Recommended Reading: Ghost Stories
This past weekend, I did a deep dive into flash ghost stories. I leaped into the realm of flash specters…
Recommended Reading: Fables
The Tortoise and the Hare. The Ants nod the Grasshopper. Both are examples of famous fables with the inclusion of…
Recommended Reading: Fairy Tales
The New Oxford Dictionary defines a fairy tale as a children’s story that includes magical beings and places. I was…
the 2020 fractured lit micro fiction prize shortlist
We’re proud to announce the 25 titles of our shortlist! The submissions we received were resonant, inventive, and so engaging…
the 2020 fractured lit micro fiction prize longlist
We’re proud to announce the 53 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were resonant, inventive, and so engaging…
Top 8 Flash Featuring Strong Sense of Place
These pieces have been chosen because the writer has done something special with sense of place. They’ve eliminated the need…
Stargazing: An Interview with Neil Clark
I forget where I stumbled across your Twitter account (or when for that matter). But I do remember being struck…
Horror Awaits: A review of Tiny Nightmares
Flash is known for its tricks, the way it sneaks into our subconscious as an ‘easy’ task. Often when I’m…
Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction (An Excerpt)
Flash Myth #1: Smaller Is Easier Let’s debunk Myth #1. Housed in the Chicago Institute of Art are the Thorne Miniature…
Flash Perspectives: Interview with Tara Masih
I’ve always thought of flash fiction as conversations where each exchange reveals or obscures, builds layers, introduces intimacy, teaches, grows…
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