Hidden Eclipses | Andy Kroll
Once, some other time, an oppressive monster ripened heavily in solitude. Dining, even al fresco, was a dispiriting performance when enacted alone. This monster...
Category: Flash Fiction
“Cross-Pollination” By: Claire Hopple
The table rocked when you pressed against it. The chair swayed a bit, too. You weren’t sure if it was the floor, the foundation, the furniture. You were beginni...
“The Offering” By: Angel Dionne
Papier-mâché moon beams drench the streets with their opaque light. I’ve walked these streets every evening for the past two years, leisurely observing the cook...
“Routine” By: Genevieve Mills
Wash your face. Scrub away yesterday’s dirt and last night’s tears. Use your fingernails to claw dead skin away and the hottest water you can stand. Has the pai...
“Moonshine Road” By: Jane Percival
I was only seventeen – this was back in the seventies. My first job after leaving school was in the menswear department at The D.I.C. on Lambton Quay. A bit of ...
“A Presaged Day Ago” By: Bob McNeil
Despondent about the Earth’s ecological state, Arthur Quisling, a scientist with an Einstein-like appearance, entered his six-by-eight, pyramid-shaped Dimension...
“Chrysalis Skin” By: Megan Wood
I tug at my dress as I swing my right leg out of the car, quickly followed by my left. I stand up and caterpillars are crawling beneath my skin as I connect eye...
“The Girl Who Chopped Off Her Wings” By: Iryna Klishch
Her mother sold her to the circus at a young age. When we first saw her, we were surprised to find a pair of golden wings growing from her spine. When asked abo...
“You Want to Swim” By: Kay Holten
You want to swim. Earlier in the day, you forced your legs to carry you five miles into the woods. Your poor feet throb and ache, and the blister that started o...
“#6” By: Thomas Husband
I sat alone in a car on the midnight A train. My phone started beeping. I picked it out of my pocket and looked at the screen. There was a text message for me. ...