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                 Fiction - Flash, Micro and Drabbles


A Flash Fiction story comprises no more than 1,000 words. Micro fiction stories are typically no longer than 250 words, while stories of precisely 100 words are sometimes known as "Drabbles". 

Links to some stories are given below.

    

Legs-11: in Nature Futures, 547, 252, 13 July 2017.   Alfred and his friends are the new household helpers. But are they really as benign as they seem? [ Chosen by the SF2 concatenation as a "Best of Nature Futures 2017" story and re-posted, summer 2018: http://www.concatenation.org/futures/cartwright-legs-11.pdf; and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SF2Concat/status/1016995731805175810 ]

Do Droids Think?   Story #129 in Story Seed Vault, June 5, 2018.

Poppy:  in 50 Word Stories, July 1, 2020.

Pinups: in The Drabble, January 1, 2021. An unwanted visit to the local red light district - with consequences.

A Terrible Crime:  in The Drabble, March 9, 2021.  Be careful what you leave in the kitchen - blood might be spilled.

Beyond the Tree Line:  in Foxglove Journal, March 17, 2021. An intergalactic Christmas tale.

A Winning Formula:  in Scribe MICRO Fiction, May 15, 2021. Want to win the lottery? Here's how to do it.

Dancing Gran:  in Down in the Dirt (online) May 2021. Gran's getting old, but her shady past is about to be revealed. [Subsequently republished in Down in the Dirt (print) vol 183. Also published in The 2022 Flash Fiction Date Book].

The Deadly DinnerMeniscus, July 1, 2021. Food that might be fatal.....

Remote:  in 101 Words, July 12, 2021. ....and food that actually is fatal.

Midnight Visitors:  in Down in the Dirt (online), July 27, 2021. [Subsequently republished in Regarding Utopia, November 2021]. A rodent nightmare.

Barrier:  in 101 Words, August 6, 2021. A child's story.

The Finger of Fate:  in Flashes of Brilliance, September 1, 2021. Infidelity, death, a cellphone and terrible planning.

How to straighten a zebra: in Nature Futures, September 3, 2021. What information is hidden in a zebra's stripes? And could it be changed?

Sudden Death:  in Free Flash Fiction, September 27, 2021. The sudden death of a lodger.

Piggy:  in 101 Words, October 10, 2021.  A cautionary tale. Or two.

A Crying Shame:  in 101 Words, November 11, 2021. He loved and cared for her; how could he possibly let her go?

Friendly Flames:  in Furious Gazelle, November 17, 2021. The lady who lived in a crazy home and nearly burned my underwear.

Coming of Age:  in The Charleston Anvil, Winter 2022. It's time to grow up.

Saved by the Bell:   in 101 Words, December 30, 2021. Young love; what could go wrong?

Hard to Swallow:    in A Story in 100 Words, December 31, 2021. An unexpected beverage.

Rough Justice:    in Grey Sparrow Journal, January 31, 2022. A death relived... again and again.

57:    in The Drabble, February 4, 2022. Everything is going to be perfect for this marriage. Well, almost everything.

Sailing away:    in 101 Words, March 13, 2022.  Man's best friend?

Never Trust a Drone:    in Mad Swirl, May 2022.  Herding sheep made easy. But there are unforeseen dangers.

How to Shrink a Bedroom    in Free Flash Fiction, August 3, 2022.  How to paint a nursery just right.

Berry Blues    in 101 Words.  A never-ending battle between woman and beast.

I Don't Want to Read Your lips    in Toasted Cheese 22:3, September 1, 2022.    Communication......destroyed.

No Goodbye   in 101 Words, December 1, 2022.  An impossible decision.

No Place Like Home    in 50-word Stories, October 21, 2022.

Silent Conversations    in Penumbra print, Spring 2023 issue

Invisible    in 101 Words,     August 17, 2023.    What matters most of all.

Cold Shoulder    in Every Writers Resource, November 2023; also in EWR End of the year review.    Murder in the Maritime Museum.

Late    in 101 Words,    February 29, 2024

Dead as a Dodo    in Eunoia Review; to be published July 2024.    What happens when you are a bird that doesn't exist?


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