flash fiction
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Honey in the Cracks | Drabble
She survived on the streets of the big city: drinking out of puddles, eating hand-outs, and…
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In the Time We Have | Drabble
“I don’t wanna wait til tomorrow,” he texted back with a shaky index finger. The middle-aged…
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A Broken Porcelain Heart | Dribble
It was lying there all by itself, next to the curb after a fierce summer rainstorm.…
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Four Out of Five | Drabble
The wrench slips on a rusty bolt, busting his knuckles into the engine block. He looks…
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A Mother’s Love | Drabble
A herd of cattle grazes contently just across the fence from a hamburger joint. As greasy…
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No Coffee Required | Drabble
It’s early June, just after daylight on a smooth as glass lake in upstate New York.…
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The Hens Get Even | Drabble
Despite the egg pecking incident, Sam doesn’t realize just how upset the chickens are by the…
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The Hens Aren’t Laughing | Drabble
As Sam slow smokes some chickens he took from his flock, a cackle of the remaining…
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The Unvacated Mind | Dribble
He sat, absorbing the calm of the pristine lake and the tree-carpeted mountains. The crisp morning…
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Due Date | Drabble
It’s late Spring in Yuma, Arizona, and Lina plants a small date palm tree. Back home…
Flash Fiction by David 