More Flash Fiction Stories for Animal Lovers by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine is a collection of original flash fiction and the nineteenth book in the series written by its prolific author, who uses his second name for YA writing. Flash fiction is a form of micro-story that can be fully consumed usually in under a minute or two. Cohen's bite-sized work in this specific anthology revolves around the central theme of animals, from mammals of the human persuasion in the tongue-in-cheek Sam the Ram, where the titular character bucks a photographer's assumptions of his subjects, to a woman with a short rope on a bad hair day in Plain Sight. Others, such as Fox, shift through three different points of view. This one, in particular, begins with the actual fox, moving to the huntsman on the hunt for it, and lastly to the ingenuity of two interlopers bent on redirecting the entire party.

Whether it's under Theodore Jerome Cohen or Alyssa Devine, the work is presented with a couple of accompanying components in More Flash Fiction Stories for Animal Lovers. The prompt employed from a photograph is included at the beginning of each piece, alongside the photo credit, a quote, and the title itself. This is followed by the tale and, where relevant, additional credits and/or endnotes when a tale is based on something true, which really informs readers about the writing process. The quality of writing is above average and as with most anthologies, it's a bit of a mixed bag with the ones a reader will like and others that are less engaging. As a man with family living on Lake Tahoe's California North Shore, I really loved the story Devil's Horns, where a family is out searching for their beloved companion following a devastating fire. Overall, this is a good little book for escapism when brevity is all a reader has the time or patience for.

Can an elephant be a little girl’s best friend? Can it talk to her? Is it possible that Sam the Ram knows more about the camera and film, photography at its best, than the human taking the picture? Is there a deeper, more profound meaning to the phrase, “fly on the wall?” Well, ask a fly. Perhaps Günter should have asked the fly on the wall, the one he tried to swat and kill multiple times. Perhaps had he asked the fly, he would still be alive. Animals, and, yes, insects, have their own unique and very surprising tales to tell. And, contrary to some opinions, these living creatures are smart, perhaps smarter than humans.

More Flash Fiction Stories for Animal Lovers by Theodore Jerome Cohen is Book 19 in his Flash Fiction Anthology Series. This collection of 24 stories explores a wide range of connections humans share with other living creatures on this planet. We often think of the human-animal connection as relating to humans and their dog, or cat, or horse, but there are many other connections that we tend to overlook. Using photographs as prompts (the photograph accompanies the story it inspired), the author creates viable and interesting (sometimes funny, other times sad) stories of what possibly could be going on in the creature’s mind – like the fly on the wall who makes a much better psychic than any human. Some of the stories are brief: flash stories that provide a punch and a compelling tale in a very short passage. These shorter pieces are what the author describes as “tiny, bite-sized morsels.” Other stories are longer, some based on real-life scenarios. Overall, a great read.