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Wendy Nikel

Inertia

Published Sep 14, 2020 · 864 words (4 minutes) · 59 views

Science Fiction Romance Love flash sci-fi space generation ship

When a couple is paired off in an intergalactic project, they must face an unexpected disaster together.

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Matt Dovey

Griffins Don't Respect Bouncies' Returns Policy

Published Jun 29, 2020 · 1,135 words (5 minutes) · 203 views

Fantasy Humor flash griffins fabulism single parent

Jordan is struggling to run her griffin sanctuary alone and give her daughter enough attention. There are only so many hours in a day, y'know? Things come to a head when she takes delivery of a bouncy castle to help the juvenile griffins learn to fly.

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Kurt Pankau

Application For Temporal Readjustment

Published Jun 21, 2020 · 519 words (2 minutes) · 2 likes · 203 views

Science Fiction flash time travel

Ms. Tapper would like to change her past. This was a more experimental flash of mine. Looking at it now, I get what doesn't work about it, but I still like it.

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Daniel Ausema

Hometown Hero, Gone for Good

Published Jun 16, 2020 · 513 words (2 minutes) · 2 likes · 162 views

Fantasy flash

Canthis was a local hero, or a nobody, or maybe a symbol for justice denied. As the invaders approach, conquer, and pass on, the remembrances and rumors shift and adjust.

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We rented a cabin in the mountains of Virginia to escape the craziness between Christmas and New Years Eve in the big city. It was hard to capture how secluded we were from the ground, and just how far away from the hustle and bustle we were. We sent the drone up to capture the landscape, the cabin, and the surrounding area.

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Spencer Ellsworth

About The Bear

Published Feb 3, 2020 · 909 words (4 minutes) · 6 likes · 617 views

Fantasy Humor flash epic fantasy sword & sorcery bears

At a remote outpost in the cold desert, more than a few improbably tall tales are shared around a campfire. Sometimes, though, believing makes all the difference in the world.

Spencer Ellsworth is the author of the THE GREAT FAERIE STRIKE, available from Broken Eye Books, as well as the STARFIRE trilogy from Tor Books. His short fiction has also appeared in Lightspeed, Tor.com, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and many other fine venues.

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