Flash Fiction
http://www.adammaxwell.com/stories/henevertipped.asp
“He Never Tipped,” is by Adam Maxwell. The characters of this flash fiction include a waitress and a man that always comes to the café and orders the same thing. This story takes places inside the café and on its roof. The conflicts that arose in “He Never Tipped” are between the man and himself, and the man and the waitress. The man arrives and orders his usual. He talks to the waitress about problems. Then he leaves and climbs the stairs to the roof of the café. The waitress follows him up there and finds him on the ledge threatening to jump. She tries to talk him out of it. The waitress gets close enough to make contact and hits him in the head with a coffee pot she is holding. He loses his balance and falls to the death. The theme of this flash fiction is to always tip your waiters and waitresses.
http://www.consideration.org/flash/bitterherbs.html
“Bitter Herbs,” is written by Debi Orton. The characters of Bitter Herbs include Carrie Lowell, widow Harrington, Benjamin Hooker, and Mary Kellogg. The setting is Carrie’s house, where she thinks of moments from her past that have taken place in the woods. She remembers the widow Harrington and how the widow taught her all she knew about herbs and its uses. One particular one was a mixture that would make a man crazy for her. She tried it on Benjamin Hooker, but things got out of control and he raped her. Carrie turned out to be pregnant from this encounter. The widow also helped her rid herself of that problem with another mixture. Conflicts are seen between Carrie and Benjamin, and Mary and Benjamin (another woman he raped). The theme of this story is not to try to change nature. What is supposed to happen will naturally occur.
http://www.vestalreview.net/Issue29/homeagain.html
"Home Again," is by Didi Wood. This piece of flash fiction is about a woman that leads a "simple" lifestyle with her husband. She does everything for her husband and he admires her for it. The woman takes piano lessons on the side and has an affair with her piano teacher. Everyone knows the womans secret but she won't confess and hides behind her easy-going, simple life. The conflicts in "Home Again" are between the wife and herself, and the wife and her husband. The theme of this story is there are no secrets and no ways of hiding them.
http://www.wingedhalo.com/mag/garden.html
"The Garden," was written by Kari Livingston. The characters, Lila and Doyle, are a married couple. Doyle has a garden, which Lila isn't a big fan of. Lila likes to keep her house clean while her husband Doyle is always in the garden and enters the house dirty. Lila wants Doyle to pay attention to her instead of his garden. In the end, Doyle becomes sick and can have neither. The theme is to allow others to enjoy what they love and not be selfish and strive for everyone's attention all of the time.
“He Never Tipped,” is by Adam Maxwell. The characters of this flash fiction include a waitress and a man that always comes to the café and orders the same thing. This story takes places inside the café and on its roof. The conflicts that arose in “He Never Tipped” are between the man and himself, and the man and the waitress. The man arrives and orders his usual. He talks to the waitress about problems. Then he leaves and climbs the stairs to the roof of the café. The waitress follows him up there and finds him on the ledge threatening to jump. She tries to talk him out of it. The waitress gets close enough to make contact and hits him in the head with a coffee pot she is holding. He loses his balance and falls to the death. The theme of this flash fiction is to always tip your waiters and waitresses.
http://www.consideration.org/flash/bitterherbs.html
“Bitter Herbs,” is written by Debi Orton. The characters of Bitter Herbs include Carrie Lowell, widow Harrington, Benjamin Hooker, and Mary Kellogg. The setting is Carrie’s house, where she thinks of moments from her past that have taken place in the woods. She remembers the widow Harrington and how the widow taught her all she knew about herbs and its uses. One particular one was a mixture that would make a man crazy for her. She tried it on Benjamin Hooker, but things got out of control and he raped her. Carrie turned out to be pregnant from this encounter. The widow also helped her rid herself of that problem with another mixture. Conflicts are seen between Carrie and Benjamin, and Mary and Benjamin (another woman he raped). The theme of this story is not to try to change nature. What is supposed to happen will naturally occur.
http://www.vestalreview.net/Issue29/homeagain.html
"Home Again," is by Didi Wood. This piece of flash fiction is about a woman that leads a "simple" lifestyle with her husband. She does everything for her husband and he admires her for it. The woman takes piano lessons on the side and has an affair with her piano teacher. Everyone knows the womans secret but she won't confess and hides behind her easy-going, simple life. The conflicts in "Home Again" are between the wife and herself, and the wife and her husband. The theme of this story is there are no secrets and no ways of hiding them.
http://www.wingedhalo.com/mag/garden.html
"The Garden," was written by Kari Livingston. The characters, Lila and Doyle, are a married couple. Doyle has a garden, which Lila isn't a big fan of. Lila likes to keep her house clean while her husband Doyle is always in the garden and enters the house dirty. Lila wants Doyle to pay attention to her instead of his garden. In the end, Doyle becomes sick and can have neither. The theme is to allow others to enjoy what they love and not be selfish and strive for everyone's attention all of the time.
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