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Flash Nonfiction

A field of pink tulips, two out of focus bicycles standing upright in the background.

Band on the Run

Violence permeated most aspects of our lives.
By JAKE Sep 24, 2024
Oklahoma, 1985

Oklahoma, 1985

We exchange nods and start down the hill, feeling exhilarated as we pick up speed.
By JAKE Sep 17, 2024
Tell Me That One Again

Tell Me That One Again

She's told me this one enough that I get a 25% contact high just hearing it again.
By JAKE Aug 31, 2024
Thank God

Thank God

You were mostly next door, glaring at the mass of nondescript sports-club-people, perched high above their matching neon t-shirts in your glue-studded platforms.
By JAKE Aug 30, 2024
Light Switch

Light Switch

And I just say, “Do it.” It comes out of me like it’s not even me, and now I’m terrified.
By JAKE Aug 27, 2024
Hot Streak

Hot Streak

Like you, I’ve read studies—well, summaries of studies—about how inaccurate recall is when forced upon intense or traumatic events.
By JAKE Jul 30, 2024
The Egg Essay

The Egg Essay

I move even closer to the window while I watch this husband and wife, this mom and dad, hide eggs all over the yard.
By JAKE Jul 23, 2024

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