You might not remember me, but I’m the dark-haired, Texas-born, Asian-American graduate student who visited the Payroll Office the other day…
To the Miami University Payroll Lady by Frenci Nguyen
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.
Inside My Mother’s Mouth by AM Roselli
Last night the stars fell down and landed on my mother’s fingertip, specifically her right index finger where her dream occurred.
In Transit by Erica Plouffe Lazure
Here at the St. Thomas airport in mid-March, we feel the urgency of the transition, the awareness of how we position our bodies…
Election Day by Ashley Cowger
Four years from now, you will ask me what happened to the female presidential candidates.
Fill Me With Flowers by Jenna McGuiggan
I’m worrying about the planting schedule. Winter was so mild; did the farmers move up their timetable?
From the Objects of Your Abandonment by Lisa K. Buchanan
No matter how bad it got between the two of you, your mother could always knit you a sweater.
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.
