Review of Abigail Guerrero, “Eyeballs of My Eyes,” Flash Fiction Online 153 (August 2026): 11-14 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Three words to sum up this story: Creepy body horror.
If things to do with eyes squick you out, don’t read this story. (I struggled to get through it for precisely that reason).
Review of S.L. Harris, “Meatball,” Flash Fiction Online 153 (August 2026): 6-9 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
When the emotional support hamster’s emotions are more in need of support than the one its supposed to be supporting, you know the story isn’t going to end up well. I do love it when a story surprises me!
Review of G. M. Mitchell, “Pomegranates,” Flash Fiction Online 153 (August 2026): 3-5 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
For once, a pomegranate story that isn’t about Persephone! Instead, it’s about unicorns, and while reading it, I couldn’t help but think that after generations and generations, I’m pretty sure unicorns eventually figured out that virgins are always only there to lure them into a trap — and yet even knowing that, they still go willingly.
Review of Nick Ekkizogloy, “End of the World,” Flash Fiction Online 152 (July 2026): 29-31 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
This story was this close to being a horror story, and yet somehow just fell short. Instead, it was merely a bad-break-up story, and not one that made me lean particularly sympathetically to the MC.
Review of Anna Clark, “Seastrand Beyond,” Flash Fiction Online 152 (July 2026): 24-27 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Content note: Parental death.
This was an absolutely beautiful story of grief and loss and the memory of abiding love.
Review of E. M. Linden, “Fragments Recovered From the Wreck of the Seaglass,” Flash Fiction Online 152 (July 2026): 17-23 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Speculative historical botany! Who wouldn’t love a story about speculative historical botany — I definitely did. And this story nailed the ending: the final sentence was an absolute chiller.
Review of Laura Duerr, “A Perfect Light,” Flash Fiction Online 152 (July 2026): 12-15 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
It’s amazing how claustrophobic the deep sea can seem — which is why it makes such a great setting for insidious, unsettling horror. I found that part of this story perfectly tuned, just right to send a shiver down my spine. The ending, I found, didn’t quite match up to the rest of the story, taking this from potentially excellent to merely “a good read”.
Review of Nick Badot, “Kingdom of Steve,” Flash Fiction Online 152 (July 2026): 8-11 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Awww, this story was really sweet. At the started I wasn’t sure where/how it would go, or if I would like where/how it did, but I found the ending really heartwarming.
Review of Sarah Gane Burton, “For the Birds,” Flash Fiction Online 151 (June 2026): 26-28 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
What an odd little story. I honestly have no idea what I was supposed to take away from it.
Review of River S, “Sad Mecha Girls,” Flash Fiction Online 151 (June 2026): 22-25 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Content note: Drug use, military conscription.
This is definitely a “what it says on the tin” story — the title tells you pretty much all you need to know. Sad mecha girls aren’t the sort of thing I’d seek out myself to read about, but if you want a dose of depressed fatalism, you could do worse than give this story a go.
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