Category: flash fiction
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Sail Girl – Jon Doughboy
The girl grew up in marinas. Refurbished outboard engines for fun. Varnished teak for money. She had a tiller in her hand before she ever touched a doll or a rattle. Sailboats were her friends and dreams, siblings and parents. Across the bay they’d glide like creatures compelled by mysterious…
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Glutton like the Doo-Dah Man – Jon Gluckman
On jobs, I drive because Demetrius, Sal, and Vinny say I’m too fat to run. I’d weigh them down. They gotta point, but it hurts. I wait in the Charger. Don’t go into the paymaster’s office. Sit behind the wheel. Miss out, and get Twinkie all over my balaclava, waiting.…
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Restoration Hotwire – Scott MacLeod
Aldo slid into the driver’s seat. Brought the sweet new Volvo to a low purr. He was on a tight time schedule but couldn’t resist leaning back and breathing in that new car smell. Marvelled that his career had brought him to this place where he’d be sitting in a rig…
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Cavities – Jan Hassmann
I’m pressing my good ear against today’s walk because I lost my keys. I can hear them jangling with every step, and the gulls are crying: Where did you have them last? Where did you have them last?But I have no stale bread to offer as they hover above me in…
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