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“The End of the World as We Know It” by A.K. Murphy

The Vivaldi music meant she was in a good mood.  He set his beer down. 

“We have enough money to go this summer.” 

“I don't want to go to Italy.”

“Why not?”

“Because, I’m pregnant.”  

A bead of moisture ran down the amber glass and landed in a tiny puddle.  

“Coaster,” she said.  

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53-Word Bio
Amanda A.K. Murphy is a self-proclaimed coffee addict with a lifelong love of stories and writing. She is an extroverted introvert with enough hobbies to keep every day interesting.  Most of all, she just enjoys being in the company of her dog and cats.  Amanda hopes to continue exploring new areas with her writing. 

“Breaking Good News” by Chris Tattersall

The smile on his face told his anxious wife that all was okay.

“It was all very positive—don’t worry,” he said.

“So what’s the prescription for?” she asked.

“Dunno, didn’t say.”

She examined her husband’s prescription closer. “This is powerful stuff, love. When you say ‘positive,’ what exactly did the doctor say?”

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53-Word Bio
Chris Tattersall is a Health Service Research Manager and lives with his wife Hayley and Border Collie in Pembrokeshire, Wales. He is a self-confessed flash fiction addict with some publication and competition success. A recent obsession of his being writing Novella-In-Flash. He also hosts his own flash fiction website with a free competition.

(The website mentioned in the bio: fusilliwriting.com)

“Rice & Ice” by Kane Williams

As he opened the lid, a billowing cloud of steam burst from the rice cooker. He lowered in a spoon and pushed around the sticky, soggy grains. “Honey, did you make congee?”

“No.” Her voice came from the bedroom.

“How much water did you add?”

“How thin is the ice you’re standing on?”

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53-Word Bio
Kane Williams believes that the pen is mightier than the sword (and asks that you kindly don’t tell Excalibur he said that). Currently, he is working on the third draft of his fast-paced high fantasy novel. Kane previously wrote non-fiction and was published by Thomson Reuters. His website hosts his flash fiction blog.

“This Living Hand” by Gary Thomson

The child spreads attentive fingers over the rock face, pinching the charcoal foreleg of a galloping bison. His mother inhales, spits a cloud of reddish paint toward his hand. He strokes the made silhouette, laughter echoing into cavern chambers, resounding twenty thousand years later when French archaeologists scan headlamps over the lucid outline. 

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53-Word Bio
Gary Thomson lives in southern Ontario. His abiding interest in ancestry extends from the earliest human migrations out of Africa, to the Clovis peoples' settlements in the Americas. This narrative was inspired by the ancient cave art at Lascaux II, and a reminder of the primal human need to say, "I was here."