In a dusty village outside Mexico City, the sun blistering hot, I fell doggedly in love with a pale blue ceramic dinner dish…
Mexican Blue by Judith Padow
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.
Light Therapy by Helen Collins Sitler
During the first summer of widowhood, I took refuge at the back of the house, in the prism of flowers that bloomed up the hillside…
Lost in Time by Jenna Dorian
My mother sat behind me in a chair, probably wearing her purple jacket and probably covered with a blanket, but I can’t quite remember. And then I heard her. “Where is little Jenna?”
Northbound by Wendy Fontaine
Follow the three-lane highway through the southern part of the state. Be patient when it narrows to just two.
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.
