Mary, in apartment 331, has woken up larger, wonders if her new keto diet is backfiring. Adam, in 340, asks if it is normal for his twelve-year-old to experience bloating and cramps with no blood. Louise, in 119, says she must’ve blacked out hard on sleeping pills, because she peed on a stick this morning and the double lines appeared.… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
Mackenzie
FLASH FICTION by JT Peifer“You like sheep?” A smile cracked through the dried blood on Sam’s face. Mac grinned. “My truck’s only certified for liquid effluvia, mate.”… more
Torn
FLASH FICTION by Liz deBeerFeet apart, hands out like the Scale of Justice, you weigh who you were with who you are.… more
Homeland
FLASH FICTION by Chelsea AllenThe knife-cool of the mist that pricks your bare arms, your bare head, your bare heart. No, that is not an oak blackened by the day’s rain. Come home! That is a hand burned beyond salvation.… more
The Deaths We Care About
FLASH FICTION by W. Peter CollinsHe even had the same innocent face, the kind that belongs to somebody who wants to be a hero and will walk into a meat grinder to prove it.… more
Manfred’s Parting Gift
FLASH FICTION by Brecht De PoortereThe guinea pig sits at one end of the cage, frozen with fear. At the other end, lies the snake. A six-foot python—small for its species, but taller than the average human being. Its scales glitter in the sun.… more
A Lost Episode
FLASH FICTION by Adam McOmberMeadowlark looks into the pit again. The shadow is still there, gazing up at him. He can see the figure better now. It looks something like a child. A frightened boy. The boy has set aside his bowl of cereal. He’s watching, wondering what will happen next.… more
Alpha
FLASH FICTION by Salami Femi“How do you feel, son?” Pa Ade asked. “I feel strong and powerful, Dad,” Ade said. “Masculinity is strength, power, and responsibility, Dad. Taking care of the heavy duties at home is my responsibility. I understand that now. I am a Man!”… more
Other World
FLASH FICTION by Kelli Short BorgesClara hopes there’s a replica of her family somewhere still living in their house on Saguaro Street, where her dad didn’t lose his job at the General Store, where his breath doesn’t stink of Wild Turkey every morning.… more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Simon RavenscroftI waited a while by the river, pondering. Once or twice I inspected my nether regions, like runes in the spindly moonlight. I have a soft spot for soothsaying and they have always proved reliable aids.… more
