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Rummage
The rush hour had long finished and I stood sweating at the roadside clutching the address of my hotel. I had set out this morning ...
Flash Friday Archives
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Mummification
Dolores, wedged between the fetid hosiery of skin and marriage, sinks into beige, unravels and plucks from an invigorating circulation. ... -
Finals
Litro was deeply saddened to learn of Obinna’s recent passing. His immense love for literature & his journey as a writer remains an inspiration. We ... -
God
In which God shows the many forms of his fury. ‘God kicking down doors on His way across the sky, grey voluminous beard billowing.’ ... -
Chester Before Cheetos
When we adapt to suit our ambition, what do we become? ‘In the beginning I complained about the orange dye rubbing off on our towels ... -
Tough Enough
A story of toughening up and the residue of the Holocaust. ‘When my eyes open again my face is in a girl’s lap and all ... -
Obstruct
ingthe DoorsCanBe DangerousA painful departure, with no turning back. ‘This is the fingertip laid on the edge of what if.’ ... -
Ella’s Letter to the Editor of the Universe
Hey, you. Someone has balled the clouds and thrown them into one corner of the sky—the clouds getting together up there, and moving this way. Someone has ... -
Switchback
In the face of death, a man thinks of an ingenious way for life to continue. ... -
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
Hope Pier is a Real Place (But It’s Not Necessarily Where I Say It Is)
“What do you do when your world shrinks? I go to the river.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “Hope Pier is a Real Place” by Tavia ... -
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
When You Are With People
“When you are with people the first drink of the day needs to be blessed.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “When You Are with People” by ... -
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
42 Men at a Cemetery
“It was there, at the top of the hill, that I came across the 42 men.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “42 Men at a Cemetery” ... -
Knowing You as You Do Like Me
I can share this with you – you’ve been there – immersed in her, tasted her bitter dampness. ... -
Lions and Bears
I realize a lioness is circling me. She crouches and we lock eyes. ... -
‘Sophie’s Choice’ and What I Understood About Profanation
A father and daughter witness the underlying details of the film ‘Sophie’s Choice’ ... -
How to Catch an Unusual Fish
I pick up my lover and we drive to the abandoned ice cream shop, pull around behind it. ... -
Late Night Visitor by Andrea Lynn Koohi
The smell of hospitals makes me sick, but I came because I thought you’d want to know ... -
Nice Shoes
The scent of leather shoes and the anatomy of a breakup ... -
Incubus
A woman returns to the past and is filled with sounds and sensations ... -
The Oomancer
A small girl is coaxed to speak again ...