Flash Fiction World - Volume 4

A maniacal being invites a man on a journey to a 'special universe.' A nervous but curious girl works in an empty house. A soldier on leave discovers that hitching a ride isn't so simple. A woman on holiday with her husband gives the term 'brief encounter' a new twist. A man returns to pursue a woman - but it's too late. A computer gamer loses the boundary between 'reality' and the Cyberverse. A woman is tested at a swimming pool when her ex-husband turns up. Meet these characters and many more in the 70 stories contained in this book.

Flash Fiction World (FFW) proudly presents its Fourth collection of high quality flash fiction and short stories written by authors from around the world, including amateur, professional and award winning writers. Each story has been selected for its high level of quality in terms of writing skill and pure reading enjoyment. There are seventy stories of up to 1000 words, in all genres, for the reader to enjoy.

This substantial book is for lovers of flash fiction and short stories - tales that provoke thought, stimulate emotion, and generally impact on the reader's body and soul. If your taste is for fiction that leans more to the commercial side, with fast-driven plots and action all the way you won't be disappointed. At the same time many of our stories are literary in style. They deal with the inner conflicts, fears and dramas that weave themselves into the web of life on this planet.

Here are some examples of the captivating stories awaiting you:

In Hotel, by award-winning writer Leanne Radojkovich, we are taken deep into the fears of a woman involved in an affair with a married man. As night approaches morning she dreads the inevitable.

But if No One Comes, by Chris Mills, is set in the hospital room of a dead man. The afterlife has been written about many times, but this story ends with a twist encapsulated in a question.

Before I was Six, by Marie Steadman, is a story about the cruelty inflicted on a child by her parent. Told through the eyes and heart of the child this story shows not only the heartless actions that people are capable of, but also the incredible resilience possessed by children.

Flash Fiction World €“ Volume 4 is packed with stories about all the ups and downs, and ins and outs of life. Whatever your preference you will find plenty of reading material (over 32,000 words) in these pages to keep you engrossed and leave you fulfilled. I believe that you will enjoy a fiction feast and will be seeking more stories by many of the writers that you discover in these pages.