[ Flash Fiction ]


Scavenger Hunt
The robot—little more than a claw, some wires, a jerrybuilt scaffold—totters through the scrapyard, picking up pieces. It …
Oculus
The children found it by the brackish crick, washed up where fiddler-crabs burrowed on the mudflats. It looked …
the parable of the sad window man begins with work
Man hurtles himself headfirst at his 15th-floor window, all the unwavering self-hate Man can muster.Window doesn’t shatter, doesn’t shudder, doesn’t waver.Window is no Hollywood pussy break-away glass window.Man is no …
Surprise Endings
It was all a dream.I’m actually a cat.You have a split personality that’s way cooler and more assertive than you and gets all the ladies.The doctor was the injured boy’s …
That Time Robin Williams Died and I Saw My Mother On A Night Out In Ibiza
I don’t expect to run into my mother on the Ibiza strip surrounded by drunks and neon lights and …
The Father Who Tried his Hardest
There once was a father who tried his hardest to achieve his goal of teaching his son to …
Walking the Gulf Stream
I like to walk fast and imagine minutes falling away on the other side of whatever journey is unfolding. …
Smarties
Candy wrappers slathered onto wooden tables and chip bags’ potent smells wafted through the air and around the …
Blind Man In The Snow
Blind Man in the Snow I was troubled about something, I can't remember what. It might have …
Connection
On the rare occasion when I dine with friends, I find that not only I, but also Lan, …
A Country Called Boupha
On New Year’s Eve they met on a notorious street corner that was familiar to her. They might …
My Parents Visited Us in Guangzhou
My dad’s brows knitted in displeasure. As our guest, he curbed his temper, choosing instead to embark on …
On Filling Cups
Last spring, I decided to make the inane decision to write a love letter every day to my ex. …
RUBY RUBY
Limerence like wine, pouring over me in shallows of sparkling ecstasy, draining my veins of their blood until they …