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My Big Idea.
How many caught my latest Flash Fiction yesterday? It wasn’t a Friday but it made for a good intro for today’s post. *wink, wink*...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 19, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction: The Battle of the Tree
“Have the reinforcements arrived?” The fairy’s voice wobbled but he tightened his grip on the tree branch beneath him. He’d just received...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 18, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Ten Minutes of Hope
Alayna stepped back to admire her work. It had taken hours to create but with the help of her mother and little brother, it was time for...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 8, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Wishful Thinking
James hurled the tennis ball at his bedroom wall then snatched it when it bounced back. He leaned against his bed and frowned. Grounded...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 1, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Out of Time
Ava ran through her front door gasping for breath. “We’ve got to leave. Now!” “What?” Peter said, jaw wide. “Are you sure?” “They’re...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Nov 3, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction: Bad Luck
“You’re late husband owes us a debt and it must be paid ‘fore you leave the country, lil’ lady,” the man says with an Irish accent. His...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 28, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Mother
“Another p-pancake, sweetheart?” Jordan swallowed against the lump in his throat and eked out a smile. “No thank you, um…mother.” “Y-you...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 20, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction: Wisps
“Come on, Lettie. It’s getting dark. The Wisps will be out soon.” Emerson looked around the thick forest, her blue eyes wide. “Stop with...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 17, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Nightly Visitors
The alarm yanked Ruby from her half-dream, not that she had gotten much sleep anyway. She rubbed her eyes and charged like a mad bull up...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 23, 20171 min read


The Case of the Missing Blogger
The police were stumped. What appeared to be just an average month for Caffeinated Fiction turned out to be an unsolved mystery. *gasp*...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 18, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Awaken
“Jen!” I gasp, eyes now open as I sit up in bed. The spot beside me is empty. Where is my husband? Chilly air clings to my skin as I slip...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 1, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: The Accident
Jill wiped the windshield of condensation. A chill buzzed across her skin. How could it be both cold and humid? She shook her head and...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 4, 20172 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Sight
A police radio crackles to life as the paramedic dabs antiseptic on my bloody forehead. Lights from the cruiser outside flash through my...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 28, 20171 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Midnight Snack
The cat needed food. Joanie groaned and looked at the clock beside her bed. One thirty-two A.M. Fantastic. She crawled out of the sheets...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 21, 20171 min read


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
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