Tag Archives: Flash Fiction
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Strangled
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2026 by The Citron Review
by KC Courtland For as long as I can remember, my father strangled himself. Sitting at the head of the …
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Hunger
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Alyce Miller Oh, for the old days of secrets when family scandals were solidly tucked away from children, dusted …
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The Woman in the Closet
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Steph Coelho My mother wanted to be a good mother. And the first time my father called me a …
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It Doesn’t Budge
Leave a commentJune 30, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Kelly Pedro After Pa dies, Uncle Benny shows me the storage locker and homemade arm-wrestling machine: An apple-peeler …
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Downstairs Party
1June 30, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Zary Fekete She knocked on our door the afternoon of the party. When I opened it she has …
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Shades of Boy
Leave a commentJune 30, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Rebecca Klassen As my brother and I walk from our home to the train station, he says a …
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The Man In Neon
Leave a commentJune 30, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Nick Marino He wanders in the reddish dust and yet his skin shines greenish, pale like oiled fish. …
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The Last Time My Father Spoke Myth
Leave a commentJune 30, 2026 by The Citron Review
by J. Camp Brown My father was well versed in the lore of the Ozarks. We’d left those mountains …
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Can I Confess Something to You?
Leave a commentJune 30, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Molly Weisgrau You know the summer that The Thing happened at camp? I was eleven and you were …
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How to Come Out to Your Mom
Leave a commentApril 29, 2026 by The Citron Review
by Nora Esme Wagner Don’t bring your girlfriend to Thanksgiving. In one month, you will discover the naked photos …
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