Category Archives: Flash Fiction
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Risk of Elopement
1June 1, 2015 by The Citron Review
by Marcy Darin I read the warning printed on paper as cheerily pink as pepto bismol. “High Risk of …
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Et Tu Brutal
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2015 by The Citron Review
by Ann Stewart McBee pūnīre akin to poena: penalty, pain Sammie and I were studying vocab, but I kept …
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Profession of Faith
4March 15, 2015 by The Citron Review
by James Claffey Begotten: The split feathers of a redtail hawk nestle in the bottom of a dusty wooden …
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Blue Echo
3December 1, 2014 by The Citron Review
by Leonora Desar My father had see-through skin. My mother and four older brothers looked through him because of …
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Ghost Bike
2December 1, 2014 by The Citron Review
by Kate Sparks People in town called John “Ghost” because he was so pale and because they weren’t very …
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A first rule for sons still engaging in fistfights
Leave a commentDecember 1, 2014 by The Citron Review
by Drew Knapp A warning–Fights will dent like wick exposed to wax. Slight hollows will form in the hard, …
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Ice Cracks
1September 1, 2014 by The Citron Review
by Jay Merill Winter in the Fens – think of a Christmas-card. Everything with a frosted look. Sky and …
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A Flesh Like Ours
2September 1, 2014 by The Citron Review
by Jennifer Popa This is for my sisters who were slick with mud, poking the dead baby chick with …
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