The fifth issue of Adventitious. Digital edition including PDF and EPUB formats.

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Dear Friends & Followers, Our submission portal is closed during the month of August; however, we will have a couple opportunities opening t

*2025 Refractions: Genre Flash Fiction Prize 2nd Place Winner* “Choose to disconnect—yes or no.” The doctor turns a tablet toward Glettus. Glettus scans the med-bay, his hatchmates circling him, the o...

This issue is intended to bring some humor and tenderness to the middle of winter. I think we might need it. I know I do personally. It was a struggle to write last month, let alone write this intr…

The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…

Baltimore salt boxes help neighbors prevent ice. We help you do the same by tracking federal procurement so you can see what they're planning before ICE shows up in your neighborhood. Click to read Pr...

The theme of Flash Fiction Online’s December 2025 issue is “Menagerie.” Within these stories we follow a variety of creatures – scaled and feathered, warm- and cold-blooded.…

We’re so excited to announce the winners of this contest! It’s not easy to tell a story in the flash form, let alone as a genre story, which usually needs some, if not a lot, of world-building. We hop...

Flash Fiction Online’s October 2025 issue is a special collection of wilderness horror, selected by our guest editor this month C.R. Langille. Stories this month include: “To Breach a C…

When hunger gnaws at Kima, the dermoid gnaws back until she has no appetite at all. Since her last gyno exam, it has amassed germ cells, their weight warping the balance of her insides. She plods to t...

When hunger gnaws at Kima, the dermoid gnaws back until she has no appetite at all. Since her last gyno exam, it has amassed germ cells, their weight warping the balance of her insides. She plods to t...

“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

ALT: a man is dancing in a living room wearing a red sweater and khaki pants .

ALT: a cartoon turtle with a red and yellow shell stands in front of a building

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“Mama,” Esther sang. “Guess who I saw riding up the road.” Her good eye held a tell-tale sparkle. “Stop, you,” Jane replied. To cover her discomfort, she took up her towel and whipped it lightly towar...