The secret is know­ing how to be clever in reveal­ing it. Flash writer, Megan Rogers, expos­es her secret.

Amy Kates unpacks painstak­ing lan­guage in Kim Chinquee’s “I Had Time to Kill.”

Flash fic­tion writer, Heather Vann, explores the emo­tion­al roller coast­er David Taller­man invites his read­ers and char­ac­ters to ride in his sto­ry “Strive to be Hap­py.”

Flash fic­tion writer, Rachel Whitak­er, inter­views Sher­rie Flick about her craft and inspi­ra­tion.

In 158 words, Sarah Black’s “Barista” cap­tures a qui­et moment in time. Flash writer Meghan Rogers believes read­ers will con­nect to Brown’s sto­ry.

Tara Laskowski’s “Ham­ster” takes the read­er on a jour­ney. Writer Car­rie Capili is right there in the process.

A micro fic­tion prompt and exam­ple.

Jor­dan Blum inter­views flash fic­tion writer Sean Lovelace.

Joan­na Leigh Simon digs deep into the world of Mark Yarich and finds truth and beau­ty in his sto­ry “Echo.”

Some flash fic­tion con­tests with impend­ing dead­lines