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Postcard-sized flash fiction about the things we think we know about others, life, death, and everything in between. And it all starts with an image...

Desert Crossroads

Twenty miles from here is a crossroad with no name—just two dirt roads meeting like old friends in the middle of the desert. A place where tears, longings, and souls are bartered for heart’s desires. How do I know? My neighbor told me as much. It turns out she’s the goddess of such places.  ...

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Postcard-sized flash fiction about the things we think we know about life, alien invasions, and everything in between. And it all starts with an image...

In the Blue of the Sky

I heard screams from the other end of Center Street as I pedaled my bike away from the flying black disks that had appeared over the city in the early hours of the morning. People crowded into streets, patios, and rooftop restaurants, filming and texting images of the large ships hovering over them.   And...

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