Tag: micro fiction

Lost And Found

Photo by Dorrell Tibbs on Unsplash by Claudia Monpere Stunned by the inheritance, she wondered: new kitchen or new face? She hated this

Clam

Photo by Johnny McClung on Unsplash by Alison Wassell They call her Clam and the name sticks, like a mollusc to a rock.

Muddy Embarrassments 

Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash by Sudha Balagopal The cafe declares they use brown sugar, nothing polished or artificial. I tell the owner

What Must Remain Unseen

Photo by Aditya Romansa on Unsplash by Sudha Balagopal My son’s born without skin over his chest—lungs, heart, exposed. Whispers float about the inside,

If it’s not bitter, it’s not tea

Photo by Mona Mok on Unsplash by Elena Zhang They look like arms, the honeysuckle petals that unfurl in the boiling water, blooming

Gooseberry Pie Issue 9

Photo by Alex Shuper on Unsplash Stories: Breaking News! It’s April and time to celebrate National Gooseberry Month. If you’re stuck for ideas

Twin Brother And Sister

Photo by Tom Strecker on Unsplash by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar My twin brother grew light-skinned like the milk he sucked from Ma’s breast

Carrying On

Photo by ketut pexels.com by Kathryn Silver-Hajo My adventure-ready carry-on is midway to the overhead when this guy offers to

The Solution

Photo by Adam Sherez on Unsplash by Charlotte Hamrick You rub fish oil in your hair, on your elbows and toes as the

When The Moon Hits Your Eye

Photo by Gaspar Uhas on Unsplash by Charlotte Hamrick you grab my arm to hold me still, saying I Won’t let you go!  I

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