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Contemporary
Welcome to our Contemporary Flash Fiction category, showcasing bite-sized stories from a diverse mix of emerging and established literary voices. These quick reads, each under 1,000 words, offer a snapshot into modern life, relationships, and the human condition.
Despite their brevity, these stories pack an emotional punch. They capture poignant moments and thought-provoking insights that linger long after the final word. From slice-of-life vignettes to surreal and speculative tales, the styles and themes are as varied as the authors themselves.
We’ve curated works from some of today’s most promising up-and-coming writers, eager to make their mark on the literary landscape. But you’ll also find new flash fiction from acclaimed authors you may already know and love.
Whether you’re looking for a quick fiction fix on your coffee break or a palate cleanser between longer reads, these short shorts are sure to intrigue, entertain, and satisfy. Dive in and discover a world of contemporary storytelling talent, one flash at a time.
- You Complete Me by Adele Evershed
- When the Moon is Full and Bright by Ty Green
- Trick of the Light by Dan Caine
- Trapped In A Bottle by Ruben Michael Molina
- Time Window by Doug Dawson
- Things That Recede with Time by Lauren Howlett
- Thief by Kristy Gherlone
- Them By Meg Pokrass
- The Storm by Kristin Leprich
- The Soldier Who Loved Dogs
- The Shine of a Sinful Heart by Ximena Escobar
- The Rusted Swing Set by Sheila Good
- The Message on Emily’s New Phone by Charles Lee
- The Many Laments of Dagda Lichfield by Kit Zimmerman
- The Manhattan Club by John RC Potter
- The Magic Spot
- The Loser by Arthur Mackeown
- The Inner Circle by P. J. Atwater
- The hunt for the desired ratio by Marie Hanna Curran
- The Guitar Man and the Pigeon by Ben Westerham
- The Feral Nature of Werewolves, A History
- The Deceased’s Wife by Charles Milton Lee
- The Cold Sausages in my Neighbourhood by Owain Evans
- The Closet by Doug Dawson
- The Birthmark by Loretta Martin
- The Birds Weep by Steve Carr
- That Look by Neil Brosnan
- Telekinesis for Beginners by Michelle Lee
- Taming the Devil by Chris Martin
- Tajima By Miss Mitford
- Switching Gears by LB Sedlacek
- Swallowed by Angela Carlton
- Stuck Between the Pages by Julia Vellucci
- Strutters’ Ball by Barry Basden
- Some Freaks Sleep When They Go To Bed by Scott Pomfret
- Slowing to Park by Chris Martin
- Sherkin by Neil Brosnan
- Saving Alice by Angela Carlton
- Retreat by Jack Coey
- Questions For Vampires by Anastasia Gustafson
- Open Hands by Angela Townsend
- Nobody Shall Sleep By T. Dem
- Night of Fire and Glass by Justin Bendell
- My Job by Ronald Robert Moore
- My Daughter’s Best Friend by Michelle Reynolds
- My darkest fear! by Wendy Montoya
- Monday the 28th of August
- Missing Pipes, Nuts and Screws by Adaora Ogunniyi
- Miracle Stain Remover
- Looking for the Unseen/Seen by Anshika Arora
- Jacobs Shadow by Kate E. Lore
- In Denmark by David Sydney
- I Knew You’d Come Back to Me by DD Creed
- Heart of the Matter by Loretta Martin
- Girl with Pearls in Her Eyes by Fanni Sütő
- Full Moon Nights by Roopa Raveendran Menon
- Footloose by E. W. Farnsworth
- Falling Out by Lenka Miklosova Vrazda
- Escape by Murdock O’Mooney
- Encounter With a Talking Head by VM Landi
- Don’t Look For Us by Christine LaChance
- Disclosure optional by Keith Nunes
- Delivery by Denis Bell
- Dear You By Angela Carlton
- Damn if You Do…by R.S. Nelson
- Cold Shoulder by Hugh Cartwright
- Chasing Zero by Jean Ryan
- Catching Up 2143
- Buy it Now!
- BLACK HOLE by Alex Khansa
- Ant Death by Lorna Wood
- Alien bloom 982
- A Thank You From Evelyn by Eric Tarago
- A Quick Twist by Patrick Hanford
- A Narrow Bridge by Avital Gad-Cykman
- A Job of Work by Salvatore Difalco
- 1979, Hungary By Zary Fekete
- “Hi” by Lauren K. Sweeney
- Helping Me Up by Bruce Ransom
- Headless by David Sydney
My Job by Ronald Robert Moore
When I arrived at work I was immediately called into Mr. Roberts?s office. I had never been called into his office before. When I walked in he sat behind his huge desk and Mrs. Berman sat to his right. There was a new man I did not know sitting between them and Mrs. Berman started.
A Thank You From Evelyn by Eric Tarago
My wife handed me the small envelope addressed to me in ink. The return address was from San Antonio, which was curious, because I did not know anyone from that city anymore. The friends that I had met there had all reported for duty the same day I did, in other cities and towns
Slowing to Park by Chris Martin
In her car, on the way to the court house she said, “Maybe I could call Sally. It would be nice to have Sally with me. She wouldn’t tell anyone.”
Tajima By Miss Mitford
Once upon a time, a certain ronin, Tajima Shume by name, an able and well-read man, being on his travels to see the world, went up to Kiyoto by the Tokaido