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2005    Flash Fantastic was officially discontinued September 2, 2005, but no August issue ever came out. Any submitted scripts remain with the last editor of FF, Art Brown, who left FF due to schedule conflicts. Cover images, like those used in 2003 and 2004, were discontinued after 2004 due to time contraints.
   I enjoyed publishing Flash Fantastic and regretted seeing it come to an end; it was an interesting experiment. I learned about an art form I didn't even know existed, and hopefully, we introduced the concept to others who can find more flash fiction on the web.
   Flash Fantastic was an online publication only and had no paper or magazine-type equivalent. The stories themselves were formatted like a "pulp" interior for enhanced ambience. The issues below will remain archived here permanently. I hope new fans continue to enjoy them. ---Nolan B. Canova

July, 2005. "Party Poopers" by Barry Baldwin. "Stunts" by Gerald So. "Survivor" by Mike Driver.
June, 2005. "Child's Play" by Pamela Karavolos. "Hush Booth" by Larri Ann Rosser. "Immortalis" by Kyle Simonsen.
May,2005. "The Diaper" by C. Allen Reed. "Strange Dreams" by Vicki L. Robinson. "Best Called Intent" by Ty Gorton.
April, 2005. "Smorgasbord" by Wesley Lambert. "A Gift For Miss Cache" by Kristin Kraus. "Drama" by Bobby Blades.
March, 2005. "Genetic Yogurt" by R.Perez. "Sun" by Christopher Pierson. "Those Yellow Eyes" by Barry Hollander.
February, 2005. "Moral Invaders" by Ken St. Andre. "Voodoo Mary" by Francis W. Alexander. "Wickedness" by Cat Rambo.
January, 2005. "Frosty" by G. O. Clark. "Ship" by Charles Richard Laing. "Lesson Learned" by Ray Wallace. "Merribelle's Roses" by G. Allen Wilbanks.

2003/2004 Click on any cover image below to start your journey, or if you prefer, click on the date underneath each image to go directly to that issue's contents. The cover images were created to help inspire a feeling of reading a paper publication (like a "pulp"), but Flash Fanstastic has never been published outside the digital realm. All cover art by Nolan B. Canova.

November, 2003
COSTUME KILLER by Nicholas Knight
PERCENTAGE by Michael Bracken
NOIR GEEK by Vin Blesi December, 2003
WINTER'S REIGN by C. Dennis Moore
DEPARTURES DAILY by Stephen D. Rogers
THE VORACIOUS HEAD by Ellen Lindquist
BIG SURPRISE! by Wesley Lambert January, 2004
THE DOLL Kimberly Brown
MAN IN THE ALLEY by Guy Belleranti
THE RING by Jan Christensen
Special Feature: an interview with EARL STAGGS by Patty G. Henderson! February, 2004
MAGICIAN by Charles Richard Laing
THE BIG GAME by Nick Fox
THOUGHT CRIME by Vin Blesi

March, 2004
EDITH B. TASKER by Jeffrey J. Lyons
OPEN WIDE by Jeff Strand
THE AVERAGE JOE by K. A. Patterson April, 2004
GHOST WRITING by C. Dennis Moore
THE PLOT by Charles Schaeffer
THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE by N. K. Jemisin
Plus: a review of 100 JOLTS: SHOCKINGLY SHORT STORIES by Patty G. Henderson! May, 2004
BOB'S BIRTHDAY by Vin Blesi
NIGHT MOVES by Jonette Stabbert
THE BATH by Clint Gaige
THE CHOICE by Charles Richard Laing June, 2004
RESEARCH SUBJECTS by Michael A. Arnzen
LONG AFTER THE WAR by Kevin James Miller
BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY by Barry Baldwin
THE FOUR ETERNALS by Derek Lee McPhatter

July, 2004
NO GOODBYES by Eric S. Brown
THE NEW ADDITION by Pamela Karavolos
I NEED A JOB, ANY JOB by Wendy Washburn August, 2004
ONE YEAR ON by Jeffrey J Lyons
DREAM MONSTERS by Tobias M. Gerber
THE TROPHY ROOM by Charles Richard Laing September, 2004
THE DARKNESS by Richard Hipson
POST-IT by Fleur Bradley
COME DANCE WITH ME ON MY DADDY'S GRAVE by Michael Bracken October, 2004
AN IMPATIENT KILLER by G. Allen Wilbanks
GO FOR THE THROAT by Mel Cartagena
RETURN TO SENDER by Sam Kenyon

12 issues were completed by October 2004, so the one-year anniversary should've been in November and the commemoration issue at left may seem a little late in that regard (well, OK it is). Since it all started so late in 2003, I tend to think of these first 14 issues as FF's first "year", but the anniversaries will go by calendar years from here on.
I sincerely wish to thank departing editor Patty G. Henderson for doing such a splendid job on this first volume of Flash Fantastic, and best of luck on her developing book projects!
I also wish to welcome new editor-in-chief Art Brown to our little band of misfits and hope he finds this as challenging and rewarding as we all have.
Here's to a wonderful and prosperous 2005!
FF publisher,
Nolan B. Canova

November, 2004
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER by Michael Bracken
BLOOD CAN WAIT by Vin Blesi
THEDA by Beverley Brackett December, 2004
DOUBLE VISION by Pamela Karavolos
HAD A PLAN by Paul Cronin
JUST LIKE PEANUTS by C. Allen Reed
THERE'S POPPA by Suzanne Nielsen

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November, 2003 COSTUME KILLER by Nicholas Knight PERCENTAGE by Michael Bracken NOIR GEEK by Vin Blesi	December, 2003 WINTER'S REIGN by C. Dennis Moore DEPARTURES DAILY by Stephen D. Rogers THE VORACIOUS HEAD by Ellen Lindquist BIG SURPRISE! by Wesley Lambert	January, 2004 THE DOLL Kimberly Brown MAN IN THE ALLEY by Guy Belleranti THE RING by Jan Christensen Special Feature: an interview with EARL STAGGS by Patty G. Henderson!	February, 2004 MAGICIAN by Charles Richard Laing THE BIG GAME by Nick Fox THOUGHT CRIME by Vin Blesi


March, 2004 EDITH B. TASKER by Jeffrey J. Lyons OPEN WIDE by Jeff Strand THE AVERAGE JOE by K. A. Patterson	April, 2004 GHOST WRITING by C. Dennis Moore THE PLOT by Charles Schaeffer THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE by N. K. Jemisin Plus: a review of 100 JOLTS: SHOCKINGLY SHORT STORIES by Patty G. Henderson!	May, 2004 BOB'S BIRTHDAY by Vin Blesi NIGHT MOVES by Jonette Stabbert THE BATH by Clint Gaige THE CHOICE by Charles Richard Laing	June, 2004 RESEARCH SUBJECTS by Michael A. Arnzen LONG AFTER THE WAR by Kevin James Miller BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY by Barry Baldwin THE FOUR ETERNALS by Derek Lee McPhatter


July, 2004 NO GOODBYES by Eric S. Brown THE NEW ADDITION by Pamela Karavolos I NEED A JOB, ANY JOB by Wendy Washburn	August, 2004 ONE YEAR ON by Jeffrey J Lyons DREAM MONSTERS by Tobias M. Gerber THE TROPHY ROOM by Charles Richard Laing	September, 2004 THE DARKNESS by Richard Hipson POST-IT by Fleur Bradley COME DANCE WITH ME ON MY DADDY'S GRAVE by Michael Bracken	October, 2004 AN IMPATIENT KILLER by G. Allen Wilbanks GO FOR THE THROAT by Mel Cartagena RETURN TO SENDER by Sam Kenyon

		12 issues were completed by October 2004, so the one-year anniversary should've been in November and the commemoration issue at left may seem a little late in that regard (well, OK it is). Since it all started so late in 2003, I tend to think of these first 14 issues as FF's first "year", but the anniversaries will go by calendar years from here on. I sincerely wish to thank departing editor Patty G. Henderson for doing such a splendid job on this first volume of Flash Fantastic, and best of luck on her developing book projects! I also wish to welcome new editor-in-chief Art Brown to our little band of misfits and hope he finds this as challenging and rewarding as we all have. Here's to a wonderful and prosperous 2005! FF publisher, Nolan B. Canova
November, 2004 EYE OF THE BEHOLDER by Michael Bracken BLOOD CAN WAIT by Vin Blesi THEDA by Beverley Brackett	December, 2004 DOUBLE VISION by Pamela Karavolos HAD A PLAN by Paul Cronin JUST LIKE PEANUTS by C. Allen Reed THERE'S POPPA by Suzanne Nielsen