flash fiction

Googling Her Jim Ward ‘Will you have a glass of something? Jameson?’ me Ma asked. ‘Naw. Can’t’ he said ‘whiskey don’t agree with me.’ ‘Oh’ she said, considering her next move ‘a bottle of stout then?’ ‘Yes please.’…

Last Man Standing Frank Nolan is flustered, a state compounded by his drowsiness. As he hurries down the road, he still can’t figure out why his alarm didn’t go off. His FitSmart is pre-programmed for 7.15am every weekday, it has…

Skin is stronger where it has ruptured. I tore during labour but didn’t feel the stitches—my body produced anaesthetic, a response to pain.  Now, there is a small, silvery scar. Like braille, you said, your fingers tracing, eyes on…

Harley got out of bed and shone the torch into the car park. V sat up straight, switched on her lamp, then waited, like a hospital patient. ‘Can you see anything?’ Harley moved the light over to the trees, seeing the man moving like…

Call For Submissions - HeadStuff Literary Section Fiction Are you passionate about all things writing and literature? The Literature section at HeadStuff needs you! We are looking for flash fiction and short story submissions for our…

From a host of 32 talented writers we have pain-stakingly chipped away at the competition to reach this triumphant conclusion; only two writers remain. It's a literary death match. Picture the infamous Spock Vs Kirk battle scene but with…

Oh it's heated, it's near the end, but not quite the end. It's like one hour into Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King when you think it's over but actually there's like 6 hours of movie left. We have entered the Semi Final of the…

So by now you've probably heard all about the Lacomic Cup, our world cup of very brief comic fiction. You've probably heard that you need to write a funny story of between 250-300 words which ends with the same word, phrase or sentence that…

Micro-fiction: The Not So Great Escape “ATCHOUM!... oops.” The Secret Life of Henry VIII Gay. The Abused Dancer After everyone left, she did…