Welcome to Postcard Shorts!

If you're in the mood for a bit of micro fiction, you've come to the right place. Postcard shorts has several hundred diverse and diverting short stories, for you to read, share and enjoy.

Read this week's featured story:

"An Inconvenience" by L A Craig

If you're feeling creative, why not send us a story?

We're looking for original material, about 250 words or so - as much as you could more or less fit on a postcard.

The inspiration for this site comes from a challenge made by George Hay, a science fiction magazine editor in the 1970s, to Arthur C. Clarke (and others). The challenge was to write a short story to put on a postcard. One result was Arthur C. Clarke's story "Quarantine", which you can read here, along with more of the history.

Postcard shorts is open to all genres of flash fiction. We hope you enjoy the site!

The Editor

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