Her face glowing the ruby of the cabernet and with shame—the shame of asking, worrying about her seam, but too afraid to touch it. What if it has dried up? With a few more lessons on seduction, could it be a desert gulch in a flash flood?… more
Category Archives: FLASH FICTION
This Little Piggy
FLASH FICTION by Brooks EgertonI held my violet fingernails up to my stubble and rhinestone stud earrings and said, I’m not exactly what most people have in mind when they hear positive male role model.… more
For a Second I Was Worried There Was No One Left to Be Jealous Of
FLASH FICTION by Devika Kaul“We weren’t right together,” he said. “She was always telling me I should be with a man, instead.”
“She thought you weren’t into women?’
“She thought no man could feel real love for a woman.”… more
Stoicism
FLASH FICTION by Hugh Behm-SteinbergWhen Craig dies, he is sentenced to come back to earth as a roll of toilet paper, now with plenty of time to review his previous acts, searching for the one shameful moment that placed him on the shelf packed tightly with his seven siblings.… more
The Lawnmower
FLASH FICTION by Ester Reato“Dad says that if PSOs catch ya, they’ll kick your head in,” says Shauny. I don’t want my head kicked in. I run.… more
Blizzard
FLASH FICTION by Kathryn Silver-HajoAndy hides in the igloo the kids had built from snow up to their waists. He sees cars sliding, parents picking up children. But not his. He hears excited voices. Twenty inches already! Traffic jammed… phone lines down. Now everyone’s gone.… more
All Around This House of Midnight
FLASH FICTION by Kevin ChesserHave you ever noticed when someone wants to sound smart, they’ll say it’s worth noting…? Well, it’s worth noting that my door’s always open, by which I mean it’s never closed, leaving me vulnerable to all manner of incursion.
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Max Is Going Up In The World
FLASH FICTION by Gill O'HalloranA guy’s looking up at me, pointing down and mouthing “Jump.” But I ain’t jumping. I’m flying. And I’m about to show Dad how wrong he was.… more
The Future is Men Fighting Over Shit They Don’t Want
FLASH FICTION by Graeme Richmond MackEverybody knows there’s a relentless war on manhood. Your teacher’s mistake was thinking that men like us would sit back and let the world change without us, without our say so. We are men, Eric. We feel the facts like fire coursing through our veins.… more
Epistaxis
FLASH FICTION by J S KhanI could see blood trickling down her right nostril. It streamed down her lips. Pooled in her cleft chin. Spread like cracks in broken glass down her neck in bright red streaks. And there was a funny rumbling in her throat too—something near a purr—what I took at the time as a sign of pleasure.… more
