Category Archives: Flash Fiction

  1. In The Garden

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    April 2, 2023 by The Citron Review

    by Melissa Benton Barker   I painted a small room lavender. You caulked the windows. A baby cried. I planted …
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  2. A Fucking Steal

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    April 2, 2023 by The Citron Review

    by Chelsea Stickle   On nights when the haunting is extreme, Ramona slips into my bed like she was always …
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  3. Goldmouth

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    April 2, 2023 by The Citron Review

    by Cameron Green We grew up learning to lie—to strangers, each other, our mothers’ faces. We grew up laughing and …
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  4. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    April 2, 2023 by The Citron Review

    In my corner of the northeastern United States, we haven’t exactly hit Spring yet. The shores of Lake Ontario aren’t …
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  5. Deficit

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    April 2, 2023 by The Citron Review

    by Dustin M. Hoffman   The drywall finisher packed his trowels and pans into the trunk of his car. This …
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  6. Deep

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    December 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Chloe Yelena Miller   She looks for him, even under seat cushions, pushing away the gum wrappers and pennies. …
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  7. The House Across the Street

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    December 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Sacha Bissonnette   My wife thinks that bad things happen in the house across the street. She’s told me …
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  8. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    December 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    My boys and I are currently reading Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier. The series centers on the end …
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  9. Mirror Face

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    December 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Kim Magowan   Josie disinvites Cora to Thanksgiving—that’s how Cora finds out Amy is visiting San Francisco. “Sorry, Mom,” …
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  10. Everything You Loved Is Here, When Are You Coming Home?

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    December 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Timothy Boudreau   In the morning Rebecca writes in the sky with her daughter’s colored pencils. Draws a top-hatted …
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