Hot Flashes

Hot Flashes are tiny little stories–fireflies for your mind–usually of no more than 50 words, including the titles. Every month, I’ll post a new one.

Each year’s Hot Flashes–between 2002 and 2007, at any rate–has a Cafe Press store. Visit the Shop link on this web site to find out more.

MA’s Monthly Hot Flashes: 2002-2009 are…is…now available in electronic formats–for Kindle (text-to-speech enabled) at Amazon and in many other formats, including text and .rtf at Smashwords.

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Review by:  donna crow  on May. 21, 2010

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Marian Allen’s Hot Flashes are a delight. A complete short story in just a few lines: a conversation, a sketch of a scene or a character and then, the stinger in the tail. (tale?)

Flash fiction is to a short story what Haiku is to epic poetry.

Donna Fletcher Crow

author of The Monastery Murder Series

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September HOT FLASH

Change of Seasons The leaves were about to turn. So was the worm. He breathed crisp air and plotted his revenge.

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Want to give the folks behind you in line something to do? Visit the store to put a year’s worth of MA’s Hot Flashes on the back of your shirt! Also available on a tote bag, a messenger bag, an apron and a mousepad. Years 2003 through 2007 are done and the others will follow, if interest is expressed.

January, 2010

Helpful Hint

Hubby won’t grant divorce? Try a quick spritz of water on the front steps in sub-freezing temps. Works like a charm!

February, 2010

Love Match

She put herself through college sharking pool. Then she met Bob, who thought he was a billiard king.

She got a loan for her last semester.

March, 2010

Headline

United Church of the Dead Splits Over Point of Doctrine: Frankenstein’s Monster–Zombie, or Animated Corpse? Brain Inserted, Not Eaten, Say Dissenters.

April, 2010

Spring

“That’s a scribble!” the teacher sneered. “Just a coil that goes down to a point.”

“It’s a tornado.”

Then came the roar and the siren.

May, 2010

Spring Break

His promise. His bungee cord. His lying, two-timing neck.

My alibi.

June, 2010

Buzz

“They say the bugs will rule the earth someday.”

“Nonsense!” He slaps his neck and abandons his hammock, driven indoors, leaving the tea with the wasp on the rim.

July, 2010

Dressing Appropriately

Socks, tights, pants, shirt, sweater, muffler, hat, gloves, parka.

Summer in Antarctica.

August, 2010

Fruit of Love

When she kissed him, he turned red. He fell–fell hard.

She was the sun and he was her tomato.

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Here are previous years’ collections.

Flashbacks for 2002

Flashbacks for 2003

Flashbacks for 2004

Flashbacks for 2005

Flashbacks for 2006

Flashbacks for 2007

Flashbacks for 2008

Flashbacks for 2009