Category Archives: Contemporary
“Blow Into Town Take 2,” Contemporary Flash Fiction by Jeff Posey
He flew into town still gripping the steering wheel in rage that had begun to subside after two days on the road. Where the tourists parked to page at the mineral mound of the hot spring and the cold, clear … Continue reading
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“Sleepless in Deadman Canyon,” Contemporary Flash Fiction by Jeff Posey
The middle-of-the-night cold didn’t numb his feet as Marshall Garvin had hoped, and slipping on his boots felt like shoving his feet into a barrel filled with shards of glass. His eyes watered and he wiped them with the backs … Continue reading
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“Elby: Turning Point, Outer and Inner,” Contemporary Flash Fiction by Jeff Posey
Elby sat at the café waiting for Uncle Marsh. Each time the front door jingled she looked up, but only tourists came through. No locals. She wrapped her hand around her warm mug of coffee and people-watched out the picture … Continue reading
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“Elby on a Rant,” Contemporary Flash Fiction by Jeff Posey
Elby stood on the overlook and peered through binoculars at a horse pack train of hunters. She swung around and spotted another pack train father down, and yet another up toward Cherry Cairn. She ripped the binoculars from her eyes … Continue reading
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“Eyes of Elby, Eyes of Gold,” Contemporary Flash Fiction by Jeff Posey
Elby stood in the middle of the cheap hotel room wrapped in a thin towel and tried not to cry. She wanted to feel, but she also had to think. The shower had done wonders for her, and even still … Continue reading
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“Elby POV: Marshall Garvin,” Contemporary Flash Workshop Fiction by Jeff Posey
Elby pleased. She knew that. As an only child, she lived for the twinkle of approval in her parents’ eyes, so she marched like a good soldier to the rhythm set by others: teachers, coaches, adults in general. Now she … Continue reading
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“Baxter POV: Marshall Garvin,” Contemporary Flash Workshop Fiction by Jeff Posey
Baxter looked at Marshall Garvin standing ready to go up the trailhead. He had transformed into the garb of a field geologist, a role he clearly loved, and Baxter remembered the first time he’d seen Doctor Garvin dressed like this: … Continue reading
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“Marshall Garvin POV: Elby,” Contemporary Flash Workshop Fiction by Jeff Posey
I’m examining each of my three main characters from the perspective of the other two. Marshall Garvin stood on the service road up Reservoir Hill and watched Elby climb down the pedestrian trail to the Sixth Street crossing. He’d left … Continue reading
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“Elby POV: Baxter,” Contemporary Flash Workshop Fiction by Jeff Posey
I’m examining each of my three main characters from the perspective of the other two. That’s six pieces of Flash Workshop Fiction with Elby, Baxter, and Marshall Garvin. This is #1 of 6. She thought of him in a different … Continue reading
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“Marshall Garvin: Take 3 of 3,” Contemporary Flash Fiction by Jeff Posey
I sat on my ridge south of downtown and looked around for something interesting to put my binoculars to. Come on, I thought. Give me a nicely shaped forty-something woman. Dark hair. Long brown legs. Dagnabbit. Only a bunch of … Continue reading
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