Miramichi Flash showcases four outstanding flash fiction in its June Issue. “Ghost World” by Lorette C. Luzajic; “From The Laurel Flower” by Jonathan Cardew; “The Hand That Wields The Priest” by Emily Devane; and “Altered Persona” by Thaddeus Rutkowski. Enjoy!
“GHOST WORLD” BY LORETTE C. LUZAJIC
The artist’s house is an electric still life: a jumble of jetsam, flickering with clues to other worlds and time. She rearranges her collection like assemblage, bringing objects together for a brief encounter while she furiously paints the spirit of their ensemble. You have lost track of what she is telling you because of a cupboard blooming blue…
“FROM THE LAUREL FLOWER” BY JONATHAN CARDEW
After several visits to the tennis courts, I fall in love with the new girl from Greece. I don’t think it’s love at first; I don’t immediately want to kiss her or anything. It’s just the slow way she goes about things. It’s her dark hair and eyes, and her accent—a fusion of Greek and Yorkshire. We start smoking cigarettes—and…
“THE HAND THAT WIELDS THE PRIEST” BY EMILY DEVANE
That evening, the fish left a strange taste in my mouth. We’d gone together, Dad in his waxed jacket and waders, me in my parka and wellies. Flies hovered above the river, orange-tinged in the afternoon sun. He fastened together his rod and opened his box: flies lined up like soldiers on parade. ‘We’ll try the March Brown,’ he said,…
“ALTERED PERSONA” BY THADDEUS RUTKOWSKI
Each night, I put on my costume—a long cloth neck, two stubby horns, a patchwork quilt, and stilts—and went out to forage for leaves. I needed a long neck to reach the topmost morsels. But my neck wasn’t going to get any longer from stretching it. No, I understood Darwinian theory. Creatures with long necks didn’t get those appendages by…
