Category: Flash

An archive of all of the flash creative nonfiction / flash CNF we’ve published over the years. Our flash category is specifically for pieces up to 800 words.

Your mother meant it, she really meant it, when she told you to stop whining.

You thought you’d be more prepared for the email. You knew it was coming.

I stand before an array of gurgling and spitting pots loaded with this summer’s bounty…

According to the internet, orange increases oxygen supply to the brain to produce an invigorating effect and stimulate mental activity.

I do solemnly swear, that I will give you your afternoon nap.

The first time I had a word for what happened to me, I was squatting over a toilet, trying not to touch the seat.

We were caught in the storm, crossing Aziscohos Lake in your beat-up aluminum canoe

At 7:13 a.m., crack two eggs into a bowl. Their shells shatter silently…

My father was on hospice for a short time, just a couple of days.

I’m hopeful that my son’s tiny fingers, so plump and soft, will one day grow to be strong and sturdy.

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