Flash Frog

At the playground, a five-year-old boy levels an invisible rifle at my nursing baby. He’s standing on a rope bridge between the slide and the monkey bars, and he sights like we are a doe and her fawn. Dizzy with rage, I stand up…

*THE BLUE FROG 1st PLACE WINNER* Introduction by Guest Judge Dr. CAMILLE U. ADAMS Leaving opens with one of the longest sentences in this beautiful flash piece that otherwise makes use of clauses that are punchy, concise, informational, and brief. This first sentence contains…

*THE BLUE FROG 2nd PLACE WINNER* The first lie Mary Beth told her boyfriend was that she wanted kids. She heard it come out of her mouth in a voice disconnected from her brain, an auto-pilot answer, like when you’re at a store and…