Sole Custody

I practiced from a book.

Aug 15 • Paul D'Arcy

15

14

4

Everything Here Has a Plan

...except me

Aug 1 • Paul D'Arcy

14

7

3

July 2026

Bite Marks

She’s cutting an apple at the kitchen counter.

Jul 17 • Paul D'Arcy

11

5

Blind Faith

The technician’s name is Brittany.

Jul 3 • Paul D'Arcy

8

17

June 2026

Cross Examined

She believes a thing out of place is the assignment.

Jun 19 • Paul D'Arcy

7

3

The 50-Word War

The true story about flash fiction, ambition, delusion, and mercy.

Jun 6 • Paul D'Arcy

11

8

3

May 2026

A Team of Rivals

Headlights slide across the ceiling, sweep the room, and go dark again.

May 23 • Paul D'Arcy

6

2

1

Chairs

My body haggles with an icy folding chair that wants to spit me out.

May 9 • Paul D'Arcy

8

2

April 2026

Hardtail

She came back alone on a Wednesday.

Apr 25 • Paul D'Arcy

7

3

Contraband

You need cream, peach, and blush to build a face with light skin.

Apr 11 • Paul D'Arcy

7

March 2026

Twelve Hundred Miles

By then, the boy had passed the house three times, each pass slower than the last.

Mar 28 • Paul D'Arcy

9

4

Stay

She showed up after midnight, knocking like she’d forgotten her keys.

Mar 14 • Paul D'Arcy

10

6

1