Cherry Pie
1November 2, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Sherrie Flick
Adelaide hated cherry pie. It was compulsive, her hating of it, her baking of it, her choking it down.
The crispy crust, the steam rising—those chewy, red orbs taunting her like eyeballs.
She needed this ritual, back from something her mom practiced and now to today. The pie at the table, unwanted by nearly everyone—she felt a rush of pleasure scraping it into the trash.
Sherrie Flick is the author of six books, including three story collections: I Have Not Considered Consequences, Thank Your Lucky Stars, and Whiskey, Etc., published by Autumn House Press. Her 2024 debut essay collection Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist was published by University of Nebraska Press. She is co-editor for the Norton anthology Flash Fiction America, served as series editor for The Best Small Fictions 2018, and is a senior editor at SmokeLong Quarterly.
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