Flash Fiction | Phoenix Z Publishing

Stephanie Daich

Feb 34 min read

CECIL THE ENTERTAINER -Flash Fiction

“Ladies, gentlemen, sit, sit. I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you don’t want to miss out on.” Cecil posed elegantly, swinging her...

A PROMISE I DON’T WANT TO KEEP -Flash Fiction

Stephanie Daich

Jan 203 min read

A PROMISE I DON’T WANT TO KEEP -Flash Fiction

I promised myself I would do it on January 3rd, 2023. Today is that day. Should I be true to a promise I made twenty-three years ago? The...

IDENTIT-E - Flash Fiction Sci-Fi by guest author Chad Singleton

Stephanie Daich

Jan 113 min read

IDENTIT-E - Flash Fiction Sci-Fi by guest author Chad Singleton

Jamie woke up in his bed. He wiped his eyes and stretched his arms, letting out a big yawn. Jamie would often attempt to remember his...

FILLING MY FATHER'S SHOES -Flash Fiction by guest author Dawn DeBraal

Stephanie Daich

Jan 64 min read

FILLING MY FATHER'S SHOES -Flash Fiction by guest author Dawn DeBraal

When she entered the room, the hospice nurse announced it was time for the family to step in to say our goodbyes. I allowed my mother and...

Stephanie Daich

Dec 17, 20234 min read

NO ONE SHOULD DIE ALONE -Flash Fiction

The scream of death stops me in the middle of the hall as the eerie voice crawls into my ears and erases my joy. A nurse who had been...

Stephanie Daich

Nov 18, 20232 min read

ALWAYS COLD -Flash Fiction

That’s the thing about this hamlet; it always snows. If I could go back three generations, I would beat up my great-grandpa. Does that...

THROUGH THE TUBES -Flash Fiction by guest author Miriam Sagan

Stephanie Daich

Oct 24, 20234 min read

THROUGH THE TUBES -Flash Fiction by guest author Miriam Sagan

The swift and most efficient means of communication in the Blue City was the pneumatic tubes. Of course, you could always pay a market...

BLUE CITY -Flash Fiction by guest author Miriam Sagan

Stephanie Daich

Oct 9, 20234 min read

BLUE CITY -Flash Fiction by guest author Miriam Sagan

This city is mine. I do not dream about it, nor do I see it in the daylight. It is hypnogogic, rising up brick by adobe brick as I close...

Stephanie Daich

Jul 26, 20232 min read

HIDING AMELIA -Flash Fiction

I bring her on the rig to hide her. Legally, she’s mine, but I don’t know if they can take her from me. Amelia’s hair traps the smell of...

Stephanie Daich

May 23, 20234 min read

DREAM ADDICTION -Flash Fiction

"If you had told me about the pain, I never would have signed up. Why did you hold that from me? Yes, I know I bought a fantasy, but I...

Stephanie Daich

Mar 22, 20234 min read

TRICKED- Flash fiction

Of course, I look stunning. I don't care what any y'all think—you hyper woman with your smooth skin and youth. You are like a Styrofoam...

WAITING- Flash fiction by guest author Anna Mirfin

Stephanie Daich

Mar 21, 20233 min read

WAITING- Flash fiction by guest author Anna Mirfin

(6yrs old 1980) She has been sitting by the backdoor for most of the day, moving only to peer around the side of the house to see the...

Stephanie Daich

Mar 4, 20233 min read

THE PAST RETURNS -Flash Fiction

Marshall Levy almost ended my career and made me question my humanity. Levy, a juvenile thug, knew how to play the system. He bounced in...

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION- Flash fiction-unconventional form

Stephanie Daich

Feb 6, 20231 min read

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION- Flash fiction-unconventional form

-A silly flash fiction I did many years ago. I cannot edit it, but I thought sharing it in its raw form would be fun....

A PERFECT BABY -Flash Fiction by guest author- Christopher T. Dabrowski

Stephanie Daich

Dec 15, 20221 min read

A PERFECT BABY -Flash Fiction by guest author- Christopher T. Dabrowski

Our son's name is Andy. He is 1½ years old and doesn't need nappies. He doesn't cry at night – well, unless we want him to. He doesn't...

MADAME ANNABELLE, THE 700-POUND FREAK -Flash Fiction

Stephanie Daich

Nov 30, 20223 min read

MADAME ANNABELLE, THE 700-POUND FREAK -Flash Fiction

It began that usual way, with his face plastered in makeup. Heavy foundation caked on his chin to cover his five-o-clock shadow. Madame...