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Patricia Flaherty Pagan writes about women who find magic and battle everyday demons. She is the author of "Enduring Spirit: Stories" and "Trail Ways Pilgrims: Stories," as well as the writer of award-winning short fiction. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the free spirits at Goddard College. She founded the feminist indie publisher Spider Road Press. She teaches short fiction writing at Writespace in Houston.
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Published Aug 22, 2020 · 555 words (3 minutes)
Literary Fiction siblings young adult Survivor coming of age
She can smell summer coming. Will Bluebird's semiformal dance be her dream, or a nightmare?
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Published Jul 6, 2020 · 101 words (1 minute) · 495 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction dystopian 100 word story child narrator
How would children fare if the United States were no longer united?
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Published Jun 18, 2020 · 152 words (1 minute)
Horror Historical Gothic Historical horror "flash fiction" photography
This historical horror piece about a strange photographer will flash in your memory.
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Published May 5, 2020 · 196 words (1 minute) · 305 views
Literary Fiction parenting flash fiction Magic in the mundane
Dive in and discover joy.
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Published Apr 11, 2020 · 263 words (1 minute)
Literary Fiction Romance strong women characters Love and marriage love and uncertainty
Love can balance precariously on the simplest of tools.
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Published Apr 9, 2020 · 545 words (2 minutes) · 479 views
Literary Fiction nineteen eighties teen angst family drama Teenagers coming of age teenage girls family relations
Listen to the soundtrack of joy and tension in three teenage sisters' lives.
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Published Mar 27, 2020 · 96 words (1 minute) · 468 views
Literary Fiction flash fiction love and uncertainty moving abroad
Flash fiction about reaching out for love in times of change.
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Published Nov 23, 2019 · 175 words (1 minute) · 2 likes · 484 views
Literary Fiction friendship memories "flash fiction"
When an old friend dies, how do you hold the memories of the free spirit with whom you laughed and competed?
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Published Oct 5, 2019 · 341 words (2 minutes) · 2 likes · 470 views
Literary Fiction family stories Love and marriage
A glimpse into three generations risking love and marriage.
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Published Dec 5, 2018 · 98 words (1 minute) · 1 like · 458 views
A modern wink at the passion of Abelard and Heloise.
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