Flash Fiction Sunday Edition – Issue 6

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Flash Fiction chosen by Kevlin Henney

“Undone” by Rin Simpson via FlashFlood

Death and funerals are such a common theme in short fiction that they almost fade into the background, but the vividness and care of the language, the beautiful and spare word choice around the turning point of the tale, and the strength of the point of view in this story pull it so firmly into the foreground that you cannot help but read it again (and again).

“Plaits” by Tania Hershman via Tania Hershman

Love and relationships are the stuff of most stories, and it is normally the heart we blame or credit. The lyrical flow of this flash instead weaves a tale of love found, faltered and recovered around hair, hands and knees.

“The Way” by Frank Dutkiewicz via Daily Science Fiction

Age, dementia and the passing of life into forgotten years are difficult to write about well. This story does this and more. There is a beauty and feeling in the detail and form of this story that will last you the rest of the day.

“Search History” by Iain Rowan via Flashbang

No more than 150 words, not even written in complete sentences, and yet all it needs to be a whole story and a perfect flash. One of the more ingenious and effective examples of list fiction I’ve ever read.