I thought about where I would be if my babies had lived….
Down to the Valley by Molly Bolton
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.
When Wishes Turn Real by Melissa Greenwood
My parents want me to start taking medicine. They say I’m just like my grandma.
Returns by Laurie Granieri
When I encounter Michael’s lookalike, for a few moments he feels a little less dead.
He Said, I Said by Cindy Dean Jones
I am seeing someone else and we are done, he announced, over the phone.
Everything is Going to Be Alright by Victoria Mack
My mother is looking at the television, which is on mute, and her small mouth is open.
Flinch by Sonja Livingston
The point was to hide your fear. Feel afraid but don’t flinch.
Antennae Twitching with Precision by Remi Recchia
Bright lights girl-not-girl examined by nurse in clean clean clean. Looking for cuts, looking for bruises, looking for something unseen.
The Ponytail by Wendy Besel Hahn
Alone in the backseat, I studied my three-year-old sister’s golden-brown ringlets…
How to Treat Migraines with Acupuncture by Jennifer Gallo Gaites
Imagine you are a pincushion. A soft landing spot. A tufted gathering place for sharp objects.
This is a Drill by Katie Burgess
It’s a gray morning close to Halloween when the alarm goes off. We’ve been expecting it.
