First published 2025
A golden retriever gives in to the taste of waterfowl. A father misses every warning sign before disaster strikes at the beach. A man walks into a burger joint seeking lunch and finds his past waiting for him. Two strangers meet in a bar and glimpse a future that terrifies with its endless possibilities. Another man follows rigid rules because breaking them means watching his world collapse. These moments stretch across nearly seventy flash fiction pieces where truck drivers and bungee jumpers navigate the sharp edges hidden in everyday life. Jones captures the instant when ordinary people face extraordinary choices. A childhood memory becomes a weapon. An orgy becomes a meditation on loneliness. Each story distills human experience into its most concentrated form, revealing how quickly everything can change. The collection expands with twenty previously uncollected tales and ten original stories that push deeper into the spaces between what we expect and what actually happens. These vignettes strip away everything except the moment when life shows its teeth.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, contemporary, flash-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: extraordinary-choices, ordinary-people
ebook · Open Road Media