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The circus without white horses or elephants
You carry Grandma’s finger in a velvet purse. It’s your turn. Tess doesn’t have a chance of pocketing it now…
Sheepskin
The flock scattered across the river at the sight of him, and he watched, drooling—a bony shadow in the reeds—as…
Too Distracted to Function
Trigonometry was Michaela’s least favorite subject. Her teacher, Mrs. Parveen, was at the front of the room, giving trigonometric functions…
They More Than Burned: An Interview with Tara Stillions Whitehead
Tara Stillions Whitehead is a multi-genre writer whose powerful prose explores the fine line between fiction and truth. She regularly…
Canoeing the Black Fork Mohican, 1978
What you remember is how you had trouble believing it was Ohio, even southern Ohio, the way the river moved…
Hunger
At the General Store, a cashier said, “No, we don’t sell food,” so we asked if she had candy or…
CLASSIFIED AD FOR A GHOST
I would like someone to haunt my house and simulate some of my deceased husband’s habits, so I can get…
Cigar Caps in the Dollar Store Parking Lot
You ask me: What is the collective noun for a handful of spent cigars beneath the knotty, crooked oak in…
Nowhere to Land
The night your father and uncle guzzle a thirty-pack of Miller Lite and ride your glittery bike shirtless through the…
Winter 2022 Fast Flash Challenge Winners and Shortlist
1st Place: The circus without white horses or elephants by Fiona Lynch 2nd Place: Sheepskin by Hannah Zhang 3rd Place:…
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