Issue Four

June 2004

From the Editor

There was a conversation recently on Zoetrope (an online writing workshop that I strongly recommend) about what editors are looking for in flash fiction. Our incredible Guest Editor for this issue, Ellen Meister, suggested that one of my responses in that discussion would make a good letter. So, in hopes that both writers and readers… Continue reading Issue Four

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Bones Vanessa Gebbie(Read author interview)
Possessed Louise Jackson(Read author interview)
Clouds, the Gills of Fish Myfanwy Collins(Read author interview)
Her Face in the Light Sue Bond(Read author interview)
Left Standing Susan Henderson(Read author interview)
Moonlighting Jen Wright(Read author interview)
The Evening of the Dock Steve Almond(Read author interview)
Microsecond Stacy Taylor(Read author interview)
All the Good People Kathy Fish(Read author interview)
The Problem With Logic Theresa Boyar(Read author interview)
Layover H. A. Fleming(Read author interview)
The Girl and the Snake TJ Rivard(Read author interview)
Indulgence Brian Howell(Read author interview)
Other Times at Sunrise Melanie Ann Campbell(Read author interview)
The Beauty of Estelle Darby Larson(Read author interview)
Carnivale Pia Z. Ehrhardt(Read author interview)
Remembering Elizabeth Bob Arter(Read author interview)
Tiny Bombers Jeff Landon(Read author interview)
Green Socks, White Lies Liesl Jobson(Read author interview)
Certitude Rusty Barnes(Read author interview)

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