We have some fantastic flash fiction lined up for August. Here’s a little taster to whet your appetite:
6 August 2021 – ‘The Locked Cupboard’ by Keely O’Shaughnessy:
At thirty-five weeks, when the life inside me is roughly the size of a honeydew melon, my mother arrives with a Chicken-Arugula salad. In the living room, a damp washcloth spread across my swollen belly, I place an ice cube under my tongue. The numb ache is refreshing. My screen door is open, and from my place on the couch, I can see children having a water fight in the parking lot.
13 August 2021 – ‘And She Also Built A Ship’ by Jamie Brindle:
The stars are falling. They are falling, and Lucy is amongst them, and nothing she can do will ever change that. It is sad. ‘Don’t be afraid,’ says her father. ‘I’m here. I’ll catch you.’ Lucy is three years old and her father’s arms are wide. The water of the pool spreads broad and terrifying. The space is vast, and she is so tiny. And all the while, the stars continue to fall.
20 August 2021 – ‘ACCUMULATOR’ by Daniel Bird:
Roy had made it through three rounds without using his Bonus Buster or halving his Credits in the Surprise Spinner. Even the usually uninterested camera crew were standing straight and watching him. He’d just knocked out Gregory, a PE teacher with an interest in Karate, and absorbed his winnings too.
27 August 2021 – ‘Watching Shadow’ by Lucy Smith:
The birds have been here for ages; spiked black shapes flitting across cloud and blue the same way for millennia. Countless eyes have watched countless crows and since the start of my time in this field I’ve been stretching my arms out towards them.
If you want to submit a flash for publication on our website, see our submissions page. We pay £10 for each piece published.
