Flash Fiction Books

Kate Logue, the most unusual young lady who the uber-surrealist Andre' Breton met in Derry/Londonderry in 1923, is the featured guest in this secret society short story. Approx. 1100 words. If this were a movie it would probably be rated G.

Baseball stopped for war during the 1940s. In the 2000s in a valley in the deep South, a small war stopped for baseball; as you will read in the short story of Bubber, Beaudine, and Amaleen: Top Tractor in the Pull

In 1588, the Roanoke Colony (later known as the Lost Colony, as not a single colonist was found when revisited in 1590), an English settlement in present-day North Carolina, USA, is overrun by a Native American tribe. A male settler flees the onslaught. He avoids capture, yet gets trapped. A slow...

Agents 32 and 33 go to Blowing Rock (NC, USA) on a nice spring day to check out a waterfall where a tragedy occurred during the Great Depression. A heroine from that grim day has a connection to Charlotte and the Univ. of Texas. Another tale in the psecret psociety pshort pstory pseries. Approx...

In the mid-70s in east Charlotte, a young man chances upon a peculiar woman in the forest surrounding his neighborhood. Approx. 1600 words. Sex: No. Violence: No. Drug usage: Yes. Strangeness level: Moderately high. Mr. Malloy: Absent.

In March of 2008, a photographer decides to go for the ultimate shot via the air shaft in a 25-story hotel in uptown Charlotte. Based on a tragic real-life event. Approx. 1700 words.

Agents 32 and 33 go out on a Thursday evening in late May, searching for a short story in east Charlotte (USA). With two strikes on them, they stumble upon a home run in a Plaza-Midwood bar. Approximately 1600 words. No violence, sex or drug usage. And no Mr. Malloy in this one. Apolitical and...

The author (Agent 33) recounts the day that he and his son found an unusual object inside a spray paint can. Approx. 1100 words.Violence: None.Sex: None.Drug usage: None.Mr. Malloy: Not present.Strangeness level: Moderate.

The author (Agent 33) goes to the official Liverpool FC bar in uptown Charlotte for the Europa League match with Villarreal (at Anfield). After the game, he heads downstairs and finds an open seat at the bar, as a Cinco de Mayo party commences. The man to his right helps supply a nice...

On a whim, the author (Agent 33) calls up Agent 889 to ask him about his Uber driving experience in the Charlotte area.Another tale in the psecret psociety pshort pstory pseries.Approx. 1300 words.Real-life accuracy: 98%Sorry, no Mr. Malloy.Sex: None.Violence: None.Drug usage: Mentioned in passing.