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 [...]

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 [...]

Werewolf Story — Statistical Evidence

The flash fiction story, Statistical Evidence by Hugh Cook, begins:
“‘Another bloody werewolf!’ said Doctor Blix. Where the hell were they all coming from? ‘Okay, give him the usual, and I’ll take a look at him tomorrow.’
This was worrying. So far, the only thing they had found which could control lycanthropy was Voodozlin-X, and their stocks were [...]

It Pays to Eat at McDonalds

I am a Justin Hyde fan.  He writes killer poetry and strange stories.  Here is an excerpt from one of the latter, called It Pays to Eat at McDonald’s:
“They were standing in front of the pop dispenser. Shooting it into their cupped hands and slurping it up. Was it Coke? Dr. Pepper? I can’t tell [...]