We have some fantastic flash fiction lined up for May. Here’s a little taster to whet your appetite:
6 May 2022 – ‘Events as They Unfold in Real Time’ by Erica Sharlette:
Her trauma therapist encouraged her to sleep near grass, where the earthy scent could infuse her senses, to try to counsel Ro through her fear of soil after being buried in a makeshift coffin. When she finally slept, it was in the light of day, and exhaustion-driven; borne of her insomnia, for fear of the nightmares that plagued every moment her eyes were closed…
13 May 2022 – ‘Wolf Island’ by William Falo:
Time ticked away on my research without me finding a single wolf. An old aerial photograph of Wolf Island showed two wolves here, but I didn’t find any proof of them, and I only had one day left until the boat arrived to take me home…
20 May 2022 – ‘Yerma at the Market’ by Linda Ann Strang:
Rosalie says, ‘I miss my lover, my former lover, my lover before that, and my ex-husband.’ I think she’s crazy – none of them have ever treated her very well, and, being the bestie, I’ve had to hear all about it, over wine, over tea, over coffee, over marijuana, and mojitos and margaritas, over years…
27 May 2022 – ‘Little Things’ by Jessica Daugherty:
My mother set us up. He’s cute, she said. You’ll love him. I knew instantly I would not. It was the little things that bothered me…
If you want to submit a flash for publication on our website, see our submissions page. We pay £10 for each piece published.
