James Thomas, coeditor of all the Flash Fiction anthologies, lives in Xenia, Ohio. Sherrie Flick, novelist, short story writer, and senior editor at SmokeLong Quarterly, lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. John Dufresne is the author of 25 works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including Louisiana Power and Light and Love Warps the Mind a Little. He lives in Florida, where he teaches writing at Florida International University.

"Seeing the excellence, energy and excitement represented in these 73 very short stories brings a sense of urgent hope for this strange, young country along with a jittery anxiety. The stories come and go quick, as is the way with flash, but they also linger, creating one more mysterious, satisfying paradox for readers to hold."

James Thomas, coeditor of all the Flash Fiction anthologies, lives in Xenia, Ohio. Sherrie Flick, novelist, short story writer, and senior editor at SmokeLong Quarterly, lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. John Dufresne is the author of 25 works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including Louisiana Power and Light and Love Warps the Mind a Little. He lives in Florida, where he teaches writing at Florida International University.

"Seeing the excellence, energy and excitement represented in these 73 very short stories brings a sense of urgent hope for this strange, young country along with a jittery anxiety. The stories come and go quick, as is the way with flash, but they also linger, creating one more mysterious, satisfying paradox for readers to hold."