Issue 1 - Weekly Showcase 5

Wherein we highlight some flash fiction you might have missed!

Nov 11, 2024

It’s time for another weekly showcase of our contributors’ work from Frazzled Lit, Issue 1. This week, we’re focusing on flash fiction, and have chosen four stand-out pieces by:

Theresa Ryder
Gary Finnegan
Derville Quigley
Kerry Byrne

Issue 1

The Next Man

Frazzled Lit

Oct 6

Tom waded ankle-deep, grimacing against the cold water seeping into his boots. Thick wool socks soaked and snatched his skin. No point moaning, Manning would tell him he was lucky he had socks.

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Issue 1

Unnatural Selection

Frazzled Lit

Oct 6

Soup, primordial. Genetic pearls on a string, making copies and copies and copies. Mistakes, naturally, some bad, some good.

The simple life, a bunch of flowers, salmon/beef.

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Issue 1

When you come off the metro it’s an unassumingly long walk to the office. My laptop bag was sliding off my shoulder. I tried to adjust the strap and when I looked down, I couldn’t believe the sight of a small red lobster on the pavement below.

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Issue 1

and Counting

Frazzled Lit

Oct 6

It is 43,200 seconds and at least three secrets until the man sleeping next to her returns from work and dumps his dirty boots in the freshly mopped cloakroom.

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Frazzled Lit

The Next Man

Unnatural Selection

The Baby Lobster

and Counting

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