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Flash Fiction chosen by Alexandria Baisden.
“A Photograph of Bones” by Robin Husen via Daily Science Fiction
I loved how this story is about a little girl with the ability to see the bones of people and animals—’amongst other things.’ There were so many visual aspects, such as the ‘tombstone teeth’, how her mother’s ‘phalanges fluttered like birds’ and how ‘each vertebrae finned with a spinous process like the back of a dragon.’ A vivid, wonderfully imaginative piece.
“Talking Through the Lobster” by Amanda Chiado via Word Riot
There is so much imagery packed into this little piece. The first sentence pulls you in with a gentle sensory detail: ‘…the photo of my grandmother smells like sugar cookies’ and then within the same line, the author contrasts that sweetness with: ‘and she is retelling the story of my grandfather when he split his head open on the stoop…’ It’s poetic, strange, original and just plain stunning.
“The Kiss” by K.C. Norton via Flash Fiction Online
The thoughts and emotions of the character is what really drives this piece home for me. The writing is breezy and electric all at once. It has stayed with me for days.
“Christmas Debt” by Jenny Schwartz via Every Day Fiction
What stuck out the most to me was the quirky protagonist. The Star Wars references made me laugh out loud, and the idea of the website was unmistakably original. A cute read you can cozy up to with a nice cup of hot chocolate this holiday season. 🙂 Great example of lighthearted done well!
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