Flash Fiction by David

Latest tales

Half-Moon Surprise: One-Hundred-Word Story

They first met one morning at a local bakery. Each came for their favorite half-moon cookies,…
Doug and Charlie: A Sure Sign of Trust | One-Hundred-Word Story

After The Satellite Swap, zoologist Doug realizes he’s crossing an ethical line with the squirrel monkeys.…
Doug and Charlie: The Satellite Swap | Two-Hundred-Word Story

The stakes of the take and trade game grew much higher when Charlie snatched Doug’s satellite…
Doug and Charlie: Charlie’s Trade | One-Hundred-Word Story

It’s an interesting dynamic between zoologist and squirrel monkey. Doug’s tree house in the mid-level canopy…
Fully Charged | Fifty-Word Story

Doug awoke one morning expecting to top off all his digital devices. Much to his surprise,…
The White Horse Daydream | One-Hundred-Word Story

Wishful fiction meets stark reality.
Facing the Light | Fifty-Word Story

She sits there most days, in a festive summer dress, wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Some find…
Two Halves | One-Hundred-Word Story

The neighbors looked forward to seeing Diego every morning, walking his Great Pyrenees. Four blocks down…
The Book Lady | Two-Hundred-Word Story

When my teenage son needed a copy of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, someone…
Stenciled Dreams | One-Hundred-Word Story

A long-retired farmer found his first “gift from the heavens,” as he calls it, when it…
Paved Around | Fifty-Word Story

The shade feels old under the canopy of the tall oak that stands proudly in the…
Return to Origin | One-Hundred-Word Story

This is the fourth and final installment in The Inconvenient Apocalypse. If you missed the previous…
The Binary Breakfast | One-Hundred-Word Story

This is the third installment in The Inconvenient Apocalypse. If you’re just joining Sarah’s cosmic morning…
Extinction with a Side of Coffee | One-Hundred-Word Story

This is the second installment in The Inconvenient Apocalypse. If you missed the cliffhanger in part…
Off Script | Fifty-Word Story

Every morning it’s the same thing: a cup of coffee with a bagel and a banana.…