By Kathleen Colburn – What is flash fiction? We asked writers to paint a picture, to tell a story, with 500 words or less. A flash fiction story should be concise and complete. I was looking for stories that were vivid and bright; clear and clean; without being forceful andContinue Reading
Written by RF Wilson – Grady Addleson watched the bullpen coach pick up the phone. “Uh huh,” the man said, hung up, looked at the pitcher, nodded. The lanky 26 year-old stood, began throwing to the bullpen catcher. Top of the eleventh, the ‘Dogs down one, 11-12. Runners on 1st andContinue Reading
Written by J.S. Sollazzo – He wakes up before the dreams come, carefully rolls out of bed, and slips on the swim trunks he put out the night before. The door creaks as he shuts it behind him, but his wife doesn’t stir, thanks to last night’s wine. His bikeContinue Reading
Written by Gina Malone – Old Alvin might have inherited $1,000 when his father finally died, or he might have inherited more. Townspeople speculated; no one knew for sure. Alvin could have gone about his business quietly while they wondered. What he did instead was find a girl. People sworeContinue Reading
Honorable Mention – Written by Mickey Hunt – Vehicles inched forward, leaving barely enough room for Harold Stumbo to swing his crew-cab pickup through the gap in the guardrail. The four-horse trailer loaded with the thoroughbreds and hay followed dutifully in the U-turn. Riding shotgun, Norma Jean glanced up from her paperbackContinue Reading
Honorable Mention – Written by Susan Damerville – The Veigles worked genius in a way. They owed months of back rent, then fled as the letter of eviction was dropping in the mailbox. They broke every promise of the lease: had their cigarettes, dogs and an uncaged cockatiel in theContinue Reading
Honorable Mention – Written by Tom Davis – Johnny told me about Santa Claus. Pat, one of his older brothers, told him. It happened about a week before Christmas. As soon as he could, Johnny hightailed it over to my house. We were best friends, so I was the first oneContinue Reading
The two stories that follow were not chosen by the judges but I really enjoyed them, and you will too! Discovery of a Lifetime and The Dresser. Michael Landolfi has contributed several other great stories and you can find them all in the Short Story section under his name. I’m hoping to getContinue Reading
Written by Michael Landolfi – A National Geographic film crew has cameras rolling as Professor Ignatius Trok unearths his most recent find. He faces the camera and says, “This eight ton triceratops has lain undisturbed for at least sixty-five million years. The fossilized skeleton is totally intact. There are atContinue Reading
