<p><strong><em>Grab a cuppa and enjoy the ride on the short road to big fiction.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>This multi-genre anthology features over 40 flash-fiction pieces by 17 authors, who are as diverse as these exceptional stories.&nbsp;</em></strong><strong><em>Consider this anthology a chocolate sampler filled with &ldquo;verve-alicious&rdquo; bite-sized reads, divided into four scrumptious categories: Relationships, Psych, Intrigue, and Life and Death.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>It&rsquo;s a perfect book for waiting rooms, short commutes, and coffee breaks.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Grab one for yourself, one for a friend, one for your handbag, one for your car, and one for the loo!</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>See you on the road!</em></strong></p><p>(Compiled and Edited by Janet Fix, thewordverve. Cover art by Rick Sanders)</p><p>~~~ Message from the Editor ~~~</p><p>VERVE FLASH started as a challenge to our authors and staff to try to write a compelling story in short form. The submissions absolutely blew me away and proved to all of us how we can stretch out of our comfort zones and write great stuff.</p><p>This multi-genre collection is the cumulative brain of seventeen writers who contributed anywhere between one to five stories to the anthology. These are flash-fiction stories, under 2000 words. The neat thing about this type of storytelling is not just in the &ldquo;meat of the matter&rdquo;&mdash;the brevity of story and character development&mdash;but also in what is NOT written, leaving readers to participate in the vision in their own ways.</p><p>We look forward to your feedback and ideas, which will prepare us for future volumes in a collective format like this one.</p><p>VERVE FLASH truly is &ldquo;the short road to big fiction,&rdquo; and we hope you enjoy the ride.</p><p>~ Janet Fix, publisher, author, editor, thewordverve inc.</p>