Stories tagged flash-fiction

ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

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Tiny tree frogs forgot about the intrusion, tuned up, puffed out their throats and continued rehearsing a love song. Crickets who knew the tune stretched their hind legs and joined in.

Rancho Relaxo on Cherry Street

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I told him many of the newly formed countries in Eastern Europe have been taking inspiration from Walt Disney for their flags, and that’s why they’re so colorful.

The New Wife

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She was better than a Harvey Wallbanger a Screwdriver or a White Russian.

Lovelies on the Beach

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He doesn’t intend to lie after this. For now, he just wants to take in the sea and the quiet.

Nemesis

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Kids said the boiler room was haunted. I don’t know if it was true then but it sure is now.

Tweezer

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So, have you heard about Tweezer? It’s an offshoot of the band Wheezer

Godiva and the Vampire

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Finally after lost hours I open the green baize door and find her sprawled naked before the fireplace. The snicker of burning wood's the only voice small enough to frustrate our mutual fixed gaze.

Five

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". . . with the impact of a 18-wheeler jack-knifed into a Mini-Cooper as it hits the surface."

Falling

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She lets the book drop through her fingers to the floor and stares straight ahead watching the red lights streak by in the darkness. The train rocks her away from the seat and back; she rolls her spine along the plastic to absorb the motion, taking it away from…

Reuben and Rosemary

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80 words. From a prompt: Write a piece about a restaurant whose menus rhyme.

The Cutting Edge

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Lithium will kill you, though not very nicely...

tweaker

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my molars are dancing, tekka-tekking to the strung-out paint can groove of my heart.

World Cup 2010: As Seen from Hotel Floor

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Thank you for being you, and not someone legal.

Under Perfect Conditions...

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If when he pulled his lips from mine he didn’t say a word, and if he didn’t try to explain or try to win me with bullshit...

Minerva Gets Pierced by Love

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Minerva one night had a change of plans, for Mr. Wright knocked on her door in the form of a potbellied perv with a Vaseline mustache.