Tag Archives: Micro Fiction
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Curious
1September 23, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Frances Gapper Your domestic set-up’s a tight trinity: you, housekeeper Jane and spider Mabelene. Clever with investments, you’re …
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It Comes in Waves
1September 23, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Erica S. Arkin As he rowed out past the breakers, Papa told me fishing would soothe him the …
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The Charcoal Maker
2September 23, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Heather Bourbeau The irony was not lost—the conservationist become charcoal maker. He knew more than anyone the value …
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Child’s Play
1June 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Megan Anning Sparrows flutter in the dirt, ruffling their wings, swishing dust about. Theresa watches nearby. Theresa loves …
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Black Ice
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Christine Baerbock There’s a woman who prays, lips on knuckles, for her children, her husband. She does it …
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Turtles
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Kaely Horton They said it would be better for everyone if I stayed home. I knit turtles, mostly. …
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Spring Wedding
1March 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Helen Chambers We marry in a blur of froth; Queen Anne’s lace dancing our tune, and unfurling fiddle-heads …
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White Wedding
1March 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Helen Chambers Grey day; warm for the season. ‘If anyone knows any reason…’ intones the priest, hearing the …
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Immaculate
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Anne-Marie Hoeve Spoons. You say you’ve bought new spoons. They are nice, but what’s wrong with mine? “Too …
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Moving On
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Abigail Pettit Each place the Mulaneys moved into broke down, in one way or another. One time, it …
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