Jun 20Flash Fiction: "Rainbursts" by Dale StrombergThe thunder and the rain have become commonplace. Nina has been working from home for the whole of the pandemic, in the cramped room off...
Jun 15Flash Fiction: "The South Pole's Very Far From Here" by Martha LaneAnd Joe’s pockets are stuffed with fizzy rockets to get us there. Our footprints turn the snow to Swiss cheese. ‘How long will it take?’...
Jun 15Flash Fiction: "Time Capsule" by Elisabeth KellyThere. The curved top poking up. Soil gently falling down the sides. The raised golden pattern peeling slightly, as fraying grey edges...
Jun 10Flash Fiction: "Me, S/he and the Pea" by Ceinwen E Cariad HaydonMy skin’s not delicate, nor my thoughts subtle. I’ve lived hand to mouth, rambled many roads and bathed in ice-cold mountain streams. My...
May 30Flash Fiction: "The Romance Generation: Two Tales" by Victoria HoodTale I: Woman Seeking Woman I can tell by the way in which the men agreed with each other that they had conspired beforehand. Of course,...
May 18Flash Fiction: "Driven to Extremes" by Rachel CanwellThe doctor ushers Maggie in and peers at her, as if she is some oddity, an unsavoury specimen. He stares until she can feel herself start...
May 9Flash Fiction: "Commutation" by Lindy BillerI wish I could say that no one will blame you for what happens next, but the truth is, most people will. You are tired and distracted,...
Mar 30Flash Fiction: "Lost in this Place" by Catherine O'BrienThere is no lyricism, it’s the melody that gets you. It keeps circling back like an ice skater with compasses for feet. There are...
Mar 25Flash Fiction: "You Should Always Do Interviews On A Full Stomach" by Slawka G. ScarsoThe not-in-service train ran past, almost sucking her in its trail. As she steadied herself, she heard a familiar voice. Mrs Gardner? She...
Feb 23Flash Fiction: "The Vaccination Centre" by Grace BanksLouise always thought that fainting would be a blank experience. But now as she faints she thinks of how she should have eaten breakfast....