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Flash Fiction Friday: The Letter
She gripped the tattered paper. The sea breeze teased her hair, her gaze on the tide, the one that took her love so far away. Her bare...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 15, 20161 min read


‘It’s my Birthday’ Flash Fiction Challenge!
Photo cred Gratisography It’s my birthday! And in honor of it, I’d love for all of YOU to do some WRITING, of course! Photo cred Pixabay...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 11, 20161 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Boy Band
“I should’ve brought a sweatshirt,” I said. Goose pimples clung to every inch of my sun-deprived skin. My five-year-old crinkled her...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 8, 20162 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Oscar
Heat radiates from the sidewalk, a constant pulse of energy that never fades. The soft breeze carries the scent of honeysuckle. Oscar...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 1, 20162 min read


Top Five Reasons to Write Flash Fiction
A few months ago, a friend of mine introduced me to the art of Flash Fiction. Yes, I had heard of before and I knew there was some sort...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 27, 20162 min read


Flash Fiction: Buried Treasure
I pulled at the silky threads that clung to the walls of the cave. “Spider webs.” My nose crinkled in disgust. Lydia giggled but kept her...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 25, 20162 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Henrietta
Henrietta hated school. This was no secret to anyone. Not to her parents or her friends. In fact, this is why she found herself swimming...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 17, 20163 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Elvish Wanderlust
Musim ducked behind the ragged leaves of a lambsquarter plant. Humans were never quite quick enough to catch a glimpse of him, but he...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 3, 20163 min read


Flash Fiction: The Janitor
William’s tattered mop slapped the ground with a splash, a pool of soapy water and dirt from the linoleum floor mixed with the sharp...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 29, 20163 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Mission
An open door. Two women carried a piece of worn furniture through the front entrance and left it open. This was my chance! I slipped in...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 20, 20162 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Daily News
“That kid brags all the time. There’s no way he can do magic.” Tony kicked at a stone with his worn Converse, one shoe-lace untied. True....

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 13, 20163 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Eloise Stine
Eloise Stine dropped the crinkled paper to her desk, a bright red letter ‘D’ across the top. Fingernails chewed raw ground tight into her...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 22, 20164 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Closed
Eighty-two years. He wasn’t more than five when his father first brought him, when he ran the aisles. Faithful customers kept the family...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 15, 20161 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Rebirth
A bright globe, orange and yellow and shades of white, blazed above. Light that accosted her eyes, caused her to squint. Where was she?...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 8, 20161 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Bump in the Night
Quick stop at the library, building locked, lights dimmed low. Thankful for the book drop, after hours grace for the absent minded....

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 1, 20161 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Emily Amelia Elmore
Emily Amelia Elmore lived with two cats and a canary in her one bedroom apartment at the intersection of Main St. and Second Ave. None of...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 25, 20164 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Blank Space
Dishes clink. Leather aroma of coffee mixed with fresh baked bread, sautéed garlic and spinach. Impatient scream of steam and froth,...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 18, 20161 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Last Words
Steel gray eyes reflected back, streaks of white in his hair, a tale of how many years we’d been together. Perfectly matched with the...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 11, 20162 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Wrong Number
The car smelled like old leather, dirty socks and that burger from last week. It wasn’t pretty or glamorous. It also wasn’t the way I...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 4, 20163 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Crime Fighter
It’s here! It’s here! My debut in Flash Fiction. I agonized all week over what to write and how to keep it short, and in the end, I just...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 26, 20164 min read
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