Category Archives: Flash Fiction

  1. I Thought You Were An Anchor in the Drift of the World

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    December 21, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Sara Estes   Amileah is remembering Park’s face, the lines near his eyes, the freckles, his beard, and then …
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  2. No White Light

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    October 2, 2017 by The Citron Review

    By Susan Segal   No tunnel, no grandparents opening their arms, no Tipper joyously barking, no Anna—childhood best friend, thrown …
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  3. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    October 2, 2017 by The Citron Review

    I am the kind of person who likes the unexpected. I especially like it in a story which has led …
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  4. That Sort of Midnight

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    October 2, 2017 by The Citron Review

    By Lindsey Baker   He was upset, curled up on his side of the motel bed wearing that silly paisley …
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  5. Cool Friend

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    October 2, 2017 by The Citron Review

    By Max Everhart   When I was nine, I had a friend at Macedonia Baptist Church named Jeremy Hatcher. He …
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  6. Laughing

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    October 2, 2017 by The Citron Review

    By Allison Kade   When we were younger, we were bullied. Now, as an adult, we talk about our experience …
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  7. The Water Boils

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    June 22, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Abigail Hancher   It was in the newspaper this morning. What Mr. Hammond did, and all anyone could whisper …
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  8. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    June 22, 2017 by The Citron Review

    When summer hits, we often think of escaping our day to day, traveling to new, more exciting places, or even …
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  9. Badass Comes to Town

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    June 22, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Julie Turley   Our studio apartments were attached, the porches so close together, the whole place looked staged. My …
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  10. The Compas

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    June 22, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Michael Lehman   The revolution came, and the compas have lined us up so they can look at our …
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