s this little dude. He’s kicking me. Ow! That really hurts! He’s pulling my J’s off! I say, “What the fuck, man?” He goes, “Fuck you,” so I go, “No, fuck you” then he kicks me in the nuts.… more
The Deli Boys
FLASH FICTION by Sabrina HicksThe Deli Boys were men everyone called boys, townies who never left their neighborhood, never left their first jobs, their first girls, pulling the condom off when her head was turned, said real men don’t wear condoms so they rolled them up like whispers in the backseat of their parents’ cars… more
Presence
FLASH FICTION by Raymond J. BrashMy girlfriend Annesa says she needs to visit her ex-boyfriend’s grave today because she felt his presence in second period during a lesson about tectonic plates crashing against each other.… more
The Future Is So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
FLASH FICTION by Ellen-Arwen TristramFirst time I nearly died was a bit pathetic, Mum too caught up with the rest of the kids, I was bored. Only got 24 hours on a ward ‘til Mum picked me up for discharge. Didn’t get any therapy, don’t think she took the calls.… more
Come Back Just to Spite You
FLASH FICTION by Chuck StrangeYou can come back every day and see how it changes, how that fur and fat and meat and all that just goes away, and you’re left with a little pile of bones that don’t look like anything except bones.… more
Disappearing Act
FLASH FICTION by Christopher LinforthThere’s a connection, a mutual understanding. Two waves one over. One grins. One breathes on one’s palm and sniffs hours-old choripán. Three’s favorite street food. One decides to chance it with two. Three will never find out. Three’s busy at home, a continent away, with half and third.… more
Automatonophobia
FLASH FICTION by Steven WhitakerBut Muppets don’t end with your TV screens. Did you know? They infiltrate your workplaces, your idols, your governments.… more
My Neighbor Pays Me $100 to Dress Up Like His Dead Daughter
FLASH FICTION by Christina TudorAnd that’s when he told me I reminded him of his dead daughter because we both have red hair, freckles, and look like we’re keeping everybody else’s secrets.… more
