The memories oozed like molasses from my hands. I pulled hard at the thick, leaking, cables; wiping the remnants on my trousers. Each day was spent cleaning and replacing old wires that covered the planet like a crust, with tentacles a planet’s diameter in length. The gruelling work built my muscles and calluses, right down […]
I’m sorry, Russa thinks. But I need something for my thesis. Something worthy of all-nighters, her parents’ part-time jobs, and endless scholarship applications serving her family’s trauma to eat. Something worthy of the theft her class committed to get this mummy here. She lays a nitrile-gloved hand on the mummy’s bare one. Desiccated by smoke […]
As it is with all Beginnings, death comes first. This is especially true with a Return, and it was my duty to ensure that the Word remained absolute. Despite my sister’s pleas for an extension, a few more precious moments, I unplugged her. Nearby, the reincarnation of Friday waited for the spark of life. I […]
Before we dive into this month’s stories, a brief personal note. After a rewarding decade as Publisher of Flash Fiction Online, I’ve decided to pass the baton to Rebecca Halsey. Don’t worry, the magazine will continue to be near and dear to my heart. I’ll be staying on as Editor-in-Chief for the foreseeable future to […]