Congratulations to Leonard Kress and Joe McDade, who tied for first place in our "Something Lost" microfiction contest! There were so many strong entries, it was nearly impossible to decide. Thank you to everyone who entered this contest! What She Said by...
Flash Worldwide: A New Anthology, Flash Fiction International, from W.W. Norton The following notes are from a ten-minute talk for AWP, April 10, 2015. Please excuse the short-hand logic and colloquial grammar —Robert Shapard, Editor I want to talk about 4...
Our 2015 Contest Winning story is "Fun and Wonderful Toy" by Joseph Young She was about to come—eyes back, knees up, chin toward the ceiling—when he heard it. “Shhh!” he said. He put his palm across her teeth. From the wooden steps, the sound of it slinking. “What is...
Peace My daughter built a wall across the basement with an overturned couch, cushions, blankets, a table on its side. A peace line, she called it. It had taken Missy an entire afternoon, but finally she allowed her brother and me to visit. Enchanted, Dell asked...