Flash Fiction

They tied her to the stake. She begged the crowd with her eyes and grunted, her voice ruined from all her screams. She was not a witch! Though they dressed her to look like one, it…

The toy monkey counted as the boy wound it up. Some toys bond with child captors. Not this Monkey. This’d be the last time it’d be in sticky hands. 115 twists. Enough twists to galumph to freedom. Retire…

 <Hey>It can’t be. Brock Hudson. BROCK HUDSON TEXTED. Gotta keep my composure.  I text. Play it cool. Don’t go crazy on emojis just yet.  <Dis Liz?><Yes> I text. What does this FINE hunk of man meat…

Wannabe Mr. Rogers answers all Detective Li’s questions about the missing boy. But there’s something off: his cardigan sweater, how he slurps the milk carton out of a straw, the way he smiles as if he knows something…

Ally had avoided the five and ten year high school reunions. Explaining to her high school tormentors why she was still a struggling server in LA made her cringe. But it was year 15, she had her…

So this was death. Ralph had been dying a long time. He supposed everyone was. His long time just happened to be faster than most. Failing organs. Nutrition and exercise did help, but this was it. This was the moment…

Dearest Author, We were heart-broken to hear your transphobic statements on the telly. We assumed your Witch Manor Series was an allegory for inclusivity. Millions of fans did, too. Your witches fought so hard to be accepted into society. Who…

I tried not to rattle my server tray. There she was in her black Versace gown: my favorite star.  I grew up watching her every red carpet event, envisioning her in one of my dresses. I had…

For 50 years of marriage the only times Jerry and Emma fought were over the cleanliness of the house. She got onto him for leaving his shoes around ... leaving the toilet seat up. If he…

Spair key iz in frog statue. Oh. Ware gloves! Give Spot ham and he wont bark. Daddy haz one of hiz guns in front door clozet. Parents room upstairs, 2nd door to right.  Shoot daddy 1rst. In the…