December 2025

FLASH FICTION
CONTEST RESULTS

FIRST PRIZE

“SWITZERLAND”
Kimberly Clair

SECOND PRIZE

“CHILD OF THE CONDOR”
David Stephens

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HONORABLE MENTION

“RIBSTON PIPPIN”
V. Kate Hutchings

HONORABLE MENTION

“NOTES ON LIAM CUSACK”
Seán McNicholl

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HONORABLE MENTION

“COME”
kerry rawlinson

HONORABLE MENTION

“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”
Annette Pearson

FROM THE ARCHIVES

POEM

“SUBCONTINENT TRAIN”
Patrick Pfister

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“CRAZY ABOUT GOD”
Stephen Thomas

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HONORABLE MENTION 

“THE WIND IS A WOLF TONIGHT”
Joe Kelly

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CONTEST ARCHIVES

Cover photo: Bartosz Brzezinski
Abandonded candy store, Detroit