After her daughter was accepted into the top-ranked university in the country, my sister-in-law—ex-sister-in-law—took up the habit of disagreeing with me about things I wasn’t even trying to agree on.… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
Anamorphosis: From Hero to Zero and Backwards
FLASH FICTION by Ramiz GaralovIt would not be a stretch to say that Sabir Khalilov was the sole architect of his own downfall. Known as much for his brazen antics as for his paintings, Khalilov had finally and spectacularly lost the plot.… more
Copperhead Therapy
FLASH FICTION by Patrick G. Roland“Don’t you touch that!” Dad warned. But I licked my finger and stuck it to the electric-blue bug zapper anyway. Nothing happened. He said the same about the Teflon pan on the stove, the copperhead with a bulging belly.… more
Everyone Knows About Samson and Delilah
FLASH FICTION by Zary FeketeEveryone says Samson is dumb as a rock, that he’d let Delilah braid his hair and tie him to the bedpost if she asked. Everyone laughs. Everyone has thought about tying Samson to the bedpost at least once.… more
IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE WE LAST SPOKE
FLASH FICTION by Tayler EliseI 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
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
