Flash 10/2009, #1: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Eating It Too

Her mother had taught her that each meal, each dish made with her own fingers was a gift. You should cook with your loved one in mind, Sophie, her mother used to say, and strive for the best.

So Sophie had. Each meal was a feast, a gift of love.

Harold ate each with gusto, complimenting her, and never missing a meal. Read more: HTML 

Flash 10/2009, #2: S. Craig Renfroe, Jr.

Death Babies

Wheee. The death baby goes, wheee. It also gurgles something awful. We have a problem with them in the town, not the town proper but right outside. The death babies have gotten brave in recent years, crawling right up to the gardens and even to the homes.

Nobody knows where they come from, only that when one of us dies... Read more: HTML 

For Writers, 10/2009: Edgar Allan Poe

The Philosophy of Composition

This essay details the writing of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem, “The Raven”. Although flash fiction isn’t poetry, it strives for the same “unity of effect” that Poe tries to obtain in his work.

Some have said that this is satire, too precise and methodical to be serious; however, I think our own work might benefit from studying its themes. Read more: HTML