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Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: October 2021

October 24, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash Showcase for October 2021.

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: September 2021

October 11, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash Showcase September 2021

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: AUGUST 2021

September 5, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash showcases four outstanding flash fiction: “In The Event Of A Famine” by Salvatore Difalco; “Complicit” by Gay Degani; “We Feed Them To The Lions” by Paul Thompson; and “The Arnolfini Funeral” by Jan Kaneen; in its August 2021 … Continue reading

Winter in June by Lorette C. Luzajic

July 25, 2021July 24, 2021 by Bill Arnott

Winter in June is a collection of flash fiction and prose poems from multimedia artist Lorette C. Luzajic, editor of The Ekphrastic Review (TER), a literary journal focusing on that rich facet of creativity – art inspired by other art.

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: July 2021

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash showcases four smashing flash fictions: “My Fake Brother” by Leonora Desar; “Dad’s Manila Envelope” by Annie Bien; “Stiff As Boards” by S. B. Borgersen and “Sirens” by Fiona Jane MackIntosh; in its July 2021 Issue, today. — Enjoy!… Continue reading

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: June 2021

July 16, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: June 2021

Miramichi Flash showcases four stellar flash fictions: “The Sacrifice of Teeth” by Sandra Arnold; “Something is Out of Place” by Louella Lester; “I Thought” by Pia Z. Ehrhardt; and “Invisible To Men” by Steve Passey; … Continue reading

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: May 2021

May 31, 2021May 29, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: May 2021

Miramichi Flash showcases four stellar flash fictions: “The Piano Man” by Lorette C. Luzajic; “The Begging Bowl” by Atma C Frans; “Waltzing With Ma” by Andrew Stancek; and “Zig Zag” by Jacqueline Doyle; in its … Continue reading

The Four-Faced Liar by P.W. Bridgman

May 13, 2021 by Bill Arnott

In the writing of P.W. Bridgman—whether it be his fiction or his poetry—things are not always as they seem. The story that gives its title to this latest volume features a village clock that cannot not tell the truth. Its four faces never quite agree on the time.

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: April 2021

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 by Karen Schauber

Miramichi Flash showcases four noteworthy flash fictions: “The New Year” by Pamela Painter, “In Search of You” by Yael Maree, “Cuba” by Mike Meyer, and “My Mother Was An Upright Piano” by Tania Hershman, in its April 2021 Issue! – … Continue reading

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: March 2021

April 5, 2021March 31, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Miramichi Flash showcases four noteworthy flash fiction, "Surrogate Love" by Damhnait Monaghan, "Keeping Time" by Niles Reddick, "Three Little Birds" by Mary Thompson, and "The Fisherman's Wife" by Sandrina Dorigo, in its March Issue today! - Enjoy!”

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: February 2021

April 5, 2021February 26, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Here is TMR's latest flash fiction showcase at "Miramichi Flash" - Enjoy!

Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: January 2021

April 5, 2021February 2, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Here is TMR's latest flash fiction showcase at "Miramichi Flash" - Enjoy!

The Miramichi Reader Announces “Miramichi Flash”!

April 1, 2021January 30, 2021 by James M. Fisher

We at The Miramichi Reader are thrilled to announce that we have added another new and exciting feature: "Miramichi Flash" a regular flash fiction column curated by Karen Schauber.

The Sad Misfortune of Naive Catalina and her Sinister Grandmother by Karen Schauber

January 17, 2021November 24, 2020 by Karen Schauber

Catalina was feeding her grandmother when ocean waves swelled bringing news of her brother Tamas, long gone on a misguided sailing expedition. The blustery winds of the high seas played mischief with the pious families of the village, spreading rumours … Continue reading

Down in the Ground by Bruce Meyer

May 12, 2021November 12, 2020 by Valerie Mills-Milde

In the collection of short flash fiction, Down in the Ground, author Bruce Meyer brings both wit and philosophical curiosity to his musings on death. These stories are brief and sometimes startling. In other hands, the subject might be given a maudlin treatment but here, the tone is surprisingly restrained, and at times, ironic.