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…
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…
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:…
Berkeley Square
We took BART and then a bus down University Avenue, me in my jeans and black pleather jacket, as soft…
THOUGH SALLY WANTS TO KNOW EVERYTHING, THERE ARE SOME THINGS SHE CAN’T QUITE REACH
but she is always multiplying, like a rabbit. In this version of the universe, Sally is only nine years old…
2022 The Fractured Lit Micro Fiction Prize Winners and Shortlisted Writers
First Place: Raising Rabbits by F.E. Choe 2nd Place: Burn It All Down by Karen Jones 3rd Place: Casual Pinch,…
Prison in Hawaii
The air raid sirens sounded and my brother Bruno scrambled, demanding to know where my basement was. I didn’t have…
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