An office worker gets a startling thought and suddenly starts doubting the sanity of their revitalizing stroll.
flash fiction
Illustrated flash fiction (a.k.a. very short stories and micro fiction) by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The stories are, as the name suggests, very short and simple: from one paragraph to a single page. They are snapshots of a brief moment in the daily life, often revealing a curious character, an interesting situation or a brief funny dialog. The stories can be read for free online in English, Spanish and Icelandic. A selection can also be found in the anthology Flash 52.
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Where do we go from here?
Julia and Brian discuss the future and they do not see it with the same eyes.
Brick and mortar human beings
Hung-over Tom makes an announcement interrupting the sacred Sunday morning silence.
North of Nowhere
The narrator sits by the window, staring into the darkness. The clock counts dutifully every second. Something is about to happen.
Gravity
Brendan felt gravity pull at his mind and body as he descended the escalator into the dome between the subway platforms…
The foreign city is a beautiful maze we navigate in the search of hidden gems
On a vibrant square in a foreign city the storyteller sits down and observes the street life that later interweaves with their own life.