Throwback Thursday: ‘Snow White Is Mine!’ by Fred Zackel
Mascots Gone Wild In ‘Snow White Is Mine!’ by Fred Zackel, life backstage at a theme park is no fairytale. Enjoy a peek behind the […]
Month: February 2024
‘Get Home Safe’ by Sierra Louie
Sweet Home In ‘Get Home Safe’ by Sierra Louie, the destination is peace. But is the perilous journey worth the price? Sierra tells us that […]
Announcing the Winner of the First Page Cage Match: Readers’ Choice Division
Pencils Down! After many weeks — and many hundreds of votes — today is the day to announce the results of the First Page Cage […]
The Editors’ Choice Quarterfinalists in the First Page Cage Match
Kudos to the Quarterfinalists! Ever sit through the nerve-wracking experience of a live-action slush? Ever wonder what those editors were thinking? Like, seriously, why are […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Chip Runner’ by Robert Silverberg
Disappearing Act In ‘Chip Runner’ by Robert Silverberg, we meet a young man looking to disappear, and the therapist trying to save him. This story was […]
‘Separate Worlds’ by Chip Houser
Risking Metaphor ‘Separate Worlds’ by Chip Houser was the Editors’ Choice winner in the 2023 Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction. From its intriguing opening lines […]
First Page Cage: Readers’ Choice Finals!
In It to Win It It’s time to cast your vote in the First Page Cage: Readers’ Choice Finals! Two first-page entries have made it this far. […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘absent are the constellations…’ by Sarah Summerson
Body Echoes Sarah Summerson, in ‘absent are the constellations my father plucked from sky’, cracks open secrets and explores the hidden spaces of family life. Enjoy […]
‘Field’s Nocturne No. 10 in E Major’ by Matt Lumbard
Go for Ghosts ‘Field’s Nocturne No. 10 in E Major’, a tender and lyrical story by Matt Lumbard, won the 2023 Hummingbird Prize for Flash […]
Three Days Left! The Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Closes Soon
What Are You Writing? The 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest closes Thursday, February 15th! But with a word-count upper limit of 750 (yes, a story of just […]