No matter how bad it got between the two of you, your mother could always knit you a sweater.
From the Objects of Your Abandonment by Lisa K. Buchanan
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.
In My Garden by Megan Verwelst
In my garden there is the oregano plant they gave you at dialysis. The catnip seeds we planted and forgot about…
Fog Effects by Ann Beman
As I paddle, our canoe glides through the water. I feel rather than see this motion, because a thick morning fog envelops us…
Tiny Twin Step-Mother by K. G. Wright
He’s been married before, my ex; now he’s marrying again. I learn her name from my 8-year-old son…
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.
