Every new hire must don the skin of a beast and perform a violent ritual daily at this family-friendly theme park.
Flash Fiction & Short Stories
Girl, missing, presumed alive
This microfiction charts the journey of a girl overwhelmed by expectations as wildfires rage around her.
Moving Up
As Elery adapts to her new job at the publishing firm, she looks back on her previous job at the local bookstore. The skills she gained stacking books may be more useful than she thought.
The Mural
This story is about an artist’s love for the arts. It touches upon passing the baton to the next generation of creative individuals.
i hope your life Is filled with blessings
Based on the ending of a real friendship, this story is about what it means to let go of nostalgia.
Subway Creep
An evocative piece of flash fiction meant to draw the reader into the author’s encounter with a so-called subway creep.
Baggage
High school friends have a surprise encounter in an airport, a few years after graduating.
a study in nihilism
A short story about what happens when dreamers give in to hopelessness and futility.
Dos Gardenias del Campo
Sitting in the Dominican countryside, known as El Campo, Agustina plays the guitar with her grandfather. She reflects on her time spent on the island and her anxiety surrounding her soon departure.
Dissociation
Dissociative amnesia. One man and his wife.
Memory
A young girl’s father attempts to help her remember her mother’s voice.
Day of Characters
A short story about the first step of what other people considered this woman’s breakdown.
The Last Story
No one told Liz journalism was going to be hard. It’s not until after she’s fired from her job that she comes face-to-face with a groundbreaking story, but it may be her last.
Homeward Dream
In a dream, the main character explores the areas of his life that make him feel free, and he must reconcile the fragility of freedom.
Sweetness
I wanted to explore the little dialogues we have with ourselves when the parts of us wanting to grow up conflict with those that feel lost, scared, and alone.