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November 6, 2023  |  By . In Fiction, Flash Fiction

Fiction FEATURED AUTHOR: Ruth Ticktin’s Returned

At a stuffy banquet honoring soldiers who fought the Great War, a man approached Mollie and whispered in her ear. “Casualties, thousands needing immediate treatment. Transporting them to an old monastery. Working crazy, all hours. Death, over and over.” His head drooped low. “Too many dying. We loaded soldiers on stretchers, train cars to makeshift […]

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October 16, 2023  |  By . In Fiction, Flash Fiction

Fiction Tough Guys in Green Hats by Christopher Heffernan

You held the top of the rail by the bar for support, still moving your hips as you tried to get the bartender’s attention to order a drink, shaking just slightly in all that noise near the side before you knew I was there. I was wearing the brand-new green ball cap I had found […]

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Depressed rejected man portrait over gray wall background
September 16, 2023  |  By . In Fiction, Flash Fiction

Fiction: Reunion by Reid Smith

A gust of bitter cold air smacked Ken in the face as he stepped off the bus and into the cold December air. It had been years since the last time that he was this far north, he had almost forgotten the way that the wind could cut down to your bones if you weren’t […]

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A young girl chooses food while shopping in a mall in the fruit department holding an ripe persimmon of bright orange color in her hand among a lot of products.
August 18, 2023  |  By . In Fiction, Flash Fiction

Fiction: Reminiscence by Rose Marry

Aurelia hopped onto her motorbike, the sky reflecting the same shade of marmalade as her saree. Her thighs ached, but she pushed through the pain; she always pushed past the pain. The bike’s motor roared to life, and she made her way through the small streets of Ayhane. Here, those with paws, fins, hoofs, and […]

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