Flash Fiction

Britney! Guess who I’m walking with? Your dog? No! 10x more adorbs. BROCK HUDSON. NO! YES! Why is this happening??? Because dreams really do come true, Britney. But how? He saw me and was like… Didn’t you tutor me last year? And I was like… “Maybe.” Then it happened! We started walking! Like… In the […]

Felicity’s having a lucky day. It’s Friday. Her boss gave her a raise. She won five dollars on a scratcher ticket! Now she’s on her way to movie night with friends. ​ She’s been to Bea’s a few times, but not enough to ignore her GPS. ​ It takes a different route, down a dark

Entering Tortoise in the race was a cruel joke by the contestants; he’d never win. ​ But Fox, having overeaten, collapsed in exhaustion. Hare, confident of his lead, stopped to flirt with bunnies. Bear departed, hearing her cub’s distant cries. Cat, a stray, spotted animal control and went into hiding. ​ As Tortoise crossed the

“No I didn’t!” said Izzy, leaning on her walker. Fran had sworn never to speak to her sister, but Izzy just had to choose the same retirement home. “I knew you’d deny it so…” Fran pulled an old wad of paper from her mumu. “4 Things I Hate About You: Petty, Sensitive, Ugly… Unloveable!” Izzy

“Final warning:” croaked Agness from her cage. “What thee giveth, thee shall receiveth.” ​ “Witch,” Arthur replied to the ruined woman, despite it being he who planted her “witchly trinkets.” Served her right… mocking his sexual advances! “Tom’rrow thee hangeth,” he said. ​ That morn, he awoke in Agnes’ broken body. The noose around her neck was

Rat gloated after moving into Fox’s home: what a fool, day and night, to leave his door ajar! Fox cooked decadent feasts, but before he could eat, Rat rang Fox’s bell. With Fox distracted, Rat gobbled the meals. He’d run back to his hole, giggling, “Got you again, you fool!” This happened for six days. On

The grim faces of the first responders say it all: the girl thrown from her vehicle is dead. ​ A phone rings—my phone; it’s my mom. ​ This girl has a mother whose calls she’ll never answer… because of me. ​ “Hi Mom.” ​ “We’re all waiting for Birthday Boy. Where are you?” ​ Her

Romance filled the air, yet not for him. ​ Amid countless male fireflies, he adjusted his display to catch a female’s attention. ​ After seven tiring days, a bioluminescent beauty signals interest. ​ More suitors, blinded by her resplendence, vie for her affections, but she wants him. He chases down her dimming glow. ​ However,

A curvy brunette in a mink coat barely enters the train in time. ​ Outside, a man snaps photos of her as it pulls away. ​ A petite lady in jeans and her own oversized glasses invites her to sit down. They bond over their shared experiences of unwanted attention, love for children and animals,

Lost and starving, Gall roamed the forest. “Eat my fruit,” said a tree. He ate without a thank you. ​ Now he was thirsty. “Drink my water,” said a stream. Gall drank without a thank you. ​ Now tired, he needed shelter. “Rest in me,” said a cave. He slept without a thank you. ​