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Tag: flash fiction
Side A Flash Fiction: “Olive Gabardine” by Kevin Grauke
Olive Gabardine Every night I’d go home and complain to my wife about him—how he could never count out the … More
Side A Flash Fiction: “What Would You Say?” by Nicholas Claro
What Would You Say? I sent flowers. There was this card too, but I’ll get to that. My initial thought … More
Side A Flash Fiction: “Another Life” by Darci Schummer
Another Life In another life, I am married to a Japanese man who was born in Toyko. “Moshi moshi,” he … More
S.R. Ponaka: “Just a Letter in the Mailbox,” a flash fiction for Side A
Just a Letter in the Mailbox My niece wants me to write a love letter to her father. They are … More
“The Woman of His Dreams,” a flash fiction by Kimm Brockett Stammen for Side A
The Woman of His Dreams He’ll meet her when he’s sleeping in the right bed. He’s planned out what to … More
“Bounty,” a Bad Survivalist Flash Fiction by Michele Finn Johnson
Bounty Marian’s halfway through her beginner Peloton class when she hears her husband, Luke, scream—What the hell? She slows her … More
Haunted Passages: “The Lamp,” a flash fiction by Scott Daughtridge DeMer
The Lamp Echo’s kids asked what secrets the lamp told. She didn’t answer, just stared at the bulb, lit to … More
“Pennies on Train Tracks,” a Side A flash fiction by Catherine Chiarella Domonkos
Pennies on Train Tracks You taught me to lay pennies on tracks to get flattened. Smooth brown ovals we stowed … More
Side A Flash Fiction: “Causality” by Anita Goveas
Causality When my placid younger brother scalded himself on his sixth birthday, the first time he ever cried, my mother … More
Side A Short Story: “Fragments in Color” by Chella Courington
Fragments in Color 1 When a kid I kept running away from home to see if Mama still wanted me. … More
Steve Gergely: “VanLife,” a flash fiction for Bad Survivalist
VanLife For the past two weeks I’ve been living out of my van. It’s not a lifestyle for everyone, but … More
Robert Scotellaro: “A Sky Full of Crickets,” flash fiction triptych for Bad Survivalist
A Sky Full of Crickets Hatching They are strapped in their upside-down car for hours before the firemen, slicing through … More
Two Flash Fictions from The Future by Soramimi Hanarejima
Renewed Sensitivity Your distrust of people is verging on paranoia, and although I remain exempt from your unfounded scrutiny, talking … More
“Shiny Shiny,” a Flavor Town USA short story by Mollie Schofer
Shiny Shiny When you live in a forest, there isn’t much to do but lie on your side and eat … More