Flash Fiction by Eva Eliav

A prince and princess try to make sense of their people’s tragic past. Their search for meaning takes them on a long and difficult journey.

A time of crisis: the great spider that spun the web of the universe is dying and seeking places to lay its last eggs. Unknown to her, a lit

A sensitive rosebud is afraid to bloom. A rose’s life, she feels, is brief and pointless. Lured out of her bud by friendship, she finally bl

A mermaid, fascinated by humans, decides to enter the body of a little boy and share his experiences. When he becomes crippled and succumbs

A pretty and frivolous fairy princess brings disaster on her people by shattering a magic mirror. Will she be able to repair the mirror and

A brutal race of monsters lives by preying on itself. A young monster, born with a surprising portion of goodness and gentleness in her mak

A fairy girl fails the challenge of passing from childhood to young adulthood. With the help of a small gray cat, she is given a second cha

It is sometime in the future and butterflies have vanished from the earth. Where have they gone and will they ever return? A brother and s

Ray’s husband has just gone off to a conference on taxation, a perfect time for Ray to take a journey of exploration with her special friend

Emerald’s world resembles an enormous, computer-controlled beehive. Within it, she lives an ordered, contented life, until a glitch occurs.

Myra said, “I fall a lot. Inside myself, I mean.” Henry stared. She wondered if he would get it. Probably not. And yet…she leaned...

“Does everybody lie about their lives?” The covers shift. Jacob’s fingers graze her stomach. “Probably.” She’s aware of his roughened...