Flash Fiction

A palm reader told Mr. Complish at thirteen that he would grow up to be the destroyer of the world. Mr. Complish did not want that. Who does?He had a…

“Not interested,” Peg said, after Bruce asked her out.​Who did she think she was?She was a four on a good day.He was varsity everything!A nine on a bad day!A girl…

They call me Mr. Smiley because I’m always smiling.You’d be surprised how few questions I’ve been askedabout who I am.Not one of them realizes they saw me as a little…

Tamsy runs through the dark pasture,chased by his father’s screams.The drunken man casts his voice like a fishing net,but nothing he says will ensnare Tamsy;his bare feet know the way…

Through the window, the servants watched the two older Ms. Sleerlys comfort Rose by the pool.One would have assumed Abitha Sleerly, 60, Marta Sleerly, 45, and Rose Sleerly, 22, grandmother,…

“Big news today. Scientists at LEADRA Institute have found definitive proof that God… does not exist.” The anchor swallows. His eyes flutter. He clears his throat and exposes his pearly…

Darla had always avoided passing the terrarium.She vividly recalled how Bryce’s Diamondback had rattled its tailher first time over—how it had lunged. ​“You’re safe,”Bryce had saidas the venom slid down the…

It’s been eons since my death.I’ve witnessed my own funeraland then those of my loved ones.My children…grandchildren…great grandchildren.I’ve watched humankind itself grow old and die.Earth turns alien.New life is born,evolves,then…

Maybe was peeing in the back yardwhen it happened.There was a fluttering from behind,and then the thing drifted down from the sky.His tail wagged with joy.He thought it was a…

The gods decreedthat the cupids of the worldwould no longer meddle in the love of humans.It was the age of consentand love would be agreed to by interested parties.​The cupids…