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Tag: flash fiction

After Dark, Memorial Park by Neil Ellis Orts
Non-Fiction

After Dark, Memorial Park by Neil Ellis Orts

July 5, 2024July 1, 20241

“The woods are dark. The are so very dark and full of sounds.” – excerpt from After Dark, Memorial Park by Neil Ellis Orts @neowrites #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

“Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne
Fiction

“Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne

December 16, 2022December 11, 20220

The woman passes every …

“Older Brother” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Older Brother” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

December 12, 2022January 21, 20230

“Older brother?” “Not now, …

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich
Fiction

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich

December 5, 2022August 26, 20240

In a house, in …

“Heavy Boots on a Sunday Morning” by Lea Murray
Fiction

“Heavy Boots on a Sunday Morning” by Lea Murray

October 7, 2022December 8, 20230

The Mother sifts through …

“Out of Body” by Liza Olson
Fiction

“Out of Body” by Liza Olson

September 9, 2022November 27, 20220

I am lying flat …

“For Them” by Paul Attmere
Fiction

“For Them” by Paul Attmere

August 19, 2022August 14, 20220

Since our son was …

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport
Fiction

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport

August 1, 2022August 7, 20222

Afternoon. Deep afternoon. Long …

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley
Fiction

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley

June 20, 2022July 29, 20241

Featuring original art by …

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp
Fiction

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp

June 13, 2022June 12, 20221

If only Joyce hadn’t …

“In the Kingdom of Songora” by Linda McMullen
Fiction

“In the Kingdom of Songora” by Linda McMullen

January 31, 2022January 30, 20220

James was a senior …

“Abracadabra” by Christina Marable
Fiction

“Abracadabra” by Christina Marable

January 24, 2022March 15, 20220

The man I loved …

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau
Fiction

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau

November 26, 2021November 21, 20211

Countless streets going past, …

“Gone” by BH James
Fiction

“Gone” by BH James

December 4, 2020March 22, 20240

Bob Sanders awoke one …

“Take it Off” by Evan Rodenhausen
Fiction

“Take it Off” by Evan Rodenhausen

November 20, 2020March 23, 20240

It’s odd. I’ve never …

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston
Fiction

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston

September 21, 2020January 10, 20210

When the dragon first …

“These fragments I have shored against my ruins” by Jie Wang
Fiction

“These fragments I have shored against my ruins” by Jie Wang

August 24, 2020January 10, 20211

We are all doomed …

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds
Fiction

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds

March 23, 2020March 15, 20221

I have stood for …

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

February 24, 2020January 10, 20210

The darkness should be …

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

June 17, 2019January 10, 20210

I guess I never …

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker
Fiction

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker

May 20, 2019February 23, 20220

6:47 AM The darkness …

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

May 6, 2019January 10, 20210

I knew already, struck …

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

November 26, 2018January 10, 20212

We will not subside, …

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

October 29, 2018February 13, 20221

Come with me, it …

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand
Fiction

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand

June 18, 2018January 10, 20211

        …

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty
Fiction / Micro

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

May 14, 2018January 15, 20220

     Her new …

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe
Fiction

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe

February 12, 2018January 10, 20212

She’d had a cupcake …

“Soft Dismount” by Matt Gillick
Poetry

“Soft Dismount” by Matt Gillick

November 20, 2017January 10, 20210

A Gymnast propels through …

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti
Fiction

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti

October 23, 2017March 15, 20220

Once there was a …

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte
Fiction

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte

August 7, 2017March 15, 20221

It’s not smoggy like …

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