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"Julia, I Love You" by Jelena Dunato is a short, smart story which gives me a warm glow every time I read it 🥰
https://sarah-i-jackson.ghost.io/inner-worlds-1-julia-i-love-you-jelena-dunato/
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Content warnings Workplace sexual harassment. On Monday morning, Hicks stormed into Julia’s office. “You’re responsible for this!” he barked. “Excuse me?” Julia was responsible for many things, but none were supposed to make her boss fume. “You haven’t seen it?” She shook her head and Hicks dragged
It's time for #FlashFriday! Here's a piece of very short fiction for you to devour in one mouthful.
"War of the Clowns" by Mozambican author Mia Couto.
A hint of surrealism builds but never hampers the clear and engaging prose. Enjoy!
https://www.massreview.org/sites/default/files/Couto%2C%20Mia.pdf
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It's #FlashFriday, and this is a modern flash fiction classic by Sejal Shah called "Curriculum".
It's delicate, poignant, and remarkably intense in its emotions, all while masquerading as the simplest of reads.
Please have a gander:
https://www.conjunctions.com/online/article/sejal-shah-02-26-2013
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It's #FlashFriday, so here's a lovely character-driven piece to warm your cockles.
"Ladybug Kicks Ass" by Simon Nadel:
https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2023/09/01/ladybug-kicks-ass/
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“You know, if Star hadn’t died,” I said, “Jeff Weinshank would be your father.” Max didn’t look up from her phone. That used to drive me nuts, but I learned to live with it. I picked my battles, and this wasn’t one worth picking. And what was the point now? Her stuff was piled up on the backseat, and she was less than two hours from living in a dorm, away from home. Her earbuds were in. Maybe she hadn’t heard. Maybe I was just talking to myself. “The Yorkie mom had as a kid?” “Yeah, God, she loved that
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