Category Archives: Flash Fiction

  1. Loretta’s Scars

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    October 3, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Benito Vergara   Each one told a story, and she knew them all. But one day she ran out …
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  2. Don’t Throw Away This Time

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Kelsey Englert   Today I completed the taxidermied tick mosaic. You said I never follow through because of the …
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  3. Close Like We Used to Be

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Kate Vander Wiede   I love them so much I want to put them in a pot, cook them, …
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  4. Fire Sale

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by G. Evelyn Lampart   I don’t belong on Eighth Street. Maggy D. sees me going into the clothing store …
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  5. City of Metalic Heat

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Celeste Chan   Aurora stays in a youth hostel on Market Street. She’s 19. Black & blue flags wave …
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  6. Tiny Whirlpools

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Andrea Eberly   “Everyone who meets Summer ends up liking her better than me, even my friends,” Kenny says …
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  7. Sing it True

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Shelley Senai   She’s alone up there on the bright expanse of stage, belting out the hits—her hits—one after …
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  8. The Closet-Woman

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    June 20, 2016 by The Citron Review

    by Babak Lakhomi   The woman in the closet has curly hair, cracked lips. She doesn’t speak our language. When …
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  9. Confirmation

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    December 1, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Ben East   They all keep secrets and wait for normal to rub off on them. Timothy Farrell’s secret …
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  10. The Best Thing for the Baby

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    December 1, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Jennifer Fliss   After I lost the baby, I kept going to the prenatal yoga classes. I had bought …
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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