Christmas Short Story – Walmart I Love You

I read several online Christmas stories before settling on this one — the best of the bunch.  It was posted by Kathleen A. Ryan over at the Women of Mystery blog.  It’s called Walmart I Love You.  Here’s an excerpt:
The smell of fresh-cut Christmas trees outside Walmart made me wish for a real one instead of the [...]

Funny Short Story About What Happens to Displaced CEOs

The latest edition of the literary journal, Word Riot, is out, and it includes a short-story/flash-fiction piece called CEO by Billy Middleton.  I thought this was cleverly written…

“I adopted a corporate CEO from the local shelter. He was let out on the street after his company folded, was picked up rooting through dumpsters, running through [...]

Writing Contest – Flash Fiction – Win Win Win!

If you’re looking to increase your web presence, publish a story online, or just for a quick and dirty writing challenge, check out the String of Ten Flash Fiction Writing Contest at the Flash Fiction Chronicles blog.  Your story must contain at least four of these 10 words or phrases…

Blow Back-Storm-Jaundice-Steam-Tattoo-Sense of Fun-Cantaloupe-Streaked-Umber-Dripping Sweat

Deadline is midnight, [...]

Horror Flash Fiction – A Taste for Life

There’s a new flash fiction story by Patrick Freivald over at Flash Fiction Online that you should really check out, especially if you like it when your stories come with a healthy dose of creepiness.  It’s called A Taste for Life…

“And how old were you when you died, Mister Beauchamp?” Joan Rothman asked, leaning back [...]

Flash Fiction Story by Gay Degani – The London Eye

Ever felt like you’re being stalked, watched, plotted against?  Then you know how Gay Degani’s character feels in the new flash fiction story, The London Eye (warning, contains strong language), published recently at Every Day Fiction:

“People insist the London Eye is nothing more than a tourist attraction, a Ferris wheel on steroids, a piece of machinery [...]

Horror Sci-Fi Fantasy Mag Features Lyn Cannaday

If horror/science fiction/fantasy is your thing, then check out the magazine, Morpheus Tales.  And by “magazine” I mean like a real, hold-in-your-hands magazine published on that medium you might vaguely remember, commonly known as paper. 
Their website gives you some free previews, so you can get an idea if you want to purchase or not, without [...]

Flash Fiction: Dani-Girl’s Guide to Getting Everything Right

Author, Gay Degani, has a great flash fiction story out called Dani-Girl’s Guide to Getting Everything Right.  This short short story starts out:

The minute the nose of my Honda Civic points north on the 5, my hands begin to sweat, my breath goes shallow, and somewhere down in my lower intestinal tract I feel a [...]

Flash Fiction Award-Winning “Walking Upside Down”

Sometimes sudden fiction blurs the line between the short short story and poetry.  Walking Upside Down, John Ravenscroft’s previous winner of the Storycove Flash Fiction Award, is one such piece.  Personally, I think this would read better as a long poem than a flash fiction story, but no matter how it’s presented, there’s no denying [...]

Watermelon Goblins, A Short Short Story

Check out Teresa Valle’s flash fiction story, Watermelon Goblins, on her blog, Cuentos, Little Stories by Teresa.  (Note: the link points to the full poem which has a couple of slightly off-color words.  Nothing major, but I like to warn people.) 
Here is an excerpt:
There’s a story everybody tells about a box that should never be [...]

Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Nasty, Brutish, and Short…no, I’m not talking about my ex (or yours).  NBNS is a site featuring the flash fiction of Patrick M. Tracy.  I especially liked Little Mementos.  Here’s a snippet:
“Sandy Beckford, his partner in Robbery/Homicide, got a good snicker out of it.  Alex remembered when she’d have been sick looking at something like [...]