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Flash Fiction

Very short stories from the strange corners of everyday life — doorsteps, diners, and doors that should've been locked.

Flash Fiction

Red Streets

“All the good luck in the world doesn’t matter, someone always forgets to lock their window or their door.”

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A Perishable Date

“Don’t go out with him!” A woman had appeared, suddenly, right next to the check-out counter.

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The Sad Life of Jeremy Day

She is currently screaming obscenities at him while police shove her into the back of their squad car.

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Boots Like Drumbeats

“You! We’re looking for a vagrant. Boy, about ten.”

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Strangers

He imagined saying “Help” to a passerby.

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Who Watches the Watcher Who Watches?

“Always the same thing. God-damned awful shows. Who makes this stuff? Who watches this? Pandering to the lowest common denominator.”

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The Cat-Guard

The night before Christmas, the cat was especially perturbed. The sounds from inside the wall were louder than normal, more insistent than…

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Wanted for the Blacklist

“Known Copylefters, Mr. Salmon. Dangerous people who don’t believe in, or respect, Corporate rights.”

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Your Time to Fall

Falling contained the strangest form of terror.

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Perfect Love

Something in the photographer’s tone haunts him.