"Alligator, " by Luiza Sauma really rewards the reader. I know: it's 3k. So do yourself two favors and forego three crappy pieces of flash.
You BEAT ME...
Can I trade one of my crappy pieces of flash for a crappy poem? I could take that deal.
Really, David? You've always seemed so mild-mannered, so supportive....
The message was Read the story, which is really quite fine, by a writer new to Fictionaut. Longer stories tend to get overlooked here, and sometimes, they deserve better. I'd say the same thing, however, for an overlooked piece of flash.