When I was in my 20s I’d think: I can do anything for a year. A year is nothing. I can snort coke every day; I can date a psychotic nymphomaniac. In my 30s I’d think: I can survive on unemployment; I can live without health insurance. I can sleep in my car. Now, a year feels like darkness where there will never be light.… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
Selling Hotdogs
FLASH FICTION by Swetha AmitAs another gust of wind blows, I imagine them locked in a passionate embrace. I bite my lip so hard it bleeds. I run my tongue over my lips. The bitter taste of regret and envy continues to swirl inside my mouth.… more
Stand Close
FLASH FICTION by Marshall BoodAll that winter my apartment was a rocking boat. I decided to slip notes underneath the doors of my disputing neighbours. I let them all know, anonymously, whose sides I was on. My choices were random, but I felt like taking some sort of an action.… more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Tara Van De MarkWhile we agree to support our burgeoning activists, for a bit, we’re mindful they’ll soon get cranky from a glucose drop without a freshly picked and blanched mint and kale smoothie, that naps are needed for brain development, and of course sunset yoga is crucial to maintaining circadian rhythm.… more
The Private Investigator Balances the Scales
FLASH FICTION by Jack B. BedellThe investigator was torn whether or not to note subject was dressed only in a large men’s t-shirt and had visible bruising on face and neck, but figured the video would speak for itself upon review.… more
The Fray
FLASH FICTION by Scott SolomonYou neither dare nor care to leave your fetal position to crawl to the commode. When you soil yourself, they come, hold their noses, and hose. “You’ve hit bottom,” they say. “Without a chance to explore your options, you’re lucky you ended up here.”… more
Danny Boy
FLASH FICTION by Wilson KoewingMy grandma used to say, Ellie, you can’t fix crazy, but you might can help stupid, though only unlearnt stupid, not born and ingrained stupid cause that stupid’s bad as crazy.… more
The Missing Boy, Aisle 12
FLASH FICTION by Alex JufferI come across the missing teenager in the back of the Dollar General frozen section comparing ice cream sandwiches. M&M or chocolate chip. I’d seen his picture circulating on Facebook. The flop of curls, the shine of acne. A post by his dad: PLEASE FIND OUR SON CROSBY. ESCAPED OUR HOME. ANY HELP. I had liked the post. … more
The Natural Order
FLASH FICTION by Jerry FlynnThis, friends, will be the last time I ever touch a keyboard. I am dedicating my life to nature, and vow to abstain from all conveniences and hypocrisy of the unnatural world, from unclean modern vaccines, to clothing made in factories by impoverished piece workers in Bangladesh. I will walk, naked, into the woods and survive as my forebearers did many generations ago.… more
The Boxer
FLASH FICTION by Thomas HaydenThe coach wiped the blood from Ray’s mouth like a child, and he was embarrassed–embarrassed to be there and embarrassed that Ray was not embarrassed. The coach knew Grace would leave Ray, not because of the beatings, but because she was still young and had enough money to get through the hard times immediately after leaving a man.… more
