Category Archives: Flash Fiction

  1. A Canyon’s Secret

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    April 17, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Kelley J. P. Lindberg   At sunset, magpies spring into the air in a hurried sketch of black and …
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  2. Picking the Bones

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    December 22, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Alle C. Hall   Waka was shopping in town the morning the sea came in. There was no eldest …
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  3. Catch a Deluge in a Paper Cup

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    December 22, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Grant Price   Of course he chose that song for it. That old Crowded House one where he sings …
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  4. Four Generations

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    December 22, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by R.   I infuse disappointment in my sighs, think about getting a job and maybe buying a corset to …
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  5. The Velociraptors

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    December 22, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Becca Borawski Jenkins   Sofia is the youngest hen and she comes running whenever we cook hamburgers on the …
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  6. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    December 22, 2016 by The Citron Review

    The fiction team is proud to present six flash fiction pieces for the Winter Issue. “Catch a Deluge in a …
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  7. Skukuza, 1956

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    December 21, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Kara Moskowitz   A man sits in the driver’s seat of the Vauxhall and in the passenger seat is his …
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  8. This House is Not a Home

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    October 3, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Thomas Kearnes   Jackie falls into a trance watching Dora the Explorer with the children. Most of the kids …
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  9. You Are Here

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    October 3, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Lee Cole   The moon is a blue flame, and it burns through a thousand miles of blurred ether …
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  10. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    October 3, 2016 by The Citron Review

    The fiction editors at The Citron Review love to come across a story that feels complete while delivering memorable imagery …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025