We have some fantastic flash fiction lined up for June. Here’s a little taster to whet your appetite:
3 June 2022 – ‘Someday’ by Emily Helmen:
My finger traces the rough wood of the windowsill. Every crack and bump is expected before I even touch it. My hand knows where to dodge the splinters that would dig into my skin and form a home for themselves…
10 June 2022 – ‘Mood of the Meal’ by Ryan James:
He found that jazz was the best music to cook to. It was happy most of the time, excluding the blues, but Jessie didn’t cook to blues songs. He cooked to the type of jazz that makes feet want to step and hips want to swing. And the mood can be felt in the meal…
17 June 2022 – ‘Enlightened’ by Roya Khatiblou:
His phone on the table across the room buzzes and we ignore it. In the beginning he would make a show of going to check, sighing when he saw the number, filling the room with the weight and thrill of what we were doing.
24 June 2022 – ‘Men Who Stand in Ocean’s by Eve Chancellor:
The men came up out of the sea. They were the same size as average men, with broad shoulders and solid chests. Naked, save for the barnacles that coated their skin. Not skin, but armour, made of iron…
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