flash fiction
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Blight
The night air pressed down like rain-soaked bedsheets. Old, worn shoes rubbed Anthony Barron’s sockless ankles raw as they slapped against cracked concrete. Behind him, a Holtson City cop’s flashlight jittered between houses. “Stop running, boy!” He knew better than… Continue reading
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Tap Tap Tap
Tyler O’Connor’s seventh birthday was tomorrow, but everyone forgot. His big brother, Peyton, disappeared about four months ago. Mom and Dad hadn’t thought about much else since. Mom especially seemed like the zombies in the one old movie Peyton used… Continue reading
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Don’t Let It Out
It was a perfect day for a drive back to Tuscaloosa. University of Alabama sophomore Maddy Thompson loved spending the summer with her parents in Fairhope, but she couldn’t wait to get settled into her new place. Continue reading
R.D. Sellers 