“The Catch” by Kavita Ganness
It was Mama who bought Lal his first mask. That was more than twenty Carnivals ago and now he had developed a great fondness for wearing them.
Tag: flash fiction
“Stinkbug Apocalypse” by Jean Wolfersteig
Rosalie took one look at the tarot cards this morning and gazed up at me. “Molly,” she said, “I need to get away from you.” Then she bolted down Psychic Alley.
“The Six-Year-Old Serial Killer” by Chris Chan
“Mr. Funderburke, I think I may be a psychotic serial killer.”
“Gifted and Talented” by Eileen Vorbach Collins
Little scientists my ass! Left alone for a few minutes and they managed to do this.
“The Charnel” by Christopher Ryan
The man sitting in my living room says to me, “I heard what you did for that other guy.”
“A Day at the Zoo” by Jennifer Furner
I unload Amelia from her car seat, gather her snack and water cups, and zip them away in the diaper bag. I place her sunglasses on her face and ask, “Who’s ready for a fun day at the zoo?”
“Lastique and the Baby” by Kirk V. Bhajan
It was the start of the rainy season. Dark clouds billowed over the setting sun, leaving the air ripe with a feeling of dread.
“The Rug Rat Diaries” by Anita Wong
In a moment of temporary insanity, Mommy took me shopping even though she had forgotten the entrapment device… er, I mean stroller… at home. My sister was at preschool. How hard could it be to run errands with one child?