Ice Man by Jan Stinchcomb She knows that all the travel will end him. She stitches his leggings and sews his hat, stuffs his pouch with dried mushrooms, and carves her sign into the handle of his knife. She uses…
Timeline: FlashBack’s Third Season
The third season of FlashBack Fiction has just come to an end. Little did we know what a treat we were in for when we posted our first call for submissions on the 3rd of January. Since then, we have…
I Was a Man Who Breathed
I Was A Man Who Breathed by Chris Milam She was statuesque with a face that could make a soulless man swoon. Or a soulless woman. Skin as flawless as fresh paint. Eyes that were hard and shiny like two…
BackStory: Five Questions with Clio Velentza
BackStory: Five Questions with Clio Velentza Author of The Convert What inspired you to write this piece? The word ‘convert’. I had been turning it over in my mind for more than a year, looking for the story in it.…
The Convert
The Convert by Clio Velentza See the bridge hanging in the mist, its sleepy arch, its pale stones held together by ancient mycelia and roots. In this ambiguous light it barely exists. See the swamp under the bridge, how it…
BackStory: Four Questions with Diane E Tatlock
BackStory: Four Questions with Diane E Tatlock Author of Hidden in Darkness What inspired you to write ‘Hidden in Darkness’? This piece was inspired by a visit to the caves at Beer Stone Quarry in Devon. I had to overcome…
Hidden in Darkness
Hidden in Darkness by Diane E Tatlock I am here. At the dank, doomed mine they pay money to see where I took my last steps two hundred years ago, to hear the tale for entertainment. A man recounts the…
BackStory: Six Questions with Elizabeth Burton
BackStory: Six Questions with Elizabeth Burton Author of Promiscuous What inspired you to write this ‘Promiscuous’? I first became interested in eugenics and forced sterilizations several years ago when I heard a report on the radio about individuals who had…
Promiscuous
Promiscuous by Elizabeth Burton Callie stood cradling her granddaughter on her hip, watching the woman from the Board make little checkmarks in her book. The woman’s smile looked glued on, something she took off at the end of the…
BackStory: Six Questions with Grace Palmer
BackStory: Six Questions with Grace Palmer Author of In 1960… What inspired you to write this ‘In 1960…’? I was researching a story about medical research and how, historically, drug trials were not routinely tested on women, or pregnant animals.…