“Unexpected Delights” by Thor Garcia
Darryl was already gone when I opened my eyes in the bright bitterness of morning . . .
Tag: flash fiction
“No Smoking” by Sara Dobie Bauer
She wondered what his skin felt like. There was little of it to see, wrapped in all black like a Bedouin woman in the desert . . .
“Poop on Pops” by Ivan Silverberg
Here he comes through the door.
“Boy! I can’t wait for what’s in store.”
I nestle his neck. I snuggle his chops.
I’m so excited I poop on Pops . . .
“Grand Casino” by Tom Andes
Parker had stolen half a million dollars from the men Mulligan and Harriman worked for . . .
“The Accoutrements of Rest” by Del Wrennen
The plain was measureless. Aside from offering the occasional visual cue in the form of a tarweed shrub or boulder, it held no real sense of distance or direction. Further, though Jared felt movement—the rhythmic plodding of his horse sent soft vibrations up through the saddle horn—there seemed a lack of forward inertia. The earth acted as if on a great axle that was slowly spinning in counterbalance to the horse’s hooves. As hooves punched into parched earth, dust gathered around the mount’s hindquarters, and from a distance it appeared as if the animal trod upon a low-flying cloud: the world’s first wingless Pegasus—in flight, yet bound by oppressive heat to the ranks of the lower atmosphere . . .
“What Mothers Do” by Bill Butler
As a five-year-old, I didn’t know how poor we were. We had just moved to Manhattan and knew no one in the city . . .
“Moment of Truth” by Frank Possemato
The blood’s flowing so loud through my temples I’m worried they can hear it on the other side of the door . . .
“Weed and Liquor, Never Sicker” by Emeka Patrick
There was a reason I only smoked weed occasionally after college—and it wasn’t just due to that one Hash Bash where I smoked too much and momentarily passed out . . .