I found Kerry sitting cross-legged on her apartment floor cutting electrical cords into pieces. …
The Voices by John Teel
It was daytime when the house first spoke to me. I ignored it, thinking it was a figment of my …
The Port Town by Joel Enos
The town bustles. Smells. Sounds. Shouts. So many shouts. He hides behind the man with the …
One Wish for the Wishing Well by Gwendolyn Kiste
The wrong child slithered from Jenny's womb. Sighing, the new mother told the doctors they'd made …
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Those Who Walk by John O’Keefe
I've never liked April. The dampness, the sudden snows, the cold combination of wind and rain. The …
Ancestral Voices Prophesying War By Lawrence Buentello
Captain Bradley hadn't believed the advance scout's report of the previous evening, but now that he …
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Entomophobia by Jake Johnson
"Let me help you," Veronica said to Percival, moving closer to him. Until this point, they had been …
The Man With The Red Hat by Douglas Ford
No one sends hand-written letters anymore, not like the one I sent you. In the same way, no one …
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November 2022 The Patron by R. Michael 2022 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest …
About Theme of Absence
Theme of Absence is an online magazine of speculative flash fiction and short stories. …