…his snippy “No” validates his teenage indignation. He looks back to his game. “Hold on guys,” he radios into the mic. “It’s my dad.”
The Lesson by Christopher P. Collins
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.
And So Begins, in Slow Motion, the Care of Him by Sara Michas-Martin
After all that measured breath and surge, the hours of nothing, then something, then more terrible pause….
The Mumbi by Amelia Fulbright
Carving a narrow vein of lifeblood across the dry earth, the Mumbi is a clear, swift-moving stream….
A Personal History of Dogs by Beverly Donofrio
When I was two I’d dress our black puppy in my doll’s yellow dress, tuck him into the doll carriage, and sing “Rock-a-bye Baby”…
Forgive Me South Dakota by Vivé Griffith
I traveled with my grandmother’s journal as my guide. She drove your roads in 1946 when she and three friends set out after the war.
Feed by Ksenia Panova
I licked buttercream frosting off my fingers and didn’t have a panic attack.
Ride by Dan Rousseau
I sit on a dark stage at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival. A motionless ride cymbal obstructs my view of the audience.
On Potatoes by Karen Babine
When you spend enough time with a potato, you learn the differences between waxy and starchy by feel and instinct, not trivia.
How to Wrestle Loneliness (and Win) by Gaetan Sgro
The first thing is, it takes toughness. A certain edge. And you wouldn’t necessarily think edge if you’d seen my Grama Alice towards the end of her life.
My Mother at Georg Jensen by John A. McDermott
The girl steps quickly down the store’s back stairwell, her vision blurry with tears, her skin flushed with shame.
