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Short stories
1970: The Portrait That Wasn't
by Sharon Berg It’s been four days. My knees are pulled up under a long flower-printed skirt, heels resting on the seat of the kitchen...
Sharon Berg
A Doggy Christmas
by Andrew McDonald “Sit pretty Max.” Mark smiled as the dog sat up on his haunches, front paws out as his long pink tongue dripped a bit...
Andrew McDonald
Spying
by Janelle Amer There she was, literally, the woman of his dreams. She entered the coffee shop right on cue and exited fifteen minutes...
Janelle Amer
Surely Shorty
by AE Reiff Surely drove up and parked under the Bougainvillea. I wasn’t sure at first if she wasn’t he at first because of the tail...
AE Reiff
Flash fiction
Short stories in only 500 words or less.
Mother, May I
by Karen Schauber He's peering up at me all honey-eyed, his stumpy little tail vibrating, waiting for me to pick him up. My eyes welling....
Karen Schauber
Sep 82 min read
Maiz is Life
by Rachel Turney I watch as she balls the white corn paste in her hands — circling the dough round and round in a movement I could not...
Rachel Turney
Sep 31 min read
Granduncle Nyong
by Laurehl Onyx Cabiles My bachelor granduncle always sits on the corner of the terrace made out of bamboo, unpacking old Bibles, reading...
Laurehl Onyx Cabiles
Aug 171 min read
The Disappointed Cat
by Christopher Dabrowski The white cat looked eminently depressed, sitting paw to paw with head down. – What's up? You didn't get enough...
Christopher T. Dabrowski
Aug 121 min read
These Stupid People
by Christopher T. Dabrowski These people are ignorant—mused the cat. —Their king, Popiel, was eaten by mice. And how could he not...
Christopher T. Dabrowski
Jul 161 min read
Frontiers and Decolonizers
by J.D. Isip for Chris Gonzalez There really are no more eager keepers of borders than those who profess to hate them. In the academic...
J.D. Isip
Jul 131 min read
Animal Stories
Stories about pets and animals.
A Doggy Christmas
by Andrew McDonald “Sit pretty Max.” Mark smiled as the dog sat up on his haunches, front paws out as his long pink tongue dripped a bit...
Andrew McDonald
Sep 30
Surely Shorty
by AE Reiff Surely drove up and parked under the Bougainvillea. I wasn’t sure at first if she wasn’t he at first because of the tail...
AE Reiff
Sep 24
Chow, the Restaurant Dog
by Gary Engkent He was a mongrel. With rough, coarse coat of straggly hair not a thoroughbred. Everybody at the Panama Café called this...
Gary Engkent
Sep 17
Tom and Jerry
by Tony Warner Tom curled up lazily on his blanket. He stretched one forepaw, then the other. His whiskers had a little bit of old gravy...
Tony Warner
Sep 11
When They Arrive
by Summer Hammond The first moment they see her is a love story. They streak together across the yard, beautiful balls of light, meteors...
Summer Hammond
Sep 10
Mother, May I
by Karen Schauber He's peering up at me all honey-eyed, his stumpy little tail vibrating, waiting for me to pick him up. My eyes welling....
Karen Schauber
Sep 8
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