I knew you were thinking about leaving so, I didn’t say, when the world ends, I’d like to survive it with you, and said instead, let me know if you ever get around to missing me.… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
The Bright Divide
FLASH FICTION by David HensonAn ant crawls across the patio table. You fix your eyes. The bug starts to move away; you press with your thumb. The ant’s legs writhe from its crushed body. When I asked why, you say you weren’t done looking at it yet.… more
LAY OUT
FLASH FICTION by Greg MulcahyHe thought then that was true, that he was done, and he did not know then as he knew now that he had known then without knowing it that going—finishing and leaving—was something.… more
Monster
FLASH FICTION by Tiff M. Z. LeeIt wasn’t so bad, once we got used to the smell of raw meat and the odd disappearance when one of us pissed her off and the utter, brutal ruthlessness of Tyra Banks.… more
My Brad Pitt Boyfriend
FLASH FICTION by Mileva AnastasiadouHe said, “I need a new mother,” and I nodded, because he obviously needed support and therapy, he didn’t know how to survive alone.… more
The End of Summer
FLASH FICTION by Jeff HarveyA one-eared beagle with a bleeding wound waited on the porch wagging her tail; another pup a townie had been undoubtedly tossed out on the dirt road.… more
Three Stories
FLASH FICTION by Victor D SandiegoSome bodies stayed on the ground for hours that kissed days as one death followed another in the city of hard justice. All was part of the deal that cops made with themselves known by undercover names such as community service and that which must be done.… more
One Nighter
FLASH FICTION by Liz deBeerThe next morning, the fancy flower is limp, petals dry, brown. It’s over. Loneliness grips Elwood, as if the vivid colors and fruity scent were a charming houseguest whose sudden departure shrunk his world.… more
Wrong Cadillac
FLASH FICTION by Wade HarrisGrandpa’s truck just waved, small. Like she was letting go of something heavy. I cried. Didn’t plan to. Didn’t try not to. Got her home to my place and the project began. First, Heineken, and a Camel. Old man would be proud. Or wonder why it was only 9 a.m.… more
Thinking of North Dakota
FLASH FICTION by S.F. WrightHe looked slightly like a serial killer—but not enough for Luisa to say no; and she sensed that, if it came down to it, she could do him more harm than he her.… more
