Flash Fiction

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,…

“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…

“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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Every day, Max came home with stories of his many friends. His mother would hide her tears of gratitude: all these years and they’d finally found a school where kids weren’t…

Augie didn’t cry at birth.His mouth hung open in awe.He’d been a heartbeatin darknessand here was the world!​With time,brilliant colors spilled into the grays.Reds,then blues,then greens and yellows!Things had all…