He’s been married before, my ex; now he’s marrying again. I learn her name from my 8-year-old son…
Tiny Twin Step-Mother by K. G. Wright
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.
Shorthand by Donna M. Magnotta
When I was ten years old, I came across a note written in some kind of secret code.
The Simplest Recipe Jess Flarity
Try not to cry into the batter or the cookies will be too salty.
My Husband Got a Bad Haircut by Jillian Pretzel
“Why don’t I cut your hair next time?” I asked.
Lost by Betsy Johnson
when it came time to go home my grandfather couldn’t find the car or anything familiar, only identical trees standing straight in an evergreen platoon…
Persuasion by Ona Gritz
My list of worries also included … if my clothes were right for the small artsy school I’d chosen that had, miraculously, chosen me too.
Denial by Jane Rucker
July 31 is my youngest daughter’s 21st birthday. I don’t know where she is.
Vocabulary by Leta Rebecca Cunningham
Let me try to say it out loud. Roll the phrase around in my mouth. Taste the words and let them melt under my tongue.
Blue As In by Matthew Morris
One of the guards calls out, Who you got? and his teammate says, Skinny nigga. He means me.
Comfort by Sarah Barnett
Judy takes comfort in the feathers her dead husband leaves for her to find.
