Flash Fiction—Moods and Phases, by Viktoria Dahill
Enigma (L'Estampe Moderne) (1898) by Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery–Desfontaines. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Moods and Phases, by Viktoria Dahill We were young and the summer was ours. The world was as it should be, but when I was drunk and emotional,...
Flash Fiction—Bunker Pete, by Amy Redmond
image rawpixel Bunker Pete, by Amy Redmond We called him Bunker Pete for a long time after, when he came up in conversation. We even created a new verb. Are you leaning in for a bunker there? I was nearly bunkered. Don’t bunker her, c’mon! We...
Flash Fiction—False Teeth, by Pamela McNutt
False Teeth, by Pamela McNutt As the doors of the lift hissed shut a limp grin hung on his face. ‘I’ve got something to show you, it’s in my pocket.’ She shuddered as he groped in his cargo pants. Relief...
Flash Fiction—Open Door, by Nicola Jenkin
image, rawpixel Open Door, by Nicola Jenkin The smell of Caribbean fish stew permeated around our cul-de-sac at the weekends. Scents of sea and coconut milk wafted through the windows of my 1970’s built, peach-bricked council house every Saturday afternoon during the summer. It hinted at...
Flash Fiction—Harney County Lullaby, by Andrew Murphy
image, rawpixel Harney County Lullaby, by Andrew Murphy Burns, Oregon in late summer, apparently, smells like fresh-split kindling. I am three whiskey sours in and it's my mother telling me this. She left Burns when she was twelve to attend boarding school and has nothing kind...
Flash Fiction—The Fountain Pen Lover, by Marc Audet
image, rawpixel The Fountain Pen Lover, by Marc Audet For over a year, I have been in an intimate relationship with my fountain pen. It started with an innocent flirtation at the office supply store. I was looking for new pens for my journaling when I...
Flash Fiction—Entangled, by Liam Hogan
image, rawpixel. Entangled, by Liam Hogan The chains grow heavier every year. The ones the midwife attaches before they cut the cord are no more than that by which a bathtub plug dangles, the ball at its end a baby-fist sized toy. By...
Flash Fiction—Silent Water, by Rory Milhench
image rawpixel Silent Water, by Rory Milhench Kyle peels back the west-facing curtain in his room and sees the privates at their normal positions in the square below. The army here is underwhelming—they make constant mistakes in their marching and slouch against their command posts in badly-fitting uniforms,...
Flash Fiction—Thoughts While Slipping From a 400-foot Cliff, by Ed Ahern
Image by rawpixel.com Thoughts While Slipping From a 400-foot Cliff* by Ed Ahern *The descent would last about ten seconds, and death is assured on hitting either ground or water. (spiral left) I should have left my wallet in the car (tumble...
Flash Fiction—Panic, by Jessica Belton
Panic, by Jessica Belton Your burning ears are the first indication that something is wrong. As is the beating of your heart smashing violently against the bones of your ribcage. The steam of the shower shrouds you, the heat causing pink hues...
