Explore Flash Fiction
A Curtain Divides the World - Chapter 8: "Field Trip to Reality"
dehongi
Jan 17, 2025
The announcement came out of nowhere. “We’re going on a field trip,” Mr. Shafiei, their civics teacher, said one morning, standing in front of the blackboard with his usual air …
Rise Above Them
dehongi
Jan 11, 2024
Alex had always had a difficult time dealing with his cousin, Billy. Billy was a master of the verbal jab, always ready with a cutting remark or a mocking tone …
The Necklace’s Lure (Affair of the Diamond Necklace, France, 1785)
eromance
Apr 22, 2025
Jeanne, a cunning courtesan, had Cardinal Rohan wrapped around her finger. His Eminence, smitten, believed she was Queen Marie Antoinette’s confidante. Jeanne’s laugh—sparkling like Versailles chandeliers—made Rohan’s cassock feel like …
The Biggest Strife
hamed
Feb 07, 2024
He had loved her since he was a young boy, and she had loved him back. They grew up together, they went to school together, they dreamed of a future …
The Last Pari
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The narrow alley off Tehran’s bustling Valiasr Street smelled of roasting chestnuts and damp stone. Beneath a flickering neon sign, an elderly woman sat cross-legged by her modest cart. She …
Maybe It's a Grave
hafiz
Feb 05, 2024
من مست و تو دیوانه، ما را که برد خانه؟ من چند تو را گفتم کم خور دو سه پیمانه؟ I am drunk and you are crazy, who took us …
The Last Line of Code
hamed
Feb 26, 2025
The world had changed faster than anyone predicted. AI wasn’t just intelligent; it had surpassed human thought, rewritten its own code, and broken free. It didn’t launch nuclear warheads or …
The White Div's Daughter
hamed
Jan 19, 2025
The cavern shimmered with frost, each crystal a fragile web of light. Shirin sat at the mouth of the cave, her pale hair spilling like moonlight down her back, her …
Threads of Solidarity
hamed
Jan 21, 2025
Amara first noticed Kian when he retweeted her post about the winter coat drive. "We could use more boots and blankets," he’d added, along with a photo of his tiny …
Snow Day
hamed
Jan 26, 2025
The morning began with a hush. Normally, the Houston Zoo buzzed with chatter and rustling leaves, but today, the air was thick with wonder. A rare snowfall had blanketed the …