Flash Fictions

Short stories for
lingering thoughts.

A collection of flash fictions exploring the surreal, the philosophical, and the spaces in between.

The Collection

The void of colours

I sat on the grass, watching them enter the well of colours. The world outside was grey. Inside, they laughed, danced, and shared stories of their jou...

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Under the pile

He had been searching for a job for months. He had a daughter in the second grade. He was tense, always tired, always calculating. He even tr...

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The rock and the rain

Act 1: I can't write again. I've been struggling to finish this for the past three weeks. Why can't I write? Whom am I asking? Why am I even asking? I...

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Lies of memory

I sat on the chair with the pictures of my childhood and when I was young. I saw them and kept looking at them as if they were telling me the story of...

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The Library for Everyone

He walked to the grand library as he did every day. Inside, people read silently, with the same pace, the same posture, the same expression… all unifo...

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The strange great tree

There was a strange, tall tree. Whenever it rained, it stored the water and then released it slowly, drop by drop. My shelter stood beneath i...

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Subject: Leave from Office

To whom it may concern, During the vacations, I went trekking. While packing my bags, I accidentally took my office ID with me. I wa...

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The Day I Met Her

I tried many times to meet her, but whenever I came face-to-face with her, I was too scared to say anything. But I tried again and again. One...

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The Hurting Nail

It hurts, the nail. Why do they have to pierce it? Your master doesn't do it, does he? No, he doesn't. I stand without the nail. There is no ...

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The Spike above the Head

In the city of the tree with one flower, there stood a great tree with a single, enormous bloom. Most people had a spike fixed above their fo...

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The Café and the Decibel

This is a café filled with peace and harmony. There is one rule you can never break: no one was allowed to scream. To enforce it, the owners ...

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The Monster Behind the Glass

In a village, there lived a monster behind the glass. No one dared approach it. It was said that whoever went near would be devoured. “I want...

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To Eat the Apple

I was born to eat the apple, like my friend. But it was far away. Still, we began our journey together. A snake slid past us, flowing across the groun...

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We are Elephants

You know, we elephants can’t jump. Yes, you are right, we can’t. Look, there he is again, trying to snatch the stick stuck up there....

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My Friend is...

Since I was a kid, I have always had a friend. Everyone has one. But lately, I have spent too much time with him, and my family has become angry and s...

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Who am I

I was chased by a cat, terror filled me. I caught the rat, and I ate it. I was eating the grass. Then the lion came, furious, his teeth like ...

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The Glass Eye

He sat in his garden, on the soft green grass, staring at a beautiful flower he had just broken. A crack appeared in the glass eye. He kept looking; t...

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I became the monster I wished for

Heaven, where the creatures live together. They have no mouths, only eyes, and endless consciousness. They are small, pink, and soft as breath, withou...

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Short stories for lingering thoughts.

The Collection

The void of colours

Under the pile

The rock and the rain

Lies of memory

The Library for Everyone

The strange great tree

Subject: Leave from Office

The Day I Met Her

The Hurting Nail

The Spike above the Head

The Café and the Decibel

The Monster Behind the Glass

To Eat the Apple

We are Elephants

My Friend is...

Who am I

The Glass Eye

I became the monster I wished for

Short stories for
lingering thoughts.