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Short Gems of Flash Fiction

Salvation is a collection of 34 short-short stories, sometimes called “flash” or “sudden” fiction, each under one thousand words. Broad in style and subject matter—from inner-city realistic to South American magical—each brief fictional nugget explodes in the mind and lingers long afterwards. Nine of these stories have either won or been short-listed in national contests, two have been anthologized, and a third of them have been published in small press magazines. The title story won the 2012 New Millennium Writings Short-Short Fiction Prize. Praise for some of the stories in Salvation: “Salvation” “The imagery is striking and the mood haunting to the last fading note.” —Don Williams, Editor New Millennium Writings “Heaven’s Messengers” “This reader was compelled into a dream that proceeded according to its own logic with a compellingly elusive certitude. I believed in it as thoroughly as one believes in a dream. It takes a real talent to make me do that. I particularly admire the way this story fulfills itself at the end. It captures the unity of a circle but not its limitation. Rather, it spirals out into infinity by implication. This is more than craft; it is a unique sensibility.” —Mark Ari, Final Judge, Seven Hills Review Flash Fiction Contest “The Commute” “An inventive, penetrating look into the mind of a teacher.” —Writer Advice