Category Archives: Flash Fiction

  1. Hailstone and Big Band Numbers

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    December 20, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Mark Sutz   Hailstone Constance and Everly were peeling oranges in the kitchen when the hailstone came through the …
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  2. Malibu

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    December 20, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Janet Shell Anderson   They have been rich so long they have forgotten how to be happy. He sleeps …
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  3. Swallowing Bangkok

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    December 20, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Christine Fadden   After your fiancé tells you the truth and before you sleep with him again, insist you …
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  4. The Big Picture

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    September 14, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Michelle Ong   Decide now: the brunette or the blonde? Choose the brunette and experience what few will ever …
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  5. The Green Bench

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    September 14, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Diane Sherlock   Listen to him barking in the night. Fear shifts on the bed next to you, hogging …
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  6. Lilacs

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    September 14, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Diane D. Gillette   Evan squatted in the shelter of the lilac bush outside Amanda’s window. He remembered last …
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  7. Two Flash Fictions

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    June 12, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Joseph M. Rein   Bound to Flight Today you left with all windows open, the December cold driving itself …
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  8. Out by the Fire

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    June 12, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Joseph Koehl   He wore his camo jacket against the cold. The night wind whispering through the blue pasture. …
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  9. Mrs. Friedman

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    June 12, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Jody A. Forrester   Mrs. Friedman’s world was well-lit. She walked on the sunny side of the street, drank …
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  10. Marvin Gardens

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    March 11, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Thomas Mundt   My father took me to see The Mansions again today. We were driving home from my …
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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