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Flash Nonfiction

Dad's Toe

Dad's Toe

Later, while I’m telling Jamie the story of how Dad chopped his toe off, I get two texts from Dad’s phone. The first one is an overexposed close-up of a pearl white bone surrounded by what looks like gray and white chicken flesh. The second text says: “This is my toe.”
By JAKE Feb 21, 2023
Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer

Doubtful the landlord knows you’re taking down walls.
By JAKE Jan 17, 2023
Smoke

Smoke

When I was a kid, one of my special interests was Old Hollywood. This was my parents’ fault for allowing me exposure to the genre.
By JAKE Dec 8, 2022
Madmartigan in the Mercedes

Madmartigan in the Mercedes

He was like a man but not quite. He was a fictional character that vanished from my view when I pressed “stop” or “eject.” In this way, he was better than a man.
By JAKE Dec 7, 2022
If Only for a Moment

If Only for a Moment

I found myself somewhere between pleasure and fear. Surely that unflinching stare was searching for the very essence of my soul.
By JAKE Nov 1, 2022
Sacked

Sacked

It’s so easy to have this idea of yourself and then not really live up to it.
By JAKE Oct 18, 2022
Not That Story

Not That Story

Trouble was, there was a lot of trouble. Questions I didn’t understand, even though I worked there. A month or so before, I’d run into a group of art-school people sitting together around the curve of a bar, nice people, friendly.
By JAKE Sep 27, 2022

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