FLASH
A THIN FILM OF FORGETTING
by Marie Anne Arreola
May 29, 2025
Your mind will abbreviate the summary. Probably draw a crust around the planet’s rim. It’ll detect the curve and maneuver slowly. It’ll dig a hole. Toss the pot. And call it evolution... read more >
Flash
The Fantasized Life of Stella R.
by Lilia Mahfouz
May 15, 2025
As a teenager, Stella was already convinced she possessed a prodigious artistic soul. Her vocations were numerous. At thirteen, she discovered Niki de Saint Phalle and her “Nanas.” She was captivated by these oversized, powerfully expressive works... read more >
Poetry
Fairy tale/evolution
by Michael Galko
May 22, 2025
Every sailor knows
the idea of unicorns was born
from the narwhal...
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Flash Fiction
How She Won Him, 1910
- With Helen Gardner
by Dorin Schumacher
March 21, 2025
I take a train to Brooklyn and knock on the door that says VITAGRAPH. The armpits of my dress are wet. A man in a bowler opens the door. “Helen Gardner, here to audition for the moving picture,” I say. I put my hand out and he doesn’t shake it... read more >
