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Flash Fiction: The Quest
Sweat drips down my back. The day is unusually warm for the autumn equinox. “How much farther?” I say to my father. There are eighty of...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 10, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Time Travelers
“You’re going back to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.” Harry pushed a few buttons on the control panel before turning to Jim and Ann....

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 30, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Bike (Part 2)
Dan rubbed the hood of his brand new, cherry colored Chevy Corvette Stringray with a clean cloth, then stepped back to admire it. His...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 23, 20173 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Bike (Part 1)
The neighbors were moving. Eleven year-old Danny kicked a stone along the sidewalk. He squinted against the sun and watched men move...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 16, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Sock Monster
“The Sock Monster was at it again.” Susan placed a pile of folded laundry on her son’s twin bed, a set of mismatched socks right on top....

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 2, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Insomnia
Five hours. If I fall asleep now I can still get five hours sleep. Rhonda rolled over in her bed with a grunt, her pillow tossed over her...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 26, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: No Trespassing
No Trespassing. Mary Ann read the words allowed as she and her three friends stood on the sidewalk outside the abandoned, dilapidated...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 19, 20174 min read


Flash Fiction Guest Post: How I Became a Zombie Cheerleader
Hey folks!! Happy news! A Flash Fiction story I wrote for SlasherMonsterMagazine went live last week. You can check it out here....

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 2, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction: Doctor’s Office
The already cramped doctor’s office is packed. Seriously? I check in and grab a seat near the window. A copy of In Style magazine with an...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 29, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Neighbor
Anya slid her fingers through Fabio’s thick curls, marveled at his broad chest. How had it only been twenty-four hours? The love of her...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 31, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Gas Station
The GPS was dead. There was no cell service, either. Fifteen miles had passed without any connection with the world. “Think we’ll find a...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 24, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Honey
“Heather, did you take the honey?” The little girl withered. “It was a full jar,” Momma said. “Well….” Heather fidgeted with her dress....

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 10, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Comic Book
Harold was second in line. He’d fought hard to be the first one out of school, in a race to the comic book store to be there for the...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 3, 20173 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: A Cry in the Night
The baby was crying again. Sarah rolled over with a groan. Her husband, Tom, was gone from bed. Probably getting a midnight snack. With a...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 24, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Date
Chris rolled his eyes at the selection of flowers in the grocery store. When had the price gone up? He sighed and grabbed a bundle...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 17, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Music Room
“That’s the last of them.” Dylan wiped sweat from his brow as he fell into a chair. The new Music Room overflowed with boxes, just like...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 10, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Invasion
Aliens aren’t real. That’s what I’ve been told the last twelve years of my life, anyway. Sure, science found a single-cell life form...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 4, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Outsider
Rain pelted the window, the one that separated frigid black night from the warmth of the brightly-lit room. She was in there. Pandora....

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 27, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Simon Graham Bean
Simon Graham Bean, 46, passed away Friday night in his home in York. He is survived by no known living relatives. No services planned for...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 6, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Christmas Present
Sarah shook her head and blinked at the world around her. Packages lay scattered on the snow-covered ground where she’d fallen on her...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 30, 20161 min read
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