Stories tagged flash

One Bag of Popcorn

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“Dad’s a dick,” my sister said. I nodded. He threw $20 on the candy counter for one small bag of popcorn and told the girl to keep the change.

Divinatrix

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Hooking up.

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water (the update)

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tough noogies

Doctor, My Eyes

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...it was just my heart stnging through my eyes...

Motherly Advice

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Her mother told her once: "Don't be no whore, Fe-fe."

New World

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Everything.

A Good Day For Small Crashes

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The woman opens her window and croaks: Dolt! Idiot! Retard! Do you wanna die? Moron!

Small Change

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From the passenger seat, Steve shakes the small jar of quarters. They jingle against one another, plunk against the jar’s thick glass walls and its lid. His lips tighten in concern.

New Year's People

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...he hailed the New Year with a champagne toast raised in his hand and a silly sequined hat on his head.

A Hole In The Bucket

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In 1978, a computer program became privy to my grandmother's most secret thoughts.

Scrawls From My Blue Period

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The following was written under disagreeable circumstances, in that I was present for them.

Love Story, a Sequel

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He hid in parks and abandoned apartment houses until his wounds healed. He ate nuts, berries, and seeds. A shy, gentle soul, he watched children playing on the monkey bars, and thought of his lost youth.

She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories

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She Makes Her Mouth Small and Round I am in love with Betty, who works in National. I work in Retail, so I am not worthy, but I dream nevertheless. I sneak looks at her in the cafeteria where she sits with the other girls and makes her…

Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth

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When Wonder Woman used her Lasso of Truth on men, they always said things like, 'Wow - your boobs are HUGE!'

The Phantom

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Approaching the kitchen from the foyer the reverb lessened until heel and floor where flint on flint. No spark was made.