List: fiction by Jim | Curated by Jim Esch

Jul 20, 2023
21 stories
fiction by Jimflashes, short stories, long fiction excerpts, auto fiction. If it's got a narrative bent, it winds up here.
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SaveWayA story of love, longing, and stone-cold ghosting
Jul 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023
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Ease AwayShe was sick, sick of being wanted, and wanted out. A story.
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
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Keep it SimpleA drabble. (100 word story)
Mar 7, 2023
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Mar 7, 2023
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Young LionsA short story about parents who take youth sports too seriously
Sep 5, 2022
1
Sep 5, 2022
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August GoodbyeWhere do we go when we die? A short story about imaginary friends, growing up, and letting go.
Aug 2, 2022
Aug 2, 2022
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The Lone PineA 100 word story
Jun 18, 2022
Jun 18, 2022
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RevolutionsAn erratic stranger disrupts the vibe in a working class bar. A short story.
Mar 13, 2022
Mar 13, 2022
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American studiesFlash fiction about 2 students on the verge of graduation sharing a perfect moment in time.
Feb 20, 2022
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Feb 20, 2022
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What happens when the prophet talksExperimental philosophical flash fiction
Feb 3, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
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Mustang SamaritanShort story based on a murder ballad
Jan 29, 2022
Jan 29, 2022
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First four lettersWatching a TV tennis match, a kid swears in front of his parents for the first time.
Jan 22, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
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Rhapsody in blue, the easy versionSad guy full of regrets at a Texas hotel piano bar (short story)
Dec 30, 2021
Dec 30, 2021
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Rest stop, pop-tart skyA winter solstice flash fiction. Are the stars infinite? Are we?
Dec 22, 2021
Dec 22, 2021
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0 ways to profit from being a zeroYou can learn a lot about yourself once you understand nothing.
Dec 22, 2021
Dec 22, 2021
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WingsMagical realism in a Kafkaesque mode. What would happen if wings grew on your head?
Dec 19, 2021
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Dec 19, 2021
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The School of Borgesian RhetoricA teacher reinvents first-year composition: essays are infinitely revised, never complete
Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021
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The Color of LeavesA short story for Fall about a divorced Dad’s shaky relationship with his son. This story was written a long time ago and was first…
Nov 4, 2021
Nov 4, 2021
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Weaving chaos into storiesA number of years ago on New Year’s Eve, I found a piece of paper lodged under the front tire of my car. The laser-printed copy was set in…
Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
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Room without wallsWhat happens when you remove the fourth wall?
Nov 28, 2021
Nov 28, 2021
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Memories of the Baroque periodA story set in Lake Powell, Arizona
Nov 29, 2021
Nov 29, 2021