Flash Fiction Books

On a foggy morning in 1954, a middle-aged man in San Francisco has a bad toothache. He begins walking to try to get his mind off of it. In a small cafe', he gets some homeopathic advice. But, only the Golden Gate Bridge can provide permanent relief from the extreme pain. Based on a tragic...

Set in the Clam Beach - McKinleyville area of Northern California (USA) in 2016. An ordinary man in his mid-30's has a compelling dream that offers a chance to find treasure nearby. Is the vision just subliminal wishful thinking? Nick starts to think that there is something to the graphic clue; he...

Two Denver-area (Colorado, USA) university employees work in separate but adjacent storerooms. However, there is a connection between these two basement storage rooms: a vent high up on the wall. What could be misconstrued? What could ever go wrong? Puff breaks heighten the suspicions. If this...

A short personal narrative about a bad experience for me.

The wonderful custom of pumpkin carving owes its popularity to mean spirited, 'Nasty Jack' who loved nothing better than tripping old ladies, pranking the police, and disrupting the lives of almost everyone within five miles of his rundown shack in Dublin in the 1800's. Jack was the meanest man in...

The story of Kira and Leon, a long-term friendship with some subtle and unusual twists and turns.

Petra has worked long and hard for her mother, and deserves a day off. A motivational speaker she admires holds an event, and she decides to take decisive action to confront him about the work she has for him, with unexpected results.

Electra returns to an old lover after years of illness and recovery, and quickly finds out that she was luckier than her healthier friends. A story about the downside of finding the fountain of youth.

Sam Redwood as the Best Husband Ever, a short story from Ina Disguise.

What's in a name? After Swilling Mills changed its name to______, it became one of the ten largest cities in the United States!