Flash Fiction

The loud explosion isn’t thunder.The cloudless sky showers not rain, but debris.The singed polaroid flutters to the dirt.As it hits the light, two tuxedoed men appear,surrounded by smiling faces.​​All who…

“Mommy, I tied my shoe all by myself!” said six-year-old Ian.“You're a year behind,” she replied.​“Mom! I got an A on that exam," said sixteen-year-old Ian.“Your brother had a perfect…

"Wanna be scared?” Phyllis smiles, clicking into a You-Video channel. Each thumbnail displays a trash can.“So?” Seymour shrugs.She clicks a video, scrolls halfway through and points. “They move. Like someone’s…

The boy cheered, thinking he had finally captured the wind in a glass bottle.“Silly boy,” rustled the wind, "I can never be captured.”The boy began to cry, sharing with the…

As Suyin screwed in devices on the conveyor line, she dreamed of fleeing to America with her son. She’d go to school, become a “girl boss”! Suyin wiped her tears:…

Daisy hated serving: why was luck never on her side?​A coworker invited her to a screening where she would have met a film director,but she was “tired” and declined.​She rolled…

In the garden of flowers, the seedling wove—twisted—tried to find its share of sunlight.​It bent itself backwards to live peacefully amongst the flowers.​All the weaving made it weak.Dragging along the…

Harrison wants to be just like Harry Potter.After watching all the movies, he begs his mother for a magic wand.For a month, he attempts to make magic happen.He tries to…

Mara hangs up her cell.Her co-workers are still laughing.Just a second ago she was, too.But then—her husband, her husband… he called… he… said those words.​“Our daughter is dead.”​Her co-workers keep…

Against the elm, Sir Alistair kissed the maiden.It’s not everyday a fair damsel appears, requesting a kiss.Unladylike, certainly, but who was he to say no?​“Thanks,” she said, pushing him away…