Issue Fifty-One
March 2016
From the Editor
Flash fiction can often be just like those nebulous jellyfish on our beautiful cover art by Jessica Gawinski. Floating in a larger world, its soft edges blurring. Some flash feels like you can put your hand through it. The story wants to sting you. It’s there, in front of you, but still indistinct, still difficult… Continue reading Issue Fifty-One
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