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Remember that night, my son?  The world – whatever that is – was altogether different.  You were altogether different.  I was there with you.  I felt your still heart and saw flashes of ...

A Night to Remember by Victor McConnell

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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Even though I was cast as Alice, stumbling upon a vessel labeled “drink me” felt salacious. I knew I shouldn’t have raised it to my lips. Maybe it was Catholic school. Maybe my fear of God was already cemented. ...

Your Honor by Annie Bartos

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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I drive by the garden center every day; there’s no shortcut home. But I never look. I never even glance out the window to check if I can see him. Stacking firewood in that ratty old lumberjack coat, those brown boots ...

The Void by Christine Alexander

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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Today I restock cups. I pull the wobbly stacks from their box-home and release them from protective sleeves. Particles of foam linger white in my hair like flecks of snow. Molly ruffles my head and says, Nice lice. Her ...

Double Drive by Nina Semczuk

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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The Failed Fantasy Author sits outside a Starbucks drinking coffee as he types another paragraph about the king of the elves. This is his fifth attempt at writing a fantasy novel and his fourth attempt where the ...

Failed Fantasy Author by James Reinebold

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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The sun is red today, and I don’t know what to say to you. I am staring at this red sun cutting through the smudged clouds, buckling under the decision to say everything or nothing. I imagine you at the kitchen sink, ...

A Crack in the Woods by Sarah Brokamp

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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Monday, May 6, 2019   A gown with a train, striped with green, white, and black squeezes my ribs. I’m trying my best not to sneeze or tear up, but the odor emanating from the red body paint on my face and ...

Camp by Kat Abdallah

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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Eight Arms to Hold You   The first time you asked me to take off my shirt over the internet, I did so and a pea-sized spider fell out. I was surprised, but also not. Summer brings them out in abundance, ...

2021 LAR Flash Fiction Award Winner: Leanne Dunic

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The sun had set an hour prior, and the motion detector Michael was supposed to fix two weeks ago still didn’t work. After nearly tripping over the wooden step on their porch, Jenna spent a minute unsuccessfully ...

Liar by Ryan Ritchie

Flash Fiction, LAR Online

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