Tag: micro fiction
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Facing the Light | 50-Word Story
She sits there most days, in a festive summer dress, wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Some find it odd to see a solitary lady staring at a field, but she doesn’t mind. She watches the sunflowers, as they turn to follow the sun. There’s no hurry, for a long-time cancer survivor. For with you is the…
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Finding Ben | Short Story
Where the gravel road ends, near a winding creek, there’s a corn field. They say they saw him go in. A petite brunette stops her bright red jeep near the edge, headlights cutting into the green maze. She leaves the driver’s door open and strides down a row. “Ben? Ben!” she screams into the tasseled…
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More Feedback | Short Story
Ronald, a would-be writer, receives a scathing rejection letter from a magazine editor. His submission is riddled with bad grammar and there’s little to no narrative arc. It’s barely a story at all. The critic claims that a chimp with a piece of chalk could write better flash fiction. Tears sting the aspiring wordsmith’s eyes,…
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