Mr Finkel’s Malteser birthday cake, aged 5 hours, passed away between 6 and 6:25pm on 23rd April 2024. Weighing up the facts like baking ingredients, Mrs Finkel decided that her husband absolutely did not deserve a birthday cake, much less the effort she had put into creating it.… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
Born Storyteller
FLASH FICTION by Anne AnthonyThe first time Mary Pat overheard Freebird mention how he lost his leg, he sat on the far side of the front porch with Miss Mildred who’d been widowed early in her marriage to a WWII marine. They watched squirrels gather twigs to build their nests in the poplar tree across from Silver Oaks Retirement Community’s parking lot.… more
We All Fall Down
FLASH FICTION by Stephen Barone“Wanna see something?”Jerry, the property manager held open a large garbage bag. Like an idiot, I peeked inside. A whiff of decay and rot hit me in the face as my peepers took in several black and gray fuzzballs. I had a strong urge to both punch and puke on Jerry.… more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Sumitra SIngamMy American girlfriend holds my hand loudly, like she’s giving fuck you, cishets because she thinks we’re way behind in Australia.… more
Three Stories
FLASH FICTION by Beth ShermanYou think you’re better than me? A guy in a bear costume with a ranger hat and hollow eyes. You think because you live in New Jersey you won’t be affected by micro-particles floating south from fires in Canada?… more
2 Colorful Shorts
FLASH FICTION by Salvatore DifalcoJohnny asked if my father had fought in the war. I told him my uncle had died in it, so my father didn’t have to fight. He asked if my father was yellow. “No,” I said. “My father can kill your father,” he said. “He killed lots of people in the war,” he added. “Said it was nothing.” I became concerned Johnny and his father were planning to kill my father.… more
What She Really Wants to Say About Kill Devil Hills
FLASH FICTION by Elissa FieldFive miles of Saharan-scale dunes along the Carolina seashore. So hot and vast, signs warned at the tourist parking: you have no way of expecting just how daunting and dangerous this walk will be. … more
Sum
FLASH FICTION by Daniel Bird“How about you tell me your phone number and I will add up and multiply all the digits for you in less than two seconds.” Her forehead gave way to a frown. “Woah, bit early to be giving out phone numbers isn’t it, Dave?”… more
Muscae Volitantes
FLASH FICTION by Matthew BanashYou had tried, you really had. Yoga, meditation, bird walks, volunteering, stand-up comedy, stand-up comedy! Dating, abstinence, forgiveness, self-love (too much?), anti-gun rallies, pro-gun rallies, rainbow flag rallies, deep bows to all Four Directions for all you weren’t. … more
A Mouthful of Cherry Pie
FLASH FICTION by Kayleigh KittWhen they arrived, it was more like a scene from Halloween as opposed to Christmas. The broken reindeer looked forlorn on the lawn, almost as melancholy as the faerie lights, half dangling from the gutter. However, the abject look on Dan’s face as he opened the door quickly turned to relief. The whispers of, “It’s bad, really bad.” … more
