You would hate it if you knew how many times I apply lipstick now that you’re gone. I’m putting it on, like, every five minutes to get through the next fifteen, though I know they use fish scales to make it
Welcome to our Contemporary Flash Fiction category, showcasing bite-sized stories from a diverse mix of emerging and established literary voices. These quick reads, each under 1,000 words, offer a snapshot into modern life, relationships, and the human condition.
Despite their brevity, these stories pack an emotional punch. They capture poignant moments and thought-provoking insights that linger long after the final word. From slice-of-life vignettes to surreal and speculative tales, the styles and themes are as varied as the authors themselves.
We've curated works from some of today's most promising up-and-coming writers, eager to make their mark on the literary landscape. But you'll also find new flash fiction from acclaimed authors you may already know and love.
Whether you're looking for a quick fiction fix on your coffee break or a palate cleanser between longer reads, these short shorts are sure to intrigue, entertain, and satisfy. Dive in and discover a world of contemporary storytelling talent, one flash at a time.
- Headless by David Sydney
- Helping Me Up by Bruce Ransom
- “Hi” by Lauren K. Sweeney
- A Job of Work by Salvatore Difalco
- A Narrow Bridge by Avital Gad-Cykman
- A Quick Twist by Patrick Hanford
- A Thank You From Evelyn by Eric Tarago
- Alien bloom 982
- Ant Death by Lorna Wood
- BLACK HOLE by Alex Khansa
- Buy it Now!
- Catching Up 2143
- Chasing Zero by Jean Ryan
- Cold Shoulder by Hugh Cartwright
- Dear You By Angela Carlton
- Delivery by Denis Bell
- Disclosure optional by Keith Nunes
- Don’t Look For Us by Christine LaChance
- Encounter With a Talking Head by VM Landi
- Escape by Murdock O’Mooney
- Falling Out by Lenka Miklosova Vrazda
- Footloose by E. W. Farnsworth
- Full Moon Nights by Roopa Raveendran Menon
- Girl with Pearls in Her Eyes by Fanni Sütő
- Heart of the Matter by Loretta Martin
- I Knew You’d Come Back to Me by DD Creed
- Jacobs Shadow by Kate E. Lore
- Looking for the Unseen/Seen by Anshika Arora
- Miracle Stain Remover
- Missing Pipes, Nuts and Screws by Adaora Ogunniyi
- Monday the 28th of August
- My darkest fear! by Wendy Montoya
- My Daughter’s Best Friend by Michelle Reynolds
- My Job by Ronald Robert Moore
- Night of Fire and Glass by Justin Bendell
- Nobody Shall Sleep By T. Dem
- Open Hands by Angela Townsend
- Questions For Vampires by Anastasia Gustafson
- Retreat by Jack Coey
- Saving Alice by Angela Carlton
- Slowing to Park by Chris Martin
- Some Freaks Sleep When They Go To Bed by Scott Pomfret
- Strutters’ Ball by Barry Basden
- Stuck Between the Pages by Julia Vellucci
- Swallowed by Angela Carlton
- Switching Gears by LB Sedlacek
- Taming the Devil by Chris Martin
- Telekinesis for Beginners by Michelle Lee
- The Birds Weep by Steve Carr
- The Birthmark by Loretta Martin
- The Closet by Doug Dawson
- The Cold Sausages in my Neighbourhood by Owain Evans
- The Deceased’s Wife by Charles Milton Lee
- The Feral Nature of Werewolves, A History
- The Guitar Man and the Pigeon by Ben Westerham
- The hunt for the desired ratio by Marie Hanna Curran
- The Loser by Arthur Mackeown
- The Magic Spot
- The Manhattan Club by John RC Potter
- The Many Laments of Dagda Lichfield by Kit Zimmerman
- The Message on Emily’s New Phone by Charles Lee
- The Rusted Swing Set by Sheila Good
- The Shine of a Sinful Heart by Ximena Escobar
- The Soldier Who Loved Dogs
- The Storm by Kristin Leprich
- Them By Meg Pokrass
- Thief by Kristy Gherlone
- Things That Recede with Time by Lauren Howlett
- Time Window by Doug Dawson
- Trapped In A Bottle by Ruben Michael Molina
- Trick of the Light by Dan Caine
- When the Moon is Full and Bright by Ty Green
- You Complete Me by Adele Evershed
Miracle Stain Remover
Long-suffering Gwendolyn O’Malley felt mid-sentence, the tiredness that comes with uttering pointless words.
The Closet by Doug Dawson
He listened to the sound of rain on the roof. It sounded to him like crackling, and he imagined a raging fire above his head. He couldn’t catch fire himself because he was soaked in perspiration. He’d run until he was out of breath and ended up where he thought they wouldn’t be looking for him
Ant Death by Lorna Wood
Useful. Keeping busy. Reading the trails, bringing home food.
Warm day, scurrying along, pavement warm, sun bright, right overhead.
“Hey guys, watch this.”
“God, he looks so big through that thing.”
The Feral Nature of Werewolves, A History
Werewolves never existed. Humans created them from lore used to explain their loss of livestock at night. Humans rejected the notation that mere feral wolves could so quietly and so effectively take down and devour whole cattle in the dead of night without being detected
My darkest fear! by Wendy Montoya
I sat up gasping for air; my throat felt tight again. I glanced at the clock; although I already knew It was 3:30 am. The same time I have been waking up for the past week!
BLACK HOLE by Alex Khansa
I pick up today’s paper. There’s a ring of light—bright and blurry—against a black backdrop. Headlines call it the first ever photo of a black hole.
Girl with Pearls in Her Eyes by Fanni Sütő
here are ghosts on the Underground.You don’t notice them because they look just like you, or a ticket inspector. They clutch their lost life as
A Narrow Bridge by Avital Gad-Cykman
A Narrow Bridge by Avital Gad-Cykman I’ve sang this ancient song in moments my mouth started singing on its own, and I listened with interest to learn what would come out of it. “The whole world is nothing but a narrow bridge, a narrow bridge, a narrow bridge.” It’s so narrow, my backyard is bigger. […]
The Cold Sausages in my Neighbourhood by Owain Evans
I stood in the paddling pool. It was the first week of the summer holidays and mum was throwing the party she told dad she wouldn?t. My mum was everywhere, handing out drinks, but my dad was in a gap in the curtains, watching.
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