flash fiction
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The Awkward Moment
The Gestapo master gets carelessly on the second level train.
George Washington / Daniel Boone / Thomas Jefferson
He was twelve when the cherry sapling still had not bloomed, and his father ordered him to chop it down the next morning, growling about the wasted orchard space.
The Devil’s Doing
Pedro dove to the track for a ten as a train approached.
Real Friends Tell the Truth
The urinal pad read, “Say no to drugs.”
Fresco
Cheryl’s psoriasis gives her face the texture of a medieval Italian fresco that needs restoration.
Rudolph
Rudolph
‘You’ll go down in history!’
‘And you’ll stay there, you sycophantic fools,’ growls Rudolph, whipping out his carbine and blasting his peers to chunks of horn and meat.
Popeye / Bond
Popeye
Name: Popeye
Alias: The Sailor Man
Charge: Drug Trafficking
Additional Detail: Was found loitering outside stadium, was searched and subsequently charged. Confession w
Edith/Jonah
Edith
She’s been dead useful around the house – preserving fish, garnishing the margaritas. In winter, when the driveway gets licked with ice, I slip out back with a chisel and
Creation Narrative / The Last Particle
Creation Narrative
In the beginning, there was only God and all else was nothingness. God looked into the void and knew He was alone. And even God, who was infinitely knowledgea
Automatic Birds / Spontaneous Generation
Automatic Birds
We were lying on the couch together, listening to the birds sing.
“They don’t sound real,” I said. “When I listen to their voices, all I hear is synthesizers.