Glitch

by Brad Rose

For eons, I’ve been trying to get next to you, but since that teleportation accident, only one severed leg has gotten through. I’ve re-installed the facial recognition software and even added an industrial-strength fog machine, but so far, no luck. Out on the astroturf, now, I’m mowing my jelly-green plastic lawn. A tidy domestic appearance, I’m told, is a sure sign of well-groomed mateability. If my best friend was having this problem, know what I’d advise him? Get a sharper blade.

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Brad Rose's latest book is I Wouldn’t Say That, Exactly.

The Whispers of Butterflies

by Christine Rains

The voices of the butterflies had always been louder than those of people. As a child, Vanessa ignored her human playmates and would often be found in fields of wildflowers where her winged friends could flutter from buttercup to daisy. Her laughter would fade with summer's last bloom, but spring brought joy and new winged beauties to whisper their stories. Yet her smiles vanished when the butterflies flew into the golden light. Vanessa didn't know what awaited the souls of the dead. She could only promise to cherish their stories and send them off with kind words swaddled in love.

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Christine Rains is a multi-genre author and book blogger. When not reading or writing, she's playing games with her friends, exploring haunted places, or visiting corny roadside attractions.

On the Subway

by Mel Fawcett

“Yes, it’s me again. Please don’t look away or suddenly take an interest in your phone. I know it makes you feel uncomfortable to see me in my filthy threadbare clothes holding out my grubby paper cup. But today, I’m not begging. In fact, I’ve decided to find a different way of life. So I was wondering if anyone would like to change places with me?”

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Mel Fawcett lives in London. His stories have appeared in dozens of print and online magazines, including Scribes Micro, Drabble, Brilliant Flash Fiction. Gemini, and Smokebox.