Category: FlashFiction

365 Tomorrows – Cat Nap

The first few days on a new starship are the worst.

Maudlin House (05/02/24) – Contents of decedent’s pockets were as follows:

• Pocket knife

Everscribe Magazine (Issue 3) – #AITA

It was the first cool afternoon after a week of sweltering, humid, 90-degree days, so I was sitting at the stoplight with my windows down, listening to Blues Traveler turned up way too loud.

Everscribe Magazine (Issue 9) – An Interview with Jeff Kennedy

Bright Flash Literary Review (10/02/24) – Martin Waters the Flowers

The only sound in the house is gentle snoring, drifting from the back bedroom where Shirley dozes fitfully in the heat.

Martin Waters the Flowers has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Bright Flash Literary Review. I’m honored.

Fairfield Scribes (Issue 42) – Traffic Jam

When my phone went from flashing traffic delays to flashing ads for camping gear, I should have known I was screwed.

Friday Flash Fiction (06/14/24) – Duck

We were sitting at the bar at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, silently sipping beers when my brother’s phone rang.

Five Minutes – Pistol

I was loitering in the parking lot when the armed robber ran out of the store.

Friday Flash Fiction (05/03/24) – A Good Kid

He seemed like a good kid right up until the moment he shot me.

356 Tomorrows – The FIZZ

Things had changed since the last zombie apocalypse.

Friday Flash Fiction (02/23/24) – Extemporaneous

Jim stared at his wife’s car in the driveway. His head throbbed.