In A Flash
A literary magazine edited and hosted by the flash writing group, "Flashies." Writers can submit creative nonfiction up to 500 words for the opportunity to be featured in our newsletter.
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Issue #18: "Knowing When Sugar is Ready" by Carol Mbugua (opens the original)
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Introduction by Leanne Rose Sowul“Food is love,” my father often said to me when I was young, and now that I’ve experienced the mingled joy and struggle of feeding my own family, I can confirm that he’s right. Food connects families, friends and communities, not just in the moment, but across time. Throughout generations, beloved recipes are taught, saved, reinterpreted. They’re remembered viscerally, then attempted with determination… and, sometimes, a degree of frustration. But all is well: li
Issue #17: "Tadoussac" by Kristine Langley Mahler (opens the original)
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Introduction by Nina B. LichtensteinEstrangement in families or between friends isn’t always made up of loud bangs and high-energy dramas. They are just as often experienced quietly and internally, under the surface, but with no less dramatic movements and shifts. Sometimes the “goodbye” is final, and that is okay, yet other times we cling to the hope of renewal and a new “hello.” To be able to begin again, as if it were the most natural of rhythms.In this month’s featured essay, “Tadoussac,” Kr
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