He wakes up with dread in his belly. He can’t afford to get the tap fixed and he sure can’t afford to replace a broken door. He should call the cops, but doesn’t. He should put some shorts on, but doesn’t. Instead he pads to the kitchen and pulls the door open. “Do you know what time it is?”… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Shira MusicantIt’s the last day of summer vacation. Soon he will be mired in seventh-grade English assignments and history reports. Things Edward has no problem with. But brother Edward does not know how to drive and he, Davey, is killing it.… more
In my dreams, Man didn’t hunt the Nittany lion extinct
FLASH FICTION by Lauren KardosSanta put ammo in my stocking again this year, so each dawn over winter break Pap nudges me awake with his boot and drives us out to the woods.… more
The Jims
FLASH FICTION by Charlie RogersHe frowns. I prefer this expression to the smug know-it-all of a second ago, but still I smile a bit as I imagine hammering my fist into his perfect teeth.… more
The Most Dangerous Room in the House
FLASH FICTION by Sean EnnisWe all know the shower is a place also for thinking, thinking and singing. Time alone, slap-naked, pores wide open mind. It was here that my friend Shadow’s wife Wanda first had the obvious thought, the one tied like a chute behind every marriage.… more
Just Another Night in Pittsburgh
FLASH FICTION by Mark IfansonWell, I’ve never seen a dead person before other than at a wake, but he had to be dead with a chunk of his face missing like that.… more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by David M. GilbertWhen Jeppe shouted “Superman,” I imagined a theologian who could not get out of a phone booth without help, let alone explain himself.… more
Understanding
FLASH FICTION by Kim MagowanShe thinks of the ending of Back to the Future, where Marty’s dad is suddenly cool and fashionable, because Marty’s time traveling has improved the course of the past, so the teenage version of his father, McFly, stood up to the bully instead of capitulating to him. Gretchen wonders what version of herself would now be chopping Brussels sprouts in half.… more
when you give a girl a goldfish
FLASH FICTION by Bethany Cutkompcountless bulbous eyes will judge you eating in front of the television. you’ll drift off spooning baggies of failures, wishing that you’ll wake to warm skin hugging you back.… more
Mesopotamian Period of Divorce
FLASH FICTION by Guy BiedermanIt was the Mesopotamian period of divorce; everyone’s parents were doing it.… more
