Flash Frog
Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch.
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Feels Like Extinction by Linda Niehoff
She ate the tangerine and wished it was an orange. But it was the only globe of fruit in the plastic bag from the Safeway ten miles back up the highway. Ten miles back before they broke down. Broke down and waiting. The station… Continue Reading “Feels Like Extinction by Linda Niehoff”
Disagree and Commit by Sean Ennis
Connor, who doesn’t really interest me, made a discovery. His wife, Colleen, left a dirty note from her lover in her jeans’ pocket. Oh boy. She knows Connor does the laundry. Where do I come in? Nowhere, really. I am not the lover! Grace… Continue Reading “Disagree and Commit by Sean Ennis”
Nickels on Eyes by Leslie Lindsay
They are somewhere on the earthen floor when her pains start. Inside, outside. It’s hard to tell. The floor is a flat plane, cool and hard. June bugs click and thud; it is only May. The children lounge throughout the house like languid cats,… Continue Reading “Nickels on Eyes by Leslie Lindsay”
The Last Lion by C.M. Crockford
The last lion lives in a false Savannah measuring about three kilometers. He was moved there after all of the jungle habitats had disappeared, and it was too hot outside for much to live. He is owned by an extraordinarily wealthy man he rarely… Continue Reading “The Last Lion by C.M. Crockford”
Cibola by Andrea Lewis
Corvair Every morning when my history teacher, Mr. Meloy, pulled his white Chevrolet Corvair into the teachers’ parking lot, I watched from afar. Other boys watched because the Corvair was still a novelty in 1961, but I watched because I was in love with… Continue Reading “Cibola by Andrea Lewis”
Manifesto by Greta Hayer
The realtor keeps calling the place an investment. The houses are new and shiny, like paper cutouts, and the trees along the side of the road are feeble, flimsy things, providing barely any dappled shade. Supposedly, the houses will be worth more when the… Continue Reading “Manifesto by Greta Hayer”
Twister by Elizabeth Fletcher
Clouds the color of absinthe blotted out the evening sun, the air electric with thunderstorms yet to arrive. Marco stopped near the crabapple tree, the confetti of its spent blossoms littering the ruts where his daddy’s truck used to sit. The green Ford had… Continue Reading “Twister by Elizabeth Fletcher”
Luxembourg by Rick White
Julia returned home from her business trip with the small state of Luxembourg in her purse. Her husband, Mike, knew something was up right away and wasted no time in confronting her over his homemade moussaka that evening. “You’ve done it again haven’t you?”… Continue Reading “Luxembourg by Rick White”
New Moon by Rebecca Ackermann
I bought the 28-day class pack because the yoga studio wrote a Hemingway quote on the chalkboard outside: “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” After months of dissecting each other in front of a therapist, a mediator, then finally a judge—a black… Continue Reading “New Moon by Rebecca Ackermann”
Vigilance by David Kesmodel
It’s my turn next to venture down the stairs. Set an alarm on your phone, Sheri advises, then go down and make sure they’re not too hot and heavy. I dread the moment. When it arrives, I exaggerate each step with the balls of… Continue Reading “Vigilance by David Kesmodel”