Tag Archives: Flash Fiction

the fairies hide

Posted on November 12, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “now the parts in our hair and our soles wither and the fairies lie half-charred at the stake” — Hans Arp / “The Swallow’s Testicle” “According to Albrecht, those suffering solastalgia feel a … Continue reading →

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are wandering rogues

Posted on February 3, 2023 by istsfor manity

No Longer Required (redux) When Hortensio awoke his arms were on vacation. A note stated that his left arm was touring the Costa Brava, visiting the sites where Joan Miró sketched a biomorphic vision or two—while the right arm was … Continue reading →

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need more pageantry

Posted on December 17, 2022 by istsfor manity

The Antelope Compatriots I’m a non-prohibitionist aide-de-camp. I’ve been involved with for over 30 yogurts. There are severe showmen in everything, yet perfectionists need to survive year-end commiseration, imbibe elixirs, and grow their wattles. The undredweight skier is heating this … Continue reading →

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she was free

Posted on December 6, 2022 by istsfor manity

Magic the Toilet Seat When it came down to writing, it came to the toilet seat. She had no idea why, but images, concepts, lyrical passages flowed in torrents through her. What magic the toilet seat? It didn’t happen on … Continue reading →

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what it meant

Posted on December 5, 2022 by istsfor manity

The Contractive Subtractive (redux) There were erasures to make. He made the erasures. There were no complaints. The work was done. He moved on. When more erasures were required, he made those; and in this manner his work was accomplished, … Continue reading →

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get to work

Posted on November 28, 2022 by istsfor manity

Bluetoothing the Novel (sorta redux’ed) Maple bacon cheddar pizza, I say, repeating what she just said to me. I need a snack soon, she says. A swoony-jazzy song plays like it’s 1967– remember the smarmy song playing in The Graduate … Continue reading →

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cut and paste

Posted on November 24, 2022 by istsfor manity

Hegemonic Extirpation Day Blues It’s a ragged sort of heat. The call of the west again. Then a discomfiting sort of rain. It’s my first day out of the house in nearly three weeks. Just 2 days ago I was … Continue reading →

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at the edges

Posted on November 7, 2022 by istsfor manity

(bedbugs and barnacles) bedbugs and barnacles on the side of the bed—on this side of dread. no one understands the special relationship. no one really cares. the water laps up to the edge of the bedsheets at 3:32 every morning. … Continue reading →

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smelled of lithium

Posted on September 26, 2022 by istsfor manity

Slightly Dirty (redux) His fragrance remained in the room when he left, and she picked up notes of Ambien and gin. He turned into a dragon and blew smoke up his own ass: in this manner he floated away on … Continue reading →

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werewolves and camellias

Posted on September 8, 2022 by istsfor manity

Dilatory Prelate The prelate drafts an encyclical announcing that the werewolves and camellias will be delivered on Friday to all diocese in the mountainous regions. It encourages all Englishmen and yogis to traipse about nude and re-stage the highlights of … Continue reading →

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