October Flash Fiction

Retribution
By Ioana Visan
He wanted payback against her and the thing attached to her.

The Anniversary
By M.N. Tarrint
It was a very important date to remember.

The Lighthouse
By Hallie M. Smith
At the end of it all, he turned to the lighthouse's beacon.

Lady Luck
By Ryan D. Harris
Sometimes, you have to look for a silver lining.

A Legalistic Thing Called Love
By Daniel Clausen
He would do it. He ould own 'love.'

Kevin 7-B2
By Denny E. Marshall
After death, Douglas found himself with a lonely robot that drank too much.

Every month for almost ten years now, we have run a flash fiction contest in the "Fun and Games" folder in Aphelion's forum. In the contest, we post a challenge with a specific theme and participants get two weeks to write a flash story based on the challenge guidelines. Then the members vote of the stories, rating them in six different categories. It's a great place to hone your writing skills, meet some fellow writers, receive some feedback, and possibly win a prize, or at least, bragging rights. New participants are always welcome. Submissions for the contest are done through the forum. Just click 'Flash Challenge' button in the Navbar link on the left side of this screen to see what we're up to right now.

Flash stories from all of our previous contest challenges are archived in the forum as well. Over 500 stories are included in our archive. To start reading some of these great flash stories, check out either Index 1 or Index 2.

Last month's challenge was about telling a story through letters. You can read the stories here.

This month's challenge is about telling spooky campfire stories. Click the 'Flash Challenge' link to the left to read all about it.