It usually took an hour to get to her office so that was annoying in itself. I’ve reached the point where a 20-minute drive makes me start looking for a ...
“But I am not hungry; I just ate.”
“So sorry, but that’s the policy. You want to use our restroom, no problem. But you must be a customer first and ...
My hair twists into knots of clouds and my brother frees them his fingers a silver comb. May Day 1969 by Roberta Beary
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It is a pleasure to announce Litro’s nominations for the annual Best Small Fictions anthology. Congratulations to this year’s nominees.
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You can have anything you want, Honey, says Grandma, don’t mind your mother, who picks up her coffee and drinks it like she’s stopping a scream.
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Dive into a summer of innocence and intrigue as an American girl visits, weaving a tale of secrets, tragedy, and warnings.
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A man sets out to discover the large granite egg that bears his soul.
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Wharton could see the cemetery from her window as she wrote (every day until at least 11, lying in bed), surrounded by her living dogs and gazing out at her dead. ...
N/A Oparah brings us an exploration into mother-daughter relationships, and the way religion and technology play their part.
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Dorothy Lune's flash piece gives voice to a vibrant René Magritte painting, pushing the boundaries between words and visual art.
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Bash the coconut as hard as you can on the terracotta tiles and then the corners of the stucco-clad house before—keenly aware of your daughter’s waning interest and her diminishing ...
A man’s life perspective is mysteriously changed while on a balloon ride that he has saved up for. : “The air surged into the balloon folds, the sackcloth flapped, and ...
“What would it be like to let go?” In today’s #FlashFriday, a woman goes climbing to escape her grief and her life down below.
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“The bruises were new. The words were not.” Today’s flash fiction is a dark story of domestic violence and a daughter’s hope for escape.
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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 and seemed to have forgotten ...
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Our latest Flash of Inspiration interview is with Gerri Brightwell, a British writer who lives in Alaska. She has written novels as well as short fiction, ...
In which God shows the many forms of his fury. ‘God kicking down doors on His way across the sky, grey
voluminous beard billowing.’
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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 and the seats of our ...
“I love how short forms challenge us to jump right in to the world of the story.” Read our latest contributor #Interview, with Pauline Holdsworth.
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A father and daughter witness the underlying details of the film ‘Sophie’s Choice’
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