Flash Fiction

When the queen witch decreed her husband would be from her kingdom, men plowed through the forest, ignoring the cries of the lost girl.  Only Tak was willing to help. He…

The prickles on your back revive me. I peer through the cracks in the attic floor. You stand directly below; I use my opaque form to creak the floorboards. I smell your fear. Your…

He was a wonder to behold. Artists clambered to draw him—paint him—photograph him. Lovers fought for his time. He had no rivals; one can’t compete with beauty itself.  But sunrises have sunsets.  Creases emerged. His skin…

People stared to the heavens. PAX’s 10th Anniversary. The robo-dragon cheerfully zigged and zagged around the planet, the sky around it shimmering and crackling.  PAX was loud, but thanks to it,…

The physical pain was one thing. But every moment the Crooked Man kept her in her cell, Marie found herself slipping.​He prodded and probed her and from spiritual gashes, her…

Olive grabbed the bars and pulled herself upright.The giants were snoring in their lair.Months ago she’d been ripped from her home.She was lucky that her giants hadn’t eaten her… yet.What…

She draws into me, walls and all. ​ There’s no way to fully embrace the cold beauty. She’s guarded—protected. I keep her safe, and eventually the armor cracks. ​ I…

Lorena loved her husband, Rafael—until the day Alfonso took the photograph.“This cursed picture,” she says, her old hand shaking.In it, her husband and best friend Lucía spread out a picnic…

He just meant to dunk her! He leaves her floating in the waves.​Wherever he runs, Moana follows.​She smiles at him from crowds in Chicago. He watches a Shakespeare play in…

Me and my brother always sat next to Papa as he played the grand piano. As he and Mama sang, countless friends and family would whisper: “How lucky they are.”…