Throwback Thursday: ‘Victory Girl’ by Ace Baker
Troublemakers In ‘Victory Girl’, Ace Baker offers a stunning narrative mash-up, using poetry and prose to tell a powerful coming-of-age story. It won the 2012 […]
Authors
‘Good Intentions’ by Nancy Ludmerer
Creatures Great and Small Winner of our 2020 Raven Short Story Contest, ‘Good Intentions’ by Nancy Ludmerer offers a moving portrait of family life and […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘The Poison Pen Affair’ by Mel Anastasiou
A Woman of Letters The mysteries at Fairmount Manor continue as our resident octogenarian sleuth Mrs Stella Ryman discovers whether all is truly fair in […]
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize!
The Bird’s Got the Word It’s always a treat to read the wide-ranging and wonderful stories that alight on our desks during Hummingbird season. Once […]
‘The Smell of Screaming’ by Adrienne Gruber
A Sense of Scents In ‘The Smell of Screaming’, author Adrienne Gruber brings us an evocative story of the science and scope of our olfactory […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Techne’ by EL Firestine
The Plausible Impossible In ‘Techne’ by EL Firestine, after the death of his mother, a young boy receives inspiration from a shadow — and the […]
‘Life Supports’ by Claire Lawrence
A Life Like Yours In ‘Life Supports’ by Claire Lawrence we meet a young woman who pays tribute to her aunt, whose life story is […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Stella Ryman and the Case of the Third Option’ by Mel Anastasiou
Departure The Hero’s Journey begins when the chosen one is summoned by the Call to Adventure. As Joseph Campbell tells us, this adventure often begins […]
‘The Earth Has Bubbles’ by PG Streeter
A Walking Shadow In his evocative and ghostly homage to Shakespeare’s Macbeth, PG Streeter takes us into battle — and into the beyond. Enjoy this […]
Flash Sale for ‘In Fifty Words!’ by Flash Fiction Master Bob Thurber!
99 Cents for 99 Hours! Our resident flash fiction contest judge Bob Thurber is running a holiday special for his flashtastic collection of micro-fiction, In […]