Photo Story: The Gaps Between
By Denise BayesThey announced on the radio that Freddie was dead. I picked up the phone. “Come over,” he said.
Photo Story: Valentine
By Christy BrothersMom packs us into the car. Billy and Jasmine sleep. I sit up front chewing the corners of my nails until they bleed.
Canadensis
By Corinne SilverThey arrived silently, swiftly during the night and stood present by morning. They flocked the fields, parking lots, and manmade suburban ponds. They were big.
Photo Story: Death Rites
By Kirsten CaseyIt took weeks for the ice on the lake to thaw, which made it easier for the body to float to the surface.
Pecking Order
By Jayne MartinOur food, untouched and cold, sat forbidden until he had finished his. Tears only brought his fist slamming against the table, upending our dishes, twisting our stomachs into painful knots.
A Blanket Decision
By Elizabeth ZahnAt the Twisted Stitchers meeting, I held up my first, nearly finished, crocheted baby blanket. They oohed and ahhed. “But look,” I said, “There’s a mistake 40 rows back. Should I frog it?”
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Clay to Kintsukuroi
By Susan Hatters FriedmanMy deep purple vase sat proudly on the dining room table of our tiny home. Black sand from Te Henga was the temper I had worked into the clay.
Closing Time
By Patricia Q. BidarFiona banks her ride in front of Mel’s Hot & Cold Heroes. Her Oldsmobile Cutlass is like a battered lemon shark.
Photo Story: 8. And I Have Never Seen Such Savage Delight Since
By Yunya Yang1. Long ago, we drove in the woods. 2. It was night. My mother was at the wheel, the headlights conjuring shape-shifting wraiths drifting in the darkness.
Talking Flash with Nancy Stohlman: Exercises in Cross-Pollination
Nancy Stohlman is drawn to the performative in life and fiction, which means her words don't seem to live just on the page. They tend to always be looking for a stage.
Flash Exercise: Cut It In Half
Writers aren’t always sure what is and isn’t necessary in their work, especially since they’ve lovingly crafted every word. Each story will ultimately tell you what it needs, but a great exercise to make that clearer is to cut your story in half.
The Path to the Dark Side is Covered in PB&J
By Tonja Matney ReynoldsSarah’s eight-year-old son is freaking out. His one perfect origami Yoda is missing.
Photo Story: Wait
By Yash SeyedbagheriWait your turn, signs proclaim. Wait for Chinese food. Wait to pick up cocktails from the bar, your only Friday night friends now.
