If brevity is the soul of flash fiction, then well-executed brevity makes for exemplary flash fiction. A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction, a collection curated by Barbara Venkataraman, is an example of such execution. This compilation is grouped by themes corresponding to the seasons of...

A Collection of Very Short Stories by Cheryl Holloway, as its title implies, is a fascinating series of ironic, whimsical, engaging vignettes, each one written to highlight a single chosen word and each one delightful. The titles of these literary 'bonnes bouches' are diverse, ranging...

AnaRose and the Templar's Quest is an action-adventure novella by Mary Ann Bernal set in contemporary times but inspired by events in medieval history. Dr. AnaRose Preston is a highly regarded curator of antiquities at a museum in the United States. A European antiquities institute...

A Bird of Dereliction is a collection of 12 surreal tales. Written by Charlie Selkirk, these short stories push the boundaries of your imagination to provide some poignant insights into the human condition. A person suffering from severe societal alienation visits a physician for a...

Accidental Prostitute by Jac Buchanan explores the toxic relationship between a damsel in distress and a knight in shining armor. An unnamed person whose gender is not mentioned goes to pubs to escape their unsafe home. They feel safe in a crowd of strangers and...

Winston James Witherspoon attends a grand picnic in the lands of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, where many people and animals are having fun. He meets Charlie Prince, and the two strangers feel an instant connection while smoking, drinking, and chatting about trains. The two meet...

Aztec Warrior God is a comic book written by David Towner with art by Carla Andrea and Diego López Mata. The Aztecs were skilled in architecture, warfare, and the arts, and dominated the Mexican highland regions for many years. Unfortunately, their rich culture and knowledge...

A Mother's Love by Valerie Allen is a short story about the emotional struggles of a family with a wild child. Eileen is a widow with four children that she loves dearly. Her three daughters, Theresa, Mary Kathleen, and Bernadette, do their best to stay...

A Cat at Dachau: A Heart-Breaking and Thought-Provoking WW2 Story by Elyse Hoffman is a short novella about a cat and a brutal Nazi guard. Set in the Dachau concentration camp during World War II, SS Private Max Schrader found an injured cat near the...

An Alternate Romance by Robert E. Kearns tells us about Patrick Purcell, a 57-year-old bachelor leading a solitary life in his parents' old house. A meat processing plant worker, Purcell is very humble in his needs. His house requires renovation, and he hardly uses any...