Category Archives: Flash Fiction

“What Does a Time Machine Cost?” by Elliotte Rusty Harold A few family photographs and her childhood diary were all Dr. Elizabeth Huang had left from her preteen years. The intervening decades had turned the paper in the diary yellow … Continue reading →

“Breakage” by Sherri Cook Woosley   We remember that Myra and her daughter, Little Jessica, were the first to Break. Myra moved into our neighborhood pregnant, her belly swollen and her face glowing. The couple loved the paved sidewalks and … Continue reading →

“Mrs. Peak and the Dragon” by Andrew Willett   The woman with the iron-gray hair smoothed her pink-striped apron and watched the boy walk back and forth before the counter. “Let me know what you want when you decide, sweetie,” … Continue reading →

The Witch & the Gods’ War by Stephanie Lorée Rain pattered the window, and Draya looked up from her basin to watch  the sky churn. Her hands washed vegetables automatically, carrots and squash, an eggplant that was nearly rotten, and two … Continue reading →

Harbor Mist by Michael Nethercott   Come closer. Now, this is something I have never before shared. Not with my husband, not with my daughters or grandchildren. Not with anyone. But I think, yes…perhaps this is the time… Perhaps with … Continue reading →

Dateline 1983. T’was the week before Christmas, and in the era before online shopping everyone had been out buying gifts. No one felt like cooking on top of all that shopping, so the restaurants were doing well. We were on the … Continue reading →

Satellite Technician by Jason Mullins   I really hated this part. I struggled to stay focused on my drill as it bored into the satellite’s skin but my eyes kept flicking to the lights of the Earth, glowing however many … Continue reading →

A Patch of Dirt in Paradise by Lee Budar-Danoff   “REMEMBER–You, as an American, owe it to yourself, and your family, and your country to know as much as you can about living through a disaster.” Survival For You And … Continue reading →