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The house sat a little back from the road, its leaning porch and sagging roof giving it a slump-shouldered look. In the front yard, the rusted shell of a pickup perched on blocks amid an ocean of w…
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Bold. Brief. Beautiful. Fiction in Fewer Words.
on Nov 1
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He says, “But I’m dying,” like it’s the answer to everything, like he thinks I’ll disagree. He says it like I’ve forgotten, but how could I forget sitting in tha…
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“Mark.” Joe slowly declares my name, as if to confirm that it really is me who arrived with the order; that it’s his partner standing there in the hallway. He’s as surprised to see me as I am him. …
on Oct 7
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One sample of DNA. One chance to prove herself and silence her peers. Two viable ammonites eventually swim in their tank, juvenile and tiny. Their spiraled shells may be imperfect Golden Ratios, bu…
on Oct 2
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We heard her long before we saw her. Crashing trees and shuddering earth, sometimes a muffled crack as a chunk of mountain split and slid down the side of the valley. A goatherd left his charges sq…
on Aug 23
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Sapphire Bay ResortFour-star hotel1,643 reviews#3/563 hotels in Sapphire IslandBoutiqueHotel review: Two stars DisappointingThey advertised as a bespoke luxury hotel to get away from the chaos of t…
on Jul 31
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I stand apart from my new family. They hate me. I’m here to replace someone they loved. When the green light comes on and it’s time to stand in our lane, they’ll push me to the fr…
on Jun 28
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You are born on the first day of summer on a planet with three moons. When they rise in congruence, blue flowers unfurl all across the tropic latitudes and raise their faces to the sky. I see you, …
on Mar 16
Flash Fiction Online January 2024
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The theme of January 2024 is “Possession” (of the otherworldly, demonic sort). Stories in this issue include: “Imago Dei” by Josh Pearce “The Pieces of Her” by Lora Gray “Salt” by Emily…
on Jan 2