Flash Fiction Books

In the last half of the 19th century on a secluded section of the northern California coast, a brooding Chinese immigrant must make a life-changing decision. Will his roommate be content?

A middle-aged North Korean woman recounts the horrors of her life in Wŏnsan and Northern China. Approx. 1400 words. Ok for all ages.

The author visits an interesting 'numbers man' on a December afternoon in Charlotte after a car crash. The conversation branches out and curls back. Kat Da'dy presages the affair. Dwight Clark's famous NFL catch gets caught in the word salad.

The author recalls a winter walk with his dad and younger brother a half century ago in Raleigh, NC. They stumble upon some unlikely ruins. Thoughts of the future abound, and rebound.

A virtual soccer/football game (which could be used in a betting pool) is devised by a seldom-heard-from psecret psociety agent. The lottery-numbers-based procedure is outlined meticulously. The scoring averages are very realistic. Zack sure had some time on his hands.

A lady from the greater Philadelphia area moves to rural NC for serenity and solitude, All is going fine until ...

A lovesick busboy is overheard in a Charlotte bar during a soccer/football match. Largely autobiographical.

On a nice fall day in north-central Missouri, a concrete finisher discovers a most-intriguing object in the mix. Whose is it? What are the ramifications? And the odds?

On a snowy evening in Sapporo, a young Asian lady wonders how to send her candid message to a person/robot in the 25th century. Her mind is a mile-a-minute. Suddenly she realizes that she may have been under surveillance. Length: 2442 words.Probable Rating (if a movie): PG-13.

A Flemish father returns to the exact place where a horrible tragedy occurred years ago, seeking clues. The memory of the fateful day is still quite acute. Hopes for resolution sink into dissolution.