Follow the three-lane highway through the southern part of the state. Be patient when it narrows to just two.
Northbound by Wendy Fontaine
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.
How to Sleep in an Airport by Jenny O’Connell
If you have a sleeping bag, you are lucky. If you don’t, make one out of a scarf and a pair of shorts…
What Happened to the Dishes in the Divorce by Ann Vallee
…there were dishes sorted and stacked into piles: those I would keep, and those I would not.
Brothers by Sasha Watson
“Oh, the boys, forget it. The boys loved their drink. I don’t know when that started.”
Night Watchman by Melinda Brasher
He rode his bicycle through the dark and quiet streets armed with a whistle.
Art and the Dying Time by Lee Reilly
We are stuck on the Magritte. There’s a background. The tree is in front of the background and much of the horse is in front of the tree…
12/21/12 by Carly Mastroni
Zoe and I were not afraid when they announced the world was going to end.
How to Leave Home by Lorraine Avila
Pretend the section 8 apartment your mother fought to put over your head is no longer enough. You grown, you gotta go.
How to Say Goodbye to Your Mother by Damhnait Monaghan
Always say ‘Love you Mom,’ before you hang up the phone.
Ischemia by Sarah Kilch Gaffney
By all physiological accounts, my heart is fine, but there will always be evidence of where the blood flow was cut off for too long.
