Flash Fiction Books

Agents 32 and 33 take a trip to Asheville to take in the Blackbird Blackbird show at the One Stop Deli and Bar. It's a nice evening of psychedelically infused folktronica. [sic] Afterwards, they discover that there is an April Fools' joke that they have all witnessed. Mr. Malloy: Not...

It’s the most important day of Farouk Ba’asher Bin Abdulraheem’s life, and he’s about to learn some valuable lessons.Suicide bombing isn’t as easy as it looks.God has a twisted sense of humor.Martyrdom ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.Always read the fine print.

A father and son are playing soccer/football in their back yard on a March day in central North Carolina. An errant kick sends the ball into the creek. Dad goes to retrieve it, and his son follows. Dad then notices a mound that looks strangely familiar. The last push of the shovel changes both of...

In 2008 in east Charlotte, a man walks out of his house in the early evening hours and is never seen again. Then, eight years later, almost to the day, clues to his final resting place are accidentally discovered by a storm water crew working near a creek. A very bizarre suicide. Another one in...

Have you - or do you - play the Powerball or Mega-Millions lottery? If so, read this real-life story, so that you don't make the same ultra-costly mistake. While on their way to watch the Aston Villa - Liverpool soccer/football match at an uptown bar in Charlotte on Valentine's Day, Agent 32 and...

Agent A~O (Al Nino) texts Agent 33 (the author) out of the blue on an overcast February day in Charlotte, requesting 'ideas'. He then calls Agent 33 to learn more about an upcoming novella involving sex robots. Al seems to be high on something and is very intrigued by the whole concept of sex...

Shadya, Amina and Ahmed are siblings living with their stepfather and stepmother in Nairobi. But things are about to change and not for the better. Shadya will be forced to step up and fill some big shoes. Will she be up to the challenge?

Agents 32 and 33 take a ride on the Gold Line streetcar on a snowy Sunday morning in Charlotte. They are headed to an uptown bar to watch the Liverpool - Man Utd. soccer/football match. On the way, they strike up a conversation with a passenger from NYC. The subject of the Seahawks - Panthers game...

A short story of Dmitri, Soviet assassin, who is about to face his toughest and most thought provoking mission yet...

On a resplendent autumn afternoon, two recurring agents (32 and 33) have a discussion on the back patio in east Charlotte. A certain species of flying insect soon make its presence known. An encyclopedic discussion of yellow jackets ensues. Then, Agent 666 turns the radio on. Somehow, it all ends...