Here's the third in our series of 'Micro Monday', where we publish a bumper crop of micros from our 1-2-3 submissions, here on our website. (Or direct to your inbox if you subscribe to our site.) Meanwhile, don't forget our Flash Fiction Competition, to win cash prizes and publication - the next deadline is coming … Continue reading MICRO MONDAY #3 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction

The youngest can only have been four or five. The worst age; old enough to see – really see – too young to understand. Understand. No. Comprehend maybe? He was sobbing, the little boy in his mothers’ arms, fear etched on his small face, tears streaked his cheeks. His mother was sobbing too, shouting at … Continue reading REELS by Jake Findlay

A moment of juvenile behaviour as Tom twisted William's nipple.William wasn't impressed and let Tom know it, four days later, with a carefully placed needle on the seat of a chair. Tom screamed! William laughed.Things escalated and William found himself the victim of a laxative-laced beer; which was repaid on Tom’s birthday with an exploding … Continue reading NIPPLE GRIPPLE by James Hancock

A little later in the day than expected, we're continuing with our Micro Monday, where we publish a bumper crop of micros from our 1-2-3 submissions here on our website. (Or direct to your inbox if you subscribe to our site.) So here we go. Enjoy these mini marvels - and please spread the word … Continue reading MICRO MONDAY #2 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction

Welcome to our first Micro Monday!... Have we got a bumper crop of great microfiction for you! Each Monday, we'll publish an omnibus selection of microfiction from our Micro123 submissions, and publish them here on our website. (Or, if you subscribe to the site you'll get them emailed directly into your inbox.) So - let's … Continue reading MICRO MONDAY #1 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction

Her Wusthof fillet knife slices effortlessly through the silver-scaled belly. Out slides bloody guts, pooling on her granite worktop. She can’t feed the entrails to the dog; too undignified for a majestic wild salmon. Instead, she’ll make a stock.The fish is presented on a huge platter, whole, surrounded by steamed vegetables with a home-made Hollandaise … Continue reading CAUGHT by Georgina Downes

One day I’ll be like Erin, teasing the cup to the wand, twisting my wrist to swirl the microfoam, pouring clever rosettas and swanky swans, no longer the trainee on the till, scribbling ‘Anil’ or ‘Lee’ on the lids. If they eye the cakes, if they can take their eyes off Erin, I’m supposed to … Continue reading IT ISN’T ONLY THE COFFEE MACHINE THAT HISSES LIKE A BAD-TEMPERED TOMCAT by Chris Cottom

Violet built four walls. A brick for every critical word, each hurtful taunt entombed in mortar. She whitewashed the outside, decorating the facade with fake sunflowers and painted gladioli. On the inside, she grew climbing roses and carnations, tending each bloom with love. She sowed a chamomile lawn, surrounded with jasmine and lavender. At night … Continue reading A LIFE IN FLORIOGRAPHY by Lesley Bungay