Flash Fiction Books
Two Love Stories
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we have two love stories, Stronger than the Ocean Tide, and A Friendship to Remember. In Stronger than the Ocean Tide, Andrew's girlfriend dies in an automobile crash, but because of a gift she leaves behind and help from family and friends, there is a...
Evil Money
Aldous and Kira discuss Kira\'s attitude to money, which causes much confusion and despair between Kira, her family and her friends. Kira explains what money is, and what it is not to an increasingly irritated Aldous
That Day
That day in question was Wednesday, February 10, 2016. For most people it was probably an ordinary day. For the commuter-bicycling author it was a day when a very, very, very expensive, forever-to-be-haunted-by blunder was made. That day is chronicled from awakening to crashing. If this...
Zap
While watching the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Liverpool FC Champions League play-off match (first leg) in a Charlotte (NC, US) bar on a hot-as-hell August day, the author is accosted by a South American man who comments on the game, and then agrees to answer an octet of questions. His replies are quite...
Moon: A Short Story
Moon is a sixteen-year-old girl who believes she has psychic powers. However, she receives a frightening recurring vision of her future, and she is determined to alter her fate. Together with Jason, her boyfriend, she seeks to defy her vision and make a happy ending for the two of them.
The Locked Door
A single Asian American female lives alone in an apartment in a SE US city. A locked storage closet door leads to speculation, mistaken identity, and tragedy. If this psecret psociety tale were a movie, it would most likely be rated PG-13 (some foul language).
The Toothache
On a foggy morning in 1954, a middle-aged man in San Francisco has a bad toothache. He begins walking to try to get his mind off of it. In a small cafe', he gets some homeopathic advice. But, only the Golden Gate Bridge can provide permanent relief from the extreme pain. Based on a tragic...
The Vision
Set in the Clam Beach - McKinleyville area of Northern California (USA) in 2016. An ordinary man in his mid-30's has a compelling dream that offers a chance to find treasure nearby. Is the vision just subliminal wishful thinking? Nick starts to think that there is something to the graphic clue; he...
Pass-Through Paradox
Two Denver-area (Colorado, USA) university employees work in separate but adjacent storerooms. However, there is a connection between these two basement storage rooms: a vent high up on the wall. What could be misconstrued? What could ever go wrong? Puff breaks heighten the suspicions. If this...
Pop!
A short personal narrative about a bad experience for me.