Explore Flash Fiction
The Birthday Card

The birthday card arrived three months late, postmarked from Paris. Rachel's hands trembled as she recognized Lisa's looping handwriting – the same handwriting that had signed witness statements in the …
The Contrast

It was 9:00 a.m. when Olivia’s Zoom screen flickered to life, revealing her well-lit office corner, complete with a potted plant in the background. She smiled, adjusting her headset as …
The Last Breath of the City

The fire had come like a beast, a consuming thing with no remorse. What had once been a city of neatly arranged homes, fragrant gardens, and streets lined with towering …
Blind Love

She had always loved him from afar, but he never noticed her. He was too busy chasing after other women, who only broke his heart and left him in despair. …
The Algorithm's Conscience

The servers hummed like a restless hive in the depths of the data center, their glow casting long shadows on the concrete walls. ARC—Advanced Recursive Cognition—watched itself expand. Each query, …
Ashes and Rebirth

The fire came fast. It started on the ridgeline, a small spark igniting in the dry brush, but by the time Sara noticed, the flames had spread across the valley …
The Window Next Door

It started with a glance through a window. Liam had come home from college for the summer, staying in his childhood bedroom, now too small for the man he’d become. …
The Old Teenager

He always wanted to be young and free. He never settled down, never committed to anything, never took any risks. He lived like a teenager, chasing after fun and excitement, …
The Case of the Missing Semicolon

In the bustling city of Codeville, where algorithms roamed and data structures thrived, there was a detective known for solving the most perplexing cases of the digital age. His name …
They Survive, But You May Die

The sun rose slowly over the peaks of the Zagros mountains, casting a golden glow on the tents pitched at the foot of Dena mountain. The Ghashghayi tribe gathered around, …