Flash Fiction

Tired of watching dreamers make mistakes, Tara decided to just give them what they wanted without all the wasted effort. Once finished, she smiled. How appreciative they’ll be, not to…

My tail thumps to the tennis ball beating inside of me.The most beautiful,the most wonderful,the most best,the most coolest creature that has ever existed is home!​He walks so wondrously on…

Where is my family?They’re here, you say, in this perfect house:the wife, the son, the daughter,even the dog and cat. But they’re all imposters.​Lost my wife a year ago.Daughter and son,…

“One shot,” said Harriet’s husband. “Then you forget this nonsense.”She cleared the cobwebs from her sheet music — poured her life savings into recording Slow Burn.The bopping producer cheered as Harriet…

Breathe in the clean air. Admire the blue skies. Plants, animals — diversity all around. Our children laugh in green meadows. No one goes hungry. No one goes thirsty. We…

The bus-driver waited for the bickering to die. “Thank you for joining me on a ride of a lifetime.”“It better be,” responded one.They all agreed, glaring from the driver to…

Tinkling bells wake Martha.Outside the bedroom, her children giggle.Letting her husband sleep, she slinks down the hall, nightgown fluttering, the giggling growing louder. Someone lit the fireplace. Her children sit…

The children wished each other luck before taking different roads to the fabled land of Godot.Each path was winding and full of side quests, leaving them feeling lost.When one child…

I’m a fill-in, but I should be happy: I’m a guest on The Elaine Show.But Elaine walks past my room to Scarlet Reed’s.Who is she anyway?A tramp, famous for a leaked…

Darren walked into the office as Sheila stood by the printer. “This mean…?” Darren nervously rubbed his rough hands, worn from years on concrete. “Move-in’s tomorrow,” Sheila said, smiling. Darren…