“I missed you last week,” I said, staring at a water spot on the speckled ceiling.
Lady Business by Megan Romo
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.
Zwischenzug by Paul Rotter
Some nights after a long day, I skip dinner and escape to the screened patio with a glass of whiskey in hand.
Still Recovering: A Junkie Confession by Kerin Sommer
Just the recognition of the name, the queen of synthetic opioids, fills me with anticipation, guilt, and fear.
Psychiatry, Tokyo Style by Jonathan Mack
It must be difficult to work all day beside a storeroom full of mind-altering drugs. Certainly it would be hard for me.
Like Momma by Lonette Stayton
I want hair like Momma’s. Big and fluffy, it looks like one of the clouds that floats across the sky.
Thesis by Thomas Wells
He walked to the front of the class, wisps of hair swirling around his head like tiny ghosts and looked at us with abysmatic blue eyes. I noticed that his hands were shaking.
Bob’s Keys the the Kingdom by Alexandria Peary
He lived in a 20-by-20 foot studio apartment for fifteen years. He washed his clothing in the sink, and the hallway reeked of his bathroom…
Burn by Cheryl Diane Kidder
“Not so fast,” he said, reaching across me and pushing the lock down. He undid the buttons on his jeans and told me, “Suck it. Then you can
leave.”
When the Light Changes by Christine Cooper
When the light turns green, no one else is at the intersection. My hands cross one over the other to round the corner.
October 20 by Margaret Ozmet
Why are they whispering? Wait, why is he looking at me? They’re both looking at me. I didn’t do anything. I totally didn’t do anything. Stop looking at me.
