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About Alice Nelson

Alice Nelson is a regular contributor to Short Fiction Break. She currently co-hosts a flash fiction podcast called A Creative Mind Fiction, where she narrates her original stories. She also co-moderates a flash fiction writing group. She is the author of Hell Is for Puppies, a horror-filled collection of short stories. You can hear more of her writing here.

Mama

Mama

July 15, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense

Three Hundred and Sixty-Five

June 17, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

The Bad Man and the Fixer

The Bad Man and the Fixer

May 20, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism

Shattered

Shattered

April 22, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense

Irregular

Irregular

March 25, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Purple

Purple

March 12, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

In Perpetuity

In Perpetuity

January 28, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Peccadillos

Peccadillos

January 2, 2019 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense

Bleak Friday

Bleak Friday

December 3, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays

Rose

Rose

November 5, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Magical Realism, Thriller/Suspense

The Burden's Weight

The Burden’s Weight

October 8, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Horror, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Horror, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

The Scarlet Letter Re-Imagined

The Scarlet Letter: Re-Imagined

September 10, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Charm and Insecurity

Charm and Insecurity

August 14, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Life Lines

Life Lines

July 16, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, writing

Conference Room Number 3

Conference Room Number 3

June 26, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism Tagged With: death, Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story, writing

The Collection Agency

The Collection Agency

May 21, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Existential Tagged With: courage, death, Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story

The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

April 27, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller, writing

The Last Ride

The Last Ride

March 29, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, writing

Henry and Vincent

Henry and Vincent

March 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, short story

Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain

February 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Flash, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash Fictio, Friendship, short stories

Happy Effing New Year

Happy Effing New Year

January 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Holidays, Humor Tagged With: Drama, Flash fiction, Holiday Theme, New Year's, romance, Short Fiction, short story

Give the Devil His Due

Give the Devil His Due

December 7, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

My Olive

My Olive

November 15, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, life, Short Fiction, short story, Teenage Story

Better Than Therapy

Better Than Therapy

October 14, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, writing

Invisible

Invisible

September 28, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism Tagged With: Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

August 18, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Magical Realism, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, science fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, writing

The Rise

The Rise

July 20, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

The Two Mrs. Minskys

The Two Mrs. Minskys

June 22, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama

Hello. This Is Siri

Hello. This is Siri

May 26, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Magical Realism, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense

Photomic

Photomic

April 27, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, mystery, Short Fiction, short story, Super Natural

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