Tag Archives: Microfiction
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The Questions You Ask a Lost Child Now
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by Yasmina Din Madden The child on the side of the road is dirty and alone, so Jimmy and I …
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A Girl/A Witch/A Crone
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by Jasmine Sawers She is gathering flowers/picking berries/singing songs. She is beautiful/plain/clever/ordinary. The wolf/the witch/the wind swallows the girl. …
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The Wind, The Wind
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by WA Hawkins You hear a knock and you’re already at the door—you’re starving. But instead of Uber Eats, …
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Break Through
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Patrick Williamson Thoughts now calm and empty travel on the water surface these eyes perceive a lightness …
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Wind Chill Factor
1December 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Laura Besley Mother storms in, like the mistral. After taking her coat, Marian goes to the kitchen …
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The Proper Way to Peel an Orange
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Exodus Oktavia Brownlow Nobody cares about the orange, let alone the proper way to peel it. The wealth …
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Why It Doesn’t Hurt When You Say I’ve Changed
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Stephanie Grand Because I know exactly what Heraclitus meant when he said that no one ever steps in …
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Portrait of My Father Upon His 70th Birthday
1December 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Stephen D. Gibson One-eyed man, old and alone. He grins with perfect porcelain dentures, with the smooth shine …
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Too Much
2December 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Kelly Q. Anderson A marriage can end over morning coffee while waiting on Google results for criminal defense …
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Crossover
Leave a commentDecember 22, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Naomi Kim A border is a squiggling trip wire on a map, and I skinned my knee falling. …
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