Issue No.5 – Flash Fiction
  • Kevin Richard White

Barn Fire, 1985
Barn Fire, 1985 1920 1440 Kevin Richard White

Back in October 1985, I woke up to the horses screaming. My parents weren’t home – they were spending the last of their paychecks line dancing and whiskey-tasting. They could…
  • Zac Smith

Nail
Nail 1920 1280 Zac Smith

There was a nail still in the wall that held a picture I can’t remember real well, but I remember the frame and the thick dust that lived on its…
  • Jayne Martin

Aftermath
Aftermath 1920 989 Jayne Martin

I boil in my own juices. A small metal fan whirs in a corner, succeeding only in moving the oppressive heat from one part of the room to the other.…
  • T.L. Sherwood

The Shots Fired, The Shots Called
The Shots Fired, The Shots Called 747 994 T.L. Sherwood

Sniveling, aching, running until you drop. Sprawled out, like a kid playing jacks, your legs cramping, sweating. You bend them, notice the sharp cushy pricking, see, finally see the red…
  • Patricia Q. Bidar

Pool Therapy
Pool Therapy 1600 1200 Patricia Q. Bidar

The door to the pool has a sign that announces that anyone who is currently experiencing diarrhea or has experienced diarrhea in the past 14 days should not enter the…
  • David Cook

Nancy’s Morning With Nick
Nancy’s Morning With Nick 1381 1920 David Cook

Phone book delivery day. I wouldn’t say it’s my favourite of the year—I don’t have one of those—but it’s my most anticipated. I bend, ignoring the creak of my hips,…

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