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https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-ndcc-update-incidents-monitored-may-26-28-2010-flashflood-sultan Philippines: NDCC UPDATE Incidents Monitored from May 26 -28, 2010: Flashflood in Sultan Kudarat,... Situation Report in English on Philippines about Coordination, Health and Flood; published on 29 May 2010 by Govt. Philippines https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/12/flashfloods-2022-best-small-fictions.html FlashFlood: FlashFloods 2022 Best Small Fictions Nominations We are thrilled to announce our 2022 Best Small Fictions nominations: A girl by Melissa Llanes Brownlee Detached by Anika Carpenter ... best small fictionsflashfloodnominations https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/?m=0 FlashFlood: April 2012 flashfloodapril https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2016/06/ho-hum-by-judy-tweddle.html?m=1 FlashFlood: Ho Hum by Judy Tweddle We would put her in a soft basket with Blue Rabbit and take her to the beach. At first she slept, or lay listening to the sea, waving to t... ho humflashfloodjudy https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/listening-to-mr-freckleston-by.html FlashFlood: 'Listening to Mr Freckleston' by Katharine Kerr The bees were first, they knew. Mr Freckleston said it was because they had special hairs on their knees, but the skin on his face loo... listening toflashfloodmrkatharinekerr https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/irony-by-alison-wassell.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Irony' by Alison Wassell He had three months to live. She held his hand as the consultant delivered the news. She gave it what she hoped was a reassuring squeeze... flashfloodironyalisonwassell https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/waterbabble-by-francine-witte.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Waterbabble' by Francine Witte Swim of people in the supermarket. Faces fishing towards me, all eyes and gaping talkmouths. Their shimmery bodies squiggling through the ai... flashfloodfrancinewitte https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2015/06/guilt-by-association-by-jy-saville.html FlashFlood: Guilt by Association" by JY Saville It was no use pretending I hadn't seen her. The guilty start was enough to give me away. "Jean!" she cried, "I haven't seen you in ages... guilt by associationflashfloodjysaville https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/06/shiraz-by-sara-magdy-amin.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Shiraz' by Sara Magdy Amin She stands on her tiptoes, her bare feet an accomplice to a robbery. One hand outstretched to scale the climbing vines, another to support h... by saraflashfloodshirazmagdyamin https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/surly-lizards-by-matthew-bullen.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Surly Lizards' by Matthew Bullen I want to write a novel about dragons, she said, but I thought that three hundred or more pages of subverting tropes about surly lizards an... flashfloodsurlylizardsmatthewbullen https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/evonium-by-samuel-best.html FlashFlood: 'Evonium' by Samuel Best At the edge of the lake, a man bends to dip his fingers in the water. He brings them to his mouth and sucks. The water is bitter and leav... flashfloodsamuelbest https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/congratulations-to-our-2023-best-small.html FlashFlood: Congratulations to our 2023 Best Small Fictions Nominees! We are delighted to nominate the following 2023 FlashFlood stories to the Best Small Fictions Anthology: ' I Once Swallowed a Rollercoaster ... best small fictionsflashfloodcongratulationsnominees https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/06/saturday-afternoon-at-beach-by-rachel.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'Saturday afternoon at the beach' by Rachel Smith skid of flounder under my feet Step careful, you warn me, watch for stonefish. You tell me you will be back soon, promise cray as fat as my ... at the beachsaturday afternoonby rachelflashfloodsmith https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/06/2025-flashflood-complete-list.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 2025 FlashFlood: The Complete List In case you missed any of the pieces we appeared during the 2025 FlashFlood, here's an index to everything. Sadly, the 'Blog Archive' list ... the completeflashfloodlist https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/12/ FlashFlood: December 2022 flashflooddecember https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/rain-by-kymm-coveney.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Rain' by Kymm Coveney Chuck got a job as soon as it was legal at the one place worth working in Ashmut. Starting as a stockboy at sixteen, he figured on making f... flashfloodrainkymm https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2015/06/baby-bull-by-sarah-tarbit.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Baby Bull' by Sarah Tarbit Mam gave me an Indian headdress. Her eyes and cheek were as colourful as the feathers, but she patted her mouth with the palm of her hand, ... baby bullflashfloodsarah https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/12/flashflood-advent-calendar-2018-day-25.html FlashFlood: FlashFlood Advent Calendar 2018: Day 25 Day 25: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.... For our last writing prompt in the 2018 Flash Flood Advent Calendar, we're puttin... advent calendarflashfloodday https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-diminishment-of-ruby-brooke-by.html FlashFlood: 'The Diminishment of Ruby Brooke' by Abigail Williams She had the wind in her laugh, the tide in her thighs. She was hills and folds and flashes of floods: boundless. Always too much. Quicksilve... flashfloodrubybrookeabigailwilliams https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-to-change-oil-on-car-by-kim.html FlashFlood: 'How to Change the Oil on the Car' by Kim Steutermann Rogers We were taught to jack it up. We were taught to crawl underneath and unplug and drain the oil into a metal pan. To replace the old filter wi... how to changethe oil https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/12/flashflood-advent-calendar-2018-day-4.html?m=1 FlashFlood: FlashFlood Advent Calendar 2018: Day 4 Day 4: Recipes Apparently, the 4th of December is National Cookie Day in the US (not to be confused with National Chocolate Chip ... advent calendarflashfloodday https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2015/06/wasted-on-young-by-ed-broom.html FlashFlood: 'Wasted On The Young' by Ed Broom Tesco Metro at half-eight wasn't where I expected to find Oscar Wilde. Yet there he stood, fresh-faced and frizzy-haired, an unexpected icon... on theflashfloodwastedyoungbroom https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2016/06/heatwave-by-allie-costa.html FlashFlood: Heatwave by Allie Costa There are no leopards here. If there were, I might be able to sleep. I've always wanted a leopard, and I could certainly use a pet that... flashfloodheatwavealliecosta https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/plaits-by-tania-hershman.html FlashFlood: 'Plaits' by Tania Hershman Someone behind started plaiting my hair. Hey, I said. Sorry, he said. Just given up smoking...... flashfloodplaitstania https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2017/06/evil-doings-by-lynn-latham.html FlashFlood: 'Evil Doings' by Lynn Latham Pansy loved a raffle. As a child growing up in a strict religious family she was told repeatedly that raffles were sinful. At socials when... flashfloodevildoingslynnlatham https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/canis-major-by-helen-rye.html?fbclid=IwAR2KdtXLCZgLsJ5ef0xuoHgeFeSIHAmq3OGfWb_6AqPCvUAMEkgs_H1EDjo FlashFlood: 'Canis Major' by Helen Rye Dog noses look like alien faces, close up. Have a look next time you see one. Their breath on your face is the foetid hot stink of all that ... canis majorflashfloodhelenrye https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/12/flashflood-advent-calendar-2018-day-4.html FlashFlood: FlashFlood Advent Calendar 2018: Day 4 Day 4: Recipes Apparently, the 4th of December is National Cookie Day in the US (not to be confused with National Chocolate Chip ... advent calendarflashfloodday https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2021/06/ambassador-of-nowhere-by-ulrica-hume.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Ambassador of Nowhere' by Ulrica Hume Before you tripped on the third rail, you were like any other: coat a shard of midnight-blue, eyes filled with gratitude but for nothing. Yo... flashfloodambassadornowhereulricahume https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/12/flashflood-advent-calendar-2018-day-19.html FlashFlood: FlashFlood Advent Calendar 2018: Day 19 Day 19: Surprise! Many holidays in December involve the exchange of wrapped gifts. Have you ever had to act surprised when someone ... advent calendarflashfloodday https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2016/06/in-spotlight-by-fiona-kyle.html FlashFlood: 'In the Spotlight' by Fiona Kyle When the lights go off, everything changes. The chatter of the audience dulls to a hum then silence. The feeling of anticipation hangs heavy... in the spotlightflashfloodfionakyle https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-women-of-troy-by-jane-roberts.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'The Women of Troy' by Jane Roberts When rosy-fingered Dawn dances over the rocky outcrops, the women of Troy are washing the undergarments and tunics of the Trojan soldiers ... the womenflashfloodtroyjaneroberts https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/song-of-stepmothers-by-tina-s-zhu.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Song of the Stepmothers' by Tina S. Zhu We are the ones whose fates have been sealed. We are the survivors, the ones who will leave you in the woods with nothing but breadcrumbs so... of theby tinaflashfloodsongstepmothers https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/06/baby-be-mine-by-nora-nadjarian.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'Baby, be mine' by Nora Nadjarian He keeps texting Baby, be mine and then just Baby , or Be mine , and I keep popping packets of love hearts in my mouth, fizzy orange, pale ... be mineflashfloodbabynora https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2023/06/sorrow-knows-how-to-swim-by-abi-hennig.html FlashFlood: 'Sorrow Knows How to Swim' by Abi Hennig The fountain was deep in the heart of the woods. Your fingers poked the water I stare out to the storm-brewed sea; dare myself not to blink.... how toflashfloodsorrowknowsswim https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-devil-you-know-by-audrey-burges.html FlashFlood: 'The Devil You Know' by Audrey Burges I am a considerate villain, and you let me in because I only use the finest pomades on my long mustache, which I twirl with practiced elegan... the devil you knowflashfloodaudrey https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/?m=1 FlashFlood: 2018 flashflood https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/06/out-of-book-by-judi-walsh.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Out of Book' by Judi Walsh The reply is there. He considers the board. It is decisive: maybe too strong. It reminds him of the war games. Moves between manoeuvres and... out offlashfloodbookjudiwalsh https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/undelivered-by-sharon-telfer.html FlashFlood: 'Undelivered' by Sharon Telfer They call us for breakfast in the half-light. Four more empty chairs today, Ma. We scramble first around seven, back, refuel, rearm. They br... by sharonflashfloodundeliveredtelfer https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-woman-who-wore-her-true-colours-by.html FlashFlood: 'The Woman Who Wore Her True Colours' by ...kruse She hauls out of her bath and puts a bearskin on her bare skin. It is the colour of earth and wild honey. Heavy claws, curved like moons, cl... the womantrue coloursflashfloodworekruse https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/long-time-by-kevlin-henney.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Long Time' by Kevlin Henney He thought she was going to the toilet. "I love you. I go toilet." That sexy word-dropping accent of hers. He loved it. Those words ga... long timeflashfloodhenney https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/12/flashflood-advent-calendar-2018-day-22.html FlashFlood: FlashFlood Advent Calendar 2018: Day 22 Day 22: Story Sketches One of the most exciting elements of flash is the way whole worlds can be suggested with broad strokes and a f... advent calendarflashfloodday https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/is-there-magic-here-by-angelita-bradney.html FlashFlood: 'Is there magic here' by Angelita Bradney I take Sindy and Barbie to the woods. They ride plastic horses and wear cloaks like the princesses in my book. I glimpse fairies in the root... flashfloodmagicangelita https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/ FlashFlood: February 2024 flashfloodfebruary https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2014/06/smells-like-geraniums-by-marie-gethins.html FlashFlood: 'Smells Like Geraniums' by Marie Gethins Grandad planted practical things: neat rows of onions and carrots, pyramids of peas and beans. Herbs covered the front garden corralled by ... smells likeby marieflashfloodgeraniums https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2018/06/giddy-with-it-by-amanda-huggins.html FlashFlood: 'Giddy With It' by Amanda Huggins On Saturday mornings we coveted satin flares and smock tops in Chelsea Girl; twirling feather boas until neon-bright plumes spiralled t... flashfloodgiddyamandahuggins https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2012/10/skimming-by-gail-aldwin.html FlashFlood: 'Skimming' by Gail Aldwin Through the obscured glass, she recognised his black leather jacket and when he pressed his lips against the window leaving the imprint of... flashfloodskimminggail https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/06/marthas-new-boyfriend-by-allan-miller.html FlashFlood: 'Martha's New Boyfriend' by Allan Miller Edith tentatively shook his metallic claw, then led her guests into the living room. After some polite chit-chat, she asked her daughter if ... s newflashfloodmarthaboyfriendallan https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-diminishment-of-ruby-brooke-by.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'The Diminishment of Ruby Brooke' by Abigail Williams She had the wind in her laugh, the tide in her thighs. She was hills and folds and flashes of floods: boundless. Always too much. Quicksilve... flashfloodrubybrookeabigailwilliams https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/ashtray-of-lust-by-ross-mccleary.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Ashtray of Lust' by Ross McCleary When the Aliens landed and enslaved the human race, myself included, it really put the brakes on the affair I was having with the lusciou... flashfloodashtraylustrossmccleary https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2017/06/tiny-houses-by-lynn-mundell.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Tiny Houses' by Lynn Mundell The year after their baby died, they sold their furniture, her skis, his table saw. Then they donated most of their clothes. They asked to s... tiny housesflashfloodlynn https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/?m=0 FlashFlood: 2025 flashflood https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2020/06/green-stories-birch-translator-by.html?m=1 FlashFlood: GREEN STORIES: 'The Birch Translator' by Andrea Reisenauer This piece is part of our Green Stories series, showcasing the winners of Green Stories ' first flash fiction competition in which writers... green storiesthe birchby andreaflashfloodtranslator https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/06/on-pause-by-karl-russell.html FlashFlood: 'On Pause' by Karl A Russell The CD was propped up on the mixing desk, watching as Sue emptied the studio. Her name was scrawled on its rainbowed face, in a hand made ... on pauseflashfloodkarlrussell https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/06/pranks-by-lydia-allison.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Pranks' by Lydia Allison I've been doing things to you. Just little things. This afternoon, I dripped little silver pins on the stairs. I counted them, winking at m... flashfloodprankslydiaallison https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/cumulonimbi-by-christine-h-chen.html FlashFlood: 'Cumulonimbi' by Christine H. Chen It's raining fathers, faceless fathers, featherless fathers, good, bad, rad fathers straight from a crowded sky, migrating fathers descendin... by christineflashfloodchen https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2021/06/this-feminine-position-by-barbara-renel.html FlashFlood: 'this feminine position' by Barbara Renel autumn. someone has left a box of cooking apples on her doorstep. maybe it was him. she fills the sink with cold water and tips the apples i... flashfloodfemininepositionbarbara https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/under-blood-moon-by-vrl-thonger.html FlashFlood: 'Under a Blood Moon' by VRL Thonger Cole was fine-lookin with his sledgehammer swingin by his side. He gived me a locket just three month back when we bin goin a while and he s... blood moonflashfloodvrl https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2015/04/which-way-by-carol-leggatt.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'Which Way' by Carol Leggatt Concealed behind the dense foliage that lined the winding, steep cliff side path, Mike peered down the incline at the man standing by the fo... which wayflashfloodcarolleggatt https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2014/06/chase-by-fat-roland.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'Chase' by Fat Roland The leather satchel, its cloth handles fraying, swings back and forth as he runs through the thick long grass of the moors. His footsteps... flashfloodchasefatroland https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2012/10/tosca-by-calum-kerr.html FlashFlood: Tosca' by Calum Kerr How did it know? And why this day of all days? How did this dog which he had never wanted, and to which he begrudged the cost of food a... flashfloodtoscacalumkerr https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2025/06/octopus-hearted-by-jude-potts.html FlashFlood: 'Octopus-Hearted' by Jude Potts I wonder what would happen if I stopped wrapping myself in tentacles, protecting my solitary, sucker-scarred heart. What might we share, be... flashfloodoctopusheartedjudepotts https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-shore-line-by-john-holland.html FlashFlood: 'The Shore Line' by John Holland The sun is torching the coast. The sky, a checker board of vapour trails, glazes the sea green, turquoise, azure. The sea spreading white... the shoreby johnflashfloodlineholland https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/important-facts-remembered-from-biology.html?m=1 FlashFlood: Important Facts Remembered from Biology 250' by Chella Courington He waited in the field for the Yellow Cab, conversing with men in overalls. He carried a pail of avocados, almost black, and gave one to e... important factsflashfloodrememberedbiologychella https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2013/06/its-almost-sunday-morning-by-donal.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'It's Almost Sunday Morning' by Donal Mahoney In the summer of 1956, any Saturday at midnight, especially when the moon was out and the stars were bright, you would be able to see Gran... sunday morningflashfloodalmostdonalmahoney https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/i-was-teenage-river-nymph-by-damhnait.html?m=0 FlashFlood: 'I was a teenage river nymph' by Damhnait Monaghan The sisterhood is a myth. Any nymph will tell you that. Persephone was back from the Underworld and Helios was working flat out pulling his ... i wasflashfloodteenagerivernymph https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2015/04/moth-by-annette-thomson.html FlashFlood: 'Moth' by Annette Thomson I read my book until you come to bed, unsmiling and unwilling to look me in the eye. You pull your t-shirt over your head and throw it at t... flashfloodmothannettethomson https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-kindness-of-ravens-by-kim-steutermann.html FlashFlood: 'A Kindness of Ravens' by Kim Steutermann Rogers It started when the tide ebbed and ravens winged it for the Homer public library where Erin and townsfolk flocked in the parking lot, even i... by kimflashfloodkindnessravensrogers https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2014/06/cuts-like-by-simon-sylvester.html FlashFlood: 'Cuts Like A' by Simon Sylvester The crowd fell silent as Marco took the stage. His cloak was lined with red satin. His moustaches were waxed into devil tips. The flat broa... like aby simonflashfloodcutssylvester https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2012/05/potency-by-chris-bissette.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'Potency' by Chris Bissette "As potent as a curse," the label read. Penelope smiled grimly at the words and replaced the bottle on the shelf. She had tried curses; th... by chrisflashfloodpotencybissette https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/ FlashFlood flashflood https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/06/an-introduction-to-todays-community.html?m=0 FlashFlood: An Introduction to Today's Community Flash Series: Revisiting Wandsworth Carers Centre... Community Flash Series 2022 This year, for National Flash Fiction Day's Community Flash series, we're honoured to showcase the work of the w... an introduction to https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2022/06/debut-flash-men-of-mine-by-jennifer-gray.html FlashFlood: Debut Flash: 'The Men of the Mine' by Jennifer Gray Life in the village of Grimhaven revolves around the mine. Pulsating with life, it pumps out black chunks to sustain them through the harshn... the menby jenniferflashflooddebutmine https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2023/06/ FlashFlood: June 2023 flashfloodjune https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/when-solid-gives-way-by-kathleen-latham.html?m=1 FlashFlood: 'When the Solid Gives Way' by Kathleen Latham The dog trotted onto the frozen pond to fetch an errant stick. That is how I picture it, at least. The boy trudging along the snow packed sh... by kathleenflashfloodsolidgivesway