Category Archives: FLASH FICTION

FLASH FICTION (LESS THAN 1000 WORDS)

Dog

{May 22, 2026}

Easier to be chosen than to choose. Jenni knows this. She pulls us through the day on an invisible leash—her grandmother’s birthday, a trailer park, a couch that looks like an orange muppet—until there’s no edges left.… more

Another Annoyance

FLASH FICTION by Liz deBeer

{May 18, 2026}

It’s none of her damn business, but it’s nice she’s acting like a mother. Annoying but normal-annoying. Better than her crying alone on the couch, like a decaying potato, oozing in the darkness.… more

The Erotic Life of Mrs. White

FLASH FICTION by Kristen Reece

{May 15, 2026}

Her face glowing the ruby of the cabernet and with shame—the shame of asking, worrying about her seam, but too afraid to touch it. What if it has dried up? With a few more lessons on seduction, could it be a desert gulch in a flash flood?… more

This Little Piggy

FLASH FICTION by Brooks Egerton

{May 14, 2026}

I held my violet fingernails up to my stubble and rhinestone stud earrings and said, I’m not exactly what most people have in mind when they hear positive male role model.… more

For a Second I Was Worried There Was No One Left to Be Jealous Of

FLASH FICTION by Devika Kaul

{May 13, 2026}

“We weren’t right together,” he said. “She was always telling me I should be with a man, instead.”
“She thought you weren’t into women?’
“She thought no man could feel real love for a woman.”… more

Stoicism

FLASH FICTION by Hugh Behm-Steinberg

{May 12, 2026}

When Craig dies, he is sentenced to come back to earth as a roll of toilet paper, now with plenty of time to review his previous acts, searching for the one shameful moment that placed him on the shelf packed tightly with his seven siblings.… more

The Lawnmower

FLASH FICTION by Ester Reato

{May 9, 2026}

“Dad says that if PSOs catch ya, they’ll kick your head in,” says Shauny. I don’t want my head kicked in. I run.… more

Blizzard

FLASH FICTION by Kathryn Silver-Hajo

{May 7, 2026}

Andy hides in the igloo the kids had built from snow up to their waists. He sees cars sliding, parents picking up children. But not his. He hears excited voices. Twenty inches already! Traffic jammed… phone lines down. Now everyone’s gone.… more

All Around This House of Midnight

FLASH FICTION by Kevin Chesser

{May 6, 2026}

Have you ever noticed when someone wants to sound smart, they’ll say it’s worth noting…? Well, it’s worth noting that my door’s always open, by which I mean it’s never closed, leaving me vulnerable to all manner of incursion.
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