I write a story about Matt only I change his name to Pilot. And then to Shotgun. Then to Kevin. Then back to Matt. It’s about Matt, but isn’t. It’s all made up, but is honest and true in that way that fiction can be. OK, it’s mostly made up. In that way fiction can be. … more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
They Bite Their Bracelets When They Want to Taste Gold
FLASH FICTION by Niles BaldwinMen can be beautiful if they are in photographs. There, their danger is behind their eyes, in the clenching of their teeth against the inside of their cheeks, the blood that stains the margins of their teeth, the thoughts attached to how badly they want to growl.… more
The Stupidest Person Alive
FLASH FICTION by Josh TealOut there, somewhere, is the stupidest person alive. There are a lot of stupid people in the world, but someone has to be the stupidest.… more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Owen Paul EdwardsHe tries to spin around and purchase a ledge with his fingers, but it doesn’t work like that–his body, the time, the space, the stuff around, none of it. He’s in open air. He’s looking at the big ground. The ground is like sitting front row for a technicolor film in his honor, a real end of the rainbow. He can think whatever he wants now. … more
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Robin Van ImpeIf Fred had been a female, he would’ve had a sensual stride and mysterious gaze; sadly, his elegance and charm were wasted on the body of a male, his pudgy belly protruding in a way that screamed domesticity.… more
Black Crows
FLASH FICTION by Ken RodgersI didn’t know shit about birds, but for some reason watching them made me hopeful. Maybe something about rebirth and all that shit.… more
The Giant’s Eye
FLASH FICTION by John BironIf there’s any eye, he said to me, his breath hot in his chest some and raising his chin, it was His and it looks on all us alike, equal in its blessings and its curses. I been trying hard to force myself to believe it.… more
In Memoriam—Mr Finkel’s Birthday Cake
FLASH FICTION by Rebecca FieldMr Finkel’s Malteser birthday cake, aged 5 hours, passed away between 6 and 6:25pm on 23rd April 2024. Weighing up the facts like baking ingredients, Mrs Finkel decided that her husband absolutely did not deserve a birthday cake, much less the effort she had put into creating it.… more
Born Storyteller
FLASH FICTION by Anne AnthonyThe first time Mary Pat overheard Freebird mention how he lost his leg, he sat on the far side of the front porch with Miss Mildred who’d been widowed early in her marriage to a WWII marine. They watched squirrels gather twigs to build their nests in the poplar tree across from Silver Oaks Retirement Community’s parking lot.… more
We All Fall Down
FLASH FICTION by Stephen Barone“Wanna see something?”Jerry, the property manager held open a large garbage bag. Like an idiot, I peeked inside. A whiff of decay and rot hit me in the face as my peepers took in several black and gray fuzzballs. I had a strong urge to both punch and puke on Jerry.… more
