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Adam Maxwell's first collection of short stories is inventive, funny, dark, and hugely entertaining. Effortlessly fusing pop culture, gunplay, and simians, Dial M For Monkey contains a vibrant mixture of short...

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Cassingle: Five Stories

by Jim Hanas

A follow-up to 2006's Single, Cassingle is a collection of stories that originally appeared in Fence, McSweeney's, Bridge: Stories & Ideas, and Twelve Stories. Toronto's Eye Weekly wrote of Cassingle, "No matter...

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The Night Before The Christmas Before I Was Married & other festive tales

by Adam Maxwell

Charles Dickens has dominated the Christmas short story market for too long and he's so bloody depressing... wouldn't you rather read something that was funny, had comedy misunderstandings, people accidentally...

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The Butterfly Killer

by Claire Farrell

Flash Fiction - A patient and doctor have conflicting ideas on what being cured really means.

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Bipolar

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Billy Farnsworth Zombie Hunter

by Lyn Perry

Whenever Billy and his dad set out to bag some Z's they inevitably return to face something far worse for them waiting at home. (These two humorous flash fictions first appeared in Bewildering Stories.)

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Where Do We Go From Here?

by Jessica Morse

Danielle's relationship with her boyfriend John is in shambles. She doesn't want to lose him, but doesn't know how to fix things. Sometimes bodies can express things we don't know how to get across with words....

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Sex

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A Flash of Inspiration : A Collection of Very Short Stories by Indie Authors

by Helmy Kusuma

What happens when a bunch of authors challenge each other to write lightning-fast stories? A Flash of Inspiration! In one hundred words or less, twenty one writers titillate, beguile and enthrall your senses...

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Even Superheroes!

by Lyn Perry

When Mr. Clark and Mr. Wayne are caught touring a nursing home, you know the days of their heroics are coming to an end. (This short story first appeared in ResAliens Zine.)

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Spam Fiction

by Lyn Perry

When Alan Smittee discovers how to convert garbled spam email text into flash fiction, anything is possible. (This short story first appeared in Every Day Fiction.)

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Shallow

by David Shute

A short collection of five flash fiction pieces loosely horror themed. Pointed exits, insomnia, vengeance, claustrophobia, and the smallest things worth killing for.

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Micro Fiction

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Night fell

by Michael Constantine

Night, taking a journey across her fantastic world, falls. See her friends and lover journey with her and help her in this piece of whimsical, but heartfelt flash fiction.

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Space Monkey Pirates - Three Flash Fictions

by Lyn Perry

Follow the adventures of Mazaru, a Space Monkey just trying to make his way in the Universe. Enjoy these three humorous flash fictions.

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Translations

by M. Pax

Nora Elliott must decipher the ruins to save the man she loves. Will the magic she unearths grant her the love she craves? Short story, about 1200 words. Fantasy. Steampunk. Romance. Free.

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Small Graces

by M. Pax

Grace crash lands on an alien world to discover she's not alone. Short science fiction story. About 1100 words. Free.

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Agricultural Production in the Sudan

by Paul Samael

A (very) short story about sunflowers, a Sheikh and the desire to change the world. Does not contain any statistics about Sudanese agriculture (sorry). "[A]n entirely adept and subtle short story; this one will...

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The Interview

by Ivana Hruba

The first ever television interview with fiction author Ivana Hruba in which the word really is mentioned a lot and mysteries of her great literary works all but revealed.

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Don't Wait Until Tomorrow

by For Lack of Paper

Warning: Contains Domestic Violence A flash fiction (very short, quick read) -- If you're in a position like this, don't wait until tomorrow! There's more out in this world than you could ever know, think of...